News Items by Date - September 2005

1 September 2005Research shows that people prefer faces similar to their own when choosing a mate

1 September 2005Leeds Scientists reveal a new way to block the pain of sensitive teeth

1 September 2005Older Chinese people at disadvantage for cancer care in UK

2 September 2005Seven million children to be vaccinated as Afghanistan strives to eradicate polio

2 September 2005Activated Vitamin D and NSAIDs Form One-Two Punch Against Prostate Cancer Cells

2 September 2005New method shows mushrooms a top source of the antioxidant ergothioneine

3 September 2005Breakfast Consumption and Body Mass among U.S. Adults

3 September 2005Univ Rochester Medical Center investigates new way to fight HIV / AIDS

3 September 2005London Scientists test possible effects of the active components of cannabis to alleviate breathlessness

4 September 2005British Medical Association (BMA) warns of medical academic crisis in Scotland

4 September 2005UK Conference in Southampton examines link between body composition and health

4 September 2005Cochlear implants' performance not affected by amount of hearing loss in the implanted ear.

5 September 2005Publication of the largest ever European study of High Blood Pressure

5 September 2005Global action to reduce dental health inequalities

5 September 2005NHS Confederation calls for complete smoking ban in pubs and clubs

6 September 2005England’s cricketers take 5 A DAY

7 September 2005Pomegranate fruit shown to slow cartilage deterioration in osteoarthritis

7 September 2005UK Patients get booking guarantee on NHS GP appointments

7 September 2005Government ignoring underlying capacity problems says GP Leader

8 September 2005Government funded infertility treatment in Scotland

9 September 2005UK Health: Convenience, access and choice should be at the centre of modern diagnostics ...

10 September 2005UK Research Sponsors address concerns about misuse of biomedical research

10 September 2005Senior UK doctors lead by example in NPSA publication on medical error

11 September 2005Bristol University claims UK health inequalities information suppressed

11 September 2005Gluten-Free Boom Presents Opportunities for Retailers

11 September 2005A quarter of hospital MRSA bloodstream infections occur in new arrivals at UK hospitals

11 September 2005New display dedicated to Medicine to open in Glasgow in Spring 2005

11 September 2005MIT investigators find that environmental regulations cut health costs

12 September 2005Homeopathists comment on recent article in The Lancet

12 September 2005Mental health service users praise their care, but gaps still exist

12 September 2005WHO announce new global partnership to take immediate action to help women and children survive

12 September 2005Yale University (USA) reconciles two models of schizophrenia

12 September 2005Research suggests that senior citizens are uninhibited rather than inconsiderate

12 September 2005Australian government acknowledges the healing power of exercise

13 September 2005Bath University (UK) hosts international conference on death, dying and disposal

13 September 2005Researchers call for end to pharmaceutical industry's ‘cynical use’ of drug studies

13 September 2005Most embryos produced during IVF do not result in live births

13 September 2005Memory loss in older adults due to distractions, not inability to focus

14 September 2005BMA responds to GMC proposals for a risk-based approach to regulation

14 September 2005UK student nurses to receive bursary payments throughout pregnancy and childbirth

14 September 2005Neurodegenerative disease targeted in UK government's drive for new medical treatments

14 September 2005GMC survey indicates that UK patients have more confidence in doctors who communicate effectively

14 September 2005International conference on euthanasia to be held in Liverpool this September

14 September 2005UK General Medical Council commissions research about attitudes to children’s medical rights

15 September 2005Joint replacement cartilage to be grown in lab prior to surgery

15 September 2005Refugee doctors scheme proves to be a success in Wales (UK)

15 September 2005Kidney disease linked to hypertension in Indigenous Australians

15 September 2005Scheme helps young children to eat more fruit

16 September 2005Public Consultation about Health Services in UK - Tell the Government what you think !

16 September 2005GMC Plans New Rules on Doctors’ Licences to practise as part of risk-based regulation (UK)

16 September 2005Patient care in Wales (UK) to improve due to government health innovations

16 September 2005Fish oils shown to be beneficial to dyspraxic children

16 September 2005Gaps in intestinal barrier could cause Crohn's Disease

16 September 2005Link Suggested Between Regions on Two Chromosomes and Manic Depression

16 September 2005Research studying the origin of fat cells - University of Michigan

17 September 2005Professional witness fees for doctors attending court cases to be reviewed (UK)

17 September 2005Painkiller-vitamin D combo slows prostate cancer growth

17 September 2005Digital mammography better at detecting breast cancer in young women

17 September 2005Link Found Between Obesity, Inflammation and Vascular Disease

17 September 2005National Patient Safety Agency launches guidance to improve communications with patients

