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Medical News Today: 10-11-2004
As soon as the US authorities realised they were not getting 50% of their flu jab supplies from Chiron, Liverpool, UK, they turned to a French company, Aventis Pasteur for back up supplies... click link for more info.
Lowest paid staff to get an extra £35 per week under new systemHealth minister John Hutton today published a booklet for NHS staff explaining what the new pay system Agenda for Change will mean for them... click link for more info.
Millions of people in the UK could endure an impoverished old age because of a short-fall in pension provision, according to leaked reports from a Government ordered review... click link for more info.
Stereotypes of the elderly as sick, vulnerable, or grumpy people could be restricting access to care, according to a report from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF)... click link for more info.
Cipralex® / Lexapro® (escitalopram) is an effective and well tolerated treatment for general anxiety disorder (GAD), and significantly more effective than both placebo and paroxetine, according to a new study presented today at the ECNP (European College of Neuropsychopharmacology) in Stockholm... click link for more info.
Anxiety in the USA over the flu jab shortage is rapidly turning into panic as Soviet style queues build up - some queues are up to seven hours long in the Bay Area of San Francisco... click link for more info.
Gay men in the Guangdong Province, China, are to have free and confidential HIV tests at the AIDS Prevention and Treatment Institute, Guangdong Provincial Centre for Disease Control... click link for more info.
The World Medical Association has clarified one of its ethical guidelines to physicians on biomedical research to ensure that those people taking part in research would continue to have access to proven beneficial treatment following the research study... click link for more info.
A program at The New York Academy of Medicine that recruits urban minority youth into health professions as early as middle school is motivating more of them to pursue careers in health, science and medicine, finds a study in the latest issue of the Journal of Urban Health, a quarterly peer-reviewed journal published by the Academy... click link for more info.
The upcoming National Cancer Institute and National Institutes of Health conference on cancer and vitamin D promises to be an interesting match... click link for more info.
A survey of 2,000 Americans has revealed that only 4% have bought prescription drugs online... click link for more info.
The World Health Organization (WHO) today co-sponsors the first Global Day Against Pain, which seeks to draw global attention to the urgent need for better pain relief for sufferers from diseases such as cancer and AIDS... click link for more info.
Can terrorists utilise the findings of life science research to engineer deadly viruses that could be unleashed on the world? Can valuable new cures for deadly diseases be turned into more sinister applications?Recent incidents involving anthrax and ricin have been relatively low-tech, but scientists recognise that one day the results of cutting-edge research in the life sciences may be utilised in more harmful ways... click link for more info.
Acne is a condition of the skin that affects more than 80 percent of teenagers and up to 25 percent of adults... click link for more info.
UK Health secretary John Reid has promised to investigate claims that the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) is helping women obtain abortions after the 24 week limit... click link for more info.
AstraZeneca announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) did not grant approval for the investigational oral anticoagulant EXANTA® (ximelagatran)... click link for more info.
Dr Otmar Kloiber, deputy Secretary General of the German Medical Association, has been unanimously appointed as the new Secretary General of the World Medical Association... click link for more info.
Researchers from Minnesota University have found that teenagers who cannot process insulin adequately have a higher risk of high blood pressure when they are adults... click link for more info.
43 year old Melissa Etheridge has breast cancer, says her publicist... click link for more info.
The FDA (USA) says it did not try to suppress the findings of a safety official regarding the Vioxx painkiller... click link for more info.
Christopher Reeve, the American actor who played Superman, died on Sunday afternoon from heart failure, said his publicist... click link for more info.
In 2003 the FDA had found problems at the Chiron, Liverpool, UK flu vaccine plant - however, they did not order a full inspection or suggest the plant be closed down... click link for more info.
A team of South Korean scientists has discovered a pair of hitherto unknown bacteria near King Sejong Station, the state-funded research institute in the Antarctic... click link for more info.
British children are contaminated with higher levels of industrial chemicals than their parents and grandparents, a report released by the WWF and the Co-operative Bank revealed... click link for more info.
