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People who suffer arthritis also suffer double the amount of medical costs

The expenses for medical care for those with arthritis are at least double the amount spent by those without this debilitating disease, according to research presented this week at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Scientific Meeting in San Antonio, Texas.

18 Oct 2004

Fruit and vitamin C intake are likely to be useful for the prevention of stomach cancer

The Alpha-Tocopherol, Beta-Carotene Cancer Prevention (ATBC) Study was initiated to test the effect of vitamin supplementation on the prevention of lung and other cancers.

18 Oct 2004

EU to spend €188 million tackling animal diseases such as BSE

The European Commission has approved a financial package to fight animal diseases in the EU. The EU budget for 2005 will tackle transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSE) and a range of other animal diseases that impact on animal and human health.

16 Oct 2004

Per capita consumption of ethanol is the most reliable measure of a population's overall alcohol-drinking behaviors

Per capita consumption of ethanol derived from sales of beer, wine and spirits is the most comprehensive and reliable measure of a population's overall alcohol-drinking behaviors.

16 Oct 2004

Malaria vaccine candidate looks extremely promising

In a proof-of-concept study published this week in The Lancet, researchers report that GlaxoSmithKline's RTS,S/AS02A malaria vaccine candidate protected a significant percentage of children against uncomplicated malaria, infection, and even severe forms of the disease for at least six months.

16 Oct 2004

UK agencies stepping up action to protect the public's health following continued outbreaks of Salmonella Enteritidis

The UK Health Protection Agency (HPA) and the Food Standards Agency (FSA) are stepping up action to protect the public's health following continued outbreaks of Salmonella Enteritidis (other than phage type 4) since 2002, many of which have been linked to Spanish eggs used in the catering trade.

14 Oct 2004

Wisconsin has identified its first laboratory confirmed case of influenza this season

Public health officials in the department said the case, confirmed by the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene to be influenza type A (H3 subtype), involves an adult female from Waupaca County.

13 Oct 2004

SARS survivor to share his personal and professional experience of SARS

A Hong Kong SARS survivor who helped lead the territory's response to the disease from his hospital bed will be sharing his personal and professional experience of SARS at an international conference in Wellington next month.

13 Oct 2004

Infections among injecting drug users are a growing public health concern in the UK

New figures published by the UK's Health Protection Agency show that infections among injecting drug users (IDUs) are a growing public health concern.

13 Oct 2004

Ignoring England's promiscuous society is at the heart of the current sexual health crisis

An unwillingness to engage with the "promiscuous 10%," for fear of upsetting a vociferous minority, is at the heart of the current "sexual health crisis" in England, say public health experts in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.

13 Oct 2004

Influenza expert is beginning a three-year direct comparison of flu shots versus nasal spray flu vaccine

Flu shots have been around since World War II, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has long recommended shots as a way to prevent influenza in the elderly. The approval of a new nasal spray vaccine begs the question whether those looking to stave off the flu should stick with the tried and true injection or switch to the nasal spray.

13 Oct 2004

Health care reform is likely to be a key topic in Wednesday night’s presidential candidate debate

Health care reform is likely to be a key topic in Wednesday night’s presidential candidate debate, which examines domestic issues and caps off the series of three meetings between President George W. Bush and Sen. John Kerry.

12 Oct 2004

CDC and Aventis Pasteur plan to allocate influenza vaccine

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Aventis Pasteur announced today the first phase of the plan to allocate influenza vaccine in response to the recently announced loss of half of the nation’s expected flu vaccine supply for the 2004-2005 season.

12 Oct 2004

A change in the national polio vaccination policy has led to the elimination of vaccine-associated paralytic poliomyelitis

The researchers found that from 1990 through 1999, 61 cases of paralytic polio were reported; 59 (97 percent) of these were VAPP (1 case per 2.9 million OPV doses distributed), 1 case was imported, and 1 case was indeterminate.

12 Oct 2004

New study on disparities in maternal and infant health

Eliminating health disparities between different racial/ethnic subgroups is a national priority. Even at the earliest stages of pregnancy, disparities in health are evident.

12 Oct 2004

Food safety regulators meet in global effort to reduce the more than 2 billion cases of foodborne illness

Faced with an increasing global burden of foodborne disease, more than 300 food safety regulators from over 100 countries will gather for the 2nd Global Forum of Food Safety Regulators from 12 to 14 October.

12 Oct 2004

Complaint against Food Standards Agency advertising campaign thrown out by ASA

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled there is no case to answer after a complaint by the Salt Manufacturers Association (SMA) regarding the Food Standards Agency's (FSA) recent salt awareness campaign.

12 Oct 2004

Plea for every human to have access to safe drinking water

A plea to the world's physicians and health authorities to do more to support measures to provide access to safe drinking water at low cost to every human on the planet has been made by the World Medical Association.

12 Oct 2004

New Canadian Quarantine Act aims to prevent the introduction and spread of communicable diseases

The Government of Canada has reintroduced in Parliament legislation titled: "An Act to prevent the introduction and spread of communicable diseases", which would help further protect Canadians from the importation of communicable diseases.

12 Oct 2004

Representatives from Bush and Kerry campaigns to present health plans at University of Michigan

With health care on the short list of hot topics for this year's presidential election, many voters want to know exactly what the two leading candidates propose to do about Medicare, the uninsured, prescription drugs and rising health care costs if they're elected.

12 Oct 2004

Public Health News and Research

People who suffer arthritis also suffer double the amount of medical costs

Fruit and vitamin C intake are likely to be useful for the prevention of stomach cancer

EU to spend €188 million tackling animal diseases such as BSE

Per capita consumption of ethanol is the most reliable measure of a population's overall alcohol-drinking behaviors

Malaria vaccine candidate looks extremely promising

UK agencies stepping up action to protect the public's health following continued outbreaks of Salmonella Enteritidis

Wisconsin has identified its first laboratory confirmed case of influenza this season

SARS survivor to share his personal and professional experience of SARS

Infections among injecting drug users are a growing public health concern in the UK

Ignoring England's promiscuous society is at the heart of the current sexual health crisis

Influenza expert is beginning a three-year direct comparison of flu shots versus nasal spray flu vaccine

Health care reform is likely to be a key topic in Wednesday night’s presidential candidate debate

CDC and Aventis Pasteur plan to allocate influenza vaccine

A change in the national polio vaccination policy has led to the elimination of vaccine-associated paralytic poliomyelitis

New study on disparities in maternal and infant health

Food safety regulators meet in global effort to reduce the more than 2 billion cases of foodborne illness

Complaint against Food Standards Agency advertising campaign thrown out by ASA

Plea for every human to have access to safe drinking water

New Canadian Quarantine Act aims to prevent the introduction and spread of communicable diseases

Representatives from Bush and Kerry campaigns to present health plans at University of Michigan

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