Implanting minute electrodes in the brain is the most effective treatment for advanced Parkinson’s disease and has fewer side effects than widely used surgeries that destroy brain tissue
A quick injection in the back of the mouth can now silence snorers. The snoreplasty procedure is simple, effective and relatively painless. And at a mere US$35 it could be a wise investment if you’re sharing your bed with an ‘offender’ and are becoming homicidal through lack of sleep
A swig of beer could one day protect you from HIV, if a US company succeeds in making an ultra-cheap vaccine out of brewer’s yeast. Because a yeast-based vaccine could be brewed up quickly and easily, it would be very cheap. Just 100 litres could provide 5 million doses
Results from Britain’s first clinical trial of cannabis as a medicine show big benefits to those suffering chronic pain
A plastic filling that helps teeth repair themselves could soon cut visits to the dentist. The composite material releases calcium and phosphate that rebuild tooth enamel and can heal small cavities
Prosecutors say thousands of children in South Florida’s poorest neighbourhoods have been administered unnecessary dental care in a scheme to defraud Medicaid
A trendy henna tattoo could cause you months of pain and discomfort, and even a lifelong allergy to a common chemical found in dyes. But the problem is not the henna dye itself, an extract of the plant Lawsonia intermis, but the chemical para-phenylene diamine
Australian taxpayers now fund 84 percent of all the drugs prescribed by doctors. It’s a massive tonic for the drug industry, and companies spend a lot of those taxpayer dollars trying to get doctors to choose their drugs rather than someone else’s. They win favour with lavish meals at top restaurants, harbour cruises, dancing girls and expensive holidays… marketing methods that many experts believe are causing doctors to prescribe excessively and inappropriately
Doctors in the Indian city of Varanasi have finally discovered the reason for a surge in the popularity of the free condoms they have been dishing out for family planning. Weavers in the holy Hindu city, also known for its silk industry, have been using government-distributed condoms to help in producing hand-woven silk saris
President of the World Federation of Neurology, Dr James Toole, proposes that world leaders aged over 60 should be required to pass regular mental competence tests to prove they can still do their jobs
A new invention could help the blind to see
again — with their tongues
Woman on Waves, a privately financed Dutch ship equipped to perform abortions near countries where the practice is banned, will sail to Ireland on its maiden voyage
Researchers found that darkness boosts the body’s immune system and aids in the body’s production of melatonin
Australia’s first legal heroin injecting room opened for business Sunday night with a handful of drug users using the facility. The medically supervised injecting room can handle up to 200 injecting episodes a day in two four-hour sessions. Sixteen people can use the facility at any one time. A private security firm has been retained to protect users entering and leaving the facility
Three blind Briard puppies, had their right eyes treated late last year with a single injection of thousands of copies of the corrective gene. Their left eyes were untreated as a control. The scientists planned to formally test eye function three months later, when the dogs were 6 months old. But well before those tests, the dogs were already reacting to light
A British drug company is a step closer to launching cannabis-based medicine for patients suffering multiple sclerosis and other forms of severe pain
With the threat of mad cow disease hanging over their heads in Europe, McDonald’s is bracing for a beef scare in the US.
The NSW Institute of Forensic Medicine at Glebe has been accused of scavenging body parts from cadavers. A common enough practice, although it is usually customary to seek permission first.
The saga of the silly bastard who refused to take his medication to prevent rejection of his grafted hand has finally come to a close with the hand being removed. Pity they couldn’t take the head while they were there, it’s not like he was using it
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