News: March 2007
Herb Experts Report on Benefits of Canadian Remedy for Cold and Flu Symptoms
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Consultants say health reforms block innovation in patient care (UK)
Four out of five leading hospital consultants in England say they have initiated changes to improve patient care in the last year, but many are being hindered by ill-thought out government health p...
AMA supports call to action on preventing underage drinking
The AMA knows too well the profound health and behavioral risks associated with underage drinking. An AMA review of two decades of comprehensive research revealed the extent of harm that underage d...
Struggle of black and minority ethnic and international nurses (UK)
A recent report from Employment Research Ltd commissioned by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) indicates that Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) and Internationally Recruited Nurses (IRN) are more li...
UK Freedom of Information Under Threat
British Heart Foundation comments on FSA salt campaign
The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) has recently launched a new phase of its salt campaign. A new year-long project aims to reduce the amount of salt used in social cooking in Sikh gurdwaras and Hin...
Physically inactive lifestyles cost UK NHS £1 Billion / yr
Research reveals that physically inactive lifestyles cost the UK health service £1 billion a year. According to the BHF adults have 30 minutes moderate physical activity at least 5x per week.
UNICEF mounts an emergency response in Birao following the humanitarian coordination appeal
Millions of Afghan children head back to school
NZ Ministry of Health holds talks with disability consumers (NZ)
NZ Ministry of Health marks World TB Day - 24 March
The commemoration of World TB Day 2007 serves as a stark reminder that tuberculosis (TB), a deadly disease that has affected mankind for thousands of years, is still a serious public health threat....
Survey shows older people need help to get more active
Many people over 65 years old would benefit from help to increase their activity level and so reduce their risk of obesity and high blood pressure.
UK Food Standards Agency publishes consultation on programme to make healthier eating easier
Mortality rates at Oxford Radcliffe heart unit in acceptable range but improvements needed
RCN warns of dark mood among UK nurses over proposed pay cut
More than ten thousand nurses have bombarded MPs with letters protesting at this year’s pay cut for nurses and other health care workers to date. It comes as the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) un...
