A new report published by RCN states that some NHS ward sisters are prevented from providing ideal levels of leadership due to their own high clinical work load and the required paperwork. It also ...

A new National Advisory Group on Body Image has been set-up in Australia. Disturbed body image (DBI) has important implications for adolescent mental health. If continued past adolescence it might ...

IKEA Soft Toy campaign raises 5.4 million Euros for education projects. This will help children in Albania, Bangladesh, China, India, Ivory Coast, Pakistan, Russia, Vietnam, Macedonia, Moldova, Sie...

Ovarian endometriosis doubles the risk of premature birth in women using assisted reproductive technologies - according to research from Australia. Further research is needed to determine the clini...

Physicians from across the United Statesn are in Washington, D.C. today to meet with lawmakers and explain why health care reform is crucial to re-generating the economy. Hundreds of physicians att...

The American Medical Association is supporting the national Patient Safety Awareness Week (PSAW). This year's theme is A Prescription for Patient Safety: One Partnership, One Team, and the week is ...

A recent report by UK Charity the Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) and Sigma Research highlights the need for more effective alcohol and drug support services for gay men. According to the report, ‘W...

UK nurses and children's charity have called for more community childrens' nurses so that more children currently cared for in hospitals can be at home with their families instead.

BMA Scotland is marking National No Smoking Day (11 March) by calling on smokers to quit the habit and help to ensure a smoke-free Scotland for future generations. Smoking kills over 13,000 people ...

The Building Young Futures project between UNICEF and Barclays, is providing £250,000 over three years to the Philippines, focused on two areas in Masbate province and Pasay City, Metro Manila. The...

UNICEF is working urgently with its remaining partners in Sudan to address immediate gaps in the provision of life-saving services to children, following the suspension of 16 non-governmental organ...

Researchers in the USA are investigating a new way to block reproduction of the hepatitis C virus (HCV)- targeting not the virus itself but the human genes the virus exploits in its life cycle.

Thanks to the recent establishment of an air route between Bunia and Doruma in the North-East of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), distribution has begun of 25 tons of emergency relief su...

Eating mushrooms and drinking green tea could help to protect against breast cancer according to a study conducted by the University of Western Australia and Zhejiang University in China. In China,...

World Water Day in Sudan focuses on shared responsibility for management of vital resources incl. access to clean water and adequate sanitation.

The nonprofit American Botanical Council has announced the creation of a new herb garden based on medicinal herbs from the ancient Ayurvedic healing tradition. The garden will be planted and mainta...

A new study has identified common genetic variants related to a risk factor for sudden cardiac death. The report identifies variants in genes, some known and some newly discovered, that influence t...

Recent publicity regarding the risks associated with assisted reproductive technology (ART) has prompted patients to contact either the HFEA or their clinic. According to the HFEA the risk of birth...

During a week long campaign women and children across Rwanda will be reached with a package of key life-saving interventions to protect them from preventable illnesses.

Many parents who take their children to A&E with minor illness do so to obtain better practical advice about how to treat their child's condition at home. This is part of information being presente...

Young people are more likely to use sexual health services if they can access them in schools, according to research being presented today at the Royal College of Nursing's 2009 International Resea...