Alzheimer's disease - Exelon may slow illness

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Latest news summary - exelon and other treatments.

Exelon was launched in 1997 as a treatment for Alzheimer's disease, and received regulatory approval for Europe in May 1998 - but does it work?  Novartis says it delays the process by around six months.    Now Novartis want to conduct larger studies, having shown that the drug seems to slow down progression in some people in earlier trials of 3,300 people.

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Genes and human behavior / personality / psychology

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"My Genes Made Me Do It"

The Nuffield Council of Bioethics is asking all of us what to do if scientists find genes for homosexuality, shyness, intelligence, addiction, violence or any other behavior tendency. The public consultation on genes and human behavior will run until July.

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New Medicine for Designer People - impact of the genetic revolution on future of health care. Biotech Trends Keynote Speaker

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The impact of the genetic revolution on health services.

The genetic revolution will completely redefine the meaning of health, transform disease management and totally wipe out many diseases. It will also create huge resource problems and urgent ethical dilemmas. The same tools to destroy cancer and cure diabetes could also permanently alter the human race. (Lecture outline by Dr Patrick Dixon - physician and futurist).

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Euthanasia - when people want to die, how should doctors respond - and role of the law courts in deciding. Why I have always been completely against legalisation of euthanasia. Dr Patrick Dixon is a physician with Hospice experience, and global Futurist

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Mercy Killing and Assisted Suicide. Pro euthanasia? Arguments against euthanasia. History of euthanasia.

As a care of the dying specialist in the past I have often been asked to kill people - which is euthanasia, mercy killing or assisted suicide. The article is based on an address given in the House of Lords, Westminster in the early 1990s to Members of both Houses of Parliament, and on what I wrote in my first book The Truth about AIDS published in 1987. Many country laws have changed since but the principles of good patient care described below have not. Sometimes relatives have taken me on one side and told me they cannot bear it any more: "Isn't there something you can do to end it all?"  More often requests for euthanasia have come from those who are ill. I remember visiting a man with lung cancer. He asked his wife to leave the room. As she closed the door he leaned over and grabbed my arm. "I want to die", he said. "Please can you give me something." He felt a burden on his wife and wanted euthanasia for himself. People are often more afraid of the process of dying than of death itself.  Reasons why I am totally opposed to euthanasia.

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Growing demand for walking holidays

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Walking holidays are growing dramatically in popularity: because walking on holiday is enjoyable, close to nature, kind to the environment, a life-time experience, keeps us close to local culture and is great for health and wellbeing.

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SARS - global epidemic from mutant virus causing pneumonia

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Reminder of the 1918-1919 flu epidemic which killed 30 million. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome - Symptoms and Survival. Mutant virus warning given in 1998: Latest update: 30 June 2003 plus video 2010.

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Comment on reports of HIV man who may have "cured" himself

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Press reports (13th November 2005) about man in London who tested positve for HIV and then (possibly) eliminated HIV from his body

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The Future of the Food and Drink Industry - Video

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Keynote speech by Dr Patrick Dixon for Tetrapak in the theatre of a cruise ship for 700 delegates. Client event. Dr Dixon began the three day event with FUTUREWISE and Elton John took the stage in the evening.

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Radiation from Smartphones: The Truth

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Video: "Mobile phone radiation - what are the facts? Dr Patrick Dixon"

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Could human race become extinct? Futurist health care keynote speaker

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Dying out of human race?

Why World Health Organisation is concerned about risks from mutation of wild viruses such as Swine Flu.

Expect major antiviral research including vaccine technology.

Lessons from Sars and Bird Flu.

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Letter from user on mobile phone radiation

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Letter from user on mobile phone radiation - typical of others.

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Mobile Phone Radiation SAR levels and video

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SAR levels for US mobile phones. Source official FCC data sent by mobile phone manufacturers and collected by DoMode.com, who have an excellent site.

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Mobile phone use radiation scare - what is the truth about health risks from using smartphones?

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Short exposure to mobile phone radiation appears to destroys brain cells in rats and may lead to the early Alzheimer's disease.

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Mobile phone radiation - headlines - Video

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[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMwoKOlVCQU 300 250]Video: "Mobile phone radiation - what are the facts?"

Mobile Phone Radiation - News on mobile phones and health

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Bird Flu - WHO view on global threat from new viral pandemics - Health Care Keynote Speaker

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Article about bird flu written in November 2005. Global human pandemic of bird flu or similar virus is only a matter of time according to the World Health Organisation. World Bank says cost to wealthy nations alone up to $550bn. Several countries talk about closing borders if needed. "Worst-case" death toll remains very unlikely if appropriate action is taken at every stage, and a pandemic could turn out to be no more serious than a larger-than-usual outbreak of ordinary flu. Greatest risk could be emotional reaction to spread. However US government worst-case estimate is 1.9 million US deaths. UK government's worst-case is 800,000 deaths. UN global worst-case is 60 million deaths and 2% fall in output of the global economy.

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