A new blood freezing technique has enabled a woman to donate a kidney to her sister, saving her from probable death.
Maxine Bath’s blood pressure was so low because of years of kidney failure that parts of her body were being starved of oxygen.
Her eyes had already been damaged and doctors feared her brain [...]

The way hospitals are regulated should be urgently reformed after a report found a catalogue of failings at two hospitals in Essex, a charity has said.
The Patients Association said people had been “appallingly” let down.
The independent regulator highlighted an unusually high death rate and poor hygiene, including blood-spattered kit.
Basildon and Thurrock NHS trust said concerns [...]

A cup of Brazilian mint tea has pain relieving qualities to match those of commercially available analgesics, a study suggests.
Hyptis crenata has been prescribed by Brazilian healers for millennia to treat ailments from headaches and stomach pain to fever and flu.
Working on mice, a Newcastle University team has proved scientifically that the ancient medicine men [...]

Greater access to antiretroviral drugs has helped cut the death toll from HIV by over 10% over the last five years, latest figures show.
The World Health Organization and the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) says an estimated 33.4 million people worldwide are infected with HIV.
That figure is up from 33 million in 2007 – [...]

November 12, 2009 – LONDON -(Dow Jones)-
Among the main facts and positive opinions mentioned by the committee were the following:-
- Generic medications:
Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH with Leflunomide Winthrop, a treatment intended for active psoriatic arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis in adult patients.
- Extension of indication:
Eli Lilly Nederland B.V., with Adcirca (tadalafil), to change the indication to include [...]

West Jordan, UT — Dr. M. Kirk Moore is pleased to announce the implementation of his groundbreaking new procedure, called the rapid recovery procedure for breast augmentation. Dr. Moore has eliminated many of the problems often associated with breast augmentations, even the successful ones that have no known complications.
Fear of scarring, pain, time off work, [...]