August 20th, 2008
A man who was involved in a road accident eight years ago has been awarded compensation.
Police administrator Chris Chambers sustained fractures to his right leg, forearm and wrists, ligament damage to his knee and cuts and bruises to his neck, chest and face when he was struck by an uninsured driver in December 1999.
The motorist in question was travelling on the wrong side of the road when the collision occurred, the Star reports.
Mr Chambers, who required extensive medical treatment for his injuries, had now been awarded £90,000 by the Motor Insurance Bureau, which was established in 1946 to compensate the victims of uninsured and untraced drivers.
The 34-year-old stated: "My medical situation has continued to impact on my life due to the need for multiple operations and long-term rehabilitation."
Meanwhile, the other motorist was issued a fine after being convicted of driving without due care and attention.
Tags: Accident Victim, Chris Chambers, Cuts And Bruises, Damages, Driving Without Due Care And Attention, Forearm, Fractures, Insurance, Ligament Damage, Medical Situation, Medical Treatment, Motor Insurance Bureau, Police Administrator, Road Accident, Term Rehabilitation, Uninsured Driver, Wrong Side Of The Road
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June 16th, 2008
Child health experts have raised concerns about a fruit-flavoured placebo pill that tricks children into thinking they are getting medical treatment, it has been reported.
The pills – Obecalp (placebo spelled backwards) – are to be launched in the UK and manufacturers say they facilitate a child’s progression through childhood without having to resort to medication.
Efficacy, the company marketing Obecalp, say the pills – which will cost £3 for 50 – can help stimulate the body’s ability to repair itself.
However, the vice-chair of the Royal College of GPs Dr Clare Gerada said: "This placebo disempowers parents. It is telling them that unless you give your children this pill there’s nothing else."
In a series of articles debating whether or not prescribing placebos is an ethical practice, Dr Gary P Posner argued that while administering them might be acceptable by societies "politically correct standards", by the principles of medical science it is not.
Tags: Child Health, Dr Gary, Ethical Practice, Gps, Health Experts, Marketing, Medical Science, Medical Treatment, Medication, Medication Efficacy, Parents, Pills, Placebo Pill, Placebos, Posner, Vice Chair
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June 12th, 2008
Misdiagnosis is leading to millions of migraine sufferers in the UK being denied effective treatment, an expert has claimed.
Peter Goadsby, professor of Neurology at University College, London, claims that only eight per cent of the estimated nine million people with migraines are prescribed effective medication, reports the Times.
Britain’s low treatment rate compares unfavourably with countries such as Sweden where one-third of sufferers are treated and the US where between 12 and 14 per cent receive medical treatment.
Professor Goadsby commented: "There is a big problem with misdiagnosis. If you’re a woman and you see your GP, you have only a 60 per cent chance of a correct diagnosis. If you’re a man, it’s just 50 per cent, as GPs have a concept that it’s a women’s disease."
According to the Migraine Action Association, people of all ages can suffer from migraines. Preventative medical treatments include beta blockers, low dose anti-depressants and serotonin.
Tags: Anti Depressants, Beta, Correct Diagnosis, Goadsby, Gp, Medical Misdiagnosis, Medical Treatment, Medical Treatments, Medication, Migraine, Migraine Action Association, Migraine Sufferers, Migraines, Neurology, People, Serotonin, Sweden, University College London
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