Use Health Fund To Build Medical Training, Australia
The Australian Medical Association called on the Rudd Government to allocate some of the investment returns from the $10b Health and Hospitals Fund announced in this week's Federal Budget to fund medical training places across the country.
New Campaign To Encourage Organ Donation, UK
Diabetes UK Cymru is supporting a campaign to encourage more people to register to donate their organs in Wales.During the last five years more than 750 lives have been transformed by a transplant, but more than 150 people have died before a donor could be found.
Hormone Makes Food Appealing
Scientists claim to have identified the hormone ghrelin which causes food to appear more appealing.Pictures of food were shown to 20 volunteers. Twelve viewed the pictures before and after infusions of ghrelin which had a bigger effect on their brains. Scans showed that ghrelin boosted activity of the brain's "reward centres" which fuel desire.
EU Approves GSK's Pre-Pandemic Bird Flu Vaccine
Global pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is the first to get the go ahead for a wide spectrum vaccine to protect humans ahead of a possible future bird flu pandemic now that the European Commission (EC) is giving the drug giant approval today, Monday, to market its pre-pandemic vac
Bird Flu Pandemic Would Require Multi-Drug Approach, UK
Scientists have uncovered a change in the H5N1 bird flu virus which makes it resistant to the anti-viral drug Tamiflu. The mutation in the N1 component was found in human cases of the disease and suggests that a single drug approach is likely to be ineffective in case of a bird flu pandemic in humans.
Minister Wallace Promises To Give Priority To Tacking Our Alcohol Culture, Ireland
Ms Mary Wallace T.D., Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children with special responsibility for Health Promotion and Food Safety, promised to give particular priority in her new role to tackling our alcohol culture. Two recent reports from the Health Research Board and the Health Service Executive have clearly shown the negative impact of alcohol misuse in Irish society.
New Dimension Discovered In Body Clock Rhythm
Research on what makes the body clock tick has led Dr Michael Hastings of the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge to discover a new and unanticipated cog in the human body clock. A patent for the compound involved has been filed by MRC Technology. The results, published in Science, could lead to therapies for people whose sleep is disrupted by shift work or old age.
FDA Obtains Permanent Injunction Against Scientific Laboratories, Inc.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that Scientific Laboratories Inc., and its president, Rajeshwari Patel, and chief executive officer, Amit Roy, have signed a Consent Decree of Permanent Injunction and are barred from manufacturing and distributing drug products until they bring their manufacturing operations into compliance with law and obtain approval for their products.
Asbestos-Induced Lung Cancer Patients Do Not Appear To Benefit From Chemotherapy, UK
Adding chemotherapy to established methods of symptom management does not appear to enhance the quality of life or survival of patients suffering from an asbestos-induced form of lung cancer called malignant plural mesothelioma (MPM).
New E-Health Recommendations From American College Of Physicians Aim To Improve Health Care Quality, Safety, Efficiency, Efficacy, And Access
Health care may be the fastest growing industry, but it has been slow to adopt the use of technology. While orders at fast food chains are now entirely automated, most physician offices and hospitals still maintain their records on paper.In a new position paper released by the American College of Physicians (ACP) at http://www.acponline.