News Items by Date - March 2007

1 March 2007Search for new drugs ‘speeded up’ by computational technique

1 March 2007Herb Experts Report on Benefits of Canadian Remedy for Cold and Flu Symptoms

6 March 2007Study reveals depressed elderly risk early death (UK)

6 March 2007Women from poor backgrounds fare worse with breast cancer (UK)

6 March 2007Doctors' training debacle could haunt NHS for years to come, warns BMA (UK)

6 March 2007AMA, AARP offer tips, resources on maximizing patient-physician relationship

7 March 2007Consultants say health reforms block innovation in patient care (UK)

7 March 2007AMA supports call to action on preventing underage drinking

8 March 2007RCN highlights uphill struggle of BME and internationally recruited nurses (UK)

8 March 2007Bureaucratic burden in the NHS increasing - say NHS leaders (UK)

9 March 2007Obesity epidemic measures well monitored in New Zealand

10 March 2007Junior Doctors call for immediate inquiry into training chaos (UK)

12 March 2007WHO publishes guidelines on cultivating essential plant used in anti-malaria medicines

13 March 2007Public fear nurse shortages will hurt patients (UK)

13 March 2007WHO-led anti-counterfeiting coalition examines technologies to prevent fake drugs

14 March 2007BMA comments on No Smoking Day (14 March) 2007

14 March 2007NHS Confederation comments on PAC report on out of hours (UK)

15 March 2007New research casts doubt over heart disease treatments

15 March 2007Cancer Research UK and Cancerbackup form strategic partnership to inform and empower patients

15 March 2007Mozambique: Month after floods, thousands of Mozambicans still do not get assistance

15 March 2007MSF denounces Abbott's move to withhold medicines from people in Thailand

15 March 2007NHS Confederation comments on future of PbR consultation (UK)

15 March 2007BMA welcomes independent evaluation of electronic care record pilots

15 March 2007Tiny, Spontaneous Gene Mutations May Boost Autism Risk

16 March 2007Dramatic increase in Type 1 diabetes in children under 5 (Bristol Uni)

16 March 2007Food Standards Agency (FSA) alerts consumers about possibility of listeria in sandwiches

16 March 2007BMA says new guidance on health clearance for healthcare workers lacks clarity

17 March 2007NHS leaders call for less blame and more honest communication between health and social care (UK)

19 March 2007Liverpool to trial new pancreatic cancer therapy

19 March 2007UK Freedom of Information Under Threat

19 March 2007British Heart Foundation comments on FSA salt campaign

19 March 2007Campaign drives down salt consumption and improves public health (UK)

20 March 2007UK National survey reports on women’s experience of maternity care

20 March 2007BMA says that Doctors' contracts are not to blame for NHS debt

20 March 2007Surprising Pattern of Influenza Spread in South America and Tropics

20 March 2007British Heart Foundation backs new study on the burdens of physical inactivity

20 March 2007UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) launches SMS allergy alerts

20 March 2007Women under 65 with cancer most likely to suffer emotional distress

21 March 2007UNICEF mounts an emergency response in Birao following the humanitarian coordination appeal

21 March 2007Millions of Afghan children head back to school

21 March 2007NZ Ministry of Health holds talks with disability consumers

21 March 2007NZ Ministry of Health marks World TB Day - 24 March

22 March 2007UNICEF highlights water scarcity on World Water Day

22 March 2007Bristol University compares care at walk-in centres and A&E (UK)

22 March 2007Research supports BMA call for rest facilities for junior doctors

23 March 2007New *Matrix of Harm* for drugs - proposed by study in the Lancet

23 March 2007Despite progress, malnutrition still a major challenge to child survival in Niger

23 March 2007Mozambique explosion highlights risks for children

23 March 2007Health survey shows older people need help to get more active (BHF)

23 March 2007Neglected diseases – new treatments available but more funding needed (BMA)

23 March 2007BMA junior doctors leave talks on recruitment system (UK)

24 March 2007Make sure your body is ready for the summer on the inside as well as the outside

26 March 2007Still a long way to go to reduce smoking in Scotland (BMA)

27 March 2007UK Food Standards Agency publishes consultation on programme to make healthier eating easier

28 March 2007Mortality rates at Oxford Radcliffe heart unit within acceptable limits, but improvements still needed

29 March 2007AMA celebrates National Doctors' Day (USA)

30 March 2007RCN warns of dark mood among nurses over proposed pay cut

30 March 2007NHS improving on stress and safety finds healthcare watchdog in annual NHS staff survey

30 March 2007NHS investment needs sustaining to tackle ills of NHS says RCN