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New foetal scans are misleading

...he humanity of the unborn child. "Most people will recognise that a very early foetus is incapable of surviving outside the womb without being told by a scientist." GYT...

Mental Health Package Regrettably Undervalues the Role of the GP

...he role of GPs in mental health, and has failed to recognise the unique skills and experience that GPs have in this area,” Dr Haikerwal said. “We have spent considerable time convincing the Government of the package’s failings but they are yet to respond with changes. “Significant numbers of people are car...

Australian PM’s Brush with Cance

... urged the women that it is imperative to know and recognise changes in the body and to seek medical attention in the event of suspicious looking “bumps” or “spots” appearing in one’s body. Source-Medindi MST...

NHS Food Slowing Patient Recovery

... food standards, compared with 17% in 2002. But we recognise that more needs to be done." NL...

Experimental Malaria Vaccine Shows Results

...nes normally exploit to prime the immune system to recognise a pathogen. Scientists are divided over which stage to vaccinate against. Source-IANS...

Inaccurate reporting of child physical abuse by healthcare staff

...so common barriers to reporting. "The ability to recognise physical abuse and willingness to report it varied...s showed that community nurses were most likely to recognise and report physical abuse. "It also revealed that fears, anxieties and lack of knowledge stop prima...

Alzheimer's - From Curiosity To Worldwide Disease

...x".// Alzheimer's colleagues did not immediately recognise the importance of his discovery. One century later...s on after the age of 65. Many patients no longer recognise family members and friends, have orientation problems and struggle with speech. "The presentation i...

Alcohol Abuse Must be solved with Action

...ng more talking and not enough action. Most people recognise where the problems are and it's now about taking action to deal with it. "The Executive may not have direct powers on taxation but there is nothing to stop Andy Kerr confronting the supermarkets who are using alcohol as a loss-leading product." A...

Diptheria Toxin And Interleukin2 Help Killing Melanoma Tumour Cells

...s on a balance between T cells, which specifically recognise and attack antigens such as tumour cells, and suppressive or regulatory T cells (Tregs), which turn off activated immune cells in order to prevent autoimmunity. Dr Chesney explained: 'Recently a subset of regulatory T cells has been found to direc...

WHO Attributes Death of Millions in Africa to Treatable diseases

...re, and we know how to address them -- but we also recognise that Africa's fragile health systems represent an enormous barrier." He added, "African governments and their partners must make a major commitment and invest more funds to strengthen health systems." HIV/AIDS continued to devastate Africa, which...

Sex Workers Meet in Mumbai to Discuss About AIDS

...the city and Maharashtra. The meet will not only recognise but also highlight the work done by commercial sex workers to prevent AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases,’ said Rajeev Jerajani of Constella Future, an advocacy consultancy taking part in the meeting. ‘Groups of sex workers will be formal...

EU States Agree on Clone Food Plan

... “We will continue to monitor developments, but we recognise this technology is only emerging now and we don't expect it to become widespread for some time,” said Tod. European dairy and farming groups have reacted cautiously to the prospect of food from clones and their offspring. “There's no reason why...

New Guidelines for VHD

.... The great merit of these guidelines is that they recognise this. Cardiologists and diabetologists from all ov...ng process. We hope that individual countries will recognise the quality of these guidelines and adopt them so that they become widely used throughout Europe for...

New Rebate a Win For Intellectually Disabled

...ians, mostly because they can find it difficult to recognise and communicate symptoms,” Dr Haikerwal said. “Some health problems may not be picked up during the course of a normal consultation.” The AMA has lobbied the Government over the past year to introduce a new Medicare rebate for longer, annual he...

Permanent Weight Loss Requires Transition to Healthy Eating

... the diet is discontinued. A better approach is to recognise what is causing the weight gain. It usually is overeating or eating a poor combination of foods. The only certain way a person can lose weight, keep their weight steady and remain healthy is to change to a balanced mixture of healthy foods and to ...

Rest for Doctors to Ensure Patients’ Safet

...mmittee, said: "When designing rotas, the NHS must recognise the importance of doctors having enough time to rest beforehand and afterwards. "They must also provide adequate rest rooms. Unfortunately, too many are more focussed on saving money than improving patient safety, and are withdrawing rest facilitie...

Little Relief for Leprosy Patients from the Government

...prosy cases. Instead it now expects communities to recognise the disease and do what they can to mitigate the problem. That is a very disturbing trend, say activists. Indications are that leprosy could continue to disfigure and disable Indians well into the 21st Century. GPL...

AMA Welcomes Recognition For Rural GP Training

...y welcomed the Government’s decision to officially recognise the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicin...ms are well regarded, and the decision to formally recognise their full training program will give rural GPs a choice of training pathways. “The AMA, through i...

COAG Gets It Mostly Right On National Registration

...ed to the health needs of the community. We also recognise the wisdom and political acumen of the Premiers and Chief Ministers for supporting a system that will deliver better health services to their States and Territories, Dr Haikerwal said. Source-AMA ME...

New Research Shows That Flu is a Trigger of Heart Attacks

...mportant killer in cardiac patients. If people can recognise that the flu vaccine has specific cardioprotective effects, then high-risk people will be more likely to make sure that they receive the influenza vaccine every year. We know from our other research that one in three people with heart disease do not ...

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