The Times reports claim that introduction of 'presumed consent' for the donation of vital organs is to be rejected by the UK government's Organ Donation Taskforce, thereby aiming to give the recent reform of the existing system a chance to work. The taskforce was set up in 2007 to explore ways of boosting transplants across the UK.
It is also reported that a radical change to the organ transplant laws in Britain could be started as early as 2013. If the number of lifesaving transplants has not increased by
Figure out this one - 39 oncologists (cancer specialist doctors) treating more than 40,000 new cases of cancer every year in Malaysia.
However, according to the country’s Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai, Malaysia should ideally have eight oncologists per million population.
Speaking after opening the First Asia Pacific Conference on Healthy Policy and Planning, Liow said, “With about 26 million people, we need about 200 oncologists.”
A new study has revealed that facial scars boost men’s attractiveness towards women.
The
researchers from the universities of Liverpool and Stirling discovered
that even though women find men with scars attractive, they would not
have a permanent relationship with them.
The study, which was conducted on 220 persons of both genders, found that facial scars can help win a woman’s heart.
During
the study, the participants were asked to see pictures of men and
women, some of which had been manipulated to have different scars.
Canadian researchers have said that women, with a family history of breast cancer, who test negative for two genetic mutations commonly linked to breast cancer, could still be at a high risk of developing the disease. The genes in question are BRCA1 and BRCA2, which are linked with particularly aggressive hereditary breast cancer and an increased risk of ovarian cancer as well.
A new study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has found that children conceived with assisted reproductive technology (ART) are two to four times more likely to have birth defects as compared to naturally conceived infants. The findings were applicable only in single births and not in the case of twins or multiple births.
Going by the latest figures released, Canada’s health care spending is growing faster than the economy, outpacing inflation and population growth.
Representing 10.7 per cent of the gross domestic product, health care spending has reached $171.9 billion or $5,170 per person, the highest share ever recorded in Canada.
When it comes to province-wise per-person spending, the figures for Alberta and Manitoba stand at $5,730 and $5,555 respectively. The provinces that spend the lowest are Quebec at $4,653 and British Columbia at $5,093.
The Times reports claim that introduction of 'presumed consent' for the donation of vital organs is to be rejected by the UK government's Organ Donation Taskforce, thereby aiming to give the recent reform of the existing system a chance to work. The taskforce was set up in 2007 to explore ways of boosting transplants across the UK.
Figure out this one - 39 oncologists (cancer specialist doctors) treating more than 40,000 new cases of cancer every year in Malaysia. 
A new study has revealed that facial scars boost men’s attractiveness towards women.
Canadian researchers have said that women, with a family history of breast cancer, who test negative for two genetic mutations commonly linked to breast cancer, could still be at a high risk of developing the disease. The genes in question are BRCA1 and BRCA2, which are linked with particularly aggressive hereditary breast cancer and an increased risk of ovarian cancer as well.
A new study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has found that children conceived with assisted reproductive technology (ART) are two to four times more likely to have birth defects as compared to naturally conceived infants. The findings were applicable only in single births and not in the case of twins or multiple births.
