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Philip Thomas obituary
My father, Philip Thomas, who has died aged 87, was a pioneer in the world of fire safety science and engineering. He was also a proud Welshman with a love of jazz, malt whisky and his signature bow ties.Philip's work shaped the design of commercial buildings throughout the world, from shopping centres to airport terminals. His most significant contributions relate to the behaviour of fire; he developed analytical models of the behaviour of flames and "fire plumes" that became the basis for designing roof-venting systems for removing smoke and hot gases from single-storey buildings.Philip, an only child, was born in London...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 27, 2014 Category: Science Tags: theguardian.com Obituaries Engineering Society Technology UK news Public services policy Science Source Type: news
Current and prospective research in the National Research Institute of Chinese Medicine, Taiwan
In the context of government re-structuring in Taiwan, an act of the National Research Institute of Chinese Medicine (NRICM) has just been passed in the Taiwan Legislature in May, 2013, whereby transferring the NRICM to the jurisdiction of Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW) with the President Edict. At least 26 research fellows are organized into 5 research divisions: (1) Division of Basic Chinese Medicine, (2) Division of Clinical Chinese Medicine, (3) Division of Chinese Materia Medica Development, (4) Division of Chemistry for Chinese Medicine and (5) Division of Literature and Informatics for Chinese Medicine. In the...
Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine - February 1, 2014 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Wen-Fei Chiou, Yi-Tsau Huang Tags: Abstracts Source Type: research
Do No Harm: Stories of Life, Death and Brain Surgery review
Patients see neurosurgeons as gods, but what is the reality? Henry Marsh has written a memoir of startling candourWe go to doctors for help and healing; we don't expect them to make us worse. Most people know the aphorism taught to medical students, attributed to the ancient Greek Hippocrates but timeless in its quiet sanity: "First, do no harm." But many medical treatments do cause harm: learning how to navigate the risks of drug therapies, as well as the catastrophic consequences of botched or inadvised surgical operations, is a big part of why training doctors takes so long. Even the simplest of therapies carries the ri...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 19, 2014 Category: Science Authors: Gavin Francis Tags: The Guardian Private healthcare Culture Society Reviews Books Neuroscience UK news Hospitals NHS Source Type: news
Amy Comstock Rick - PARKINSONS
By far, the greatest challenge facing the Parkinson’s community today is the lack of disease modifying therapies to slow or stop the progression of the disease.
Parkinson’s disease is one of the most complicated diseases we know of. No two people with Parkinson’s have the same symptoms, and there is no one-size-fits-all approach to treating the disease. People affected are often forced to stop working and manage their disease full time. If Parkinson’s itself isn’t disrupting enough, often the medications used to treat the disease cause a host of side effects that impact the quality of life and sometimes stop bein...
Source: PHRMA - March 27, 2014 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Julie Source Type: news
Gabriela Lavezzari
AVP, Scientific Affairs Gabriela Lavezzari, Ph.D., M.B.A. joined PhRMA in July 2012 as Assistant Vice President, Scientific Affairs. In this role, Dr. Lavezzari is the primary staff lead for a variety of strategic initiatives aimed at establishing PhRMA as a valuable source of scientific expertise in innovative biopharmaceutical research and development within the Scientific & Regulatory Affairs (S&RA) division of PhRMA. Dr. Lavezzari brings to PhRMA over ten years of combined research experience in the government and industry, with multi-disciplinary expertise in Personalized Medicine and Regulatory Science.
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Source: PHRMA - March 27, 2014 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Julie Source Type: news
ONS suggests that one in four deaths are 'avoidable'
“1 in 4 deaths could have been prevented,” The Times reports. Figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) found that 23% of deaths could have been prevented through better care, more effective treatment and healthier living.
The news is based on an ONS bulletin titled Avoidable Mortality in England and Wales, 2012 (PDF 186kb).
The bulletin provides mortality figures for causes of death that are considered avoidable if timely and effective healthcare is received or healthier lifestyle choices adopted.
Figures were provided for the period 2001 to 2012 so that trends can be seen.
The bulletin found tha...
Source: NHS News Feed - May 8, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Heart/lungs Lifestyle/exercise Cancer QA articles Source Type: news
Cynthia A. Bens
Vice President, Public PolicyCynthia Bens is the Vice President of Public Policy at the not-for-profit Alliance for Aging Research in Washington, D.C. In this capacity, Ms. Bens is responsible for guiding the organization’s federal policy work, representing the Alliance in multiple national coalitions, and directing all aspects of the Accelerate Cure/Treatments for Alzheimer’s Disease (ACT-AD) and Aging in Motion (AIM) coalitions. Ms. Bens sits on the Alliance for a Stronger FDA Board of Directors and is a Founding Executive Committee Member of Friends of the National Institute on Aging (FoNIA). She has served on the...
Source: PHRMA - June 17, 2014 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Sabrina Source Type: news
Here Are the Real Victims of Pakistan’s War on the Taliban
An elderly displaced man carries a sack of rations on his shoulder. The Pakistan Army has distributed 30,000 ration packs of 110 kg each. Credit: Ashfaq Yusufzai/IPSBy Ashfaq YusufzaiPESHAWAR, Pakistan, Jul 1 2014 (IPS) Three days ago, Rameela Bibi was the mother of a month-old baby boy. He died in her arms on Jun. 28, of a chest infection that he contracted when the family fled their home in Pakistan’s North Waziristan Agency, where a full-scale military offensive against the Taliban has forced nearly half a million people to flee.
