Healthcare :: Chief Medical Officer launches Annual Report, UK
The Chief Medical Officer, Sir Liam Donaldson, published his Annual Report for 2006, On the State of Public Health, in which he reviews key health problems and developments.
Hygiene
Healthcare :: Low hospital staff levels increase infection rates
Decreasing the number of nurses on duty in an intensive care unit (ICU) increases the risk of serious infection, according to a report published in the open access journal Critical Care.
Healthcare :: Ramadoss expresses anguish over opposition to sex education
Expressing anguish over the opposition to sex education, Indian Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss said in India people have sex but are not ready to discuss it.
HIV :: New amfAR research grants to optimize HIV treatment
amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, will grant almost $1.2 million for 10 new research projects aimed at increasing understanding of the social and biological factors that influence the treatment of HIV/AIDS, Dr. Rowena Johnston, amfAR?s vice president of research.
Influenza :: WHO & manufacturers move ahead with plans for H5N1 influenza global vaccine stockpile
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that it is working with vaccine manufacturers to move ahead on plans to create a global stockpile of vaccine for the H5N1 avian influenza virus.
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.
WHO :: Reducing environmental risks could save 13 mn lives, WHO
Reducing environmental risks including pollution, unsafe water, ultraviolet radiation and climate change can save 13 million lives annually, the United Nations health agency said.
Influenza :: WHO plans for H5N1 influenza global vaccine stockpile
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that it is working with vaccine manufacturers to move ahead on plans to create a global stockpile of vaccine for the H5N1 avian influenza virus.
Contact Lens :: UIC investigates eye infections tied to contact lens use
The use of a particular contact lens solution has a strong association with Acanthamoeba keratitis, a rare severe eye infection, report researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago in a study published online this week by the American Journal of Ophthalmology.
Smoking :: Sleep deprivation can lead to smoking, drinking
Sleep loss or disturbed sleep can heighten the risk for adolescents to take up smoking and drinking, two habits that may prove to be detrimental to their health, according to a research abstract that will be presented Tuesday at SLEEP 2007, the 21st Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS).