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Drive to increase private sector health care providers could destabilise the NHS in Scotland

The warning came as doctors debated health policies on the growth of independent sector treatment centres in England which, doctors claim, is creating unnecessary competition and destabilising the viability of local NHS hospitals.

27 Jun 2005

3 health workers arrested after hepatitis vaccine kills a schoolchild and makes 120 others ill

After a hepatitis vaccine was administered in their schools in central China, one child died and another 120 have become ill.

27 Jun 2005

Most children with infective conjunctivitis (pinkeye) do not need treatment with an antibiotic

One in eight school children have an episode of conjunctivitis every year. This amounts to more than 1 million episodes in the UK and more than 5 million in the USA. Diagnosis of the condition is usually straight forward but doctors find difficulty in differentiating a viral cause from a bacterial cause.

21 Jun 2005

Worldwide cost of Alzheimer's disease and dementia estimated at $156 billion

The first estimate of the worldwide direct costs of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia care was released at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference on the Prevention of Dementia. As a result, scientists, advocates and those affected by the disease are calling for increased funding for research and support services.

21 Jun 2005

No increase in anxiety or depression when children of people with Alzheimer's get genetic testing

Adult children of people with Alzheimer’s disease were satisfied and unharmed by the experience of genetic risk assessment, even when results suggested they might be at risk, according to a new study presented at the first Alzheimer’s Association’s International Conference on the Prevention of Dementia.

21 Jun 2005

Safety warning on Internet drugs

Thousands of men in the UK buy “lifestyle drugs” such as erectile dysfunction medication, weight and hair loss products from websites and are oblivious to the fact that some (not all) of the websites belong to unscrupulous vendors.

21 Jun 2005

Canada first country to approve cannabis based painkiller

Canada has become the first country to approve a cannabis based painkiller for multiple sclerosis (MS) patients.

21 Jun 2005

Hygiene squads all set to hit dirty hospitals

In an effort to reduce infections among patients, independent investigators are to carry out random spot checks on hospital hygiene.

20 Jun 2005

Chronic insomnia medicines have not yet been rigorously evaluated for long-term use

Many of the medications widely used to manage chronic insomnia have not yet been rigorously evaluated for long-term use, according to an independent scientific panel convened this week by the National Institutes of Health.

16 Jun 2005

BMA calls on government to tackle healthcare skills drain at G8

The G8 nations must address the exodus of healthcare workers from the developing world if they are to tackle global poverty, the British Medical Association and the Royal College of Nursing tell the government today (Friday 17 June, 2005).

16 Jun 2005

Planned home births a safe otption shows finds new study

Planned home births for low risk women in the United States are associated with similar safety and less medical intervention as low risk hospital births, finds a study in this week’s BMJ.

16 Jun 2005

National Service Framework for chronic heart failure is urgently needed

A new National Service Framework for chronic heart failure is urgently needed, because patients with heart failure are getting a raw deal, despite the availability of effective treatment, say leading cardiologists in Heart.

15 Jun 2005

Poor mental health services in the UK in need of complete rethink

A new study, by the Institute for Public Policy Research in Britain, is calling for a complete rethink regarding the nation's mental health.

15 Jun 2005

Prevalence of public health care institutions challenges vendors of refurbished medical imaging equipment

Even as health care systems across Europe recognise the potential of medical imaging equipment in diagnosing diseases and fuel demand for cost-effective refurbished medical imaging equipment, market participants face several crucial issues.

15 Jun 2005

Study reveals benefits of using insulin earlier

Results of an all-Canadian study announced June 13 at an international diabetes congress demonstrate that patients with type 2 diabetes can safely achieve target blood sugar (glycemic) levels faster and more frequently when insulin glargine (a basal, long-acting insulin) is added to therapy, versus using oral agents alone.

14 Jun 2005

FDA grants Vical orphan-drug designation

Vical Incorporated today announced that the Office of Orphan Products Development of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has designated the company's bivalent (two-plasmid) formulation of the company's vaccine against cytomegalovirus (CMV) as an orphan drug for the prevention of clinically significant CMV viremia, CMV disease and associated complications in at-risk hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) and solid organ transplant (SOT) populations.

14 Jun 2005

GenoMed to be awarded new patent, for treating acute kidney failure without dialysis

GenoMed announced today that the US Patent Office has allowed claims and will be following up with an issued patent shortly on the Company's protocol to treat acute kidney failure with a drug rather than the dialysis machine.

14 Jun 2005

Strategic analysis of the European regional anaesthesia kits market

Growing awareness of regional anaesthesia’s myriad benefits has boosted the number of such procedures being performed across Europe. This trend is, in turn, set to trigger increased uptake of regional anaesthesia kits.

14 Jun 2005

Doctors call for education programmes for health professionals and patients about available over-the-counter (OTC) medicines

In a British Medical Association (BMA) report launched today (14 June 2005) doctors are calling for education programmes for health professionals and patients about available over-the-counter (OTC) medicines.

13 Jun 2005

Novel and more effective way of testing which gene mutations cause cancer

Often cancer research goes like this: study cancerous cells in a lab dish, find mutations that appear in many of the samples, develop drugs to target proteins made by the mutated genes, and voila, new chemotherapy drugs are born. Or at least that's the hope.

12 Jun 2005

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

Drive to increase private sector health care providers could destabilise the NHS in Scotland

3 health workers arrested after hepatitis vaccine kills a schoolchild and makes 120 others ill

Most children with infective conjunctivitis (pinkeye) do not need treatment with an antibiotic

Worldwide cost of Alzheimer's disease and dementia estimated at $156 billion

No increase in anxiety or depression when children of people with Alzheimer's get genetic testing

Safety warning on Internet drugs

Canada first country to approve cannabis based painkiller

Hygiene squads all set to hit dirty hospitals

Chronic insomnia medicines have not yet been rigorously evaluated for long-term use

BMA calls on government to tackle healthcare skills drain at G8

Planned home births a safe otption shows finds new study

National Service Framework for chronic heart failure is urgently needed

Poor mental health services in the UK in need of complete rethink

Prevalence of public health care institutions challenges vendors of refurbished medical imaging equipment

Study reveals benefits of using insulin earlier

FDA grants Vical orphan-drug designation

GenoMed to be awarded new patent, for treating acute kidney failure without dialysis

Strategic analysis of the European regional anaesthesia kits market

Doctors call for education programmes for health professionals and patients about available over-the-counter (OTC) medicines

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