Hypoxia, which is defined as a shortage of oxygen, can occur throughout the body (e.g., at high altitude) or within a specific organ or tissue of the body (e.g., due to blockage of a blood vessel, which in the heart ultimately results in a heart attack). In many instances, inflammation is the response of the body to hypoxia and this often causes many of the problems that arise from hypoxia. [click link for full article] (more…)
Chemists at the University of Liverpool have designed a unique structure to capture the movement of atoms which may impact on future designs of pharmaceuticals. [click link for full article] (more…)
Figures released today by the Private Health Insurance Administration Council (PHIAC) show that as a result of benefits paid to patients and rising health service costs, private health premiums will increase by an average of 4.5 per cent from 1 April this year. In 2005-06, private health funds paid $6.35 billion in hospital benefits to members, an increase of 8.2 per cent compared to the previous year, which is over 85 per cent of total hospital premiums paid by members. [click link for full article] (more…)
Reuters on Thursday examined the Massachusetts health insurance law enacted last year, reporting that the plan “offers both a way forward and a warning that puts the state at the center of a growing national debate over extending health care to millions of Americans. [click link for full article] (more…)
