Tag Archives: patient
Dutch euthanasia figures present muddled picture
Michael Cook BioEdge Euthanasia in the Netherlands is nothing much to worry about, according to The Lancet. The latest survey shows that the overall levels of euthanasia and assisted suicide are about the same now as they were in 2002, … Continue reading →
New National Study Shows Integrative Medicine Commonly Used to Treat Chronic Health Conditions
PR Newswire MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Seventy-five percent of integrative medicine centers included in a new study about integrative practice reported success treating chronic pain. More than half of centers reported successfully using integrative medicine to treat gastrointestinal … Continue reading →
Lavender essence for post-cesarean pain.
Source: PubMed Post cesarean (CS) pain is a challenging problem for the obstetricians, because it may interfere with mother and baby’s well-being. Many approaches have been ever proposed to diminish this pain, each one with particular benefits and limitations. Aromatherapy … Continue reading →
Swedish doctor censured after refusing to do abortion
Hilary White LifeSiteNews STOCKHOLM, May 15, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A general practitioner has been censured by the Swedish health authorities after saying no to an abortion, The Local, an English language Swedish newspaper reports. In 2010, a woman went to … Continue reading →
How to Prevent Violent Criminal Behavior in the Next Generation
Stefan Molyneux Freedomain Radio By Jordan Riak http://nospank.net/vcb.htm, read by Stefan Molyneux, host of Freedomain Radio. “The person whose closest caretakers used methods of infant care and child rearing that were gentle, patient and loving is not in prison. The … Continue reading →
Karjoo’s Skin Phenomenon Replacing Unknown Morgellons Disease
PR Newswire LOS ANGELES, April 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — The term “Morgellons” was coined in 2002 by a woman name Mary Leiato, whose young boy suffered a rash and ulcer around his mouth, combined with fiber that protruded from his skin. … Continue reading →
Research: Some Cancer Diagnoses Kill Quicker Than The Cancer
GreenMedInfo Sayer Ji A cancer diagnosis may be the most traumatic thing that can befall a patient within the contemporary medical system; that is, beyond the conventional cancer treatments themselves, many of which have life-threatening and even lethal side effects. … Continue reading →
Surgery bans elderly patient over her carbon footprint
Daily Telegraph Reporter The Telegraph An elderly woman was ordered to find a new GP because the “carbon footprint” of her two-mile round trips to the surgery where she had been treated for 30 years was too large. Avril Mulcahy, … Continue reading →
Carrot man: A case of excessive beta-carotene ingestion.
Sansone R.A. & Sansone L.A. Wiley Periodicals/PubMed Abstract In this case report, the authors describe a 48-year-old male who complained to his primary care physician of abdominal discomfort and yellow/orange skin discoloration. Physical examination was normal except for some mild … Continue reading →
Diabetes associated with higher risk of cardiovascular problems in men
Marjorie Montemayor-Quellenberg EurekAlert BOSTON, MA—According to a new study by researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH), men with type 2 diabetes treated with insulin without a history of cardiovascular disease (CVD) were at higher risk for major cardiovascular events … Continue reading →