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Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 28th, 2009
GPs and health professionals working in maternity, obstetrics, gynaecology, and sexual health are today being asked to take part in new study into Female Genital Mutilation in a bid to better ensure that services to protect women and girls are as effective as possible.
Posted in Healthcare on Aug 27th, 2009
Ever since the high prevalence of Rickets reported in the back streets of Manchester has the link to vitamin D and the health benefit of sunshine been understood.
Posted in Healthcare on Aug 26th, 2009
Travelzoo , a global Internet media company, today announced the results of a pan-European survey conducted last week among 10,582 travellers in 24 regions across the UK, Germany, France and Spain. The survey results reveal vastly diverging attitudes towards Swine Flu, with just 7% of Brits saying they will change their travel plans because of it, compared to 21% of Spaniards, 15% of Germans and 14% of French.
Posted in Healthcare on Aug 25th, 2009
Michael Jackson died from a lethal dose of Propofol, a powerful anaesthetic drug, according to court documents just released in Houston, Texas
Posted in Healthcare on Aug 25th, 2009
British Lung Foundation Statement in response to research published today in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine by researchers at Oxford University.
Posted in Healthcare on Aug 24th, 2009
Parents and healthcare workers may refuse to get immunised or vaccinate their children against a pandemic virus if they believe the risks of a novel vaccine outweigh the benefits, according to research published in Emerging Health Threats Journal
Posted in Healthcare on Aug 21st, 2009
New best practice guidance published to improve quality and safety of chemotherapy.
Posted in Healthcare, Uncategorized on Aug 20th, 2009
Alcoholic liver cirrhosis has increased by 42% over the last five years to almost 5,000 cases a year, figures released by the Liberal Democrats have revealed.
Posted in Healthcare on Aug 19th, 2009
The British Lung Foundation today welcomed a significant step forward in their ongoing campaign to end the discrimination people with a lung condition can experience when they travel on planes.
Posted in Healthcare, Uncategorized on Aug 18th, 2009
Anna Gueldenhaupt, who blogs at Diagnosis PR, has some thoughts about the move to Electronic Patient Records in the UK.
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