The National Institute of Clinical Studies (NICS) has today announced the award of six 2007 NICS Fellowships to help improve the use of evidence in six key health areas: stroke rehabilitation, mental health, reduction of birth defects, pain management, osteoporosis and Indigenous health.
A new Australian action plan to help women who experience depression during and after pregnancy is being developed by beyondblue: the national depression initiative, in association with a group of perinatal mental health experts.
A WHO background document will be used to help guide discussions and stir debate. The paper profiles eight issues linked to international health security, together with key points to focus the debate:
The European Medicines Agency (EMEA) has recommended restrictions on the use of Ketek (telithromycin) in three of its four approved indications.
Annual computed tomography (CT) screening identifies a high proportion of patients with early-stage lung cancer, according to the latest findings of the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center – led New York Early Lung Cancer Action Project (NY-ELCAP) published in the April issue of the journal Radiology.
Health Canada has completed a review of the science on mercury in fish, and is putting additional measures in place to protect Canadians while encouraging them to follow the fish consumption advice contained in the new Food Guide.
Reported outbreaks of Rift Valley Fever (RVF) among animals began on 18_January 2007 with the first human case reported at the beginning of February 2007 in Arusha region.
WHO welcomes the news from the Minister of Health of Indonesia, who announced at a joint news conference that the country would resume sharing of H5N1 avian influenza virus samples ?immediately?.
Single parents concerned about the developmental health of their children may want to choose new partners slowly and deliberately. New research shows that the more transitions children go through in their living situation, the more likely they are to behave badly.
Older women with breast cancer get a lower level of care than younger women, researchers at the University of Manchester have found.