| Radical asthma treatment offered in U.S. People with severe asthma are getting a radically different treatment option: the snaking of a wire inside their lungs to melt off some of the tissue that squeezes their airways shut. cbc.ca |
At Last, An Rx For Oral Health While the braggarts of the blogosphere still argue the politics of health reform, more and more Americans are simply stepping up to take charge of their own health. The key weapon in their arsenal: information. Using Microsoft's HealthVault, people are gathering their personal health data, storing it, using it to help them get live well... mnt.to |
HIV a 'global prison crisis': UN expert The U.N.'s top investigator on torture and punishment, Manfred Nowak, warns international AIDS conference that overcrowded prisons are breeding grounds for AIDS. cbc.ca |
CMA Journal article backs drug injection site An article in the Canadian Medical Association Journal slams the federal government for its efforts to shut down Insite in downtown Vancouver, Canada's only safe injection site for drug addicts. cbc.ca |
Engagement Must Fill In White Paper Gaps, Says BDA, UK NHS reforms will only succeed for dentistry if there is significant engagement with the profession as the many gaps in the proposals are filled in. That's the verdict of the British Dental Association (BDA) in its response to the White Paper Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS. It sees the BDA stress the value of both clinical leadership and local input... mnt.to |