Polish journalist scoops first prize in prestigious European award
...acts and science. I am delighted the judging panel recognised it as the important issue. Linda Geddes a correspondent with the New Scientist magazine and Maria Valerio Sainz who writes for the online version of Spanish newspaper El Mundo were joint runners up and will receive a prize of 5,000 each. When told ...Urgent need for guidance on mobile phone use in clinical care
...ountry, where their UK medical credentials are not recognised and legal indemnity is invalid....New reforms could cut the number of unexplained infant deaths
...at least we will be (protecting children) within a recognised and accepted framework, so in theory we can be criticised only if we have failed to do what we should have done, rather than merely for being there."...Follow-up care for breast cancer patients is 'devalued and deregulated'
...or treatment-related problems. The specialists recognised that reduced clinical workload was the major benefit of discharging their patients to primary care, but had concerns. Mr Donnelly said: "Specialists felt that changes to the primary care infrastructure would make them more likely to discharge earli...Parents and schools, major factors in China obesity boom
Childhood obesity is widely recognised as a major contributor towards cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, sleep disorders, and psychological and social problems. The China National Nutrition and Health survey in 2002 revealed that the prevalence of overweight individuals has increased ove...Bali bomb lessons helped shape Australia's mental health response to terrorism and trauma
... were better co-ordinated by staff who had already recognised and established a stronger link between trauma and... "The fact that mental health nurses had become a recognised part of the hospital establishment between the two incidents meant that staff worked together in a m...New treatments needed for irritable bowel syndrome
...cidence in Europe and the USA, and is increasingly recognised in developing countries, with between 5-10% of the population estimated to be affected. Patients who present with IBS are typically female, aged 20-40 years. Most patients have abdominal pain or discomfort intermittently, with flares of pain lastin...New research helps overcome major CPAP problem
...ealth implications for sufferers of OSA, with CPAP recognised as a highly efficient treatment for sleep apnea yet low in effectiveness due to reluctance by sufferers to use the device. The Woolcock Institute of Medical Research successfully conducted the trial in Sydney. One hundred participants were randoml...A revolution in the monitoring of unborn babies
... and Dr John Crowe at The University of Nottingham recognised the need for a new technology that would fill these gaps. One of the biggest obstacles in developing the fetal monitor was separating the babys heart beat from the mothers signal. The team has successfully created a state-of-the-art device which c...Researchers hot on the trail of brain cell degeneration
...dy shows that the Rho protein, which has long been recognised as an important player in cancer formation, also plays a key role in the destruction of neurons in disease. "These surprising findings add an entire pathway to the map of neurodegenerative signalling processes," says Courtney. "This area of investi...HIV in late childhood and adolescence a growing problem
...e. "The phenomenon of long-term survival is poorly recognised and until recently has been almost positively resisted by the international HIV community because of the strongly held assumptions that HIV in late childhood is very unusual, and that survival from birth to adolescence with HIV was so unlikely withou...Sword swallowers more likely to be injured when distracted or swallowing 'unusual' swords
...t two centimetres wide and 38 centimetres long are recognised by the SSAI (Sword Swallowers' Association International). Despite the obvious dangers of the profession, English medical literature contains only two case reports of injury resulting from sword swallowing. The authors set out to explore the techn...Australians support mandatory fitness testing to combat childhood obesity
... research. An overwhelming 90% of people surveyed recognised health and medical research as an industry important to Australia's future, up 4% on last year's poll. This support extended to a strong endorsement of the 2006 Federal Budget commitment of substantial new funding for health and medical research. ...Defibrillators should be available in ski resorts
... This experience highlighted that internationally recognised guidelines and access to a defibrillator is of paramount importance, says Dr Davies. Research has also shown that non-medical personnel, such as ski patrollers, can be successfully trained to operate AEDs and this gives good weight to the argument th...New research shows big improvement in survival after stroke
...ly around 17 million people globally and is widely recognised as one of the biggest killers in both Australia and New Zealand. In New Zealand, over 7,600 strokes occur each year, while over 53,000 strokes take place in Australia per annum. However, research into stroke rates has shown a steady decline in stro...World-class Biomedical Research Center to be in West London
...on Sir Richard Sykes said, "We are delighted to be recognised for the innovative research which is carried out through our partnership to advance healthcare and medical research around the world. Our research is at the forefront of biomedical invention with the primary goal of improving patient care.” Awarding...The UK's third case of vCJD associated with blood transfusion
...o developed vCJD, should allow the condition to be recognised at an early stage." In an accompanying Comment Kumanan Wilson (Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada) and Maura Ricketts (Public Health Agency of Canada) state: "This third case considerably strengthens the inference that transfusion t...A great honor for Professor Metcalf
...s Lifetime Achievement Award. What is really being recognised is the dedicated teamwork of more than 300 Melbourne scientists, clinicians and nurses, who over a thirty-year period have achieved major advances in our understanding and treatment of blood diseases. My colleagues appreciate this recognition of thei...Policy makers, networking agencies told to get their act together for nanoscience
...re largely unrelated and nanomedicine is still not recognised as a formal discipline. Communication and Education In order to establish itself in the mainstream of science, nanoscience needs to improve its ability to communicate and educate, according to Elisa Molinari from the University of Modena and Gio...Precautionary approach suggested to protect pregnant women and children against industrial chemicals
...ion. A few industrial chemicals such as lead are recognised causes of neurodevelopmental disorders. Exposure to these chemicals during early fetal development can cause brain injury at doses much lower than those affecting adults. Recognition of these risks has given rise to evidence-based programmes of preve...