Smallpox :: Australian doctor awarded for uncovering smallpox bioterrorism risk
A University of Sydney professor who developed a system to combat bioterrorism has received a major award from the US military.
Medical
Breast Cancer :: Broiler chicken increases chances of breast cancer
Constant consumption of broiler chicken increases possibility of breast cancer amongst women, a study by Goa Medical College and Hospital said.
Cancer :: Indian govt. proposes setting up of Cancer Institute in Chennai
The Centre proposes to set up a state-of-the-art National Cancer Institute in Chennai as part of efforts to augment medicare facilities in the country.
Encephalitis :: Four die of Encephalitis, toll reaches 153
With four more patients succumbing to encephalitis during last two days, the death toll due to the disease has risen to 153 in Gorakhpur and Basti divisions, official sources said.
Medicine :: WHO stresses need to ensure the safety of children’s medicines
The lack of thorough and reliable clinical data on the way medicines affect children requires strengthened safety monitoring and vigilance of medicinal products. This is the fundamental message of Promoting safety of medicines for children, released today by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Healthcare :: Don’t blame GPs for an occupational health failure, says BMA
A failure of employers to provide their staff with a proper occupational health service lies at the root of the CBI’s denigration of general practice, says the BMA.
Medicare :: AMA urges Congress to stop Medicare cuts
The American Medical Association (AMA) National House Call campaign visits New Mexico today and urges residents to help press Congress to stop scheduled Medicare cuts. Unless Congress intervenes, Medicare will slash physician payments 15 percent over the next two years beginning on Jan. 1, 2008.
Health Care :: Ethical guidelines outlined for health care reform
A new consensus report published today in the ethics journal The Hastings Center Report outlines a basic ethical framework necessary for health system reform. The report, “Improving Access to Health Care: A Consensus Ethical Framework to Guide Proposals for Reform,” highlights key ethical obligations and recommendations to guide health system reform proposals in order to improve access to care.
Vaccine :: GenVec’s Malaria Vaccine produces immune response in clinical trial participants
Pharmaceutical company GenVec’s malaria vaccine candidate is well-tolerated and induces an immune response, according to results from a Phase I/II clinical trial presented by the company at the Malaria Vaccines for the World Conference at the Royal Society of Medicine in London.
Elephantiasis :: Scientists solve genetic code of parasitic worm that causes elephantiasis
More than 150 million people worldwide are infected with filarial parasites — long, thread-like worms that can live for years inside the human body and cause severe, debilitating diseases such as elephantiasis. Mosquitoes spread the larvae of these parasitic nematodes from human to human, placing at risk more than a billion people who live in places in Africa, Asia and Latin America where filarial parasites thrive.