Aussie research goes global through new grants
...ing done in Australia is of tremendous interest to overseas audiences, and of course our research benefits from this global input, Professor Glasgow said. The scholarships give researchers starting out in their primary health care careers an opportunity to learn more and make useful international contacts wit...First nationwide child health and air pollution study commences
...rent Australian air quality standards are based on overseas data. This study will show if these standards adequately protect the health of Australian children. "The results of this study will give us a wealth of information that can be used to shape future policies on air quality." Each child will undergo...Lack of guidelines on kidney stone attacks could put travel workers and passengers at risk
... kidney stone sufferers who are planning to travel overseas are aware of the risks and that they inform their insurance company to avoid costly unpaid medical bills. Patients should also inform their employers if a sudden kidney stone attack could put them, or others, at risk. "Kidney stones affect about...DTI research and development scoreboard reveals extent of R&D in services sector
...of these 10 have higher R&D intensities than their overseas parents and this emphasises the attractions of the UK as a location for R&D; UK R&D is particularly strong in pharmaceuticals (6.8 billion of R&D) and aerospace and contains a growing software sector (119 companies in 2006); and, Smaller UK ...Doctors working overseas face having licenses removed
UK doctors working for charities overseas are being removed from the lists of approved pract...praisal and regulation may make a stint of working overseas too difficult for doctors to contemplate. This would be a shame, as it would deprive parts of the ...NASA technology helping injured US troops
...rockets is now aiding U.S. soldiers returning from overseas duty with spinal cord or traumatic brain injuries, at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. The revolutionary new physical therapy device named SAM, for the Secure Ambulation Mode, is based on technology originally developed and honed a...Patient care threatened by workforce shortage
...Australia needed to weigh up the experience of our overseas counterparts. "We need to consider the experience of the United States and other comparator countries, like the UK, when trying to find solutions to our workforce shortage at home.These are serious issues and patient health outcomes need to be at t...Industry welcomes massive Victorian investment in medical research
...rators just as we recruit leading scientists from overseas "The BioMelbourne Network looks forward to working with the Victorian government to build Victoria's biotech industries," Tim Murphy says....Warning over 'poor surgery' at private treatment centres
...is that junior specialists have been imported from overseas and asked to provide total surgical care without help and supervision from a more senior colleague, a situation that is alien to many of them - hence the reason why the failures find their way to the NHS hospitals. He suggests that this situation ha...Strategic plan to accelerate Australian drug development
... we expect to become a stronger alternative to the overseas organisations, but in the meantime will continue to provide value-added services to clients." In the next six months, an $8.1 million grant from the Queensland State Government will be used to expand TetraQ's capability with the refurbishment of lab...Government plans for NHS more aggressive than Tories ever were
...ast-track surgery units in the US and staffed from overseas to avoid draining the NHS, were his answer. The reforms have proved unpopular with the wider Labour party, but successive health ministers have pursued the policies, says the author. Within a few years, for instance, ISTCs will perform 500,000 opera...Floyd E. Bloom wins 2005 Sarnat Prize in Mental Health
...dership by partnering with scientific associations overseas to appeal to an international audience and make SCIENCE accessible to other nations. Bloom was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1977 and the Institute of Medicine in 1982. From July 1989 until March 2005, Bloom served as chairman and ...Australians speak: Find us a cure for cancer - fast!
...strong focus on domestic border control, improving overseas trade and export and keeping interest rates low. Improving hospitals and the health care system is deemed the top priority. Dr Bennett said the results highlight that Australians prize their health above all. "Australians want access to the very bes...Decline in performance of candidates taking a postgraduate medical examination between 1997 and 2001
... of changed Examination Regulations, mix of UK and overseas candidates, or time from qualification until taking the Examination", write the authors. "Study 2 confirmed that performance in 2001 was significantly worse than in 1996, that the poorer performance was found in graduates of UK medical schools, and t...Multi-drug resistant TB persists in California
...transmission abroad) as well as the need to expand overseas screening programs to encompass additional high-risk groups, coupled with measures to ensure timely detection and treatment of MDR TB once it develops. Second, our results suggest that adherence to recommended TB treatment guidelines must be improved...UK demand for overseas doctors severely affecting sub-Saharan Africa
...ctors, nurses, and other health professionals from overseas is also increasing in comparison with other Europe...e proportion of practising doctors who are trained overseas is only around 5%. The authors believe that the UK, as a major beneficiary of health professionals f...Counting the human cost of international trade
...g countries is nearly $100bn, twice as much as all overseas development assistance. "These losses only serve to inhibit development and perpetuate poverty," he argues. The government's response to global road safety crisis is to provide funding for the Global Road Safety Partnership, which involves corporate ...Institute of Medicine news: Human resource crisis in HIV/AIDS
...killed professionals who want to make a difference overseas but are stymied by financial and logistical barriers. Fellows would provide health care, training, or technical assistance in a PEPFAR focus country for at least one year, the report says. GHS also would include a loan-repayment program for student...American Society of Travel Agents urges healthy travel for consumers
...educate vacationers and business travelers heading overseas about important pre-travel measures to stay healthy abroad. The campaign and survey were funded in part by GlaxoSmithKline. "As travel agents, our job involves more than just booking the best trip possible," said Kathy Sudeikis, ASTA President and CE...