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People should be aware of the risks of herbal remedies interacting with conventional medicines

A high percentage of the population could be endangering their health by taking herbal medicines without checking with a health professional first according to Peter Houghton, Professor in Pharmacognosy, King’s College London.

7 Sep 2004

Increasingly the Internet's potential is being harnessed to transform healthcare delivery at the patient level

To date, the Internet has been used principally as a tool for commerce and as a cost-effective communication medium by the European healthcare industry. Increasingly however, the Internet's potential is being harnessed to transform healthcare delivery at the patient level.

6 Sep 2004

Popular injectable contraceptive increases risk of STD's

The injectable contraceptive depot-medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) appears to increase a woman’s risk of acquiring the sexually transmitted infections chlamydia and gonorrhea by approximately three fold when compared to women not using a hormonal contraceptive

23 Aug 2004

New York Municipalities to include contraceptives in prescription drug coverage

New York State Attorney General recently announced that 17 municipalities in Westchester County have agreed to extend their healthcare coverage to include prescription contraceptives following an investigation by his office.

23 Aug 2004

The world's population in 2050 will be 9.276 billion, currently 6.396 in 2004

The Population Reference Bureau has released the 2004 World Population Data Sheet. The new data is now the most up-to-date world demographic information and makes estimates for all countries and regions of the world. It also highlights key world demographic shifts between now and 2050.

18 Aug 2004

25% of young men tested positive for a sexually transmitted infection (STI)

25% of young men attending a new community sexual health clinic, run by Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust in the heart of Brixton, have tested positive for a sexually transmitted infection (STI).

5 Aug 2004

African-American women are having fewer children and breastfeeding less

Keck School of Medicine researchers report that African-American women are having fewer children and breastfeeding less, which might translate to escalating rates of breast cancer in the African-American community.

3 Aug 2004

Guidance on providing advice on sex education to young people under the age of sixteen

British doctors and health professionals will be sent new, clearer guidance on providing advice on contraception, sexual and reproductive health and treatments to young people under the age of sixteen.

2 Aug 2004

Risk of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) decreases with condom use

A multi-center study from the University of Pittsburgh's Graduate School of Public Health suggests that women wishing to decrease their risk of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) should ensure that their sexual partners use condoms consistently.

31 Jul 2004

Plan B has been shown to reduce the risk of pregnancy by 89 percent

Barr Pharmaceuticals has announced that its subsidiary, Duramed Pharmaceuticals has submitted a formal response in support of its Supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for an Over-the-Counter (OTC) Plan B(R) emergency contraceptive product.

23 Jul 2004

Sex education delivered by teenagers for teenagers

Researchers carrying out a major new Medical Research Council study said today (23 July 2004), that sex education delivered by teenagers for teenagers could be a promising way forward if we are to tackle some of the major sexual health problems facing the UK today.

23 Jul 2004

RACGP takes lead role in risk assessment and management for Australian general practice

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners’ role in the development of practical strategies for risk management for Australian general practice has been highlighted in a report on the development of guidelines for the use of Implanon®.

20 Jul 2004

Surgical flight syndrome: how to reduce the risks

“Most people know that all surgery carries some risk,” says Peter Fodor, President of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS). “What is less well known is that airline travel carries risk. So people who combine the two need to take extra precautions,” he says.

15 Jul 2004

Chemicals that inhibit the development of new blood vessels could prove to be a new way of treating endometriosis

Chemicals that inhibit the development of new blood vessels could prove to be a new way of treating endometriosis, according to research from The Netherlands and the USA presented today (Monday 28 June) at the 20th annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology.

28 Jun 2004

Gestational diabetes is a type of diabetes, or high blood sugar, that only pregnant women get

Gestational diabetes is a type of diabetes, or high blood sugar, that only pregnant women get. If a woman is found to have high blood sugar when she's pregnant, but she never had high blood sugar before, she has gestational diabetes.

15 Jun 2004

Exercise is more influential than calcium intake in determining bone strength in young women

Studies have shown that most of a female's bone mass is built between the ages of 13 and 15 and then slowly lost in the last four decades of her life. Therefore, attaining optimal bone mass and bone strength in adolescence may offer the best protection possible against osteoporosis - bone loss in post-menopausal women and the elderly.

10 Jun 2004

AMA urges government to scrap Parental Access To Information Bill

The Bill would allow parents and guardians access to HIC information about children under 16 years of age [currently access is allowed for children under 14] – even if the children have their own Medicare cards.

10 Jun 2004

Changing practices may raise African American women's breast cancer risk

A new study finds African American women derive similar breast cancer risk reductions associated with multiple births and breastfeeding as white women, but that recent trends may lead to a rising risk.

7 Jun 2004

UN focus on child rights in Dominica

The Committee welcomed the submission of the initial report of Dominica, and noted with appreciation the Education Act No. 11 of 1997, amended in order to provide for Early Childhood Education from 0 to 5 years