News Items by Date - June 2006

1 June 2006World Health Assembly resolution hailed crucial first step to global R&D framework

1 June 2006Hypnotherapy improves quality of life for people with Irritable Bowel Syndrome - Edinburgh University

1 June 2006One in five Scots admit they drink to *get drunk* - British Medical Association

1 June 2006Herbal remedy could help sufferers of type 2 diabetes - Reading University

1 June 2006*NBA Cares* announces support of Unite For Children, Unite Against AIDS Campaign

2 June 2006Neglect of social sciences 'will increase pandemic flu death toll' - Nottingham University

2 June 2006Children of Depressed Parents at Higher-Risk for Mental Disorders

2 June 2006Fastest treatment ever for cancer patients - UK

2 June 2006National Patient Safety Agency alerts NHS to continued risks with oral methotrexate

3 June 2006Lazy eye patches can expose children to the playground bully - Bristol University

3 June 2006National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) Citizens Council to examine health inequalities - UK

4 June 2006Report on service demand and delivery among people with physical and sensory disabilities in Ireland

4 June 2006New HFEA Guide to infertility shows birth rates following IVF treatment continue to increase

5 June 2006Intermittent Explosive Disorder Affects up to 16 Million Americans

6 June 2006Food Standards Agency (FSA) advises steps to avoid summer food poisoning

7 June 2006Dean of Warwick Medical School Wins CBI First Women Science Award

9 June 2006NICE issues draft guidance on trastuzumab (Herceptin) for early breast cancer

9 June 2006Making New Zealand smoke-free will reduce ethnic death rate inequalities

9 June 2006Research sheds light on how brain cells communicate - Sydney University

10 June 2006Repeat steroids reduces breathing problems in premature babies - Adelaide University

13 June 2006UK Diabetes care continues to improve year by year

13 June 2006Irish Nurses and midwives focus on research

13 June 2006Greater efforts needed to stimulate demand for organic products - Reading University

13 June 2006AMA calls for measures to reduce sodium intake in U.S. diet

14 June 2006New drive to reduce suicide rate for young men in UK

14 June 2006AMA calls for temporary moratorium on direct-to-consumer advertising of new prescription drugs

15 June 2006UK Health minister announces speed up of electronic patient records

15 June 2006UK Food Standards Agency Board responds to Ofcom consultation

15 June 2006APA Applauds AMA Actions Benefiting Patient Care and Information

15 June 2006Dyslexic students still face barriers to progression - Westminster University Research

16 June 2006Scotland's family doctors hit back at criticism

16 June 2006WFP and UNICEF: Bleakest malnutrition situation in Somalia in years

19 June 2006New Research Links Racial Discrimination To Health in New Zealand

19 June 2006AMA report provides guidelines for improved patient communication

19 June 2006Study shows how surveillance could reduce the number of blood stream infections

20 June 2006Response to new report: The Depression Report – A New Deal for Depression and Anxiety

20 June 2006Annual drive to prevent diarrhoeal deaths gets underway in Afghanistan

20 June 2006Initial study into free personal care - Scotland

20 June 2006Study shows 'ever-young' gene can reprogramme cells - Edinburgh University

21 June 2006Ten steps to modernise mental health services in the UK

21 June 2006Poverty and deprivation – key causes of mental health problems in Scottish children

22 June 2006Unrecognized Disorder Significant Health Risk for Female Athletes

22 June 2006Social factors not hormones cause PMS, post-natal depression and menopausal stress

22 June 2006The risky business of having a baby: why birth interventions are on the rise

22 June 2006UK Mental health charity awards new research grants

23 June 2006Getting services right for UK children with kidney problems

23 June 2006NICE draft guideline on care during labour - UK

25 June 2006UK Public opinion poll shows that people do not believe that the NHS provides choice

26 June 2006New study shows the life and death importance of the doctor-patient relationship (Australia)

26 June 2006BMA Chairman says *no* to supermarket attitudes to health

26 June 200625% Scots going out more often than before the Smokefree law

27 June 2006Edinburgh researchers to probe memory loss in people with diabetics

27 June 2006Microscopic Scaffolding Offers a ‘Simple’ Solution to Treating Skin Injuries

28 June 2006Memory Loss Affects More of the Brain than Previously Thought

28 June 2006Eire Dept of Health and Children challenges validity of survey on Irish healthcare

28 June 2006New tool tracks brain development in babies

29 June 2006Vitamins might not prevent dementia - Otago University Research (NZ)

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