A 'ghost' fights for life
( from http://www.rxpgnews.com ) He seems to be a case of dead man walking. Villagers consider him a 'ghost' as his last rites have been performed. But Raju Raghuvanshi is very much alive and wants to...
View ArticleCurrent interpretation of the data protection law is hampering...
( from http://www.rxpgnews.com ) Overly strict interpretation of the data protection law is hampering epidemiological research (the study of the causes, distribution, and control of disease in...
View ArticleNo incidences of physician-assisted suicide in the UK
( from http://www.rxpgnews.com ) The results of the first UK-wide study into euthanasia are revealed in the recent edition of medical journal Palliative Medicine. The survey, carried out by a Brunel...
View ArticleBritish grandma recovers sight after heart attack
( from http://www.rxpgnews.com ) Can a blind person recover sight after suffering a serious heart attack? Yes, that is exactly what happened to 74-year-old Joyce Urch, who was blind for over 25 years...
View ArticleInteresting Findings from fMRI Scans of Political Brains
( from http://www.rxpgnews.com ) When it comes to forming opinions and making judgments on hot political issues, partisans of both parties don't let facts get in the way of their decision-making,...
View ArticleYale guidelines for physician interactions with pharmaceutical industry
( from http://www.rxpgnews.com ) To highlight the importance of impeccable financial relationships between the pharmaceutical industry and physicians, the faculty of Yale University School of Medicine...
View ArticlePatient-doctor nonverbal communication says a lot
( from http://www.rxpgnews.com ) A shoulder shrug. Lack of eye contact. A hand gesture. What patients don't say can be just as important as what they do, according to a study of nonverbal behavior...
View ArticleConscientious objection in medicine should not be tolerated
( from http://www.rxpgnews.com ) A doctor's conscience should not be allowed to interfere with medical care, argues an ethics expert in this week's BMJ. A doctors' conscience has little place in the...
View ArticleSomething fishy about human brain evolution?
( from http://www.rxpgnews.com ) Forget the textbook story about tool use and language sparking the dramatic evolutionary growth of the human brain. Instead, imagine ancient hominid children chasing...
View ArticleIntellectual property law and the protection of traditional knowledge
( from http://www.rxpgnews.com ) Growing biopiracy concerns have fueled urgent calls for a new system of legal protection for traditional knowledge. Detractors of the current patent systems say that...
View ArticleHens' teeth not so rare after all
( from http://www.rxpgnews.com ) Scientists have discovered that rarest of things: a chicken with teeth crocodile teeth to be precise. Contrary to the well-known phrase, 'As rare as hens' teeth,' the...
View ArticleFactors influencing death at home in terminally ill patients with cancer
( from http://www.rxpgnews.com ) Family support and better home-based care are two of the key priorities needed to enable terminally ill cancer patients to die at home, say researchers in this weeks...
View ArticleFighting AIDS for 13 years - and winning
( from http://www.rxpgnews.com ) Newly married Celina was busy knitting dreams of life and love when destiny dealt a cruel blow - she was infected with AIDS through her husband at the age of 21. Now,...
View ArticlePatients agree on ideal physician behaviors
( from http://www.rxpgnews.com ) A study of Mayo Clinic patients has found seven behaviors define the 'ideal' physician and supports an Institute of Medicine recommendation that quality medical care...
View Article421 kidney stones removed from 60-year-old!
( from http://www.rxpgnews.com ) Thai doctors removed 421 kidney stones, believed to be a medical record, from a 60-year-old woman who had been complaining of stomach cramps for years, media reports...
View ArticleCroatian doctors remove 10-kilo tumour from patient
( from http://www.rxpgnews.com ) Surgeons in the western Croatian town of Gospic removed a massive, 10-kilo abdominal tumour from a female patient, the Zagreb daily 24sata reported Wednesday. The...
View ArticlePapua New Guinea MP accused of spreading HIV
( from http://www.rxpgnews.com ) A member of the Papua New Guinea parliament could become the first person in the South Pacific's biggest country to face court for knowingly infecting others with HIV...
View ArticleEvolutionary biology research techniques predict cancer
( from http://www.rxpgnews.com ) In diverse ecosystems, packed with wildly different species, evolution whizzes along. As different species accumulate mutations, some adapt particularly well to their...
View ArticleTwo foetuses removed from 45-day-old baby
( from http://www.rxpgnews.com ) In a rare operation, Pakistani doctors Tuesday removed two foetuses, one of them fully grown, from the abdomen of a 45-day-old baby. The infant, Nazia, was brought to...
View ArticleBritish student to investigate dogs' barks
( from http://www.rxpgnews.com ) A British postgraduate student of psychology is planning to record the barks and growls of hundreds of dogs as part of a project into how canines communicate. Anna...
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