doctors

Many Think God's Intervention Can Revive the Dying

washingtonpost.com - Health  Tue, 08/19/2008 - 00:36

CHICAGO -- When it comes to saving lives, God trumps doctors for many Americans.


 

Many think God's intervention can revive the dying

Headlines from the Associated Press  Mon, 08/18/2008 - 15:12

CHICAGO (AP) -- When it comes to saving lives, God trumps doctors for many Americans. An eye-opening survey reveals widespread belief that divine intervention can revive dying patients.

And, researchers said, doctors "need to be prepared to deal with families who are waiting for a miracle."...


 

Crystal clue in army brain injury

BBC News | Health | World Edition  Thu, 08/07/2008 - 02:19

A colour-changing crystal attached to a soldier's uniform could help doctors decide if they might need treatment for a brain injury, researchers say.


 

Iraq calls for doctors who fled violence to return

Headlines from the Associated Press  Sun, 08/03/2008 - 19:34

BAGHDAD (AP) -- Iraq's Health Ministry has appealed to physicians who fled the country due to violence to return to their jobs because security has improved, an official said Sunday....


 

Call for better chemo counselling

BBC News | Health | World Edition  Sat, 08/02/2008 - 18:35

Doctors fail to give patients with terminal cancer information about the benefits of extra chemotherapy, say researchers.


 

New Recommendations for Prediabetes

WebMD Health  Wed, 07/23/2008 - 00:00

An expert panel of doctors recommends lifestyle change and medicaiton, if needed, for prediabetes.


 

Should Genetic Tests Be Regulated?

TIME: Top Science and Health Stories  Tue, 07/22/2008 - 18:45

Web-based genetic testing is a hot industry, but doctors and regulators question whether consumers know how to use the information



 

GPs told to cut antibiotics usage

BBC News | Health | World Edition  Tue, 07/22/2008 - 18:42

Doctors are told to cut the number of prescriptions they hand out to help save the NHS millions of pounds a year.


 

Doctors 'miss early HIV symptoms'

BBC News | Health | World Edition  Tue, 07/22/2008 - 18:11

HIV is being spread because doctors overlook symptoms which could reveal the infection, a charity claims.


 

Ruling Gives South Dakota Doctors a Script to Read

washingtonpost.com - Health  Sat, 07/19/2008 - 23:00

CHICAGO -- In a victory for antiabortion forces, doctors in South Dakota are now required to tell a woman seeking an abortion that the procedure "will terminate the life of a whole, separate, unique living human being."