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Serious medical consequences of smoking, obesity, excessive alcohol consumption and sexually transmitted disease require decisive leadership

The Royal College of Physicians’ response to the consultation document ‘Choosing Health?’ says that the serious medical consequences of smoking, obesity, excessive alcohol consumption and sexually transmitted disease require decisive leadership and action by Government.

2 Jul 2004

Ambulance drivers will no longer be issued with speeding fines when en-route to emergency 999 calls

The current system has resulted in some Ambulance Trusts having to employ dedicated staff dealing exclusively with the paperwork involved to prove that ambulance vehicles are responding to emergencies. The Ambulance Service Association (ASA) estimate that this costs Trusts up to £1million a year.

2 Jul 2004

Medicine storage temperatures are too high

The recommended maximum storage and transit temperatures for most medications is 25°C and are set by the pharmaceutical manufacturers.

2 Jul 2004

British doctors will deliver a powerful message to Blair

On Monday 5th, July at 9am the BMA will deliver 4,500 doctors' letters to the Prime Minister in Downing Street, London.

2 Jul 2004

Questions about this once widely-accepted treatment for postmenopausal ills

In the past two years, the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) trials of Premarin-based hormone therapy came to early ends because the risks outweighed the benefits.

2 Jul 2004

How the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is being implemented in four African countries

The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine will today publish interim findings relating to how the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is being implemented in four African countries.

2 Jul 2004

New Welsh research centre to improve understanding of the psychosocial factors that influence illness, disease, recovery

The launch of a major new research centre at Cardiff University, Wales has been welcomed by senior figures from the worlds of health, politics, research and business.

2 Jul 2004

New legislation ensures veterans and their spouses admitted to nursing homes in New York State receive access to federal pension entitlements

Governor George E. Pataki today signed into law legislation that will better ensure veterans and their spouses who are admitted to nursing homes in New York State receive all of the benefits they are entitled to, including access to federal pension entitlements.

2 Jul 2004

Gum disease vaccination aim of world-first research

Vaccinating people against gum disease will be the aim of world-first Melbourne research that today receives a $21.2 million boost from the Federal Government.

2 Jul 2004

Amid unprecedented global prosperity, the world’s poor were more vulnerable now than ever

The 43 speakers in two meetings today -- on resources mobilization and an enabling environment for poverty eradication -- recognized that the primary responsibility for development in the least developed countries (LDCs) rested with those nations themselves.

2 Jul 2004

People who suffer from severe depression have more nerve cells in the part of the brain that controls emotion

Studies of postmortem brains of patients diagnosed with major depressive disorder (MDD) showed a 31 percent greater than average number of nerve cells in the portion of the thalamus involved with emotional regulation.

2 Jul 2004

One in three Americans born today is predicted to develop diabetes as a consequence of obesity

One in three Americans born today is predicted to develop diabetes as a consequence of obesity, according to a new report by the International Diabetes Federation and the International Obesity Task Force.

2 Jul 2004

Americans give Russia $34.2 million to help treat and care for people living with HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis

HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson announced today that the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria awarded Russia $34.2 million over two years to help treat and care for people living with HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis.

2 Jul 2004

Are vacuum assisted deliveries safe? yes according to the BMJ

Vacuum assisted deliveries are a safe alternative to forceps deliveries, despite a warning by the US Food and Drug Administration in 1998 that vacuum assisted deliveries may result in fatal complications, say researchers in this week's BMJ.

2 Jul 2004

Single embryo transfer (SET) can produce an acceptable pregnancy rate while lowering the incidence of multiple pregnancies

Transferring a single embryo to a woman can result in a similar number of pregnancies as double embryo transfer, while at the same time reducing the risk of multiple births and the complications due to twin pregnancies

2 Jul 2004

Possible interactions of St John's wort with conventional drugs

Doctors and patients should beware of possible interactions of St John's wort with conventional drugs, but better information is needed to guide clinical practice, say researchers in this week's BMJ.

2 Jul 2004

Adverse drug reactions cost the NHS £466m a year

Adverse drug reactions account for 1 in 16 hospital admissions and cost the NHS £466m a year, according to a study in this week's BMJ.

2 Jul 2004

Health care spending per privately insured American increased 7.4 percent in 2003

Health care spending per privately insured American increased 7.4 percent in 2003—the first major slowdown in spending growth in nearly a decade.

2 Jul 2004

Of all families with medical bill problems, two-thirds have difficulty paying for basic necessities—rent, mortgage payments, transportation or food

Uninsured families are more likely to have medical bill problems, but two-thirds of families with problems paying medical bills—about 13.5 million families—have health insurance coverage, according to findings from HSC's Community Tracking Study 2003 Household Survey, a nationally representative survey involving information on about 25,400 families and 46,600 people.

2 Jul 2004

Drop in systolic blood pressure may indicate imminent likelihood of Alzheimer’s disease or dementia

Journal of the American Heart Association reports that a significant drop in systolic blood pressure may indicate imminent likelihood of Alzheimer’s disease or dementia in some elderly people.

2 Jul 2004

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Serious medical consequences of smoking, obesity, excessive alcohol consumption and sexually transmitted disease require decisive leadership

Ambulance drivers will no longer be issued with speeding fines when en-route to emergency 999 calls

Medicine storage temperatures are too high

British doctors will deliver a powerful message to Blair

Questions about this once widely-accepted treatment for postmenopausal ills

How the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is being implemented in four African countries

New Welsh research centre to improve understanding of the psychosocial factors that influence illness, disease, recovery

New legislation ensures veterans and their spouses admitted to nursing homes in New York State receive access to federal pension entitlements

Gum disease vaccination aim of world-first research

Amid unprecedented global prosperity, the world’s poor were more vulnerable now than ever

People who suffer from severe depression have more nerve cells in the part of the brain that controls emotion

One in three Americans born today is predicted to develop diabetes as a consequence of obesity

Americans give Russia $34.2 million to help treat and care for people living with HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis

Are vacuum assisted deliveries safe? yes according to the BMJ

Single embryo transfer (SET) can produce an acceptable pregnancy rate while lowering the incidence of multiple pregnancies

Possible interactions of St John's wort with conventional drugs

Adverse drug reactions cost the NHS £466m a year

Health care spending per privately insured American increased 7.4 percent in 2003

Of all families with medical bill problems, two-thirds have difficulty paying for basic necessities—rent, mortgage payments, transportation or food

Drop in systolic blood pressure may indicate imminent likelihood of Alzheimer’s disease or dementia

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