News Items by Date - March 2008

3 March 2008Irish adults eating the wrong quantities of beef (safefood, Eire)

4 March 2008BMA comment on 24-hour licensing review (UK)

5 March 2008Local researchers look to improve treatment for lung cancer patients

5 March 2008BMA signs Healthcare Professionals Consensus Statement (UK)

6 March 2008BMA Scotland condemns handling of negotiations to extend General Practice hours

6 March 2008HRB publish a review of suicide and suicide prevention (Ireland)

7 March 2008More chronically sick patients in NI to benefit from treatment within general practice (UK, BMA)

7 March 2008Breast cancer services must meet challenge of increased incidence (National mastectomy audit)

13 March 2008Food supplements do not replace a healthy diet (safefood, Eire)

13 March 2008BMA wins case over GPs' pensions (UK)

14 March 2008British Medical Association warns of loss of patient voice (UK)

14 March 2008Healthcare watchdog calls on hospitals to ensure they are not exposing patients to unnecessary doses of radiation

14 March 2008THT welcomes Crown Prosecution Service policy on sexually transmitted infections (STIs)

17 March 2008Review of UK sickness/work scheme is long overdue, according to BMA

18 March 2008Trends in treatment for problem alcohol use: HRB publishes preliminary figures (Eire)

19 March 2008New deal for doctors in Scotland (BMA, Scotland)

19 March 2008Medics claim that: *Patient choice is a double-edged sword* (BMA)

19 March 2008Shorter radiotherapy courses can benefit breast cancer patients

20 March 2008Breast cancer gene carriers' risk 'amplified' by additional genes (Cancer Research)

20 March 2008DrThom and Terrence Higgins Trust launch THT by Post (THT)

26 March 2008Consumers... if in doubt, speak out (safefood, Eire)

28 March 2008Bad breakfast habits could harm long-term health

28 March 2008New support group for gay men living with HIV who are not on medication (THT)

28 March 2008UNICEF relieved at release of state water corporation drivers in Darfur, but repeats call for end to all attacks

30 March 2008Racial differences in response to bowel cancer genetic risk factor

31 March 2008Survey shows 3 in 10 UK junior doctors on understaffed rotas (BMA)

31 March 2008One in four adults use the Internet to find out more about health issues (HRB Study)

31 March 2008Japan allocates US$5 million to WFP and UNICEF in Zambia

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