Archive: 18/06/2014
Bill on soft drink health warning hits snag in California
A bill in California that would require soft drinks to have health warning labels failed to clear a key committee on Tuesday.
Jun 18, 2014
Helping people with vision loss due to age-related macular degeneration
(Medical Xpress)—Losing the ability to read is one of the biggest complaints among people suffering from age-related macular degeneration (AMD) – a disease that causes a distorted or blind spot in the centre of a person's ...
Jun 18, 2014
Cause of death still a mystery in China-made pet food scare
US authorities have yet to determine what exactly caused the deaths of more than 1,000 dogs that consumed jerky pet treats made in China, a Congressional panel heard.
Jun 18, 2014
Suicides among mental health patients under home treatment double the number of suicides in inpatient units
The number of deaths by suicide among mental health patients treated at home by crisis resolution home treatment teams (CRHT), has more than doubled in England in recent years, rising from an average of 80 in 2003-2004 to ...
Jun 18, 2014
Mental health patients more than twice as likely to be victims of homicide than the general public
Patients with mental illness are two and a half times more likely to be victims of homicide than people in the general population, according to a national study examining the characteristics of homicide victims across England ...
Jun 18, 2014