April 18 (Reuters) - Cerevel Therapeutics said on Thursday its Parkinson's disease drug met the main goal of a late-stage trial. (Reporting by Sriparna Roy in Bengaluru; Editing by Savio D'Souza)
"Don't eat or drink the night or morning before surgery. They tell you not to, so you don't aspirate your own vomit into your lungs while you're under."
It’s one of the hottest days of the year so far, but my oven is on and blasting. Inside is a joint of beef and a tray of roast potatoes sizzling in beef dripping. Ready to go is my Yorkshire pudding; bubbling away on the stove is a pan of rice pudding, next to a couple of tins of peas and carrots, ready to be heated up.
Every morning, for the last year, I have woken up exhausted. I stumble blearily to the kitchen. Only when someone places a coffee in my hand do I begin, really, to come alive. Another feels necessary by 10am, then a top up after lunch. By 9pm, my bed is exerting a powerful magnetic pull.
A Clacton mum-of-three was able to go home within hours of major surgery performed by a robot at Colchester Hospital.
The benefit is worth either £72.65 or £108.55 each week - the level of award depends on the amount of support someone needs.
In a horrifying twist, this candy with a jokey name alluding to dangerous materials was found to actually contain unacceptably high levels of a known toxin.
Chance Dean was alive for just 25 days. Born two months early and weighing less than four pounds, Chance spent all his days under close medical supervision in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) near his family's home in Southern Illinois. As Chance and his brother were being prepared for transfer to a hospital where donor milk was unavailable, doctors began transitioning them on Day 12 to a formula designed specifically for premature, low-birthweight infants, in addition to Watson's breast milk, which was fortified to adequately support their nutrition.
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I was there through their infirmity, incontinence, our cohabitation - and suddenly I was fired
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The time of day that you exercise makes a difference to how effective it is.
On a floating hospital near Gaza, doctors aren't just treating physical wounds -- they're providing emotional support too for children and adults haunted by months of terrifying war."They gave us everything (including) psychological support for our children," she adds.
I'm writing as I'm absolutely disappointed at the NHS Wilton Road medical practice who thinks their way of making an appointment to see a Dr is the right way for the population.
Chad has eliminated human African trypanosomiasis, a fly-borne tropical disease also known as sleeping sickness, the World Health Organization recently announced. The elimination marks a milestone for the agency’s program targeting what it calls neglected tropical diseases. The WHO hopes to eliminate such diseases, most of which disproportionately affect poor and rural populations, in 100 nations. Chad is the 51st country to successfully eliminate such a disease, the agency reports in a news rel
The history of the NHS is littered with attempts by ministers to reform the institution for the benefit of patients.
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