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Medical News Today: 10-25-2004
To help patients and their families better understand how different treatments work to cure colorectal cancer, the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology has published the new patient information brochure Radiation Therapy for Colorectal Cancer: Facts to Help People Understand Their Treatment Options... click link for more info.
This is a press release from the ProLife Party, UK - Members of pro-life groups will gather in Parliament Square at 10am on Wednesday 27th October 2004 to mark the 37th anniversary of the Abortion Act which has resulted in the 'extermination of 6,474,446 lives'... click link for more info.
Today, Dr LEE Jong-wook, chair of the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI) board announced the nomination of Dr Julian Lob-Levyt as the new GAVI Executive Secretary... click link for more info.
A new report released today (25 October 2004) by the BMA (British Medical Association) paints a bleak picture of the global community's ability to cope with advances in biological and genetic weapons technology... click link for more info.
During a recent press conference, David Byrne presented the "Tobacco or Health in the European Union: Past, present and future" report, prepared by a consortium of experts coordinated by the ERS (the ASPECT Consortium)... click link for more info.
The average person only needs to visit their dentist for a check-up every 12 months, according to new government guidelines... click link for more info.
Being overweight negatively affects fertility in both men and women, according to two recently released studies, the AP/Yahoo! News reports... click link for more info.
Despite "pressure" from the Bush administration for the United Nations to pass a "total ban on human cloning," the agency on Friday deferred a vote on a proposed ban sponsored by Costa Rica that would outlaw all human cloning, including the cloning of human embryos for research purposes, the Christian Science Monitor reports (Lamb, Christian Science Monitor, 10/25)... click link for more info.
FDA on Friday approved a noninvasive treatment for uterine fibroids that could be an alternative to hysterectomy for many women but is not recommended for use by women who wish to become pregnant, Reuters/Los Angeles Times reports... click link for more info.
President Bush and Democratic presidential nominee Sen... click link for more info.
Yesterday, the UK Government released details of its new contract with pharmacists which will see pharmacists take over services traditionally offered by GPs, such as blood pressure checks to repeat prescriptions... click link for more info.
Boehringer Ingelheim today announced the submission of a Marketing Authorisation Application (MAA) to the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) for tipranavir... click link for more info.
The Committee adopted three positive opinions on initial marketing authorisation applications for: -- Avastin (bevacizumab), from Roche Registration Ltd, for the treatment of metastatic carcinoma of the colon or rectum... click link for more info.
Following the worldwide withdrawal of Vioxx (rofecoxib), the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) has been asked by the European Commission, as a precautionary measure, to conduct a review of COX-2 inhibitor medicines... click link for more info.
Insulin inhalers are a safe and effective alternative to injections, new research suggests... click link for more info.
Legionnaire's disease is on the increase in the UK and Europe, according to new government figures... click link for more info.
Patients will gain a better service from their local pharmacist as Government plans for a more flexible, modernised service moved a step further towards implementation, Health Minister Rosie Winterton announced today... click link for more info.
The NHS would offer individuals a personalised diet and fitness plan to encourage people to take responsibility for their own wellbeing under new plans proposed by the UK Government... click link for more info.
People are increasingly turning to private slimming clinics as they attempt to shed pounds... click link for more info.
The Ministry of Public Health in Thailand has today confirmed an additional fatal case of human infection with H5N1 avian influenza... click link for more info.
One woman in five never checks her breasts for signs of breast cancer and women in London are the most complacent according to new research from Macmillan Cancer Relief as Breast Cancer Awareness Month draws to a close... click link for more info.
Bayer Pharmaceuticals Corporation (NYSE: BAY) and Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc (Nasdaq: ONXX) today confirmed plans to pursue registration of BAY 43-9006 for the treatment of patients with advanced kidney cancer utilizing results from the ongoing Phase III trial... click link for more info.
A new study indicates that you can protect yourself from getting Parkinson's disease if you exercise regularly and keep yourself fit... click link for more info.
Indonesian authorities have confirmed that anthrax cause the deaths of six patients who had eaten the meat from a sick goat... click link for more info.
Tokyo (JCNN) - The Nisshin OilliO Group (TSE: 2602) has announced its latest research results on medium-chain fatty acid... click link for more info.
Tokyo (JCNN) - Eisai (TSE: 4523) has announced that its U... click link for more info.
Medical experts in the UK are saying that the threat of biological weapons is a real one... click link for more info.
Australian pharmacists will seek to extend their role in the community, which could include the authority to give injections... click link for more info.
The Western Australian Government is to spend more than a million dollars on programs to fight childhood obesity and to get children more active... click link for more info.
AMA (Australian Medical Association) President, Dr Bill Glasson, today branded moves by the Pharmacy Guild of Australia to have pharmacists usurp some of the core public health functions of community GPs as mischievous, irresponsible and a poor prescription for Australian patients... click link for more info.
AMA (Australian Medical Association) President, Dr Bill Glasson, today welcomed news that Tony Abbott would continue as Health Minister in the new Howard Ministry... click link for more info.
According to a law firm Quinn and Scattini, Brisbane, Australia, scores of Australian soldiers have been contacting them about the side effects of an alternative malaria drug, Lariam... click link for more info.
Some sources are saying Yasser Arafat, 75, has the flu while others report that he has gallstones and an intestinal infection... click link for more info.
As heads of US states get nervous about the implications of the flu vaccine crisis for their citizens, Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich (Democrat) says he has found 30,000 doses of the vaccine in Europe... click link for more info.
Twenty-three people were reported dead and about 2,200 injured in Niigata Prefecture as of Sunday night after a series of powerful earthquakes rocked large areas of the country Saturday, forcing about 82,000 residents in the prefecture to evacuate their homes... click link for more info.
While a growing number of patients undergo organ transplantation in China due to a lack of domestic organ donations, many of them are found to suffer side effects such as complications, immune rejection, or even death, according to the Korean Society of Transplantation on Saturday... click link for more info.
A study conducted at Robarts Research Institute sheds new light on how poxviruses can jump from species to species -- and will lead to further exploration of another potential candidate in the emerging field of "oncolytic viruses" to fight cancer... click link for more info.
Childbearing factors, particularly those related to a first pregnancy, can influence a woman's risk of developing breast cancer, according to a study published in the Nov... click link for more info.
Women who have labor induced before the 39th week of pregnancy are at an increased risk for delivery-related complications and are more likely to deliver infants with respiratory and other health problems, according to a study presented at a recent national conference of obstetricians and gynecologists, the Salt Lake City Deseret Morning News reports (Collins, Salt Lake City Deseret Morning News, 10/20)... click link for more info.
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain held a meeting with the Chief Pharmaceutical Officer for England on Wednesday 13 October to discuss concerns around the issue of personal control... click link for more info.
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