Medical News Today: Health News for Sunday 3 August 2008

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Sunday 3 August 2008

NCH, The Children's Charity's Response To The Culture, Media And Sport Committee Report, UK
NCH, the children's charity's response to the Culture, Media and Sport Committee Report published Shaun Kelly, Safeguarding Manager at NCH, the children's charity. "The recommendations made today bring us a step closer to...
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35% Gas Price Hike 'Holes' NHS Pay Policy 'Below Water Line', UK
Unite calls for the immediate reopening of pay talks - The staggering 35 % British Gas price hike has dealt 'a deadly blow' to the government's policy to hold NHS pay below the rate of inflation for the next three years...
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All Aboard For Rehabilitation Lecture With Dr Nick Carter, UK
On 9th September 2008 medical professionals are invited to Southampton for a PGEA accredited education event aboard Lord Nelson, an impressive 55 meter tall ship that is also fully accessible, giving them a unique insight...
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Other Medical and Health News for 3 August*

Some University Students Should Watch Their Weight Rather Than Watch TV

Summer Allergies Cause Sinus Sufferers To Miss Out On Work Or Social Activities

Ground-Breaking Lyme Disease Research Funded By EPA

Calcium Shown To Significantly Improve Children's Bone Health

NHS Launches Online One-stop Shop For Mums-To-Be, UK

Are UK Soldiers Getting The Best Treatments For Their Injuries?

New Report Shows National Suicide Rate At Record Low, UK

First Shot Of Pentavalent Vaccine For The Children Of The Solomon Islands

VTE - A Major Health And Financial Burden

More Improved Healthcare Facilites, UK

Too Hot In The Summer Heat?

How Alliteration Enhances Poetry, Prose, And Memory

Belief In God, Parenthood Prompt Gay Partners To Make Commitment

Brain Regulates Free Radicals, Plays Key Role In Appetite

Grant To Finance Effort To Understand How HIV Infection Results In Immune Deficiency

The Strengthening Of Infectious Disease Diagnosis In Developing Nations To Be The Focus Of ASM And FIND Partnership

Reducing HIV Transmission From Mum To Bub

GPs Need To Be Alert To Chronic Pelvic Pain In Women

NY Stem Cell Foundation Plays Critical Funding Role In Major New ALS Research

In Lean Times, Flies Can't Survive Without Their Sense Of Smell

Endoscopic Circumferential Ablation Promising For Barrett's Esophagus With High-Grade Dysplasia

Research Team Creates Human ALS Motor Neurons: First Disease-Specific Stem Cells From Human Skin Cells

How Cells Communicate Discovered By Johns Hopkins Scientists

Stanford Fruit-Fly Study Adds Weight To Theories About Another Type Of Adult Stem Cell

Seniors May Not Be Adequately Protected By The Flu Vaccine

CSIRO Wireless Responds To Emergencies

Health Professions Council Launches Consultation On The Standards Of Education And Training And Guidance, UK

Development Of Hips In Fetuses Shown For First Time

Odds Of Experiencing Sexual Aggression 19 Times Greater On Days Of Binge Drinking For College Women

UNITAID, UNICEF And WHO Announce Massive Scale-Up In Fight Against HIV In Mothers And Children

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