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Report highlights progress on cancer drugs but more can be done

The recent report by NHS Cancer Director Professor Mike Richards on the uptake in the NHS of new cancer drugs makes clear that many more people are getting access to effective cancer drugs evaluated by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence.

4 Jul 2004

Youth smoking down in Nevada

A annual study conducted by the US Centers for Disease Control and the Nevada Department of Education confirms that fewer Nevada high school students obtained cigarettes by purchasing them in stores in 2003.

4 Jul 2004

The number of pediatricians in the United States rose by 140 percent between 1978 and 2000

America’s children have many more pediatricians available to treat them today than they did 25 years ago, a new study finds, but the doctors aren’t always where the children are.

4 Jul 2004

People who have early stage Alzheimer's disease could be more capable of learning than previously thought

The promising studies suggest that some people with early cognitive impairment can still be taught to recall important information and to better perform daily tasks.

4 Jul 2004

M. D. Anderson Cancer Center is ranked the nation’s top cancer hospital in U.S.

For the third consecutive year and fourth time in five years, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center is ranked the nation’s top cancer hospital in U.S. News & World Report’s “America’s Best Hospitals” survey, published in the magazine’s July 12 issue.

4 Jul 2004

Treatment of chronic hepatitis C with interferon can be ineffective due to relapse

Treatment of chronic hepatitis C with interferon can be ineffective due to relapse. We aimed to reduce the 40% relapse rate of 6 months interferon–ribavirin combination therapy by prolonging treatment to 18 months.

4 Jul 2004

South African Courth defends the Medicine Act

This is a major victory for government's effort to ensure the transformation of health services and patient safety. The judgement vindicates the validity of government endeavour to ensure the quality dispensing services and the supply of safe medicine.

4 Jul 2004

Inexpensive generic fixed-dose combined therapies appears the most suitable solution for treating AIDS in developing countries

The development of simple and inexpensive generic fixed-dose combined therapies appears the most suitable solution for making possible this access to treatments in developing countries with meagre resources.

3 Jul 2004

Estimates of 5.1 million HIV positive people bring India closer to the South African HIV infected population of 5.3 million people

New HIV/AIDS figures have been released by the Indian government's National Aids Control Organisation. In 2003 there were 520,000 new cases of HIV infection.

3 Jul 2004

300,000 mad French cows since the 1980's

According to new French research reported in le figaro more than 300,000 French cows would have been infected by the agent BSE (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy ) since the 1980's.

3 Jul 2004

Darfur - 30,000 dead, 1.2 million displaced and 130,000 refugees

To date the conflict in Darfur has led to some 30,000 people killed, 1.2 million internally displaced and at least 130,000 living as refugees on the Chad border.

3 Jul 2004

Recent SARS outbreak blamed on lab technician

A laboratory technician working for China's national disease control and prevention center has been blamed for the recent outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) earlier this year.

3 Jul 2004

First isolation of West Nile Virus (WNV) in Nassau County

The New York State Department of Health reported today on the first isolation of West Nile Virus (WNV) in Nassau County, New York.

2 Jul 2004

Reports of a serious polio outbreak among children in Rogo, Nigeria

Reports of a serious polio outbreak among children in Rogo, Kano State, have emerged. Kano is Nigeria's most populous northern state.

2 Jul 2004

Pneumococcal vaccination now free in Ontario

The pneumococcal vaccination, the first of three new free child vaccines being introduced by the McGuinty government, is now available, Health and Long-Term Care Minister George Smitherman announced today.

2 Jul 2004

Selenium found in brazil nuts, fish, meat and eggs helps our immune system defend the body against viruses

A Food Standards Agency funded study suggests that selenium, a trace element found in food, helps our immune system defend the body against viruses.

2 Jul 2004

World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control closed this week, with nearly 90% of countries having signed up

The WHO FCTC has become one of the most rapidly embraced United Nations' conventions, with 167 WHO Member States and the European Community (EC) signing, and 23 countries ratifying, accepting, approving or acceding to the Convention, just one year after it opened for signature in Geneva.

2 Jul 2004

Medical News

Report highlights progress on cancer drugs but more can be done

Youth smoking down in Nevada

The number of pediatricians in the United States rose by 140 percent between 1978 and 2000

People who have early stage Alzheimer's disease could be more capable of learning than previously thought

M. D. Anderson Cancer Center is ranked the nation’s top cancer hospital in U.S.

Treatment of chronic hepatitis C with interferon can be ineffective due to relapse

South African Courth defends the Medicine Act

Inexpensive generic fixed-dose combined therapies appears the most suitable solution for treating AIDS in developing countries

Estimates of 5.1 million HIV positive people bring India closer to the South African HIV infected population of 5.3 million people

300,000 mad French cows since the 1980's

Darfur - 30,000 dead, 1.2 million displaced and 130,000 refugees

Recent SARS outbreak blamed on lab technician

First isolation of West Nile Virus (WNV) in Nassau County

Reports of a serious polio outbreak among children in Rogo, Nigeria

Pneumococcal vaccination now free in Ontario

Selenium found in brazil nuts, fish, meat and eggs helps our immune system defend the body against viruses

World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control closed this week, with nearly 90% of countries having signed up

New research may help doctors diagnose diseases like HIV and hepatitis C earlier

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Best hospital in the United States for children

Precision in every drop: Inside Hamilton’s syringe technology

Exploring the Future of Neuroscience Drug Discovery

Genomic conservation in Thailand's mangroves

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