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New MedWorm Category: Procedures
MedWorm has a new category of RSS news feeds dedicated to medical procedures.
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Doctor is…
Doctor (title)
Doctor (gen.: doctoris) means teacher in Latin. The word is originally an agentive noun of the verb docēre (‘to teach’).[1] It has been used continuously as an honored academic title for over a millennium in Europe, where it dates back to the rise of the university. This use spread to the Americas, former European colonies, and is now prevalent in most of the world. In the west, the stand alone title “Doctor” and the term “a doctor” have become common for referring to physicians.
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Doctors Call For Better Support For Carers, Northern Ireland
"Support for carers must be increased as a matter of urgency", said Dr Paul Darragh, Chairman of the BMA's Northern Ireland Council as the BMA launched its policy 'Supporting carers and young carers in Northern Ireland' today, at the start of the BMA's annual conference in Brighton. There are around 185,000 people throughout Northern Ireland who provide help and support to frail or ill family and friends. This saves the Northern Ireland economy approximately £3.12billion...
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The Digital Embryo: Filming The Development Of The Fruit Fly And Of Zebrafish’s Eyes And Brain
The scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg, Germany, who 'fathered' the Digital Embryo have now given it wings, creating the Fly Digital Embryo. In work published in /iNature Methods, they were able to capture fruit fly development on film, and were the first to clearly record how a zebrafish's eyes and midbrain are formed. The improved technique will also help to shed light on processes and organisms, which have so far been under-studied because they could not be followed under a microscope...
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UNAIDS Welcomes Creation Of New UN Body For Women
The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) weIcomes the merging of four gender entities of the United Nations into UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. The new entity will provide a new powerful voice for women and girls and help move the AIDS response forward. "I look forward to working with UN Women," said UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé, " Together we can ensure that all women living with HIV access treatment when they need it. And most importantly, we can restore their dignity and rights...
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Patients With Eating Disorders Adversely Affected By Virtual Food
Food presented in a virtual reality (VR) environment causes the same emotional responses as real food. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal Annals of General Psychiatry compared the responses of people with anorexia and bulimia, and a control group, to the virtual and real-life snacks, suggesting that virtual food can be used for the evaluation and treatment of eating disorders...
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Tough New Bill To Replace ‘Failed’ Dangerous Dogs Act, UK
Animal welfare organisations, veterinary professionals and local authorities yesterday joined forces to condemn the much-criticised Dangerous Dogs Act, demanding that it must be replaced by a hard-hitting new Dog Control Bill focusing on prevention rather than cure. Existing legislation has failed to reduce the number of dog bite incidents in the UK, which have risen in the past five years by 79% in London and 43% nationally*...
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Protein Inhibitor Revives Chemotherapy For Ovarian Patients: TGen Findings
Investigators at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) have discovered a way that may help ovarian cancer patients who no longer respond to conventional chemotherapy. A scientific paper that will be published in the September issue of the journal Gynecologic Oncology describes how the inhibition of a protein, CHEK1, may be an effective element to incorporate into therapies for women with ovarian cancer. The research led by TGen's Dr. David Azorsa, a Senior Investigator, and Dr...
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‘Come Sign With Me’: NHSBT Urges UK To Have A ‘Heart To Heart’ Over A Meal
For this year's National Transplant Week, NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is asking people across the UK to take the time to have a 'Heart to Heart' discussion with their loved ones over a meal. NHSBT is working with celebrity chef, and kidney transplant recipient, Lawrence Keogh who has produced three exclusive recipes for a Heart to Heart meal pack available to download for free from today. With 3 people dying every day whilst waiting for organs, NHSBT is calling on people to discuss the issues around organ donation and sign up to the NHS Organ Donor Register...
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Stroke Rehabilitation And Music Therapy
Music therapy provided by trained music therapists may help to improve movement in stroke patients, according to a new Cochrane Systematic Review. A few small trials also suggest a wider role for music in recovery from brain injury. More than 20 million people suffer strokes each year. Many patients acquire brain injuries that affect their movement and language abilities, which results in significant loss of quality of life. Music therapists are trained in techniques that stimulate brain functions and aim to improve outcomes for patients...
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