An oral allergy treatment administered in drops under the tongue is a safe and effective alternative to injections for adults who are allergic to ragweed pollen, according to a study published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology by allergic disease specialist at Allegheny General Hospital.

With the new End of Life Assistance Bill being published in the Scottish Parliament, the Scottish Council on Human Bioethics (SCHB) indicated that it was very concerned about the consequences this Bill may have on vulnerable individuals and society.

A new study claims that some older people with mild memory-loss are three times more likely to develop dementia if they also have diabetes.
The research, by Alzheimer’s Research Trust scientists at King’s College London, published in the British Journal of Psychiatry, investigated the connection between mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in older people and dementia.

Researchers at St. Michael’s Hospital working in conjunction with EMS services, paramedics and fire services across Ontario found that a bystander who attempts cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) can quadruple the survival rate to over 50 per cent. But Dr. Laurie Morrison and the research team at Rescu have found only 30 per cent of bystanders in [...]

New research suggests that a period of careful eating and regular physical activity could prevent diabetes for up to a decade.
US researchers followed up nearly 3,000 overweight people who had taken part in a three-year diabetes prevention programme. They had initially been divided into three groups, one undertaking a diet and exercise programme, the second [...]