Contraception :: Young women unfamiliar with safety, effectiveness of IUD
The IUD might be one of the best-kept birth control secrets for young women, according to researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center.
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Healthcare :: More power to local staff to deliver for patients
NHS Chief Executive David Nicholson today set out the priorities for the NHS over the next year, with a greater role for local NHS staff to decide and deliver on local health and healthcare improvement targets.
Healthcare :: 18,000 specialty training opportunities in England in 2007
Health Minister Lord Warner today confirmed that over 18,000 additional specialty training opportunities will be available in England in 2007 to accompany the introduction of the new specialty training structure under Modernising Medical Careers.
Health Care :: Draft legislation to regulate medical devices ready – India
A draft legislation on regulatory framework to vallidate medical devices is ready and will be forwarded soon to Health Ministry, Science and Technology Minister Kapil Sibal said today.
Healthcare :: New resuscitation guidelines may be saving lives in King County
Survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is at an all-time high in King County, and a new method of resuscitation used by emergency medical responders in King County may be the reason. Since the protocol was adopted in 2005, survival rates jumped to 46% from 33% for the period of 2002 through 2004.
Immunisation :: New edition of ‘Immunisation against Infectious Disease’
THE NEW edition of the authoritative source of information on vaccines and immunisation, known amongst health professionals as the ‘Green Book,’ is being distributed free to primary care health professionals from today.
Child Care :: Child Rights bill gets Lok Sabha nod – India
The Lok Sabha today passed a bill empowering the Women and Child Development Ministry to constitute a Commission for Child Rights, the power earlier vested with the HRD Ministry.
Child Care :: SC directs Centre to establish 14 lakh anganwadis by 2008 – India
The Supreme Court today directed the Centre to establish 14 lakh anganwadis by 2008 under the Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) and asked state governments to extend help in implementing the programme.
Health Care :: Indian PM for better health care access for Indians
India may be gaining acceptance in the West as a medical tourism destination, but Prime Minister Manmohan Singh wants Indians to first get access to quality and affordable treatment.
Hepatitis :: Cases of hepatitis B associated with lancing devices
Since 2004, seven cases of hepatitis B have been reported to the Health Protection Agency from care and residential homes following the incorrect use of lancing devices. On further investigation by local Health Protections Units eleven more cases have been identified in diabetics who have probably been infected by these means.