News Items by Date - March 2007
1 March 2007 Search for new drugs ‘speeded up’ by computational technique 1 March 2007 Herb Experts Report on Benefits of Canadian Remedy for Cold and Flu Symptoms 6 March 2007 Study reveals depressed elderly risk early death (UK) 6 March 2007 Women from poor backgrounds fare worse with breast cancer (UK) 6 March 2007 Doctors warn that training debacle may haunt NHS for many years (UK) 6 March 2007 AMA resources for maximizing patient-physician relationship 7 March 2007 Consultants say health reforms block innovation in patient care (UK) 7 March 2007 AMA supports call to action on preventing underage drinking 8 March 2007 Struggle of black and minority ethnic and international nurses (UK) 8 March 2007 Bureaucratic burden in the NHS increasing - say NHS leaders (UK) 9 March 2007 Obesity epidemic measures well monitored in New Zealand 10 March 2007 Junior Doctors call for immediate inquiry into training chaos (UK) 12 March 2007 WHO publishes guidelines on cultivating essential plant used in anti-malaria medicines 13 March 2007 Public fear nurse shortages will hurt patients (UK) 13 March 2007 WHO-led anti-counterfeiting coalition acts to prevent fake drugs 14 March 2007 BMA comments on No Smoking Day (14 March) 2007 14 March 2007 NHS Confederation comments on PAC report on out of hours (UK) 15 March 2007 New research casts doubt over heart disease treatments 15 March 2007 Cancer Research UK and Cancerbackup form partnership to help patients 15 March 2007 Mozambique: Month after floods, thousands of Mozambicans still do not get assistance 15 March 2007 MSF denounces move to withhold medicines from people in Thailand 15 March 2007 NHS Confederation comments on future of PbR consultation (UK) 15 March 2007 BMA welcomes independent evaluation of electronic care record pilots 15 March 2007 Tiny, Spontaneous Gene Mutations May Boost Autism Risk (USA) 16 March 2007 Dramatic increase in Type 1 diabetes in children under 5 (Bristol Uni) 16 March 2007 FSA alerts consumers about possibility of listeria in sandwiches 16 March 2007 BMA says new guidance on health clearance for healthcare workers lacks clarity 17 March 2007 NHS leaders call for better communication between health and social care (UK) 19 March 2007 Liverpool to trial new pancreatic cancer therapy 19 March 2007 UK Freedom of Information Under Threat 19 March 2007 British Heart Foundation comments on FSA salt campaign 19 March 2007 Campaign drives down salt consumption and improves public health (UK) 20 March 2007 UK National survey reports on women’s experience of maternity care 20 March 2007 BMA says that Doctors' contracts are not to blame for NHS debt 20 March 2007 Surprising Pattern of Influenza Spread in South America and Tropics 20 March 2007 British Heart Foundation backs new study on the burdens of physical inactivity 20 March 2007 UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) launches SMS allergy alerts 20 March 2007 Women under 65 with cancer most likely to suffer emotional distress 21 March 2007 UNICEF mounts an emergency response in Birao following the humanitarian coordination appeal 21 March 2007 Millions of Afghan children head back to school 21 March 2007 NZ Ministry of Health holds talks with disability consumers (NZ) 21 March 2007 NZ Ministry of Health marks World TB Day - 24 March 22 March 2007 UNICEF highlights water scarcity on World Water Day 22 March 2007 Bristol University compares care at walk-in centres and A&E (UK) 22 March 2007 Research supports BMA call for rest facilities for junior doctors 23 March 2007 New *Matrix of Harm* for drugs - proposed by study in the Lancet 23 March 2007 Despite progress, malnutrition still a major challenge to child survival in Niger 23 March 2007 Mozambique explosion highlights risks for children (UNICEF) 23 March 2007 Health survey shows older people need help to get more active (BHF) 23 March 2007 Neglected diseases – new treatments available but more funding needed (BMA) 23 March 2007 BMA junior doctors leave talks on recruitment system (UK) 24 March 2007 Make sure your body is ready for the summer on the inside as well as the outside 26 March 2007 Still a long way to go to reduce smoking in Scotland (BMA) 27 March 2007 UK Food Standards Agency publishes consultation on programme to make healthier eating easier 28 March 2007 Mortality rates at Oxford Radcliffe heart unit in acceptable range but improvements needed 29 March 2007 AMA celebrates National Doctors' Day (USA) 30 March 2007 RCN warns of dark mood among nurses over proposed pay cut 30 March 2007 NHS improving on stress and safety according to UK healthcare watchdog 30 March 2007 NHS investment needs sustaining to tackle ills of NHS says RCN
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