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UK Government running out of excuses for not acting to implement a ban on smoking in public places

The Government is rapidly running out of excuses for not acting to implement a ban on smoking in public places. Despite widespread public support for smokefree policies in the UK the Government is still undecided on the issue.

14 May 2004

End-of-life options for seriously ill patients have improved considerably, but still have a ways ago

End-of-life options for seriously ill patients have improved considerably, but still have a ways ago, says a national expert who drew upon the recent experience of his father’s death to take stock of the status of end-of-life care in the United States.

14 May 2004

Americans spend more on health care but feel worse

Americans spend twice as much on health care as their European and Canadian counterparts, yet are more likely to rate their own quality of health as poor, says a new report, “Spending more, feeling worse: medical care expenditures and self-rated health,” forthcoming in the June 2004 edition of the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health.

14 May 2004

Patients say that the medical information online is more useful than that of their clinicians

Many patients say that the medical information and guidance they can find online is more complete and useful than they receive from their clinicians, according to an editorial in this week's BMJ.

14 May 2004

Five million village doctors in rural China to be re-trained

A memorandum which is to lead to the re-training of five million village doctors in rural China is to be signed on 23 May in Beijing, China. The memorandum goes back to the initiative of Terence Ryan, Professor of Dermatology at the University of Oxford, who has been instrumental in drawing it up and will participate in the signing.

14 May 2004

Training and flexibility the key to retaining rural doctors

A Monash University study of more than 1100 rural doctors has found that Federal Government strategies to attract doctors to rural areas are working.

14 May 2004

Project to develop air quality management system for a healthy, comfortable and safe in-vehicle environment

An EU-funded project is developing an innovative air quality management system for a healthy, comfortable and safe in-vehicle environment.

14 May 2004

Patients still prefer doctors to wear white coats

Doctors find their traditional white coats uncomfortable and a germ reservoir, but patients still prefer them to be worn, finds research in Postgraduate Medical Journal.

13 May 2004

Canada updates Quarantine Act

Health Minister Pierre Pettigrew today introduced in Parliament legislation entitled: "An Act to prevent the introduction and spread of communicable diseases", which would help further protect Canadians from the importation of communicable diseases.

12 May 2004

100,000 fewer New Yorkers smoking

The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) today announced an 11% decline in the number of smokers in New York City from 2002 to 2003.

12 May 2004

Major flaws in the Australian Government’s plan to force doctors to work in certain areas

AMA (NSW) believes there are major flaws in the Federal Government’s plan to bond medical students to western Sydney via funding for a medical school in the region.

12 May 2004

Leading experts to shed light on controversial testosterone therapy treatment

The use of testosterone therapy will be the topic of a special panel briefing to be held during the 99th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Urological Association on May 11, 2004 in the Moscone Center in San Francisco.

12 May 2004

Psychologists discover how we read people's minds

Psychologists at the University of Birmingham have found that a certain part of the brain is vital when we are ascertaining what is happening in other peoples' minds.

12 May 2004

DEFRA has published a review of the environmental and health effects of municipal waste management

The review looks at all of the major municipal waste management activities including incineration and landfill.

12 May 2004

Baby food companies to be exposed as international monitors present evidence at UK Parliament

Members of the International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN) will be presenting evidence gathered through monitoring of baby food companies in 69 countries at the House of Commons on 13 May from 10.30 to 11.30 am. The evidence shows how companies aggressively promote their products and undermine breastfeeding, thereby contributing to the unnecessary death and suffering of infants around the world.

12 May 2004

Sharing functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data is quickly becoming a reality

The dream of saving and sharing functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data is quickly becoming a reality, according to Dartmouth researchers who run the fMRI Data Center, which archives and distributes the raw data from studies that track brain activity using fMRI.

11 May 2004

Compound found in the peels of citrus fruit can potentially lower cholesterol more effectively than prescription drugs

A compound found in the peels of citrus fruit has the potential to lower cholesterol more effectively than some prescription drugs, and without side effects, according to a study by U.S. and Canadian researchers.

11 May 2004

CMS proposed rule that would increase payments to acute care hospitals

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today issued a proposed rule that would increase payments to acute care hospitals for inpatient services in fiscal year 2005

11 May 2004

United States signs Tobacco Control Treaty

On behalf of the United States, HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson signed the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) on Monday at the United Nations. The FCTC is the first-ever global public health treaty negotiated under the auspices of the World Health Organization (WHO).

11 May 2004

CMS announces 2005 Medicare Advantage payment rates

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today released the Medicare Advantage (formerly Medicare + Choice) payment rates for 2005.

11 May 2004

Miscellaneous News

UK Government running out of excuses for not acting to implement a ban on smoking in public places

End-of-life options for seriously ill patients have improved considerably, but still have a ways ago

Americans spend more on health care but feel worse

Patients say that the medical information online is more useful than that of their clinicians

Five million village doctors in rural China to be re-trained

Training and flexibility the key to retaining rural doctors

Project to develop air quality management system for a healthy, comfortable and safe in-vehicle environment

Patients still prefer doctors to wear white coats

Canada updates Quarantine Act

100,000 fewer New Yorkers smoking

Major flaws in the Australian Government’s plan to force doctors to work in certain areas

Leading experts to shed light on controversial testosterone therapy treatment

Psychologists discover how we read people's minds

DEFRA has published a review of the environmental and health effects of municipal waste management

Baby food companies to be exposed as international monitors present evidence at UK Parliament

Sharing functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data is quickly becoming a reality

Compound found in the peels of citrus fruit can potentially lower cholesterol more effectively than prescription drugs

CMS proposed rule that would increase payments to acute care hospitals

United States signs Tobacco Control Treaty

CMS announces 2005 Medicare Advantage payment rates

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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