Good Health is Your Greatest Wealth……Virgil
| By Olivia Alabaster BEIRUT: Alternative medicine, from acupuncture to homeopathy, has found a dedicated following throughout Europe and North America over the last couple of decades, but has never really found its footing in the Middle East. See all stories on this topic » |
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(Reuters) – Contract drugmaker Patheon Inc reported its fourth consecutive quarterly loss hurt by higher costs. First-quarter net loss was $19.4 million, or 15 cents per share, compared with a profit of $3.5 million, or 2.7 cents per share, a year ago. Patheon said the consultation fees paid for the strategic review of its commercial business arm in the UK rose this quarter. As a result selling, general and administrative expenses rose 24 percent to $34.5 million. …
Police have arrested a man suspected of hacking into the website of a major British abortion provider, vandalizing it and stealing sensitive data, officials said Friday.
LONDON — Britain is planning a massive Olympics security exercise around a mock emergency on the London subway system. The security test announced Monday envisions that an emergency takes place on the busiest days of the 2012 London Olympics, …
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| Beyoncé is putting Blue first, so only exercises when the baby is asleep. These mini-sessions are all presided over by the star's trainer. "Beyonce's doing 20-minute workout sessions every time Blue naps," a source told the UK edition of Grazia … See all stories on this topic » |
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AP LONDON — Britain and France will hold a joint exercise to test their abilities to respond to a terror incident at the 2012 London Olympics. A joint British-French defense statement on Friday said authorities from the two countries are both working …
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In the UK, the exercise electrocardiogram (ECG) is the most common initial test for the evaluation of stable chest pain and has been used widely for almost half a century. However, recent NICE guidelines recommend that it should not be used to diagnose …
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Reuters – Britain’s health cost watchdog NICE sparked a major row on Thursday by snubbing a pricey new prostate cancer pill discovered at the country’s top cancer research centre, a decision critics said was bad for patients and research.
Researchers from the UK determined that preoperative cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) is a specific predictor of 90-day survival following liver transplantation. Study results available in the February issue of Liver Transplantation, …
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Alternative Medicine on Trial" about complementary and alternative medicines in Australia and the United Kingdom. Marcello Costa: You have been involved in the United Kingdom in the big debate on alternative medicine, including chiropractic.
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Starting this year, it will no longer be possible to receive a degree from a publicly-funded British university in areas of "alternative medicine," including homeopathy, naturopathy, and reflexology. Derby University, in the Midlands of the United …
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Manufactured by Advanced Health Ltd in the UK, Nuratrim is a weight loss supplement designed to boost energy levels, digestion and metabolism to enable weight loss. According to the manufacturer, the diet supplement formula also improves digestive …
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