SAGE to publish British Journal of Infection Control
... As the worlds fifth largest journals publisher, SAGE has continued to invest in a flourishing STM publishing programme to complement its established reputation as the market leader in the social sciences. SAGE publishes over 460 journals, over 150 of which are in the science, technical and medical fields, including influential publications such...British public supports use of personal data for health research
The British public supports the use of personal medical data, without consent, for public health research, finds a study published on bmj.com today. Most people also think that cancer registration should be required by law. ...... Health research and surveillance is vital for the delivery of effective health services and public health interventions. But since the introduction of the Data Protecti...Research at University of British Columbia receives historical recognition
The groundbreaking research of chemist Neil Bartlett proving that the noble gases are not inert will be designated an International Historic Chemical Landmark in a special ceremony at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver on May 23. The noble gases are now used in eye surgery and to fight tumors. The American Chemical Society, the worlds largest scientific society, sponsors the Landmark...UK Select Committee on Science and Technology does not appropriately scrutinize British science
The way in which the UK Select Committee on Science and Technology (CST) conducts inquiries is not an acceptable way to maintain standards in British science, states an editorial in this week's issue of The Lancet. ... ...In a Nov 30 inquiry into the MRC's recent trip to southeast Asia, the CST panel members showed themselves to be ill-informed about use of research in public policy, and to have...The British National Space Centre and DMC join the International Charter 'Space and Major Disasters'
In London on Tuesday, the British National Space Centre (BNSC) formally became a Partner Agency of the International Charter 'Space and Major Disasters' on behalf of the Disaster Monitoring Constellation (DMC) Consortium....... This means BNSC will participate in the Consortium's adherence to the Charter by performing certain functions during an initial period of two years. BNSC has already provi...Scrapping BCG vaccination in British schools is justified
From autumn 2005, the long running routine programme to vaccinate school children against tuberculosis with BCG vaccine will stop. This decision brings the UK into line with much of the rest of the world and is well justified, writes Professor Paul Fine in this week's BMJ....... The spread of tuberculosis in the United Kingdom has changed greatly over the years since the BCG programme began. The...Decline in major heart disease offset by rise in diagnosed angina among British men
Rates of heart attack and coronary death among British middle aged men have fallen steadily since the late 1970s, but this has been largely offset by an increase in the rate of diagnosed angina, finds a study in this week's BMJ....... These results emphasise the ongoing need for health service resources for angina, say the researchers....... The study involved 7,735 men, aged 40-59 in 1978-80, wh...British Asian women have lower risk of breast cancer than all other women
Furthermore, when they do develop the disease, they live longer than other women, the research shows....... South Asians comprise the largest ethnic group in the UK, making up almost 3% of the population. ...... The research team tracked the health and survival of almost 116,000 women who had been diagnosed with primary invasive breast cancer in England and Wales between 1986 and 1990, using...