Pregnancy :: Minister announces extra help for IVF provision
Public Health Minister Dawn Primarolo today outlined new measures to help the NHS improve childless couples’ access to IVF treatment.
People
Healthcare :: Vast majority of patients satisfied with their GP’s opening hours
Proof that GP practices are open at times to suit the vast majority of patients (84%) comes with publication of results from the English Department of Health?s GP Patient Survey.
Salmonella :: Sesame seeds may contain salmonella bacteria, Canada
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning the public not to consume certain pre-packaged and bulk sesame seeds described below because these products may be contaminated with Salmonella.
HIV :: Government Of Jamaica And World Bank Plan New HIV AIDS Initiative
The World Bank today announced it will work with Jamaican authorities to prepare a Second HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Project based on the current program?s successful performance and ratings.
Tuberculosis :: TB screening offered to primary school students
The Department of Health is offering screening to students at a Perth primary school who may have had contact with a student who has tuberculosis.
West Nile Virus :: Mosquito spraying in York county designed to control West Nile Virus threat
Weather conditions permitting, spraying to control adult mosquito populations will be conducted during the evening hours on Monday, July_30, in Springettsbury and Lower Windsor townships, York County.
Diabetes :: GlaxoSmithKline statement in diabetes care study thiazolidinediones and heart failure
This is an analysis of existing data that has been previously published (online in Diabetes Care, 29 May 2007) and provides no new information on the risk of heart failure associated with the thiazolinediones (TZD) class.
HIV :: Fight against AIDS gets on the fast track
Seeking to take the battle against AIDS to rural and semi-urban areas, the health ministry is finalising the preparation for flagging off a train that will reach out to 60,000 villages across the country.
Chikungunya :: Chikungunya cases in a decline in Kerala
As per records, cases of chikungunya fever were in a decline in Kerala, state Health Minister P K Sreemathi told the assembly.
Tuberculosis :: Trials underway for essential new TB vaccine
Clinical trials are underway with the first new vaccine against TB in over 80 years. If successful, the tests will have major implications for TB control and could lead to the development of a new vaccine ready to use within eight years.