News Items by Date - May 2007
1 May 2007 Caution urged about daily aspirin for healthy over-75s 1 May 2007 Death threats, bullying and verbal abuse: the lot of a student nurse 2 May 2007 New breastfeeding research challenges traditional feeding positions (RCN) 2 May 2007 Maggots rid patients of MRSA 4 May 2007 The brain can rapidly reorganise to recover from damage (Oxford Uni) 7 May 2007 DNA links Aborigines to African walkabout (Cambridge Uni) 8 May 2007 Adults with dwarfism more disabled by social barriers and medical problems than previously realised 9 May 2007 Egyptians, not Greeks, were true fathers of medicine 10 May 2007 WHO-UNICEF multi-country infant and young child feeding workshop in Damascus 10 May 2007 US Physicians support bill requiring health care providers to clarify credentials in ads 15 May 2007 FSA (UK) Publishes first annual report on food safety incidents 15 May 2007 Childhood environment influences female reproductive function 15 May 2007 Research suggests that boiling broccoli ruins its anti-cancer properties 16 May 2007 Children’s Rights for Roma children (UNICEF) 17 May 2007 FSA Board (UK) recommends mandatory fortification of flour & bread 17 May 2007 Nigeria launches a national action plan for orphans and vulnerable children 18 May 2007 UNICEF negotiations on a child disarmament in North-Eastern CAR 21 May 2007 Below average number of copies of gene increase risk of autoimmune diseases 22 May 2007 Mathematical modelling indicates problems with established theory of how HIV depletes white blood cells 22 May 2007 UK FSA launches UK consultation on 7-9, 11-12, 14 and 16+ year olds food competences 22 May 2007 Stem cells provide clues to cancer spread 23 May 2007 UNICEF calls for aid to Iraqi children 23 May 2007 UEL and THT team up to repeat success of a unique programme in gay men’s health promotion 23 May 2007 NICE issues guidance to help assess children with fever (UK) 23 May 2007 Genome of Clostridium botulinum reveals the background to world's deadliest toxin 23 May 2007 Small infants greater survival rate in high level intensive care (USA) 24 May 2007 WHO agrees on on influenza virus sharing & IP 24 May 2007 Using drugs as weapons can never be *non lethal* (BMA) 25 May 2007 UNICEF Lebanon joins UNRWA response to needs of children & women in El Bared crisis 25 May 2007 Salmonella contamination in fresh basil 31 May 2007 Ensuring safety and information for IVF patients (UK)
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