Health News

Table of contents for this page

The following news categories are available:

These headlines are provided for your convenience and are not stored at this web site. The content is also beyond my control.

WHO news news itemDate Published
New rapid tests for drug-resistant TB for developing countries30 Jun 2008 11:40:00 +0200
New checklist to help make surgery safer25 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0200
China, UAE make big progress in ensuring safe blood donation13 Jun 2008 12:00:00 +0200
WHO, partners to visit Sudanese town for restoring health services13 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0200
World leaders call for action to reduce TB deaths among HIV-positive people09 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0200
3 million now receiving life-saving HIV drugs02 Jun 2008 12:00:00 +0200
WHO wants total ban on tobacco advertising30 May 2008 10:00:00 +0200
US$ 28 million needed for Myanmar health-care plan30 May 2008 00:00:00 +0200
World Health Assembly sets bold new action for WHO24 May 2008 18:00:00 +0200
World Health Assembly opens19 May 2008 08:40:00 +0200
IPS Inter Press Service - Health news itemDate Published
POLITICS-US: Vets Mull Wins and Losses in Benefits Fight6 Jul 2008 13:45 GMT
G8: 'Investment In Health Is Effective Aid'6 Jul 2008 13:45 GMT
MIDEAST: Sewage in Water Threatens Gazans6 Jul 2008 13:45 GMT
NORWAY: Farmed Salmon In Hot Water6 Jul 2008 13:45 GMT
HEALTH-SOUTH AFRICA: Refugees Denied Access to Health Care6 Jul 2008 13:45 GMT
CHINA: ‘Within a Generation Beijing Will Cease to Exist’6 Jul 2008 13:45 GMT
HEALTH-SOUTH AFRICA: Bleak Future For the Country's Water6 Jul 2008 13:45 GMT
VIETNAM: Mekong Delta Farmers on Bird Flu Alert6 Jul 2008 13:45 GMT
HEALTH-PORTUGAL: Latin American Doctors Fill the Breach6 Jul 2008 13:45 GMT
HEALTH-MALAWI: Water Woes in Model Hospital6 Jul 2008 13:45 GMT
POLITICS: Illicit Drug Crops Still Soaring6 Jul 2008 13:45 GMT
HEALTH-PARAGUAY: Hospitals on the Critical List6 Jul 2008 13:45 GMT
HEALTH-KENYA: Malaria Rises to Highland Areas6 Jul 2008 13:45 GMT
HEALTH-CUBA: Lung Cancer Vaccine Available6 Jul 2008 13:45 GMT
DEVELOPMENT: Food Crisis Mortgages Children's Future6 Jul 2008 13:45 GMT
Latest BMJ headlines news itemDate Published
Health and safety of sex workers12 Jan 2007 05:21:00 GMT
Food and Drug Administration: on the examining table12 Jan 2007 05:21:00 GMT
Drug company tries to suppress internal memos12 Jan 2007 05:21:00 GMT
Andrew Wakefield drops libel case against TV company12 Jan 2007 05:21:00 GMT
Medical emergencies in conflict areas are often ignored12 Jan 2007 05:21:00 GMT
New WHO chief calls for better preparations for flu pandemic12 Jan 2007 05:21:00 GMT
Most cancers in Europe are avoidable12 Jan 2007 05:21:00 GMT
Influential nutritional research is often funded by industry12 Jan 2007 05:21:00 GMT
German doctors threaten to boycott proposed project on electronic patient records12 Jan 2007 05:21:00 GMT
German health reforms hang in the balance12 Jan 2007 05:21:00 GMT
Drug makers end free lunches12 Jan 2007 05:21:00 GMT
Rehabilitation after stroke12 Jan 2007 05:21:00 GMT
Sex hormone testing12 Jan 2007 05:21:00 GMT
What is statistical heterogeneity and is it important?12 Jan 2007 05:21:00 GMT
Fat chance of hitting obesity targets12 Jan 2007 05:21:00 GMT
The week in medicine: Ashley X: a difficult moral choice12 Jan 2007 05:21:00 GMT
Personal view: What’s wrong with the wards?12 Jan 2007 05:21:00 GMT
From the frontline: Small beer or G and T12 Jan 2007 05:21:00 GMT
The bigger picture: Serbian smoke gets in Belfast eyes12 Jan 2007 05:21:00 GMT
Between the lines: Not dead yet—and buried12 Jan 2007 05:21:00 GMT
Medical classics: The House of God12 Jan 2007 05:21:00 GMT
Review of the week: When doctor meets dictator12 Jan 2007 05:21:00 GMT
When should antiretroviral therapy for HIV be started?12 Jan 2007 05:21:00 GMT
Why the NHS needs people power12 Jan 2007 05:21:00 GMT
Leaked report exposes mismatch in staffing12 Jan 2007 05:21:00 GMT
Too few patients receive antivirals for chronic hepatitis12 Jan 2007 05:21:00 GMT
OneWorld UK - OneWorld.net/English/Topics/Health news itemDate Published
African doctor shortage set to continue
From the first puff to the last gasp
Afghanistan to promote condom usage
India’s health system neglects midwives
Diarrohea peaks in Bangladesh amidst hot spell
Afghan health risks linked to uranium
Ensure safety in workplace, says ILO
Videoconference to aid rural health workers in Alaska
A unique way to fight AIDS
Technologies for the elderly
Open source health IT solutions
World focus back on malaria
IBM’s rural version of Internet
From soccer to social networking site on malaria
South Asia discusses protection of child rights