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NHS trainees get childcare help

Students who are being funded by the NHS to train in areas like nursing, midwifery or physiotherapy could get help with childcare costs from September.

11 May 2004

What's the fourth biggest killer in America? Over 51% of Americans don't know either

More than half of Americans (51 percent) have never even heard of a disease that is the fourth leading killer in this country, according to results of a nationwide survey released today by the National Women’s Health Resource Center (NWHRC).

11 May 2004

GenoMed adds to management team

GenoMed, Inc., a Next Generation Disease Management™ company that uses its expertise in genes to improve patient outcomes, said today that it has hired three additional full-time employees: a Chief Financial Officer, a Vice President for Marketing, and a Chief Technical Officer.

11 May 2004

Scientists tackle the decline in male fertility

This week, Australian scientists will gather at The University of Queensland’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience (IMB) to discuss the causes of an alarming decline in male fertility in Australia and worldwide.

11 May 2004

Male pedestrians account for 70 percent of cost to the community from deaths and injuries on the road

Males are involved in 60 percent of all road accidents involving pedestrians yet they account for an even greater part of the injury bill, according to UNSW behavioural psychologist Dr Julie Hatfield, who conducted the study.

11 May 2004

Equipment that can see anthrax inside envelopes or explosives in luggage

Equipment that can ‘see’ anthrax inside envelopes or explosives in luggage by recognising the distinctive shape of their molecules will be developed by researchers in the newly-built terahertz lab at Leeds, England.

11 May 2004

World’s first clinical images acquired using a 64-slice CT system

Siemens Medical Solutions today released the world’s first clinical images acquired using a 64-slice computed tomography (CT) system, which were acquired at the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany.

11 May 2004

Study shows men keen to be involved in child birth and early parenting

Contrary to some people's opinions most men are keen to be involved in the birth and early parenting of their child and midwives can play an important role in supporting that, a PhD study at Southern Cross University (SCU), Australia by Kay Burton has found.

11 May 2004

Online Chinese medicine guide being developed

Chinese medicine researchers, practitioners and members of the public will have access to one of Australia’s most comprehensive Chinese medicine databases, currently under development at RMIT University.

11 May 2004

Substance misuse an increasing problem on acute psychiatric wards in Glasgow

It is already known that substance misuse is a common problem on acute psychiatric wards in the UK, and leads to disruption for patients and staff alike. Whilst having an agreed policy on how to deal with ward substance misuse might be expected to help guide staff, evidence suggests that existing policies are often inconsistent in application.

11 May 2004

Young entrepreneur will import low cost, high quality cosmetic surgical products from China

A young entrepreneur who wants a share of the multi-million pound cosmetic surgical and products market has won the second University of Nottingham Student Business Venture Challenge.

11 May 2004

68 percent of smokers want help quitting

According to a study just published in Preventive Medicine, 68 percent of smokers who were offered free cessation treatment at their regular clinics took advantage of the invitation.

11 May 2004

Low-level personnel un-trained in decision-making end up making discretionary medical choices

With no requirement for healthcare providers to care for uninsured patients seeking routine medical attention, frontline staff -- from clerks to insurance verifiers -- are the gatekeepers, deciding who is seen by the physician and who is turned away, according to research conducted at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

11 May 2004

Tips on getting a good nights kip

Stress. Work. Kids. Managing a household. These are just a few of life’s daily obstacles that keep people from getting enough sleep. On top of the tasks that prevent you from going to bed are the worries that keep you up once you get there, such as relationship issues, family illness or financial stress.

11 May 2004

Increasing number of cases of wet age-related macular degeneration

Nearly all retina specialists are greatly alarmed by the increasing number of cases of wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of severe vision loss and blindness in people over the age of 50, and believe the disease will have a serious impact on the public.

11 May 2004

2 SARS patients in Beijing discharged from hospital

Xinhua reported today that there were no new cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) over the past 24 hours in China and 2 SARS patients in Beijing were discharged from hospital.

11 May 2004

Magnetic brain therapy may help spinal cord damage

A preliminary study has shown for the first time that it may be possible to help people who have suffered partial damage to their spinal cord by applying a magnetic therapy to their brain.

11 May 2004

Critical moment in the history of HIV/AIDS, more money, more political will, more deaths

This is a critical moment in the history of HIV/AIDS. There is more money, more political will and more attention being paid to this killer disease than ever before. And yet, more people than ever are dying of AIDS and becoming infected with HIV.

11 May 2004

Australia's CSIRO gets $1.7 billion of funding over next 3 years

CSIRO's Chief Executive Officer, Dr Geoff Garrett, today welcomed the Federal Government's budget decision to reinstate three-year base-line funding for CSIRO.

11 May 2004

Finland is the first country to make a nationwide commitment to Open Access

Finland is the first country to make a nationwide commitment to Open Access, it was announced today. All universities, polytechnics and research institutes in Finland have become BioMed Central members. The membership agreement covers the cost of publication, in BioMed Central's 100+ Open Access journals, for all 25000 publicly funded researchers and teachers in Finland.

11 May 2004