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Largest annual rise of birth rates in Britain since 1979

There were 621,469 live births in England and Wales in 2003 - an increase of 4.3 per cent on 2002, when there were 596,122.

14 May 2004

British GPs will be able to charge overseas visitors

British GPs will be given new powers to charge some overseas visitors for their services, under new proposals announced today.

14 May 2004

Signs of liver disease also improve in conjunction with alterations to gut flora

Some cirrhotic patients develop brain dysfunction, called hepatic encephalopathy, which causes deficits in behavior, intelligence, consciousness and neuromuscular function.

14 May 2004

Screening for liver diseases benefits outweigh costs for some, but not all, conditions

Screening programs for liver diseases can detect asymptomatic conditions which might have better outcomes if diagnosed and treated earlier.

14 May 2004

WHO admits target on AIDS drugs may be unrealistic

In its Annual World Health Report 2004, the WHO said that more donor funds than ever before, at least $20.5bn (£11.5bn; 17.3bn), are available for AIDS relief in the world's poorest countries, but a huge concerted effort will be needed to get antiretroviral drugs to millions of people who need them before it is too late.

14 May 2004

People with pre-diabetes can make changes to prevent serious illness

The Department of Health recently launched a new awareness outreach campaign about pre-diabetes, a condition that raises a person's risk for developing type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and stroke.

14 May 2004

Should drug users and their families be trained in basic resuscitation methods?

Should drug users and their families be trained in basic resuscitation methods, and be allowed to administer interim emergency naloxone to prevent overdose deaths whilst awaiting emergency medical help? If so why are the drug regulators so resistant to implementing these obvious harm reduction measures?

14 May 2004

National effort to detect life-threatening non-cardiac vascular diseases

The University of Arizona Medical Center for the first time will be part of a national effort to detect life-threatening non-cardiac vascular diseases. UMC is partnering with the American Vascular Association to offer free screenings for people at high risk: 60 years or older with a history of hypertension, diabetes, smoking, high cholesterol, or known cardiovascular disease.

14 May 2004

Computed tomography solution offers more extensive views into the body with greater patient comfort

The Somatom Sensation Open, a recent development by Siemens Medical Solutions, is a computed tomography (CT) system especially designed for use in oncology and interventional CT as well as for ER examinations and bariatric patients.

14 May 2004

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

AIDS Foundation praises Governor Schwarzenegger for restoring AIDS funding

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the nation's largest AIDS organization -- issued the following statement in response to today's news that California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's "May Revise" budget includes a 13% increase to the state's AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP).

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

Twice as many overweight children and almost three times as many overweight adolescents as there were in 1980's

The number of people who are overweight or obese is increasing at an alarming rate in the United States. There are nearly twice as many overweight children and almost three times as many overweight adolescents as there were in 1980.

14 May 2004

New Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research

In their mission to improve transplant access and outcomes for patients, the National Marrow Donor Program® (NMDP) and the Medical College of Wisconsin’s International Bone Marrow Transplant Registry and Autologous Blood and Marrow Transplant Registry (IBMTR/ABMTR) have created the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research (CIBMTR.)

14 May 2004

People with malaria who are too ill to take oral medication can benefit from rectal artesunate as initial treatment

People with moderate to severe malaria who are too ill to take oral medication can benefit from a single dose of rectal artesunate as initial treatment, conclude authors of a study in this week's issue of THE LANCET.

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

Computer prescribing systems in UK general practices are endangering patients’ lives

Computer prescribing systems in UK general practices are endangering patients’ lives by failing to pick up on some hazardous drug combinations, say researchers in this week’s British Medical Journal.

14 May 2004

Research into placebo effect among Parkinson’s patients

Parkinson’s disease patients who thought they had received a transplant of human neurons into their brains—but who actually hadn’t—reported an improved quality of life one year later.

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

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Largest annual rise of birth rates in Britain since 1979

British GPs will be able to charge overseas visitors

Signs of liver disease also improve in conjunction with alterations to gut flora

Screening for liver diseases benefits outweigh costs for some, but not all, conditions

WHO admits target on AIDS drugs may be unrealistic

People with pre-diabetes can make changes to prevent serious illness

Should drug users and their families be trained in basic resuscitation methods?

National effort to detect life-threatening non-cardiac vascular diseases

Computed tomography solution offers more extensive views into the body with greater patient comfort

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

AIDS Foundation praises Governor Schwarzenegger for restoring AIDS funding

Americans spend more on health care but feel worse

Twice as many overweight children and almost three times as many overweight adolescents as there were in 1980's

New Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research

People with malaria who are too ill to take oral medication can benefit from rectal artesunate as initial treatment

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

Computer prescribing systems in UK general practices are endangering patients’ lives

Research into placebo effect among Parkinson’s patients

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

The Link Between Animal Behavior and Neuroscience

Benchtop Laboratory Equipment in the Life Science Market

Understanding Monoclonal Antibody Unfolding and Aggregation

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