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PAHO and the World Food Program have agreed to collaborate on logistics during humanitarian crises

The Pan American Health Organization and the World Food Program today agreed to collaborate on logistics during humanitarian crises, an area in which PAHO has accumulated vast experience over the past 20 years.

21 Oct 2004

Let regional organizations prevent genocide

The conflict in Dafur shows that the UN cannot guarantee international peace and security all by itself. The UN Security Council is too splintered to take resolute action to resolve the crisis, and international law does not allow any effective diplomatic alternatives.

21 Oct 2004

Global warming poses an increasingly sizeable threat to the continued existence of man

James Lovelock, atmospheric chemist and author of Gaia warns that the gravity of the situation facing Earth's inhabitants is greater than we have yet realized and accepted. Lovelock sets forth his predictions -- and proposed solutions -- in a commentary piece published this week in Atmospheric Science Letters.

21 Oct 2004

New journal offering free access publishing and what is believed to be a unique development in the field of scientific publishing

Uniquely providing totally free access to scientific publications, and offering financial rewards for both authors and peer reviewers

19 Oct 2004

No infant, child or adult should be exposed to secondhand smoke

A leaked British government report has concluded that 'no infant, child or adult should be exposed to secondhand smoke - secondhand smoke represents a substantial public health hazard'.

18 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

You can't buy cigarettes from your doctor, so why can you purchase tobacco products at some pharmacies?

People do not expect to be able to purchase cigarettes or other tobacco products when they visit their doctors' or dentists' offices.

13 Oct 2004

New car cockpit technology could be increasing the potential for error by degrading driving performance

New car cockpit technology means the role of the driver is increasingly similar to that of an aircraft pilot -- and could be increasing the potential for error, according to a Monash University researcher.

12 Oct 2004

Lack of money rather than love may be the reason so many young couples are living together instead of getting married

"Financial barriers to marriage are a significant issue for many young, working- and middle-class couples as well as for the poor and near-poor," said Pamela Smock, associate director of the U-M Institute for Social Research (ISR) and a contributor to a special issue of the Journal of Marriage and Family on the future of marriage released in Washington today.

12 Oct 2004

RACGP welcomes Victorian state ban on smoking in pubs and clubs

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) Victorian Faculty today welcomed the State Government announcement of an end to smoking in pubs and clubs by 2007.

12 Oct 2004

South Australia a step closer to smoke free pubs and clubs

New restrictions on smoking in South Australia’s pubs, clubs, gaming rooms and the casino will begin within weeks if the Rann Government’s tobacco control legislation is passed by the State’s Upper House this week.

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

Growing concern over ageism in Northern Ireland

Nearly 50 percent of people in Northern Ireland believe ageism is a significant problem within our society – according to new research by the University of Ulster.

12 Oct 2004

Desert knowledge identifies plants with market potential

Indigenous Australian's from desert communities are being encouraged to use their traditional knowledge of native plants to identify, grow and market plants for use as food, medicine and other products for their long-term livelihood.

11 Oct 2004

Results of nationwide survey of Americans’ attitudes toward stem-cell research, cloning and other scientific and medical advances

Virginia Commonwealth University on Wednesday, Oct. 13, will release the results of its annual nationwide survey of Americans’ attitudes toward stem-cell research, cloning and other scientific and medical advances in technology.

11 Oct 2004

Cancer experts say labelling cigarette packets with tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide measurements is misleading and should be stopped

The tar delivery of cigarettes is routinely measured with a machine and, with the exception of the United States, stated on every packet as a legal requirement in almost every country in the world. It is accompanied by measurement of nicotine and often carbon monoxide.

8 Oct 2004

Miscellaneous News

PAHO and the World Food Program have agreed to collaborate on logistics during humanitarian crises

Let regional organizations prevent genocide

Global warming poses an increasingly sizeable threat to the continued existence of man

New journal offering free access publishing and what is believed to be a unique development in the field of scientific publishing

No infant, child or adult should be exposed to secondhand smoke

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

You can't buy cigarettes from your doctor, so why can you purchase tobacco products at some pharmacies?

New car cockpit technology could be increasing the potential for error by degrading driving performance

Lack of money rather than love may be the reason so many young couples are living together instead of getting married

RACGP welcomes Victorian state ban on smoking in pubs and clubs

South Australia a step closer to smoke free pubs and clubs

Complaint against Food Standards Agency advertising campaign thrown out by ASA

Plea for every human to have access to safe drinking water

Growing concern over ageism in Northern Ireland

Desert knowledge identifies plants with market potential

Results of nationwide survey of Americans’ attitudes toward stem-cell research, cloning and other scientific and medical advances

Cancer experts say labelling cigarette packets with tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide measurements is misleading and should be stopped

A new guide on how to set up healthy vending machines

Rush Limbaugh's statement on 4th District Court of Appeal ruling

In a world first, scientists have successfully grown square bacteria in the lab

Real-time Raman monitoring for pharmaceutical hot melt extrusion

Synthetic Psychedelics: A Growing Public Health Concern

How the Vutara VXL simplifies single-molecule imaging

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