MORE than half of elderly people with dementia are prescribed unnecessary drugs like sedatives and antipsychotics to keep them calm. Daily Express :: Health Feed
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Early ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ Script Featured a Villain From the First Movie and an Unnecessary Romance
The screenwriting process involves long hours, lost sleep and graying hair. It also involves throwing away a hundred pretty good ideas to reach a great idea. And then you throw away a great idea to make sure an even better idea can survive elsewhere. Marvel movies are no different and screenwriter Eric Pearson has revealed […]
Kuwaiti’s oil minister says extending the OPEC deal may be unnecessary
Thomson Reuters OPEC and its partners may not need to extend the November 2016 crude oil production cut agreement beyond its March 2018 deadline if everyone fully complies with their quotas, Kuwait’s Oil Minister Essam al-Marzouk told media yesterday. Al-Marzouk noted that OPEC’s compliance rate had hit 116 percent, without adding, however, that this figure referred to August production […]
Dentist warning: UNNECESSARY antibiotics prescribed by dentists spreading superbug C. diff
DENTISTS prescribing unnecessary antibiotics could be spreading an antibiotic-resistant superbug infection, researchers have claimed. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Trump’s attempt to rewrite NAFTA pushes a provision that is ‘senseless — and unnecessary’
Donald Trump campaigned for president on the premise that he would rip up US trade deals including the North America Free Trade Agreement with Mexico and Canada, which he has dubbed “the worst trade deal ever made.” While he was quick to renege on the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement with 11 Pacific-Rim nations that President Barack […]
Don’t let the hype around Lyme disease lead to unnecessary treatment, warns U of A researcher
An infectious disease specialist at the University of Alberta Hospital says the risk of contracting Lyme disease from a tick bite is overblown. CBC | Health News
‘Silent killer’ heart conditions: Six out of 10 in danger of unnecessary early death
SIX out of 10 patients with inherited ‘silent killer’ heart conditions are being put in danger of unnecessary early death because GPs are misdiagnosing them with anxiety, according to new research. Daily Express :: Health Feed
'Silent killer' heart conditions: Six out of 10 in danger of unnecessary early death
GETTY-STOCK IMAGE Six out of 10 patients with inherited conditions are being misdiagnosed by GPs Experts at the British Heart Foundation found patients faced long delays before receiving a correct diagnosis, with their symptoms often wrongly attributed to a range of stress-related conditions. As a result, they were being put in danger of suffering an […]
De Gea to Real Madrid: Zidane and Ramos deem move for Manchester United star unnecessary
Madrid president Florentino Perez has lined up the Spaniard as a marquee summer signing at the Bernabeu. Despite being set to cost a world-record fee for a goalkeeper, Madrid are chasing their key target. David De Gea nearly joined two years ago but another pursuit is ongoing, with the plan for United’s shot-stopper to replace […]
Unnecessary care in Canada tops 1 million tests and treatments a year
Canadians have more than a million tests or treatments a year that don’t help patients and may be harmful, a new report suggests. CBC | Health News
