Ministry of Health Issues a Decision to Promote 957 Employees
Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulmuhsen Al-Moais, Director-General of Personnel Affairs, has announced the promotion of 957 of the MOH staff between 6th and 10th degrees.
Added On : 5th December 2011Not All Dietary Fibers Are Equal for Lowering Colorectal Cancer Risk
Whole grain and cereal fibers were linked with lower risk; fruits, vegetables, and legumes were not.
The association between dietary fiber intake and colorectal cancer risk is unclear. In a meta-analysis of 25 prospective observational studies that involved nearly 2 million people, investigators assessed this association.
Added On : 13th January 2012In a college-age crowd, heterosexual transmission was considerable.
Although the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine (Gardasil or Cervarix) now is recommended for preteens of both sexes, we still understand relatively little about HPV's natural history and transmission patterns. Montreal researchers sought to quantitate the chances that a young adult in an early sexual relationship would acquire HPV (a question likely to be of considerable interest to parents of preteens).
Added On : 10th February 2012The increase was particularly large for cardiac, gastrointestinal, orthopedic, dermatologic, and ear/nose/throat symptoms.
Despite increased attention to the cost and quality of healthcare delivery, little is known about physician-to-physician referrals. Two major national databases were used to assess referrals in about 850,000 ambulatory care visits, with a focus on referrals from primary care physicians from 1999 to 2009.
Added On : 22nd March 2012After several years of donepezil therapy, donepezil (but not memantine) conferred modest benefits.
A man with Alzheimer disease (AD) has been taking donepezil (Aricept or a generic), and his dementia is progressing. Do you continue or stop the drug? Do you substitute or add memantine (Namenda)? To answer these questions, U.K. researchers conducted a partially industry-supported, randomized, placebo-controlled trial involving 295 community-dwelling patients with moderate-to-severe AD (mean Mini-Mental State Exam [MMSE] score, 9 out of 30) who had received donepezil for several years. Patients were assigned to continue donepezil alone, stop donepezil and start memantine, take both drugs, or take neither drug.