Healthcare :: Report recommends redefining the role of health visitors
An independent review is recommending strengthening the role for health visitors to maximises the impact they can have on children and families.
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Health Care :: Simple hand-washing video for visitors could reduce rapidly increasing hospital infection rates
A simple video-based awareness programme significantly improved hand washing among family members visiting sick children in a Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, according to research in the June issue of the UK-based Journal of Clinical Nursing.
Healthcare :: New guidelines for communicating end-of-life issues, Australia
Australian health practitioners now have new guidelines to help them discuss end-of-life issues with palliative care patients and their families.
Smallpox :: Fever after smallpox vaccination tied to individual genetic variations
St. Louis researchers have identified common DNA variations that underlie susceptibility to fever after smallpox vaccination. Their finding is the first to link individual differences written into the genetic code with a vaccine-related complication ? albeit a mild one.
HIV :: HIV-AIDS bill In India by this year
As the government continues deliberations with NGOs over the HIV/AIDS bill, the legislation aimed at preventing discrimination of those infected with the dreaded disease at workplace, education and healthcare sectors, has been delayed.
Healthcare :: Bhutan discouraging doctors from seeking political careers
Faced with an acute shortage of doctors, the tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan is now discouraging medicos from seeking political careers.
Obesity :: Weight loss diet pill Alli available in US as OTC
Adding Glaxo’s Alli to diet and exercise can help people lose 50 per cent more weight than with dieting alone. This first U.S. sanctioned diet drug to be sold without a prescription is proving wildly popular.
Weight Loss :: GSK’s Alli safe weight loss OTC pill, does not affect heart or brain
Alli is the only FDA-approved weight-loss product available to overweight adults, 18 years or older, without a prescription. It combines a clinically-proven product with a comprehensive individualized action plan.
HIV :: Ultra deep sequencing identifies HIV drug resistance at early stage
Rare, previously undetectable drug-resistant forms of HIV have been identified by Yale School of Medicine researcher Michael Kozal, M.D., using an innovative genome sequencing technology that quickly detects rare viral mutations.
Poisoning :: New York City reports decline in childhood lead poisoning
Although childhood lead poisoning remains a serious problem, the number of new cases identified in 2006 marks the lowest level in more than a decade. The number of new cases identified in 2006 ? 2,310 among children ages 6 months to 6 years ? marks a 13% decline from 2005 and an 88% decline since 1995, when nearly 20,000 children were newly identified with lead poisoning.