News Items by Date - June 2007
1 June 2007 Doctors & patients should make decisions together about treatment - New GMC guidance 1 June 2007 10 new physician quality measures approved by AMA-convened Physician Consortium (USA) 4 June 2007 Farming industry and local authorities benefit from new inspection scheme (UK) 4 June 2007 UN agencies call for scale up of access to HIV testing and counselling in Asia & Pacific 4 June 2007 New AMA survey finds Medicare cuts will hurt seniors (USA) 5 June 2007 BMA Scotland welcomes Scottish Executive move to raise age to buy cigarettes to 18 5 June 2007 Medicare cuts to physicians will harm Arkansas seniors (USA) 5 June 2007 Palestinian youth in northern Lebanon head back to school two weeks into refugee camp crisis 6 June 2007 BMA Scotland statement Re. Government's position on future NHS 6 June 2007 Polio the target for Zimbabwean Health Campaign (UNICEF) 7 June 2007 Sierra Leone Approves the National Child Rights Bill (UNICEF) 7 June 2007 Innovative approach tackles malnutrition in the community (UNICEF) 8 June 2007 BMA launches 'Right to Health' toolkit 8 June 2007 UNICEF efforts to improve the situation of children in detention facilities in Georgia 8 June 2007 Expert Committee releases recommendations to fight childhood and adolescent obesity (USA) 11 June 2007 BMA Scotland calls for healthy decision making to reduce inequalities 11 June 2007 Don’t let food bugs hijack your day trip this summer (UK FSA) 11 June 2007 Chromosomal instability may predict resistance to cancer drug - Cancer Research UK 11 June 2007 UNICEF welcomes agreement to hand over children by Sudan Liberation Movement in Darfur 12 June 2007 Doctors should lead the way in promoting disability equality - BMA (UK) 12 June 2007 Scotland's GP leader on extending surgery opening hours 12 June 2007 New initiative to improve mothers' access to safe blood (WHO) 12 June 2007 AMA supports proposal for a smoke-free Michigan (USA) 12 June 2007 Medicare cuts to physicians will harm Utah seniors (USA) 13 June 2007 Serbian survey highlights poverty gaps (UNICEF) 13 June 2007 Country-by-country data show impact of environmental factors on health (WHO) 14 June 2007 NICE issues draft guidance on drugs for the treatment of age related macular degeneration 14 June 2007 International Health Regulations enter into force (WHO) 14 June 2007 Brown's flagship NHS policy could fail, warns GPs leader (UK) 17 June 2007 Milestone reached in sharing international stem cell knowledge (GMC) 18 June 2007 New FSA guide on reducing mycotoxins in cereals (UK) 18 June 2007 What do UK family doctors really feel ? - New BMA survey 18 June 2007 Smoking ban will encourage families to go out - according to Cancer Research UK 19 June 2007 BMA calls for doctors to tackle unspoken epidemic of domestic abuse 19 June 2007 AMA supports tobacco tax increase to fund kids health care 19 June 2007 Americans support tobacco tax increase to expand children's health coverage 20 June 2007 Go to Work on a Egg ... not banned online ! 20 June 2007 Blood link to rheumatoid arthritis and heart disease 20 June 2007 BMA response to Conservative party health plans (UK) 20 June 2007 Irish Smokefree law has reduced smoking in the home 21 June 2007 AMA launches new disaster journal: Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness 22 June 2007 UNICEF concerned at conditions for orphans and vulnerable children in Iraq 23 June 2007 BMA calls for flexible working as research shows more women doctors (UK) 24 June 2007 UK Public support for BMA proposals for NHS 25 June 2007 People from poor backgrounds least likely to know cancer symptoms 25 June 2007 AMA adopts strategies to address rising health care costs (USA) 25 June 2007 AMA calls for investigation of store-based health clinics (AMA) 25 June 2007 AMA television ad calls for Congress to preserve seniors' access to care (USA) 25 June 2007 AMA new policies on childhood anaphylaxis, emergency contraception & more (USA) 26 June 2007 AMA adopts principles for health courts (USA) 27 June 2007 NICE guidance published to help manage distressing bowel problem 27 June 2007 Carmustine implants and temozolomide for the treatment of newly diagnosed high-grade glioma 27 June 2007 NICE issues guidance on the use of *clot-busters* in the treatment of strokes 27 June 2007 Doctors set deadline for contract to be approved (UK) 27 June 2007 UNICEF calls for more awareness-raising to prevent spread of HIV in Iran 27 June 2007 AMA reinforces efforts to cover uninsured kids (USA) 27 June 2007 AMA doctors tackle Medicare payment reform at meeting (USA) 28 June 2007 Scottish doctors call for a long term vision for health 28 June 2007 BMA calls on the new Health Secretary to listen and work with doctors (UK) 28 June 2007 *Don't let medics suffer in silence* Medical Training in Wales, UK (BMA) 28 June 2007 Nurse-led centres would rob GPs of vital resources, claims BMA Wales 29 June 2007 Quitting smoking makes you happier - according to Cancer Research UK 29 June 2007 New phase of largest-ever measles vaccination campaign in Pakistan 29 June 2007 Education under fire - UNICEF 30 June 2007 UNICEF contributes emergency supplies to help victims of Balochistan floods 30 June 2007 UNICEF Executive Director commends Turkey’s progress towards MDGs 30 June 2007 Maternity conference examines safety at time of pressure and change for services
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