1 August 2005Artificial intelligence to help intensive care doctors - Research from Sheffield University, UK
1 August 2005Welsh National Assembly concern about visitors going to Wales just for Health Benefits
1 August 2005The Scottish Executive announces better training for Scottish doctors
1 August 2005UK Government consults for World-Class Health Research Strategy
2 August 2005US nationwide shortage of researchers trained in geriatric mental health
2 August 2005Review of Recent Echinacea Trial - Dosage thought to be too low
2 August 2005Electrical exercise system aids paralysis sufferers - Developments from Research at Glasgow University, UK
2 August 2005New UK Screening Programme for Bowel Cancer
3 August 2005New cleaning process developed to cut hospital risk of CJD
3 August 2005Beach pollution and associated health-concerns greatest during new and full moon
4 August 2005Bristol University brain research investigates creativity using MRI scanner
5 August 2005University of London research shows that old-fashioned head-lice treatments are best
5 August 2005Lead in tap water may pose greater leaching risk than standard tests show
6 August 2005Concern about high child and maternal mortality rates in Afganistan - Update from UNICEF
6 August 2005Ideal rate of exclusive breastfeeding a distant goal in most Arab Countries
6 August 2005Hope for Alzheimer's Sufferers, and other reason for the Welsh to celebrate the Daffodil !
7 August 2005Psychiatric Patients more likely to be recent victims of violence than general population
7 August 2005Resident Physicians Surveyed on Drug Rep Practices (USA)
7 August 2005Monastic Medicine in Scotland during the Middle Ages
7 August 2005Cocaine residue in Italian water reveals more users than official estimates
8 August 2005Investigation into Drug Related Deaths announced by the Scottish Executive
8 August 2005Scientists exploit HIV's noisy genetics to force virus into latency
8 August 2005Mechanism that may aid suffers of Multiple Sclerosis (MS), premature birth, and other conditions
8 August 2005How fungal microbes alter the appearance of their cell surfaces to slip past the immune system's defences.
9 August 2005Healthcare watchdog urges hospitals to monitor quality of care in A&E departments
9 August 2005Hara Shiatsu Therapy, an ancient form of Traditional Chinese Medicine, recognised by UK Shiatsu Society
9 August 2005Adults most common source of alcohol for US teenagers, according to poll of 13-18 year-olds
9 August 2005Research suggests that reading recall of healthy adults similar for healthy 18 and 70 year-olds
9 August 2005Major re-organization of UK Medical Training announced by the Department of Health
10 August 2005UK Department of Health - Success with Nutritional Information Campaign
10 August 2005Patient's genes may be used to predict response to chemotherapy for breast cancer
10 August 2005U.S. Research indicates that psychiatric disorders delay cancer diagnosis
11 August 2005Beginnings of a New Phase in Medical Imaging - Latest News from the Optical Society of America
11 August 2005How the Working Class coped with Death in C19th Britain - Manchester University
11 August 2005Queensland University Scientist wins award for Cervical Cancer Vaccine
12 August 2005Identification of Key Enzyme Linked to Childhood Blindness
12 August 2005Infants born at night have higher mortality rate in first month - California
12 August 2005UK Media reporting of organ retention controversies adversely affected research into Children's Cancers
12 August 2005Eradication of potentially fatal H. influenzae type b in The Gambia
12 August 2005Exercise every 48 Hours may prevent Type II Diabetes - Research from Wollongong University
13 August 2005UK Accident & Emergency Hospital Service best performance to date
13 August 2005UK Gov. to provide personal Health Trainers to assist individuals living in deprived areas
13 August 2005Scotttish Policy Development Re. Assault victims at possible risk of blood-borne viral infections
13 August 2005Lifestyle and Diet May Stop or Reverse Prostate Cancer Progression
13 August 2005Irish Family Planning Association Launches Campaign for Safe & Legal Abortions in Ireland
13 August 2005Natural Scientists less likely than Social Scientists to believe in God
13 August 2005Folates more effective in limiting Alzheimer's disease risk than antioxidants
13 August 2005Global scientific research project launched to improve understanding of the human brain
14 August 2005Exercise may slow down progress of Parkinson's Disease
15 August 2005Healthcare Commission (UK) launches drive for improvements in Priority Health Services
15 August 2005Mental Health Charity Launches New Grants Programme (UK)
15 August 2005Cash to modernise Scotland's health service (UK)
16 August 2005UK Health Minister launches consultation on Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act
16 August 2005Physiotherapists advice to Party-Goers ... How to Party without Pain !
16 August 2005Roots of Epilepsy May Lie in Oft-Ignored Brain Cells - US Research Latest
16 August 2005Early Intervention for sufferers of chronic stuttering - Sydney University, AUS
