Cancer survival rates on the rise in Northern Ireland

Seeded on Wed Feb 29, 2012 2:48 PM EST ()

Each year there are between 50-60 men and women who survive the deadly effects of cancer who previously would have died.

cancer, rates, survival

Teaching assistant to run marathon to pay for disabled play equipment

Seeded on Wed Feb 29, 2012 2:25 PM EST ()

A 58-year-old teaching assistant from Edmonton will run the London marathon to help children at his school who are in a wheelchair.

assistant, teaching

Teen pregnancies at lowest level since 1960s

Seeded on Wed Feb 29, 2012 2:11 PM EST (Telegraph)

The teenage pregnancy rate has fallen to its lowest level since the 1960s, according to official figures released on Tuesday.

teen, pregnancies

Day Enugu leaders celebrated outstanding medical expert

Seeded on Wed Feb 29, 2012 2:01 PM EST ()

The drums were rolled out recently in Enugu for an outstanding medical expert from the state that bagged a rare recognition in far away London, United Kingdom, as he made the prestigious Power List, containing Britain's most influential blacks.

medical, expert, outstanding

High Levels of Selenium May Raise Diabetes Risk, Research Analysis Finds

Seeded on Wed Feb 29, 2012 1:47 PM EST (Bloomberg.com)

High Levels of Selenium May Raise Diabetes Risk, Research Analysis Finds

selenium

Driver to improve the dignity of older people in care

Seeded on Wed Feb 29, 2012 1:33 PM EST (Guardian Unlimited)

The NHS is the largest customer-facing business in the country. We have to listen more to the people in our care,' says Sir Keith Pearson.

care, day

UK calls for life-long checks on metal hip implants

Seeded on Wed Feb 29, 2012 1:22 PM EST ()

UPDATE 2-UK calls for life-long checks on metal hip implants

implants, metal, hip

The Morning Briefing: NHS reforms, free HIV care, doctors strike

Seeded on Wed Feb 29, 2012 1:07 PM EST ()

"The Morning Briefing" is SmartPlanet's daily roundup of must-reads from the web. This morning we're reading about news from the field of healthcare.

care, hiv

Is it illegal to abort an unborn baby because of its sex?

Seeded on Wed Feb 29, 2012 12:55 PM EST (Guardian Unlimited)

The sting that showed clinics agreeing to requests for sex-selective abortion caused outrage. Yet it's far from clear that the practice is always illegal

abortion

GP CV Writing course from ISC Medical

Seeded on Wed Feb 29, 2012 2:13 AM EST ()

On the agreed date, we will send you a first draft of your new CV, raising any further issues as necessary and requesting any further data that we need to complete the document.

writing, cv

GP Salaried & Partnership Medical Interviews: One-to-One Interview Coaching

Seeded on Sun Feb 19, 2012 6:38 PM EST ()

A unique personalised coaching for applicants to GP Partnership and Salaried GP interviews.

interview, coaching

Doctor identifies ex-NC Senate leader's illness

Seeded on Fri Feb 17, 2012 10:25 PM EST ()

A neurologist treating Marc Basnight has identified the former North Carolina Senate leader's chronic health condition as a motor neuron disease that affects his brain stem, making it difficult for him to speak.

doctor

GPST / GPVTS Stage 2 & 3 Revision books

Seeded on Fri Feb 17, 2012 7:20 PM EST ()

A comprehensive guide to the GPST Selection Centre. Comprises 45 role plays in line with the exam's new format

gpst, gpvts

Cardiologists exposed to radiation are susceptible

Seeded on Thu Feb 16, 2012 7:33 PM EST (JPost.com)

Israelis publish evidence of brain cancer as occupational hazard for certain medical specialists.

cardiologists

One-day medical interview course specifically designed for the 2012 GPST/GPVTS selection process

Seeded on Thu Feb 16, 2012 7:21 PM EST ()

ISC Medical's one-day GPVTS / GPST course is an intense and very interactive course (no more than 12 participants on each course) which will enable you to gain plenty of valuable practice.

medical, course

Frostbitten interviews in King's future?

Seeded on Wed Feb 15, 2012 10:47 PM EST ()

it seems likely that in the future Mr. King may wake up and return to interviewing celebrities of the future.

interviews, frostbitten

Burden To Prove Medical Malpractice Gets Heavier, But ER Doctors Get No Immunity

Seeded on Wed Feb 15, 2012 6:17 AM EST ()

Also, it remained unclear whether the House would go along with a controversial Senate proposal that would tie medical-malpractice changes with additional drug-prescribing powers for optometrists.

medical, malpractice

Marion Barry, David Catania have profanity-laced shouting match at D.C. council retreat

Seeded on Wed Feb 15, 2012 5:54 AM EST (The Washington Post)

Catania and Barry have had a poor relationship since Barry voted against Catania's same-sex marriage bill in 2009, often sparring on the dias and in committee meetings.

david, catania

Stacey English's death ruled 'hypothermia,' not result of foul play

Seeded on Wed Feb 15, 2012 5:44 AM EST ()

Stacey English's death ruled 'hypothermia,' not result of foul play

hypothermia

Personal Statement book for medical school entry

Seeded on Wed Feb 15, 2012 5:17 AM EST ()

This book contains examples of over 100 real life successful personal statements from medical school applicants, with critiques to highlight particular strengths and weaknesses and details of medical schools that offered interviews to each candidate.

medical, school, entry

Get into medical school. 600 UKCAT practice questions.

Seeded on Wed Feb 15, 2012 4:54 AM EST ()

This book contains 600 practice questions, including a full mock exam, which will give you all the tools you need to optimise your score on the day.

medical, school

Assisted conception is not cloning

Seeded on Tue Jan 31, 2012 7:51 AM EST ()

Professor Joseph Ifeanyichukwu Ikechebelu is a Consultant and lecturer with Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi. He is a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and a fertility specialist.

assisted, conception

Genome Cure for Ill Twins Paves Breakthrough to Doctor's Office

Seeded on Tue Jan 31, 2012 6:40 AM EST (Business Week)

By the time his twins Noah and Alexis were 12 years old, Joe Beery and his wife Retta had spent a decade trying to figure out what made their children so ill.

genome, cure

Social workers need to define their practice

Seeded on Tue Jan 31, 2012 1:52 AM EST (Guardian Unlimited)

Social workers are increasingly being appointed on their ability to deliver psychological interventions, argues Martin Webber, but a new pilot aims to put their ability to solve social problems to the test

social, workers