The ruling by a UK High Court judge this week that 11-month-old Charlotte Wyatt should not be resuscitated if she stops breathing has caused widespread debate about medical ethics in the UK... click link for more info.
Waiting list figures published by the Department of Health today revealed a drop of 12... click link for more info.
Disabled people need more support to help them get off benefits and into work, according to the Taxpayers' Alliance... click link for more info.
A plan by the Tories to allow patients to have access to MRSA rates is already in operation, according to an official... click link for more info.
A longtime lawyer for major cigarette manufacturers, R Northrip, recently said that government lawyers were incorrect when they speculated he would testify he knew first-hand that the industry had destroyed documents... click link for more info.
Non-smoking regulations come into force today in entertainment establishments measuring more than 60 square metres... click link for more info.
A Spanish study has found that children were more likely to suffer birth defects that can lead to heart and kidney problems if they were born to obese mothers... click link for more info.
Researchers at Glasgow University believe they have found the key to avoiding Type 2 diabetes... click link for more info.
A man with diabetes whose job offer was withdrawn because of his condition has been awarded £2,500, UK... click link for more info.
Products containing bitter orange (Citrus aurantium) or synephrine are used for their claims of promoting weight loss... click link for more info.
Tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-á) is a proinflammatory cytokine synthesized in response to infectious or inflammatory stimuli... click link for more info.
Health Canada has received 2 case reports of death suspected by the reporters of being associated with the use of Duragesic (transdermal fentanyl system) prescribed off-label to adolescents... click link for more info.
OTTAWA - The Government of Canada today reintroduced in Parliament legislation titled: "An Act to prevent the introduction and spread of communicable diseases", which would help further protect Canadians from the importation of communicable diseases... click link for more info.
Here is a chronological list of transplantation milestones1902 Alexis Carrel demonstrates method of joining blood vessels to make organ transplant feasible1905 First reported cornea transplant takes place Olmutz, Moravia (now Czech Republic) in December 19051918 Blood transfusion becomes established1948 Foundation of the National Health Service1954 First successful kidney transplant operation performed in Boston, USA1960 First UK living donor kidney transplant, performed at Edinburgh1963 First liver transplant in Denver, USA1965 First kidney transplant in UK using organ from a dead person* 1967 First heart transplant operation performed by Dr Christiaan Barnard in South Africa1968 First heart transplant in UK1968 First UK liver transplant, performed at Addenbrooke's, Cambridge1968 National Tissue Typing and Reference Laboratory (NTTRL) established at Southmead Hospital, Bristol1971 Kidney donor card introduced in the UK1972 National Organ Matching and Distribution Service (NOMDS) founded in Bristol1979 NTTRL and NOMDS merge to become UK Transplant Service1979 UK heart transplant programme begins1980s First transplant co-ordinators appointed1981 UK kidney donor card changed to multi-organ card including kidneys, corneas, heart,liver, and pancreas1983 UK liver transplant programme begins1983 Launch of the UK Cornea Transplant Service (CTS) 1983 First combined heart and lung transplant in the UK1985 Lungs added to the UK donor card1986 First lung-only transplant in the UK1986 Establishment of the Bristol Eye Bank1987 First "domino" UK heart transplant, where the patient receiving a heart and lungs transplant donated their healthy heart to another1989 Establishment of the Manchester Eye Bank1991 UK Transplant Service becomes special health authority and is renamed United Kingdom Transplant Support Service Authority (UKTSSA) 1993 First living donor liver transplant in UK1993 UKTSSA moves to purpose-built accommodation at Stoke Gifford, Bristol1994 NHS Organ Donor Register established1995 First living donor lung lobe transplant in UK2000 UK Transplant takes over from UKTSSA with new, extended remit2002 First lung transplant from a non-heartbeating donor*Earliest recorded by UK Transplant http://www... click link for more info.
Organ donation: the gift of lifeToday more than 5,500 people in the UK are waiting for an organ transplant that could save or dramatically improve their life... click link for more info.
With government figures estimating 30 percent of all US children are overweight or at risk for being too heavy, there is a necessity for innovative new strategies to prevent these young people from becoming overweight or obese adults... click link for more info.
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