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 According to recent reports, the renal unit at Derriford Hospital in Plymouth carried out a record number of 75 transplants. It is the highest number to have been carried out since the first transplant was performed at the hospital in 1973. Due to the increased ways in which people can make a donation, the South West Transplant Center is...
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 Americans could avoid 200,000 deaths and quarter million new heart disease cases could be prevented by cutting out just one gram of salt a day from their diets. A three-gram-a-day reduction in salt intake would result in six percent fewer cases of new heart disease, eight percent fewer heart attacks, and three percent fewer deaths. The...
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 The case of the 7-year-old New York girl who has overcome a dangerous stomach tumor thanks to a highly risky surgery involving the removal of vital organs offers hope for other patients who suffer from similar conditions. A team of doctors at New York-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital operated for 24 hours and removed the...
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 The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism comes
to the aid of people with a new Web site and booklet about ways to reduce their
risk for alcohol problems.
The NIAAA is part of the National Institutes of Health and
is the primary US agency for conducting and supporting research on the causes,
consequences, prevention...
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 The National Alliance on Mental Illness released its second “Grading
the States” report on Wednesday grading the United States with a D for doing a
poor job in the ways it serves its mentally ill population.
According to the group, one in four Americans experiences
mental illness at some point in their lives. In fact, mental...
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 Another student at the University of Pennsylvania has been
hospitalized with meningitis. This is the fourth confirmed case of bacterial
meningitis at the school. In February, three other students were hospitalized
with the disease but they have improved.
University officials said there is no evidence suggesting a...
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Several states have reported salmonella Saintpaul bacterial infections
thought to be linked to sprouts from SunSprout Enterpises Inc. of Omaha,
Nebraska.
Although, laboratory testing did not confirm sprouts as the
source, as a precautionary measure, the company voluntarily recalled its
alfalfa, onion and gourmet...
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 Alan Landers, the man who was an active participant in Winston’s ads campaigns and was known for years as a cigarette advocate, died at 68. His fate took an interesting spin when he was diagnosed with lung cancer. His whole life changed and from a heavy smoker he became a highly visible fighter against smoking. Landers, who surnamed him...
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 The Food and Drug Administration on Friday sued a Chicago food
maker alleging food safety violations that were linked to illnesses in
schoolchildren.
Del Rey Tortilleria Inc. agreed to a consent decree that
bars the company from producing and selling flour tortillas until the federal
regulators determine that sanitation and...
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 Mass Murder in Memphis Home, 6 Killed
The bodies of six people - 4 adults and 2 children - were found by police in a small brick house in Memphis, Tennessee. Inside the small building were found three other...
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