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New Mental Health Coaliation secures key improvements to mental health bill
New Mental Health Coaliation secures key improvements to mental health bill
posted by marcusy56 560 days 23 hours 48 minutes ago
A coalition representing some 85% of NHS mental health staff, today welcomed amendments tabled by the Government to revise conditions relating to Supervised Community Treatment orders in the Mental Health Bill.
Read more...Short Heart Health Programs Improve Life Expectancy and Reduce Hospitalizations
Short Heart Health Programs Improve Life Expectancy and Reduce Hospitalizations
posted by kmarshall 516 days 21 hours 57 minutes ago
Secondary prevention programs for coronary heart disease that contain less than 10 hours contact with health professionals and those provided by family doctors are just as effective in saving lives as more expensive, longer and more specialized hospital-based alternatives, according to cardiovascular researchers at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada.
Read more...Report Card on Global AIDS Treatment Access Disappointments
Report Card on Global AIDS Treatment Access Disappointments
posted by jlittle 536 days 40 minutes ago
The world is still one million people short of the original "3 by 5" goal to put three million people on AIDS treatment by the end of 2005. The slow progress has already cost thousands of lives, and is destined to cost millions more. This is particularly tragic because evidence shows that AIDS treatment delivery is working.
Read more...Poorest countries must invest in science, technology to develop: UN report
Poorest countries must invest in science, technology to develop: UN report
posted by jlittle 536 days 41 minutes ago
GENEVA: The world's least developed countries need to invest heavily in science and technology if they want to catch up with richer nations, a U.N. report said Thursday. To do so, poor countries must devote funds to promoting their "knowledge economy," and donors should increase the amount of aid they give to projects that improve a country's ability to develop its industrial and agricultural sectors, according to the report by the U.N. Conference on Trade and Development.
Read more...Moore Criticizes Healthcare Access in 'Sicko'
Moore Criticizes Healthcare Access in 'Sicko'
posted by kmarshall 522 days 23 hours 8 minutes ago
In his latest feature film documentary, "Sicko," director Michael Moore calls for government-sponsored health care for all Americans. The film documents the lives - and deaths - of Americans without health insurance or with inadequate health insurance.
Read more...Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Linked to ICU Nursing Shortages
Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Linked to ICU Nursing Shortages
posted by jlittle 536 days 38 minutes ago
The risk of late-onset ventilator-associated pneumonia in ICU patients rises as the nurse-to-patient ratio declines, reported investigators here.
Read more...Development Banks Not Fulfilling Pledges To Support HIV/AIDS Projects In Developing Countries
Development Banks Not Fulfilling Pledges To Support HIV/AIDS Projects In Developing Countries
posted by jlittle 543 days 17 hours 8 minutes ago
Multilateral development banks are not fulfilling their commitments to support initiatives involving reproductive and sexual health in developing countries, according to a new study released by Gender Action, a Washington, D.C.-based organization that monitors the banks' policies on women and gender equality, Inter Press Service reports.
Read more...Spread of AIDS in Africa is outpacing treatment
Spread of AIDS in Africa is outpacing treatment
posted by jlittle 540 days 2 hours 13 minutes ago
Nurses and doctors are not winning the fight against the epidemic- and probably cannot win - because it is spreading far more quickly than doctors are treating its victims.
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