FDA approves new indication for Topamax as initial monotherapy for adults and children with epilepsy
... first-line treatment for epilepsy in more than 65 countries around the world....UQ researcher to help improve global health
...oject will improve measurement strategies, even in countries where health statistics are incomplete. It will provide researchers and policy makers with innovative, field-tested and practical tools to measure population health, particularly in resource-poor settings. "This creative and groundbreaking approach ...Substituting blood transfusions
...ch will become largely safe especially in emerging countries such as Eastern Europe and Africa where there are still relatively high risks of contamination....US still spends more on health care than any other country
...t is commonly believed that waiting lists in other countries and malpractice litigation in the United States ar...y authors reviewed health care spending data on 30 countries from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) for the year 2002. U.S. citize...New report shows female lung cancer death rates in Europe still rising
... to decreases or smaller rates of increase in some countries and a more favourable trend among younger women in...rends in lung cancer mortality in various European countries have been published before, this is the first comprehensive picture of female trends and we have bee...Hepatitis A in US drops substantially after implementation of vaccination program
...tion programs could become a realistic strategy in countries and regions where endemicity is shifting from high to intermediate, a situation that will increase in the next decade worldwide," the authors conclude. ( JAMA . 2005;294:246248. Available pre-embargo to the media at www.jamamedia.org .) Editor's No...Parasite genome sequences offer hope for new drugs and vaccines, Science studies say
...s highlight the growing ability of some developing countries to undertake health innovation with their own energies and resources. For example, the majority of the short strands of DNA used to identify the genes of all three parasites were sequenced at institutions in Africa and South America....Three deadly parasite genomes sequenced
...is are spread by the sandfly and are endemic in 88 countries on five continents. Visceral leishmaniasis, also known as kala azar, is the most severe form of the disease and causes high fever, a swollen spleen and severe weight loss before killing its victims. Cutaneous leishmaniasis, also known as "Baghdad boi...Calcium may prevent polyps, but effect on cancer still not known, study finds
...alcium. A second study, conducted in nine European countries and Israel, used calcium supplements of 2,000 mg per day for three years. Colon cancer is one of the leading cancers in men and women, and dietary factors including calcium, fiber, sugar, fat, vegetables and meat -- have been considered involved in ...Secretin should not be used to treat autism, researchers say
...tly being dispensed in many different forms and in countries where it is not licensed," Williams says. Although several controlled studies have since found little evidence that the hormone can improve the key symptoms of the disorder, some people with autistic disorders and their families still hold high hopes...Patient reminders boost immunization rates
...tries. However, she adds, "Physicians in developed countries should be using some kind of reminder system especially if they have any kind of problems with immunization compliance." Jacobson Vann says increased vaccination rates create "herd immunity," where "even those that are not immunized will have some pr...The XXth Congress of the International Society on Thrombosis & Haemostasis
...st 2005. More than 4000 researchers from over 100 countries and across Australia will attend the Congress. It will be a showcase of how excellence in Australian and international medical research, can lead to a better quality of life for people. The Congress will feature the latest on diagnosis, treatment (i...Poland loses record numbers of doctors to the UK
...as many as in the previous year. The Scandanavian countries are also a popular destination for doctors leaving...ewhere. The healthcare systems of former communist countries may have changed, but the working conditions of Poland's doctors have not improved, conclude the aut...Spousal violence affects one in three Albanian wives
...sful" as men, say the authors. Research from other countries has often shown that the most educationally and socially empowered women gain a level of protection, but such protection is not seen among the women of Tirana, possibly because Albania is known to be a country with particularly conservative ideas abo...Lung cancer deaths in the EU: declining in men but not women
...ses are caused by smoking. They found that most EU countries are now experiencing falling death rates from lung cancer in men. Only four countries (Portugal, Greece, Spain, and France) show no evidence of a decline across the 35-54 age range. In c...Wealth doesn't always equal health
...ed schoolchildren from Denmark (one of the richest countries in Europe), and two poorer countries, Estonia and Portugal. Insulin resistance (a pre-cursor of heart disease) was measured for each child. Among Danish children, those with the most educated and highest earning parents were the least insulin resista...Single dose of chemotherapy is as effective as radiotherapy for testicular cancer
...ents with stage 1 seminoma from 70 hospitals in 14 countries to compare radiotherapy with chemotherapy treatment. Between 1996 and 2001, the researchers randomly assigned 543 patients with stage I seminoma to receive a single course of carboplatin and 904 patients to receive radiation therapy. After a median f...Nuclear weapons continue to pose a serious health risk in Europe
...d by these weapons can only be tackled if European countries progress quickly towards a Europe free of nuclear weapons, and relevant countries - particularly Russia, France and the UK - meet their nuclear disarmament obligations. Within Europ...July/August 2005 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
...ons and cultural influences. Doctors in all three countries felt strongly that personal continuity of care remained an important aspect of good quality care to their patients. Interestingly, personal continuity of care was valued most by family physicians from the United States, even though (or perhaps becau...Mental-state reasoning is universal milestone in child development
...location, "passed" the test. Results from all five countries revealed a shift from failure to success on this task between the ages of 3 and 5, revealing that it is a universal milestone in child development. "Synchrony in the age at which children of diverse cultures pass the false-belief task undermines the ...