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.
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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.
Healthcare :: BMA welcomes inquiry into medical training disaster
The House of Commons Health Select Committee has announced that it will hold an inquiry into the government?s Modernising Medical Careers programme (MMC) and the Medical Training Application Service (MTAS).
Healthcare :: New WHO report tackles children’s environmental health
The World Health Organization (WHO) is releasing the first ever report highlighting children’s special susceptibility to harmful chemical exposures at different periods of their growth.
Healthcare :: China and India join WHO clinical trial registry platform
WHO announces the expansion of its clinical trial registry platform to include trial registers from China and India.
Bird Flu :: Avian influenza – situation in Egypt – update
The Ministry of Health and Population of Egypt has announced a new human case of avian influenza A(H5N1) virus infection.
Respiratory :: Steroid medications not effective in treating lower respiratory infections in children
The use of steroid medication to treat bronchiolitis ? a common viral lower respiratory infection in infants ? does not prevent hospitalization or improve their respiratory symptoms, according to a study published in the July 26 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine.
Autism :: Enrollment from online driver education course benefit autism research
Tessa and Mike Zertuche, owners of AllGood Driving School and parents of two sons with autism, are donating proceeds from their online driver education course enrollments to the UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute.
Healthy :: Draft Food Labelling Regulations to improve healthy lifestyle, South Africa
The new draft Regulations Relating to the Labelling and Advertising of Foodstuffs have been published by the Minister of Health in terms of the Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act, (Act 54 of 1972), for public comment for a period of three months in the Government Gazette No. 30075 on 20 July 2007.
SIDS :: Infant hearing test results may predict sudden infant death syndrome
One of the greatest medical mysteries of our time has taken a leap forward in medical understanding with new study results announced by Dr. Daniel D. Rubens of Children?s Hospital and Regional Medical Center in Seattle.