Yorkshire and Humber Strategic Health Authority has adopted a new IM&T strategy that explicitly plans for the possible non-delivery of Lorenzo, the strategic software the NHS IT programme is meant to provide to three-fifths of the NHS.

Individuals are not to blame for the obesity crisis and the government must act, a major report concludes.

THE majority of patients on antiretroviral treatment in Uganda die or discontinue their medication within two years, a new study published yesterday has shown.

In over 25 years since the start of the HIV/Aids pandemic, Uganda continues to lead in the fight against the scourge that has come to be known as the world's most devastating disease ever.

ewswire/ -- Dr. Ian Smith's 50 Million Pound Challenge is rallying Oaklanders to take control of their health and give up the pounds to fight the epidemic of excess weight taking so many lives across the community. Backed by African-American

SAN FERNANDO, CA (MARKET WIRE) AABB Booth #382 -- Patient misidentification and safety is a critical issue concerning blood transfusions. Reducing the risk of human error during transfusions through an effective patient identification system can help save patient lives. Precision

does not occur by chance but the mechanisms responsible for this relationship is poorly understood, says eurekalert press release. Platelet abnormalities, autonomic tone, and health behaviors have all been implicated. There exists also the possibility that depression and vascular disease

Once again, research suggests that the popular cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins are good for more than the heart -- they also cut gallstone risk.

A new target with potential as an effective new therapy for chronic spasticity and rigidity, a painful condition that often results from spinal cord injury, has been identified. Spinal spasticity is the result of increased spinal neuronal excitability.

Using acupuncture before and during surgery significantly reduces the level of pain and the amount of potent painkillers needed by patients after the surgery is over, according to anesthesiologists who combined data from 15 small randomized acupuncture clinical trials.

I'm sure you've heard it before, animal protein is "complete" and plant protein is "incomplete." Protein is made up of amino acids and 9 amino acids are considered "essential" because they cannot be synthesized by your body and must be

While it is commonly thought that men with low IQs sexually offend because of a lack of knowledge or sexual deviance, new research has found the men may sexually offend because of their exposure to 'corrective' sex education previously taken.

Researchers concluded that bicycle-related injuries among US children may be a more significant public health concern than first thought. Children and adolescents aged 20 years and younger comprise more than half of the estimated 85 million bicycle riders in the

Mammography continues to be the method of choice for the early detection of breast cancer. However, because this technique is not as selective or specific as one would wish, and does not deliver reliable results for every level of tissue

Scientists have created a device which improves the vision of sight-impaired patients. This reconfigurable platform, which can be updated via the Internet, is especially useful for pathologies that can lead to blindness, such as macular degeneration, cataracts, etc.

Primary and metastatic tumors of the spleen are described as unusual, excluding involvement by lymphoma. Indeed, isolated splenic metastasis from colorectal carcinoma is not a common occurrence. Its rareness has been hypothetically explained by several characteristics of the spleen, such

We know that something happens during brain development that contributes to schizophrenia. A glitch in the process that turns genes on and off in the brain -- a specific "epigenetic" flaw -- appears to be part of the problem.