17 August 2005Overweight youngsters can bounce back to normal blood pressure
17 August 2005More is better: Angioplasty study shows patients still do better with doctors who do more procedures
17 August 2005Social Research from Michigan (USA): Widowed elders have less stress if living closer to children
17 August 2005Social Research: Teen height predicts adult earnings
17 August 2005Inexpensive yet accurate method for the diagnosis of African Sleeping Sickness - Leicester University, UK
17 August 2005Leeds Scientists investigate effectiveness of treatments for shoulder pain
17 August 2005Oxford researcher to help lead new centre for HIV vaccine research
18 August 2005Brightly-coloured fruit and veg may protect against arthritis
18 August 2005NHS response to European Working Time Directive results in better patient care (UK)
18 August 2005UK Health: New standards for better long-term conditions care
18 August 2005Shop environment influences women's attitude to body size according to Liverpool Univ Research
19 August 2005Some UK dispensing doctors face uncertain future
19 August 2005People from across the UK to have their say on improving health services
19 August 2005The GMC and the Council for the Registration of Forensic Practitioners sign memorandum of understanding
19 August 2005The Mental Health Foundation (UK) launches a new grants programme
19 August 2005New safety advice to NHS on reducing the harm caused by misplaced nasogastric feeding tubes in neonates
19 August 2005New Maternity Record for Scotland
20 August 2005Peace in Middle East by effort to combat common enemy of drug addiction
20 August 2005Serious health problems identified in young obese Australians
20 August 2005Menthol implicated in health disparities between white and black American smokers
20 August 2005Report reveals high rate of heart attack amongst ethnic minorities in Scotland
20 August 2005Japan backs UNICEF child survival programme in Nigeria
20 August 2005Twice as many adverts for unhealthy foods, cigarettes and alcohol in black and Latino magazines
21 August 2005Brain distinguishes between nose and mouth odours
22 August 2005Can heart drugs offer hope for asthmatics?
23 August 2005UK Doctors warn patients against unregulated screening tests
23 August 2005BMA proposes specific training posts for overseas doctors working in the UK
23 August 2005Organ Donors needed (UK Campaign)
24 August 2005WHO advises on the need to build stronger health systems to reach development goals
24 August 2005South West Wales cancer patients praise local healthcare service
24 August 2005Two Prestigious Awards for the Caerphilly Birth Centre, Gwent.
24 August 2005Pioneering new technology for the early detection of child tooth decay
24 August 2005WHO Partners with Joint Commission & Joint Commission International to Eliminate Medical Errors
25 August 2005Social Factors that may indicate possible future domestic violence
25 August 2005London Scientists take first steps towards growing human lungs for transplant surgery
25 August 2005Out-of-body experiences may come from within
25 August 2005Football and Animal Care join forces to end poverty in parts of The Gambia
25 August 2005Implant Releases Medication Directly into Eye
26 August 2005New dye could offer early test for Alzheimer's
26 August 2005University Studies of OMEGA-3s (Fish Oils) as treatment tor MS Depression
26 August 2005Benefits, Risks, and Potential Side Effects of Cancer Screening
26 August 2005Asthma inhaler abuse associated with other drug use among US teenagers
26 August 2005Estrogen’s antioxidant power may play key role in cerebral blood vessel health
26 August 2005Medical School appoints eminent expert on disasters, terrorism and mental health (Australia)
27 August 2005Singapore's Annual National Healthy Lifestyle Campaign
27 August 2005Childhood obesity concerns in Canada
27 August 2005Boots the Chemist to provide free chlamydia screening for 16-24 year olds across London
27 August 2005UK Department of Health publishes data about clostridium difficile and glycopeptide resistant enterococci
27 August 2005World Health Organization declares TB emergency in Africa
28 August 2005Researcher investigates what happens when a virus enters the body
28 August 2005US Research shows that inhibitory systems control the pattern of activity in the cortex
28 August 2005Reducing risk of death from severe malaria by a third with Chinese herb-derived drug
29 August 2005Review of General Opthalmic Services in the UK
29 August 2005Mitochodria also act to defend cells against viruses
30 August 2005UK Health spending on cancer services reaches record levels
30 August 2005Indonesia launches country's largest-ever immunization campaign to tackle expanding polio epidemic
30 August 2005Bowel Cancer Screening to be offered to all residents in Scotland
31 August 2005UK Sperm testing falls short of WHO standards
31 August 2005How the brain processes words - recent research from Oxford University
31 August 2005Manchester Scientists suggest that Schizophrenia may not exist
31 August 2005Investigating possible link between colon cancer and obesity - Leeds University