18 September 2005Walk to School ? Dangerous levels of toxic pollutant across the UK

18 September 2005Canadian Diabetes Study: A Wake-Up Call

18 September 2005Hypnosis and pain: for men who can't take it lying down

18 September 2005Acupuncture tackles heartburn

18 September 2005Holistic mental health care trial at Wollongong University (Australia)

19 September 2005Key study opens door to new anti-malarial drugs

19 September 2005High-vegetable diet linked to protection against pancreatic cancer

19 September 2005*Reverse* Shoulder replacement surgery helps patients with arthritis and rotator cuff tears

19 September 2005Public patients denied effective obesity treatment in Australia

20 September 2005Thousands of doctors in England and Wales unable to find posts

20 September 2005New guide launched to transform medicine for children

20 September 2005New National UK Clinical Director for Children

20 September 20051,000th laparoscopic kidney removal from living donor a major milestone in efforts to ease kidney shortage

20 September 2005Effects of Zinc Studied in Children with ADHD

21 September 2005UK Chief Medical Officer concludes that the British Pregnancy Advisory Service did NOT break the law.

21 September 2005UNICEF Highlight Children - the Focus for Islamic Solidarity

21 September 2005Stem cells key to healing the brain ?

21 September 2005Liverpool scientists develop screening method for pancreatic cancer

22 September 2005UK Kidney community praised for improvements

22 September 2005Historic underinvestment in the NHS ‘grossly underestimated’, says new report by NHS Confederation

22 September 200589% of people would want to know if they had dementia – but many people are still not told

22 September 2005The Healthcare Commission urges informed and safe choices for cosmetic treatments

22 September 2005Malaria research discovers new hope for old drug

22 September 2005World Health Organization warns of rising threat of heart disease and stroke due to obesity

23 September 2005One in four people with diabetes are undiagnosed (UK)

23 September 2005General Medical Council meets in Scotland for the first time

23 September 2005No formal investigation into Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals following BBC Panorama programme

23 September 2005Needle-free injections for diabetes patients

23 September 2005Prepare for bird flu pandemic, warn researchers from Nottingham University

23 September 2005Structural study will help develop new asthma and allergy treatments

24 September 2005Medicines personalised to patients individual genetic make-up decades away

24 September 2005Research collaboration may lead to earlier detection and targeted treatment of colorectal cancer

24 September 2005Infrared beam cuts bacterial factory-borne food poisoning

24 September 2005University of Leicester Study Reveals Diversity and Impact of Stalking

24 September 2005Researchers suggest there could be 46,000 crack cocaine users aged 15-44 in London, UK

25 September 2005Survey suggests 33% UK National Health Service trusts plan to reduce services

25 September 2005High exposure to motor oil increases chances of developing arthritis

25 September 2005Exercise helps reduce pain in old age

25 September 2005Major boost to UK asthma and allergy research as new Centre funded

25 September 2005More support for rural hospitals and rehabilitation units when treating stroke patients - Australia

26 September 2005End of routine TB vaccination in UK schools welcomed

26 September 2005Liverpool scientists launch new study into canine arthritis

26 September 2005MIT Research Team discovers why melanoma is so malignant

26 September 2005Findings explain aspirin-induced ulcers and other side-effects

27 September 2005Baltimore woman gives birth to quintuplets at the University of Maryland Medical Center

27 September 2005Cholesterol drugs can prevent heart attacks and strokes regardless of presenting cholesterol levels

27 September 2005Oregon Health & Science University and NASA work together to improve childbirth safety

27 September 2005Study shows new imaging tracer clarifies cause of chest pain up to 30 hours after pain stops

27 September 2005Long-Sought Maya City - Site Q - Found in Guatemala

28 September 2005Food Standards Agency to support Welsh Inquiry (UK)

28 September 2005Food Intolerances ? Chef Offers Creative Ways to Avoid Wheat, Dairy, and Eggs

28 September 2005Medical Research Council announce new centre to advance child health research

28 September 2005UNICEF urges plan to combat iodine deficiency disorder (IDD) among Egyptian children

29 September 2005UK Junior Doctors' Leader warns that doctors' training at risk in market-led NHS

29 September 2005Mental Health Foundation (UK) claim that latest government guidelines are helpful but insufficient

29 September 2005Newcastle researchers find that seaweed could make junk food healthier

29 September 2005Children at risk if their mothers had stressful pregnancy

29 September 2005Lifesaving drug for eclampsia and pre-eclampsia in pregnant women too cheap to be marketed

29 September 2005Myelin Suppresses Plasticity in the Mature Brain

30 September 2005Bad hair day: living with female hair loss

30 September 2005Smoking seems to increase brain damage in alcoholics

30 September 2005Ohio State University encourages increased awareness of women with epilepsy