Recent Medical News
New possible risk factor of heart disease
By the Staff at Virtual Medical Centre
Published in Virtual Medical Centre online, March 14 2011
Abnormal heart rate turbulence is associated with an increased risk of heart disease death in otherwise low-risk older individuals, according to a study funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health..... Read the article
High radiation levels threat to human health: Japanese government
By Mark Mackinnon
Published on the Globe and Mail online, March 14 2011
Japan faced the growing possibility of serious radiation leaks – maybe even a catastrophic meltdown – after two more explosions rocked a nuclear power plant and workers were forced to abandon the most dangerous reactor, which suffered damage to its containment structure....... Read the article
Bad jobs can make one mentally ill
By Dr Ananya Mandal, MD
Published in The Medical News online, March 14 2011
A latest study shows that a job that provides low control, high demands, complexity and the perception of unfair pay may lead to worse mental health than being unemployed. The study appeared in the journal Occupational Environmental Medicine....... Read the article
Cancer Centre extends lifeline to patients
By Grant Reynolds
Published in the Melton Weekly online, March 15 2011
WESTERN suburbs cancer sufferers will no longer miss out on life-saving radiotherapy treatment due to the burden of long travel times, with a $40.5 million centre opening at Sunshine Hospital...... Read the article
Glaucoma is preventable, treatable, if detected early
By Oyeyemi Gbenga-Mustapha
Published on The Nation online, March 15 2011
Glaucoma is caused by damaged optic nerve. This is often the result of a build-up of fluid and pressure in the eye (known as intraocular pressure or IOP).
But scientists are also researching other causes, because people without elevated eye pressure also get glaucoma. It can develop in both eyes or in only one eye. The more the damage to the optic nerve, the more problematic the vision loss........ Read the article
