News Items by Date - July 2008

1 July 2008AMA Foundation names Healthy Communities/Healthy America recipients

1 July 2008New research reveals 52% of people do not wash the chopping board after preparing raw meat (ROI)

1 July 2008UNICEF to support water, sanitation and hygiene in China's quake zone

2 July 2008More must be done to increase organ donors in the UK

3 July 2008NHS reforms could threaten medical research, BMA warns

6 July 2008Public fear NHS charges will be introduced in future, says BMA poll

6 July 2008Scottish politicians need to act now to protect children from the allure of smoking, say doctors

7 July 2008Flood relief services not used by many victims

10 July 2008RCN: Patient health at risk if cosmetic laser industry de-regulated

10 July 2008AMA apologizes for history of racial inequality and works to include and promote minority physicians

10 July 2008Terrence Higgins Trust to open new centre in Chelmsford

10 July 2008Terrence Higgins Trust in Brighton offers yoga for people living with HIV

11 July 2008Health risks add to crisis in Ethiopia

16 July 2008Patient satisfaction with access to their GP remains consistently and impressively high

17 July 2008RCN welcomes decreases in MRSA infections

17 July 20082.5 billion live with poor sanitation facilities

17 July 2008RCN welcomes new guidance for providing acute mental health care for women

21 July 2008Top Edinburgh Fringe Comedians line up to support Terrence Higgins Trust Scotland

22 July 2008UK salt intake levels heading in the right direction

22 July 2008Alcohol hospital admissions hide individual tragedies, say doctors

23 July 2008RCN supports call for national campaign to tackle obesity

23 July 2008Healthcare watchdog highlights best and worst NHS hospital care for people with acute mental health problems

24 July 2008Let’s talk about sex - Terrence Higgins Trust launches ‘Bodyworks’ groups for gay men

25 July 2008Royal College of Nursing re-elects gay man to Chair its Annual Congress

25 July 2008Coventry African community invited to health & wellbeing event

25 July 2008Nearly 700,000 children still in need of assistance in Myanmar

28 July 2008Continued investment and expansion of services needed for children aged 0-5 with an intellectual disability

29 July 2008RCN calls for more training opportunities to improve care for People with Learning Disabilities

29 July 2008Views wanted on Touchi extract

30 July 2008AMA applauds U.S. House for acting to protect Americans from the dangers of tobacco

30 July 2008BMA Cymru Wales comment on Assembly Committee report into organ donation

30 July 2008Hand hygiene alone will not reduce healthcare associated infections, warns RCN

30 July 2008More catering companies commit to healthier food

31 July 2008UNITAID, UNICEF and WHO announce massive scale-up in fight against HIV in mothers and children

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