Predictors of complications following emergency operations were male gender, peritonitis, type of operation and multiple operations, reports April's issue of Annals of Surgery.

The latest issue of Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics finds that long-term acid suppression therapy in H. pylori-infected gastro-esophageal reflux disease patients does not increase or accelerate gastric autoimmunity.

A new protocol in the Netherlands has proven effective in referring all people with HIV, Hep B and Hep C exposure outside of hospitals to the municipal health service for treatment, tracing and follow-up, reports this week's British Medical Journal.

DIPLOMATS themselves should take the HIV test and set an example, Zambezi West UPND member of parliament Charles Kakoma has said in reaction to Swedish Ambassador to Zambia Christina Rehlen's statement that it was sad that Zambian politicians did not

ZAMBEZI West UPND member of parliament Charles Kakoma's reaction to Swedish Ambassador to Zambia Christina Rehlen's statement urging Zambian politicians to come out in the open over their HIV status reveals the magnitude of the stigma problem in Zambia.

Health care providers are realizing the many mental health issues involved in a cancer diagnosis. It starts with the adjustment of hearing a diagnosis and understanding what it means.

U-M expert advises active seniors to use caution, be on the look-out for wear and tear injuries to your knees, shoulders and other aging joints.

The risks of steroid use can include serious and irreversible physical effects, as well as mental perils such as severe depression, suicidal thoughts and behaviors.

People who smoke are especially at risk for cancer of the "voice box" or larynx.

The annual ritual of medical doctors threatening to put down their tools or actually putting down their tools is here once more.

The Second National Executive Council Meeting of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), which was held in Takoradi from April 1-3, raised very serious national issues that all well-meaning Ghanaians must stand up to.

WHAT was killing them off like flies on the continent was sheer poverty. Abstinence was a luxury most poor women could not afford..."

A NEW report by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and Aids (UNAIDS) entitled "Aids in Africa: Three Scenarios to 2025" shows that in the next 20 years Africa and the world could face three very different scenarios for

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This quick and easy, sweet and spicy dish combines honey, ginger, shrimp and garlic, and can be served over steamed vegetables or pasta.

This delicious salad boasts a colorful lettuce mixture topped with cranberries, sunflower seeds, plum tomatoes and avocado, all liberally coated with raspberry walnut vinaigrette.