Guardian News announces Hamdy's appointment in Oxford
Tuesday, 4 November 2008- The London daily Guardian News has announced in its careers in higher education section the recent appointment of Prof. Freddie Hamdy as Nuffield professor of surgery at Oxford University.
Hamdy is the current chairman of the European Association of Urology’s (EAU) scientific office....
Edited by: JV
Watson Pharmaceuticals reported a positive third quarter
Tuesday, 4 November 2008 - Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a leading specialty pharmaceutical company, reported financial results for its third quarter. Net revenue for the third quarter 2008 increased $46.0 million or eight per cent from the third quarter 2007 to $640.7 million, and net income was $71.1 million, or...
Edited by: FGR
Increasing birth defects in boys prompt attention to phthalates
Monday, 3 November 2008- Paediatricians in the United States are turning their attention to hormone-disrupting chemicals called phthalates in an attempt to explain the rising incidence of birth defects such as hypospadias.
At the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, paediatric urologist Howard Snyder says...
Edited by: JV/Philadelphia Inquirer
Closer collaboration, more investigators needed for GPIU Study
Friday, 31 October 2008 - The Global Prevalence Study on Infections in Urology (GPIU-Study) is seeking closer collaboration with more investigators and has scheduled the line-up of study days starting next week as part of efforts to further widen the project’s coverage.
In order to efficiently collect the...
By: Joel Vega
Biomedical engineering is newest addition in Yale’s free online courses
Thursday, 30 October 2008- The Yale free online courses has added eight new online courses in history, economics, literature and, for the first time, biomedical engineering. The online courses, taught by leading faculty have been added to “Open Yale Courses,” the university’s free and open online education...
Edited by: JV
Benign prostatic hyperplasia usually worsens without treatment, says UK study
Thursday, 30 October 2008- A systematic review of the placebo arms of clinical trials confirms that benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is likely to become more serious over time, according to European researchers in a study published in the October issue of BJU International.
“Benign prostatic hyperplasia is a...
Edited by: JV
Prostate Cancer Study Shows No Benefit for Selenium and Vitamin E
Tuesday, 28 October 2008 - A current review of Prostate Cancer Prevention Study shows no benefit for use of selenium and vitamin E supplements. Initial, independent review of study data from the Selenium and Vitamin E Cancer Prevention Trial (SELECT), funded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and other institutes...
Edited by: FGR
Prominent British stem cell scientist to quit UK for France
Tuesday, 28 October 2008- Colin McGuckin, a leading British adult stem cell scientist, has announced plans to quit the UK for France due to lack of sufficient funding or support.
According to a report by the London daily Telegraph, McGuckin, professor of regenerative medicine at Newcastle University and an...
Edited by: JV/News agencies
Unsupervised junior doctor removed child’s wrong kidney
Monday, 27 October 2008 - The wrong kidney was removed in “Our Lady’s Children's Hospital” in Crumlin, a suburb of the Irish capital Dublin. The family of the child reported in the online service Independent.ie they had raised concerns a number of times as the child was taken to theatre. The family, who want to remain...
Editor: FGR
Hong Kong is testing meat, vegetables and processed food for melamine
Monday, 27 October 2008 - Hong Kong will be testing meat, vegetables and processed food for melamine, according to reports from news agencies. This clearly underlines concerns about environmental contamination and food safety. Thousands of children in China fell sick with kidney problems. They consumed milk that...
Edited by: FGR
