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The facts about cardiac arrest and resuscitation (CPR)
Second part
Cardiac arrest survival, male v. female
There are mixed results from data compiled from two European studies.
In a French study that reviewed data on almost 500,000 patients, researchers found that more women did not…
The facts about cardiac arrest and resuscitation (CPR)
The American Heart Association (AHA) is having its annual Scientific Session and some of the information below is taken from presentations made there.
First, some initial information.
A cardiac arrest is not the same as a heart attack
A…
Extra £65m to be given to Wales from UK government
Around £65m to £78m in extra funding will be given to Wales from the UK government's budgets.
Chancellor George Osborne has said there will be an extra £2bn announced in the Autumn Statement for health services across the UK, which…
Protein elevated in blood predicts post-concussion symptom severity in professional athletes
New Penn Medicine research has found that elevated levels in the blood of the brain-enriched protein calpain-cleaved αII-spectrin N-terminal fragment, known as SNTF, shortly after sports-related concussion can predict the severity of…
ICRC will have an official headquarter in Marocco
Rabat/Geneva (ICRC) – The Moroccan government and the International Committee of the Red Cross/ Red Crescent (ICRC) signed an agreement today that formalizes the relations the ICRC has had with Morocco since the country gained independence.…
Avoid these 4 mistakes when using a computer in the exam room
With the growing usage of EHRs, more and more doctors are bringing their computers and tablets with them into the exam room. But just because you’re using a computer in the exam room, it doesn’t mean that you’re using it properly. Computers…
What Mayor Thomas Menino taught us about cancer
Beloved and deeply respected Boston mayor Thomas M. Menino died on hospice in Brigham and Women’s Hospital recently. Menino developed advanced cancer of unknown primary (CUP) in the spring of this year, and after six months of…
Mediterranean diet is best way to tackle obesity, say doctors
A Mediterranean diet may be a better way of tackling obesity than calorie counting, leading doctors have said
Writing in the Postgraduate Medical Journal (PMJ), the doctors said a Mediterranean diet quickly reduced the risk of heart attacks…
Bird Flu comes to Britain
Chief Veterinary Officer, Nigel Gibbens, warns wild birds are at threat from the disease as he asks people to be alert for symptoms in animals
Wild birds across the UK are now at threat from bird flu after an outbreak at a duck breeding…
Stephen's Story will never end: New project to fight cancer is online
"My original goal was to become a doctor". This is the beginning of the video (published by BBC) about Stephen Sutton, the teenager who raise £5 millions speaking all around the world about cancer, the disease which Stephen had battled…