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1 December 2005Report calls for radical revamp of UK Sexual Health Services

1 December 2005High quality health research supported in the fight against disease

1 December 2005Scotland helping fight AIDS in Malawi

1 December 2005Research findings contradict bias against morphine at end of life

1 December 2005Government and industry must do more about alcohol in Australia

1 December 2005Tips for Managing Seasonal Affective Disorder

2 December 2005UK Government welcomes stem cell report, committing £100m for research

2 December 2005Next steps in the reform of UK National Health Service (NHS) Dentistry

2 December 2005Highlights from December 2005 Journal of the American Dietetic Association

2 December 2005Herb Science Group’s Letter Regarding Low Dosage in Echinacea Trial

2 December 2005UK Patients get same standards assurance wherever treated

2 December 2005Increase in services needed for pregnant HIV-Positive women

3 December 2005American Botanical Council 2nd online course for Herb Retailers & Health Practitioners

3 December 2005Adolescent Medicine Specialist considers her adolescent patients as *Partners*

3 December 2005New generation of anti-inflammatory drugs provide greater stomach protection ?

3 December 2005Nottingham University collaborates with FRAME to replace animal testing

3 December 2005Link between regular use of inhaler and probability of acute asthma attack

3 December 2005How eating (and growing) could improve your IQ - Bristol University

4 December 2005Bristol cardiac team develops new anaesthetic technique to help children

4 December 2005Scientists uncover genetic clues to tumour formation

4 December 2005Q-Fever: A global health risk ?

5 December 2005Smoking shown to increase unequal death rates between rich and poor

5 December 2005Caffeine during pregnancy - Research into caffeine use and addiction

5 December 2005Study shows 30-Day Soft Contact Lenses pose very small risk of vision loss

5 December 2005Pancreatic Cancer: Difficult to Diagnose and Deadly

5 December 2005Biofortified, Iron-rich rice improves womens nutrition

5 December 2005Saint Louis University study attacks Multiple Sclerosis disease

6 December 2005Comment on recent US Report about Food Marketing to Children

6 December 2005UK Chief Medical Officer reminds Hajj pilgrims to get meningitis jab

6 December 2005UK Health minister welcomes landmark census on mental health and race

6 December 2005Forcing patients to pay for AIDS care endangers treatment success

6 December 2005GMC welcomes reforms to Medical Act for fairer registration for international medics

6 December 2005MRC & Artemis Pharmaceuticals sign license agreement Re. Genetic Models

7 December 2005Help for Hispanic families caring for relative with Alzheimer’s disease

7 December 2005UK advice to pregnant women during the lambing season

7 December 2005UK General Medical Council (GMC) asks young people what the future holds

7 December 2005NHS Confederation response to report on dealing with hospital failure - UK

7 December 2005Scotland introduces tighter controls on skin piercing

7 December 2005ADHD in Adults: New Research Paper

8 December 2005T-Rays: New Imaging Technology Spotlighted by American Chemical Society

8 December 2005Racial Minority participation in Clinical Trials increases with information

8 December 2005Supplement coenzyme Q10 tested to treat neurological disorders

8 December 2005UCLA imaging study of children with autism highlights broken mirror neuron system

8 December 2005Choosing the best kidney for transplantation - University of Michigan

8 December 2005Majority of UK women happy with birth experience, according to survey

8 December 2005UK Health Service (NHS) delivering better hospital food and cleanliness

8 December 2005AIDS Institute scientists discover immune response to HIV differs in identical twins

8 December 2005British Medical Association (BMA) supports NHS Expert Patients Programme

9 December 2005Funding for UK Health Service (NHS) humanitarian projects doubled

9 December 2005Two types of breast cancer treatments show similar benefits

9 December 2005European Union (EU) Health Council - 9th December 2005

9 December 2005Companies not selling new AIDS drugs in Africa - MSF Report

9 December 2005ADA President's Statement on IOM Report on Food Marketing to Children

9 December 2005End poverty : Bring the Right to Health Alive

10 December 2005Human health threatened by degradation of ecosystems (WHO)

10 December 2005Don't wash your (Christmas) bird before cooking - Food Advice

10 December 2005BHS Statement on Beta-Blockers for Hypertension

12 December 2005NHS Confederation report highlights need to improve care of the terminally ill

13 December 2005Hewitt sets out next steps for NHS reform (UK)

13 December 2005Two new malaria treatments available in 2006 - MSF

14 December 2005Radiotherapy after lumpectomy saves lives

14 December 2005UK Health Service *at risk* from treatment centre programme

15 December 2005Scientists claim that diesel exhaust may impair blood vessel function

17 December 2005Researchers suggest a reason for recurrent sudden infant death syndrome

19 December 2005Stress hormones may make elderly more vulnerable to infection

19 December 2005Twins comparison suggests genetic risk for dementia

19 December 2005Camembert cheese withdrawn because of possible E.coli contamination

19 December 2005Organic Valley Culminates 2005 with Launch of *Generation Organic*

19 December 2005New research hopes to discover how different perspectives influence mental health assessments

19 December 2005UK Medical Student Debt exceeds £20,000

20 December 2005Chest X-Rays detect early lung cancer but also many false-positive results

20 December 2005Health Canada approves clinical trial for Vancouver AIDS patients

21 December 2005Mistletoe – Modern research suggests potential new uses

21 December 2005New Report suggests research could help disrupt illicit drug markets (Ireland)

21 December 2005UK Department of Health consultation into care home information

21 December 2005New study shows techniques to detect and monitor Alzheimer’s Disease

22 December 2005No grounds for Psychiatrists withholding Co-operation from Mental Health Tribunals (Eire)

22 December 2005AMA: Congress fails to stop Medicare physician payment cut

22 December 2005Chief Medical Officer launches website for people considering cosmetic surgery

22 December 2005Gyroscopes that can detect cancer

23 December 2005Niger: Over 300,000 children saved from malnutrition in 2005, much yet to achieve

26 December 2005US Researchers demonstrate how how promising TB drug works

27 December 2005Having a sibling with heart disease increases own heart disease risk

28 December 2005New pilot programmes to help people who lack capacity

28 December 2005American Medical Association (AMA): 5 resolutions for a healthy new year

29 December 2005More people to benefit from Nicotine Replacement Therapy

29 December 2005Legislate for better health says leader of Scotland's doctors

30 December 2005Physiotherapy guide to New Year health