Cancer :: Political decisions harming cancer treatment in Europe
Recent political decisions have had serious consequences for European oncology, said Professor John Smyth at ECCO 14, the European Cancer Conference, today.
Education
Lead :: Elevated levels of lead in lunch boxes, California
Dr. Mark Horton, director of the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), urged consumers to stop using lunch boxes, which have been distributed as CDPH nutrition educational items, after testing showed elevated levels of lead in three lunch boxes.
HPV :: HPV facts presented during National Cervical Cancer Coalition conference
National Cervical Cancer Coalition unites women in joining the fight for education and early detection and prevention of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and cervical cancer. National Cervical Cancer Coalition conducted two days conference at the Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill in the heart of Washington, D.C.
HPV :: Cervical Cancer/HPV Conference tackles controversial vaccine issues
National Cervical Cancer Coalition unites women in joining the fight for education and early detection and prevention of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and cervical cancer.
Childbirth :: Early childbirth risky for women
Women who have their first child before the age of 20 are at a higher risk of chronic diseases and death when they reach middle age, a new study shows.
MRSA :: Johnson outlines new measures to tackle hospital bugs
Health Secretary Alan Johnson today outlined a package of measures to help reduce healthcare associated infections in hospitals including new responsibilities for matrons, new guidance on clothing and the isolation of patients who are infected.
Healthcare :: Request for proposal issued for RJH Hospital expansion
The Vancouver Island Health Authority issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) to three qualified proponent teams that have been short-listed to participate in the RFP phase of the competition to design, build, finance and maintain the new 500-bed Royal Jubilee Hospital in Victoria.
Health :: Aboriginal concerns heard at conversation on health
The fourth and final Conversation on Health meeting with Aboriginal communities in the province was held on September 12th. The communities of Cowichan, Gitxsan, Little Shuswap and Seabird Island all expressed an interest in holding meetings and have now provided input to the province’s unprecedented year-long public discussion on health care.
Healthcare :: Minnesota families give $3 million to Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic recently received $2 million from The Curtis L. Carlson Family Foundation and $1 million from The Nelson Family Foundation, created by Marilyn Carlson Nelson and her husband Glen Nelson, M.D. Together these gifts will endow the Curtis L. Carlson Family Professorship in Genomics Research and the Nelson Family Genomics Research Fund. Mayo Clinic will match both gifts.
Law :: Legal proceedings can be therapeutic, UA researcher finds
It may seem that therapy and law do not share a common bond, but one University of Arizona law professor is making that connection by developing a body of knowledge to prove that legal proceedings can be calming and supportive.