"Mother's Curse" can speed up male ageing

Women outlive men by about five to six years but why? By age 85 there are roughly six women to every four men and by age 100 the ratio is more than two to one.

Eye Health: New Device that enables the eyes to follow smooth and clear trajectories

A CNRS researcher at the Centre de Recherche de l'Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle Epinière (CNRS/UPMC/Inserm) has developed a novel device, which enables people to draw and write by using just their eye movements.

Cardiology: Orion Health Limited, a provide a clinical portal-based Electronic Care Record

Orion Health to build shared web-based clinical portal to improve the safety, quality, efficiency and integration of care

Health and Social Care Northern Ireland (HSCNI) has announced its selection of Orion Health Limited, a leading global supplier of e-Health software, to provide a clinical portal-based Electronic Care Record (ECR) for Northern Ireland. Covering a population of more than 1.8 million people, the ECR will enable the communication and sharing of patient data taken from multiple, existing information systems across acute, community, primary health and social care.

Ultrasound: Ultrasound Contrast Agent for Imaging Preexisting helps to identify the disease at an early stage

A recent study found that a new ultrasound-imaging agent was well tolerated in patients of different types undergoing clinically contrast agent-enhanced echocardiography in a wide range of typical clinical settings.

Radiography: Propolis Radioprotector against ionized radiation

A team of Spanish researchers conducted in vitro studies of cytotoxicity to evaluate the optimal concentration level of propolis, in which this natural substance extracted from bee resin would offer the maximum protection against ionized radiation and not be toxic for blood cells.

Nuclear Medicine: Intrabeam radiotherapy may be an effective alternative to a six to seven week regimen following surgery.

A hospital in New York City (NY, USA) is offering early stage breast cancer patients a new breakthrough in radiotherapy technology, a novel radiation treatment delivered in one dose at the time of surgery.

Сonfidence in the health care system has increased

The general population has more faith in the health system than it did a year ago, according to a Gallup Poll about confidence in U.S. institutions released June 28.

Forty-one percent of the 1,004 adults surveyed from June 7-10 said they felt a great deal or a lot of confidence in the health system (gallup.com/poll/155381/Confidence-Medical-System-Health-Law-Passed.aspx).