Rudeness at work can lead to mistakes

LONDON – Beware of rude behaviour from your colleagues as it could lead to mistakes at work, a study says.

Study author Rhona Flin believes that the link between rudeness and mistakes is of particular concern in hospitals, where it can pose a threat to a patient’s safety and quality of care.
Research suggests that in … Original source on Gaea Times at : Rudeness at work can lead to mistakes.

Drug curse in northeast: 256,968 and still counting

GUWAHATI/IMPHAL – Social activists and NGOs say the government needs to curb drug abuse in the northeast, with a report showing that the number of intravenous drug users (IDUs) in the region has doubled in two years.

The number of IDUs in the northeast in 2008 was 120,263, but by April 2010 it stood at 256,968, … Read more >>>.

Minnesota nurses rafity new contract with 14 Minneapolis-St. Paul hospitals, averting strike

Minn. nurses approve deal, averting strike

MINNEAPOLIS – The Minnesota Nurses Association says nurses have overwhelmingly approved a contract and averted a strike with 14 hospitals in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area.
The agreement approved Tuesday covers 12,000 nurses. The nurses originally had planned to go on strike starting Tuesday.
Union leaders had endorsed the deal that was tentatively … Original source on Gaea Times at : Minnesota nurses rafity new contract with 14 Minneapolis-St. Paul hospitals, averting strike.

FDA clears first-of-a-kind telescope implanted into the eye to counter a blindness of aging

FDA clears first implantable telescope for vision
WASHINGTON – U.S. health officials have approved a first-of-its-kind technology to counter a leading cause of blindness in older adults – a tiny telescope implanted inside the eye.
The Implantable Miniature Telescope aims to help in the end stages of incurable age-related macular degeneration, a creeping loss of …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : FDA clears first-of-a-kind telescope implanted into the eye to counter a blindness of aging.

New drug may help cure breast and ovarian cancer

LONDON – A new drug may offer a ray of hope to women who have inherited breast or ovarian cancer, say researchers.

The study conducted by a team at King’s College London found that the drug, called olaparib reduced the size of tumours significantly by targeting the cancer cells caused by faulty genes.
These genes are …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : New drug may help cure breast and ovarian cancer.

Colon cancer testing continues to increase, but breast screening has plateaued, CDC says

Colon cancer screenings up, breast rate stalled
ATLANTA – More older Americans are getting tested for colon cancer, with nearly two out of three getting recommended screenings.
Meanwhile, rates for breast cancer screening remain stuck on a higher plateau, according to a government report released Tuesday.
U.S. health officials estimate that at least 10,000 lives … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Colon cancer testing continues to increase, but breast screening has plateaued, CDC says.

Caster Semenya cleared to return immediately by track authorities and compete as a woman

World champ Semenya cleared to return to track

JOHANNESBURG – Caster Semenya was cleared to immediately return to track by the sport’s governing body Tuesday, ending an 11-month layoff while she underwent gender tests after becoming the 800-meter world champion.
Semenya is allowed to keep running as a woman, although it is unclear if she has had … Read more : Caster Semenya cleared to return immediately by track authorities and compete as a woman.

German gov’t cuts health care spending, increases premiums in health care reform package

Germany cuts health care spending, raises premiums

BERLIN – Germany will raise premiums and cut spending on health care in an effort to plug an euro11 billion ($13.9 billion) hole in the country’s health care system.
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s center-right coalition had pledged to give the German health system a significant overhaul.
It decided Tuesday to increase premiums … Read : German gov’t cuts health care spending, increases premiums in health care reform package.

German court allows screening for genetic defects in IVF embryos

German court allows gene diagnose of IVF embryos

BERLIN – A German high court has said in a landmark ruling that embryos created during in vitro fertilization can be screened for genetic defects before being implanted in the womb.
Germany’s Federal Supreme Court in Leipzig ruled Tuesday in support of a Berlin gynecologist who had carried out …. Read the original article  : here.

Psychiatrist Robert Butler, geriatrics expert who coined term ‘ageism,’ dies at 83

Robert Butler, who coined ‘ageism,’ dies at 83
NEW YORK – Dr. Robert Butler, a Pulitzer Prize-winning expert on aging who coined the phrase “ageism,” has died in New York City, his daughter said Tuesday. He was 83.
He died Sunday of leukemia at Mount Sinai Medical Center, Christine Butler said.
Butler, a gerontologist and psychiatrist, …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Psychiatrist Robert Butler, geriatrics expert who coined term ‘ageism,’ dies at 83.