2009 September 03 | Middle East Healthcare News

Surviving Sepsis Program — Increased Compliance Gets Results

A ‘surviving sepsis’ in-hospital project has been shown to improve the care of patients with sepsis. The educational program for early management of patients with septic shock, described in BioMed Central’s open access journal Critical Care, increased compliance with sepsis guidelines and led to a 45% risk reduction for in-hospital death.

Massimo Girardis led a team [...]

First Baby Born From Screened Egg

The world’s first baby has been born in Britain following a new screening technique which experts believe could double the chances of successful fertility treatment.

Baby Oliver is the first child resulting from the treatment which examines eggs for abnormalities, which helps scientists select the best quality egg for fertility treatment.

The test could double the success [...]

New Bone Marrow Treatment ‘saves patients too ill for chemotherapy’

Desperately sick children too ill to undergo a bone marrow transplant have been treated using a pioneering new therapy which could potentially help hundreds of patients.

Doctors traditionally use aggressive chemotherapy to “wipe out” patients’ own bone marrow, creating room for donated cells.

But the toxic drugs can cause damage to the liver, gut and lungs as [...]

International EMF Collaborative Report: Cellphones Cause Brain Tumors

A collaborative of international EMF activists including Powerwatch, Radiation Research Trust, EMR Policy Institute, and The Peoples Initiative Foundation announced the release of a new report entitled, “Cellphones and Brain Tumors: 15 Reasons for Concern, Science, Spin and the Truth Behind Interphone,” was released by.

Highlights of the report include: – There is a risk of [...]

China Calls for Action to Stop Lead Poisoning

China’s environmental protection minister has called for more effective measures to tackle heavy metal poisoning, state media said on Thursday, as anger grows amongst parents with children poisoned by lead.

Incidents of lead poisoning have dogged China’s heavy metal bases in Shaanxi, Hunan, Henan and Yunnan provinces, leading to closures of smelters and occasional protests by [...]