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Many Yemenis are making use of various unconventional therapies in order to restore well-being. However most of them, especially people living in rural areas, depend on traditional herbal medicine for the treatment of different diseases, according to a new Sana'a University study. The study, entitled Alternative Medicine in Yemen, was conducted by researchers in the Faculty of Medicine and Health science on 2,000 people in seven Yemeni governorates to evaluate the knowledge, trends, and uses of alternative medicine in Yemen. Herbal medicine, also called homeopathic medicine or phytomedicine, uses plant seeds, berries, roots, leaves, bark, or flowers for medicinal purposes. Conventional medicine is medicine as practiced by holders of medical doctor or doctor of osteopathy degrees and by their allied health professionals, such as physiotherapists, psychologists, and nurses.
Upgrades to Asthma Program, and Pediatric Clinic
More good news for health services in Manitoba. Nearly 2 million dollars is being invested in a new pediatric ophthalmology clinic and an expansion of the children's asthma education program. The clinic will have five new exam rooms, a patient preparation area, a doctor's consultation area, and more waiting room space. Related equipment is also being upgraded. CJOB News
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U.S. Health System is Unprepared for Large-Scale Disaster, Warns PricewaterhouseCoopers
NEW YORK, Oct. 30, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Those on the front line in a disaster -- hospitals, medical personnel, public health officials and local emergency workers -- will be unprepared to seamlessly handle a surge of patient casualties or to orchestrate a timely, cohesive recovery effort, concludes a report issued today by PricewaterhouseCoopers' Health Research Institute on the state of the nation's health system preparedness for disaster. According to PricewaterhouseCoopers, despite progress since 9/11 and nearly $8 billion in federal funding for emergency preparedness activities performed by healthcare facilities and agencies, the medical response to a natural or man-made disaster or an act of terror remains sporadic and disconnected. PricewaterhouseCoopers conducted extensive interviews with nearly 50 leading policymakers, a survey of almost 250 health care executives and practitioners and a poll of 1,000 American adults to identify gaps in the system in the event of terrorist attacks, pandemic disease or increasingly extreme weather.
US smokers face threat of being fired
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Europeans who complain about having to step outside in mid-winter to have a cigarette or not being able to enjoy a quick puff with their espresso should spare a thought for their US counterparts. In the United States, you can lose your job for lighting up -- even on your own time. That's what happened to Scott Rodrigues of Massachusetts, and he is suing the Scotts lawncare company for violating his privacy and civil rights. "It's a freedom thing: 90 percent of Americans support me and in Europe it's more like 100 percent," said Rodrigues, who claims that since he was fired last year he has featured in newspaper articles in Britain and appeared on radio shows in Poland and Lithuania. A poll published last week showed that most Americans think Rodrigues's firing was unfair.
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