News Items by Date - September 2006

1 September 2006UK - Indications on over-the-counter homeopathic medicines welcomed

1 September 2006Glasgow researches suggest diabetes drugs to treat angina

1 September 2006Seaweed extract hailed as a promising natural medicine

2 September 2006UK: Testing to be carried out for unauthorised GM rice

2 September 2006NHS Confederation responds to IPPR survey on public expectations

2 September 2006UK: The public face of mental illness – is it a one-sided view ?

4 September 2006Calcium keeps bones healthier over time - Auckland University

4 September 2006Genetic susceptibility to schizophrenia found - Cardiff University

4 September 2006Paintings that talk: Vision and Hearing are linked in the brain

4 September 2006Inventor of DNA Fingerprinting Gains New Recognition

4 September 2006Key study offers hope to patients with lung and joint disease

5 September 2006Heart smart: new drug improves blood flow

5 September 2006Pharmacists with Special Interests to offer care about diabetes, STIs and long-term conditions

5 September 2006500,000 Liberian children targeted in vitamin A and deworming campaign

5 September 2006USA - Many resident physicians not trained in the use of medical interpreters

5 September 2006Hospital emergency departments bear brunt of change to GPs' out of hours contracts

5 September 2006New research could help women facing high risk of stillbirth

5 September 2006Researchers discover new handwash to cut hospital infections

6 September 2006British Medical Association in Wales calls for law to regulate provision of sunbeds

6 September 2006Edinburgh University staff walk path to a healthier planet

6 September 2006Lebanon health facilities have suffered considerable damage

7 September 2006HSCI Researchers Identify Gene Product Involved In Stem Cell Aging And Death

7 September 2006UK - Drug treatment getting better but still too patchy, say watchdogs

7 September 2006Feelings matter less to teenagers - University College, London

8 September 2006Canada - Youth smoking rates continue to decline

8 September 2006Calls for all medical staff to have greater knowledge of alcohol abuse

8 September 2006HFEA launches public consultation on donating eggs for scientific research (UK)

8 September 2006Highly qualified, highly respected - but an uncertain future for nurse practitioners - UK

9 September 2006Horn of Africa countries jointly bolster drive to eradicate polio

11 September 2006Safefood (Ireland) - Barriers to consumption of fish highlighted in new report

11 September 2006Largely preventable chronic diseases cause 86% of deaths in Europe

11 September 2006Cancer Research UK claims that Scottish bars healthier since the smoking ban

12 September 2006UNICEF - Japan contributes to the health of Sri Lanka's children

12 September 2006UK Government Booklet to help those bereaved by suicide

12 September 2006NZ Studies find link between diet and Crohn’s Disease

13 September 2006Royal College of Nursing elects gay man to influential post (UK)

13 September 2006Where do risk-takers draw the line ? (Leeds University Online Survey)

13 September 2006Hope for advance against diarrhoea in children in developing countries

13 September 2006Nottingham University experts develop early warning system for pandemic flu

14 September 2006What does your taste in music say about you ? Leicester University investigates ...

14 September 2006Largest demo in preventive cardiology improves heart health across Europe

15 September 2006British Medical Association (BMA) calls for better teaching training for medical doctors

15 September 2006Compounds from vegetables attack cancer cells - NZ Research

15 September 2006Can hearing voices in your head be a good thing ?

15 September 2006WHO approves indoor use of DDT for controlling malaria

15 September 2006Children currently dying from severe malaria could be saved by new simple intervention

15 September 2006UK Patients grateful for care from healthcare assistants

16 September 2006Study identifies potential new marker for heart failure diagnosis, prognosis

16 September 2006WHO - Reducing the health risks for children from ozone layer depletion

18 September 2006British Medical Association (BMA) does not support mass hospital closures

19 September 2006Cancer Research Ireland €2.6 million investment in cancer research and new funding strategy

20 September 2006How air pollutant helps pregnant women concerning hypertension

22 September 2006South Asian men suffer more urinary problems than white men

22 September 2006Research could lead to improved recovery of the heart after artificial re-start

24 September 2006Researchers Challenge allegations of racism in psychiatry - UK

25 September 2006Spinach could protect eyes from the leading cause of blindness in the West

25 September 2006Relaxation good for the heart - NZ Research

25 September 2006Computers could assist doctors in screening for breast cancer

25 September 2006Expansion of UK's largest Liver Research group - Newcastle University

26 September 2006Success of efforts to combat river blindness leading to complacency

26 September 2006Five breast cancer survivors become overnight stars of national awareness campaign

26 September 2006Microscopic Brain Damage Detected in Early Alzheimer's Disease

26 September 2006*Magic Formula* accurately predicts fracture risk in osteoporotic women

26 September 2006Researchers set benchmarks for screening mammography

27 September 2006Improving support for substance misusers in Scotland

27 September 2006Specialist nurses must not be targets in deficits crisis - RCN and Bowel Cancer UK

28 September 2006Cancer survivor Findlay Young in home straight of Great World Run

28 September 2006Salaried dentists making a difference in Scotland

28 September 2006Food Standards Agency (FSA) advice on bottled Zam Zam water

28 September 2006Leeds University research heralds dynamic way to speed up drug design

29 September 2006How does E-Coli bacteria establish itself in the human gut ?

29 September 2006Health system must look beyond Anglo-Australian values concerning parenting

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