Weeping uncontrollable, Bibi struggles to recount her story.
“My son was born on Jul. 2...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - July 1, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Ashfaq Yusufzai Tags: Aid Armed Conflicts Asia-Pacific Development & Aid Economy & Trade Editors' Choice Environment Featured Food & Agriculture Gender Headlines Health Human Rights Humanitarian Emergencies Migration & Refugees Population Povert Source Type: news
Science Scandal Triggers Suicide, Soul-Searching in Japan
It was a success story that Japan sorely needed: a young, talented and beautiful researcher developed a cheap and simple way to grow versatile stem cells.
MoreTokyo: What to See and What to SkipThis Is How TIME Explained the Atomic Bomb in 1945Iselle Weakens to Tropical Storm as Julio Barrels On NBC NewsIsrael Vows to 'Forcefully React' as Cease-Fire Ends NBC NewsCops Tampered With Pistorius Evidence, Lawyer Alleges NBC NewsThe discovery promised to usher in a new age of regenerative medicine, validated Japan as a leader in scientific research and demonstrated that even in a male-dominated society, women could excel when g...
Source: TIME.com: Top Science and Health Stories - August 8, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Charlie Campbell Tags: Uncategorized haruko obokata Japan Research Science Stem Cells Suicide Yoshiki Sasai Source Type: news
Caution urged over CT scan radiation doses
BBC News reports on a sharp rise in the number of CT scans being performed, exposing people to the potential health risks of radiation.
However, as The Daily Telegraph says, it is not possible to calculate the cancer risk due to exposure to CT scans because there is a lack of data.
These media stories follow the publication of a report by the Committee on Medical Aspects of Radiation in the Environment (COMARE). COMARE has reviewed trends in the use of CT scans in the UK. The review weighs up the risk-benefit balance of using CT scans, and considers ways to obtain the best quality scan image while minimising the necessary...
Source: NHS News Feed - August 15, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medical practice Source Type: news
Federal pain research database launched
The Interagency Pain Research Portfolio (IPRP), a database that provides information about pain research and training activities supported by the federal government, has been launched by six federal agencies.
Source: NINDS Press Releases and News: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke - May 27, 2014 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
November is National Native American Heritage Month
During November, the nation collectively recognizes the achievements, contributions and rich culture of the Native Americans.
History Native American Heritage Month was first recognized in 1915 with the annual meeting of the Congress of the American Indian Association, building upon previous work of Dr. Arthur C. Parker. Despite this proclamation, various states began organizing days of commemoration at different times of the year. It wasn’t until 1990 that a joint resolution from the White House was issued, designating November as National American Indian Heritage Month. Learn more about the history of Native American H...
Source: Dragonfly - November 12, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Carolyn Martin Tags: News from NLM Public Health Source Type: news
Half a million California seniors fall repeatedly but many don’t seek medical attention
More than half a million older Californians — 12.6 percent of the state’s senior population — fall more than once a year, but nearly 60 percent of them fail to seek medical attention afterward, according to a new study by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
The study also found that among those who did seek treatment, 40 percent did not receive counseling from a medical provider about how to prevent future falls.
Falls are the leading injury-related cause of death and need for medical care among Californians age 65 and older, according to the study. In 2012, more than 1,800 seniors died after falling and se...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - November 21, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
OPINION: Now Is the Time to Tackle Malnutrition and Its Massive Human Costs
Sadhana Ghimire, 23, makes sure to give her 18-month-old daughter nutritious food, such as porridge containing grains and pulses, in order to prevent stunting. Credit: Mallika Aryal/IPSBy José Graziano da Silva and Margaret ChanROME/GENEVA, Nov 13 2014 (IPS)The scourge of malnutrition affects the most vulnerable in society, and it hurts most in the earliest stages of life. Today, more than 800 million people are chronically hungry, about 11 percent of the global population.Undernutrition is the underlying cause of almost half of all child deaths, and a quarter of living children are stunted due to inadequate nutrition. Mi...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - November 13, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Jose Graziano da Silva and Margaret Chan Tags: Advancing Deserts Biodiversity Climate Change Development & Aid Economy & Trade Environment Food & Agriculture Global Global Governance Headlines Health IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse Population Poverty & MDGs TerraViva United N Source Type: news
How a Small Tribe Turned Tragedy into Opportunity
An Irula couple fishes in the creeks of the Pichavaram Mangrove Forest in Tamil Nadu. Credit: Malini Shankar/IPSBy Malini ShankarPICHAVARAM, India, Nov 13 2014 (IPS)When the Asian tsunami washed over several Indian Ocean Rim countries on Boxing Day 2004, it left a trail of destruction in its wake, including a death toll that touched 230,000.Millions lost their jobs, food security and traditional livelihoods and many have spent the last decade trying to pick up the pieces of their lives. But for a small tribe in southern India, the tsunami didn’t bring devastation; instead, it brought hope.Numbering some 25,000 people, th...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - November 13, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Malini Shankar Tags: Aid Asia-Pacific Biodiversity Civil Society Development & Aid Economy & Trade Editors' Choice Education Environment Featured Food & Agriculture Global Governance Headlines Health Human Rights Indigenous Rights Labour Natu Source Type: news
