News Items by Date - October 2006

1 October 2006HFEA proposes £2950 for annual regulation fees for insemination clinics

1 October 2006Steroid injections do not provide long-term relief from tennis elbow

1 October 2006Fighting cancer with aspirin - Newcastle University

2 October 2006Start of Scottish annual flu immunisation campaign

2 October 2006New guidelines for children's emergency health care in Scotland

3 October 2006Helping teenagers with cancer - Australia

3 October 2006UK Winter Flu jabs: Don't phone us - we'll contact you ...

3 October 2006New gene linked to depression and bipolar disorder (UCL Research)

3 October 2006NZ Researchers find new clue to treating diabetes

3 October 2006Hep C treatment side effects: finding your own cure

4 October 2006Blood team to be put on standby in Scotland

4 October 2006Award winning research offers hope for back pain sufferers - Manchester Univ

4 October 2006Lord Warner launches discussion on urgent care (UK Govn)

4 October 2006New method to track disease could save lives - Australia

4 October 2006UK Healthcare watchdog urges staff to take part to help improve care for patients

4 October 2006Use of Cannabis in British Columbia, Canada.

5 October 2006NHS congratulated on progress on cancer waits (UK Govn)

5 October 2006BMA calls for action to prevent junior doctor road accidents

5 October 2006UK: Set up of Nutrition Strategy Steering Group (NSSG)

5 October 2006Understanding how bacterial toxins cause severe gastrointestinal diseases

5 October 2006WHO challenges world to improve air quality

5 October 2006Eyecare: Excessive exposure to UV light can lead to photokeratitis

6 October 2006Black tea soothes away stress - UCL Research

6 October 2006Evidence to Waist: New Links Between Obesity and Health Risks Revealed

7 October 2006Schistosomiasis researcher honoured by Niger for improving health of poor

7 October 2006Common household chemical may pose human health risk - Canada

9 October 2006RCN petition highlights public feeling on worsening NHS deficits

9 October 2006Communities urged to speak out to ensure they get the fertility services they need

9 October 2006Scientists discover new breast cancer risk gene

9 October 2006Healthcare watchdog to unveil most comprehensive assessment of NHS performance

10 October 2006Mental Health Charity concerns about Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder

10 October 2006British Heart Foundation comments on ‘north-south health divide’

10 October 2006New confederation of biological sample banks will boost cancer research in the UK

10 October 2006Postponing surgery reduces long term side effects for children with kidney cancer

10 October 2006Mental Health Charity welcomes Government’s anti-stigma plans, but calls for greater investment

10 October 2006UK Nurses awarded prestigious Mary Seacole Awards

10 October 2006Thailand launches national Avian Influenza awareness, prevention campaign in schools

10 October 2006Report into drinking water taste and odour complaints in Scotland

11 October 2006More independence for people with diabetes thanks to unique diabetes course for hospital staff

11 October 2006Vaccination breakthrough for animals in danger - Glasgow Univ

11 October 2006Greens Can Keep Breast Cancer at Bay - Leicester University

12 October 2006UK FSA updates consumers on suspected malicious tampering

12 October 2006Internet of long-term benefit for depression: Study - Australia

12 October 2006Insight into visually impaired people’s lives - Birmingham University

12 October 2006Scientist receives prestigious award for malaria breakthrough - Liverpool

13 October 2006Implanting new technology into the world of medicine - Glasgow Univ

13 October 2006Researchers Identify a Key Regulator for Skin Stem Cells

13 October 2006Global polio eradication now hinges on four countries

13 October 2006Single women and lesbian couples urged to speak about fertility services

13 October 2006How much more are we prepared to pay for locally produced foods?

14 October 2006New specialist Matron team to boost care for heart failure patients in Lincolnshire

14 October 2006Junior doctor recruitment could spark hospital chaos - UK

14 October 2006Provision of care for intellectual disability highest since records began (Ireland)

15 October 2006Teenage lifestyles causing back pain, warn physios

16 October 2006Mandatory drug testing for anyone arrested - Scotland

16 October 2006Violence against children can and must be prevented - WHO

16 October 2006UNICEF marks World Food Day with a focus on undernourished children

16 October 2006Nurses comment on move to shift NHS care closer to patients

17 October 2006Virtual Colonoscopy Effective in Preventing Colorectal Cancer

17 October 2006New NHS Electronic Library for Ethnicity and Health - London, UK.

17 October 2006Unlocking the secrets of the human body - Glasgow University

17 October 2006First Major Irish Study Of Sexual Health And Relationships Launched

17 October 2006More injecting drug users have HIV, hepatitis B or hepatitis C now than in early 1990s (Eire)

18 October 2006Research successfully helps NZ women conceive

18 October 2006Liverpool to be global cancer research hub

18 October 2006New research to cut animal testing - Manchester University, UK.

19 October 2006Irish Blood Transfusion Service & Irish Cancer Society call for platelet donors

19 October 2006Obesity in children associated with insufficient sleep - Bristol

20 October 2006UK Doctors warn of psychiatric bed shortages

23 October 2006Smoking cessation project for mums-to-be in Scotland

23 October 2006*Six weeks to change your taste buds* challenge (Ireland)

23 October 2006Diabetes gene carries similar risk to obesity (UCL, London)

23 October 2006NHS Confederation comment on Government announcement on productivity indicators

24 October 2006Action required to increase pandemic influenza vaccine supply - WHO

24 October 2006Health checks to combat heart disease in Scotland

24 October 2006UK Government makes slow progress on determining safety of nanoparticles

24 October 2006Independent UK research proves link between nurse numbers and patient mortality

30 October 2006RCN response to release of Department of Health NHS redundancy figures

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