Blood
12 Oct 2006
Drug Prevents PostPartum Hemorrhage in Resource Poor Settings
The drug misoprostol provides a safe, convenient, and inexpensive means to prevent postpartum hemorrhage, a major killer of women in developing countries. The study was conducted by researchers from the University of Missouri, India’s Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, and the National Institutes of Health. Postpartum hemorrhage is excessive bleeding…
Children's health
11 Oct 2006
Children of Allergy Sufferers Prone to Same Problem
Infants whose parents have allergies that produce symptoms like wheezing, asthma, hay fever or hives risk developing allergic sensitization much earlier in life than previously reported, according to a study by Cincinnati researchers. The study suggests that the current practice of avoiding skin testing for airborne allergens before age…
Bone
11 Oct 2006
Bones in the balance
In the beginning, there’s soft cartilage. Then the cells go to work. Calcium salts and phosphorus are pulled from the blood and made to crystallize. The crystals are laid onto a lattice of fibers, hardening and strengthening the skeleton. It’s called bone mineralization, and it must last a lifetime,…
Children's health
11 Oct 2006
Leveling the field for babies with persistent pulmonary hypertension
If he can figure out which babies will be born unable to breathe properly, Dr. Stephen M. Black thinks he can help change that. “When these kids are born, you have a short amount of time to intervene or you get brain damage,” says Dr. Black, cell and molecular…
Children's Health
11 Oct 2006
Toxoplasmosis
Toxoplasmosis is an acute infection with Toxoplasma gondii. It can have serious health risks for pregnant women or people with suppressed immune function.
Blood
07 Oct 2006
The Virtual Medical Centre Review Program- A New Model for Continuing Medical Information
The RACGP QA&CPD office (WA) recently endorsed a unique approach to the provision of continuing medical education proposed by the Virtual Medical Centre (VMC) for general practitioners. The VMC, an online provider of information for health professionals comprises 18 separate sites focussing on different diseases. Each site is headed…
Blood
06 Oct 2006
VMC Brings Breaking News from the RACGP Conference in Brisbane
This year’s Royal Australian College of General Practitioners 49th Annual Scientific Convention is being held in Brisbane from 5th – 8th October. Virtual Medical Centre is both exhibiting and lecturing at the convention. Keep posted for breaking news straight from the conference daily! The theme for this year’s convention…
Children's health
04 Oct 2006
Burns
Burns are commonly caused by heat and destroys the skin and surface layers. They require burn first aid treatment and often emergency department treatment.
Cancer
26 Sep 2006
Contraception (Birth Control)
Contraceptives, also commonly referred to as family planning or birth control methods, are a range of devices, procedures and medications which assist women to prevent…
