Rheumatoid arthritis may raise COPD risk

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On October 24, 2017

New research suggests that people with rheumatoid arthritis are more likely to develop COPD, which is a group of lung diseases that damage the airways and cause problems with breathing. In the journal Arthritis Care & Research, the researchers describe how they found that patients with rheumatoid arthritis had a 47 percent higher risk of being hospitalized with […]

How does excess weight drive breast cancer?

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On October 24, 2017

Obesity is a known risk factor for breast cancer, but precisely how does excess weight drive the disease? A new study has shed some light, revealing the process by which obesity increases the aggression of breast cancer cells. By studying mouse and human breast cancer tissue, researchers discovered an increase in blood levels of specific cytokines — which […]

Adult-onset ADHD may not exist, study suggests

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On October 24, 2017

More than 80 percent of people who have been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in adulthood are unlikely to have the condition. This is the conclusion of a new study recently published in the American Journal of Psychiatry. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a brain condition characterized by impulsive behavior, hyperactivity, and problems with […]

Health Ministry to sign 33 MoUs with 23 drug manufacturing companies

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On October 17, 2017

The Ministry of Health is due to sign 33 MoUs with 23 drug manufacturing companies to locally manufacture drugs for the State Pharmaceuticals Corporation of Sri Lanka. The MoUs are scheduled to be signed on July 11, in Colombo. The new factories will be set up in Horana, Kalutara, Koggala and Kandy generating nearly 2,000 […]

Foreign trained medical doctors to be enrolled

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On October 17, 2017

The Ministry of Health says 147 specialist medical doctors who received foreign training will be enrolled in hospitals. Deputy Director General at the Ministry of Health, Dr. Lakshmi Somatunga, said the doctors would be attached to major general hospitals and rural base hospitals, covering all districts across the country. Dr. Somatunga said this would help […]