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Cancer Research UK Honours Business
Cancer Research UK has this week celebrated its inaugural Business Supporters' Awards, in celebration of the contribution made by business to help the charity beat cancer.

Doctors Without Borders relief plane gets permission to land in Yangon
As the first Doctors Without Borders/Mdecins Sans Frontires(MSF) relief plane receives permission to land in Yangon tomorrow, Saturday, the international medical humanitarian organization has already intensified its emergency program. As MSF scales up, there is a need for more technical experts and further supplies in the coming days.

Ginny Hanrahan To Be First Chief Executive Officer At Health And Social Care Professionals Council, Ireland
The Minister for Health and Children, Ms. Mary Harney welcomed the announcement by The Health and Social Care Professionals' Council of the appointment of Virginia (Ginny) Hanrahan as its first Chief Executive Officer.

King's Fund Statement On Department Of Health Reconfiguration Pledges, UK
Commenting on the Department of Health's publication of 'Leading Local Change', which contains five pledges to the public and staff on how the NHS will handle changes to services, King's Fund chief executive Niall Dickson said:'This is good first step.

HSE Safety Alert: Explosion Risk From Redundant Domestic Back Boilers, UK
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued a safety alert aimed at homeowners, tenants, landlords and heating professionals following five incidents in the last five years where redundant solid fuel back boilers exploded. A number of these incidents led to injury and sadly in one case a fatality.

Relief Supplies From American Red Cross Arrive In Myanmar
A commercial airplane carrying the first shipment of American Red Cross relief supplies touched down in Yangon, Myanmar, to assist survivors of cyclone Nargis. This newly arrived shipment includes an initial supply of 8,000 insecticide-treated mosquito nets to help prevent the spread of malaria.

Darzi Review: Fine Words. Now Let's See The Action, UK
A welcome breath of fresh air seems to be wafting through the NHS. Health Minister Lord Darzi's latest announcement from the Next Stage Review: Leading Local Change, talks about five principles that everyone should be able to support.

Doctors Try Suffocating Stubborn Tumors - Cutting Off Blood Supply, Nutrients May Help In Pancreatic Cancer
Over the last 30 years, researchers have made some impressive strides inbattling certain types of cancer. It's estimated, for example, that 99% of prostate cancer patients will survive at least five years and 9 out of 10 breast cancer patients will too.* While the numbers may not be quite as big when it comes to pancreatic cancer, the numbers aresignificant.

The Australian Nursing Federation Marks International Nurses' Day, May 12, By Celebrating Inspirational Nursing Initiatives In Primary Care
As part of International Nurses' Day celebrations the ANF is highlighting the commitment and fantastic innovations brought to primary health care by nurses in Australia.

Common Laser Surgery For Uncommon Cancer - Doctors Have New Option In Treating Often Devastating Eye Cancer
Chances are you or someone you know has had laser eye surgery to correct blurry vision. Now, doctors are using the procedure in a new way. In some cases, they're not just helping patients see better, they're actually preventing them from going blind. Mike Samogala says he's never taken time with his kids for granted. Lately, those moments have meant even more.

Hollywood Special Effects Can Spot Injuries - Hi-tech Labs Turn To 3-D Animation Techniques To Find & Treat Injuries
Whether it's medical dramas on TV, or sci-fi thrillers on the big screen, Hollywood is often inspired by medicine for their story lines. Now, the tables have been turned. Some in the medical field are looking to Hollywood for ideas on innovative ways to find and treat injuries. Normally, when Christine Glendon goes for a run, it's just her and the open road.

Preemies Need Protein In First Days Of Life - Study: Babies Who Are Given More Protein Get Bigger & Stronger Faster
On average, a baby is born prematurely in this country every minute of every day.* Most of those babies will spend the first few weeks of their lives in the hospital. The key to sending them home healthy may have a lot to do with their diets. A new study finds preemies need protein, and the sooner the better. Little Aliviah Waters came into the world too soon and too small.

Cancer Survival Surges - Except For One Group
Over the last 20 years, there have been remarkable advances in the battle against cancer. For most patients, survival rates are now at an all-time high. That's not the case for one age group. If you're between 15 and 39, the news isn't as good.* In fact, a 25 year old who is diagnosed with cancer today often has a worse prognosis than 25 years ago.

FDA Approves New Class Of Migraine Drug
If you're one of the nearly 30 million Americans* who suffers from migraine headaches, you now have a new way to fight them. This month, a new drug is expected to land in pharmacies that combines two existing migraine drugs. Most days, Richard Higgins is very active. If he's not training for triathlons, he's doing karate with his kids.

Free Heart Health Assessments For South Asians At TiEcon 2008
The South Asian Heart Center at El Camino Hospital will offer free heart health assessments during TiECon, the world's largest convention dedicated to entrepreneurs. The assessments are available to all South Asians both Friday and Saturday, May 16-17 at the event at the Santa Clara Convention Center and include a comprehensive lifestyle questionnaire and a physical exam.

Increasing Sun Exposure Is Not The Way To Decrease Breast Cancer Risk, Say Yale Experts
Cancer researchers and physicians have warned of the link between unprotected sun exposure and the development of skin cancer for decades, but experts from Yale Cancer Center warn that recent publicity about a new study linking a decreased risk of breast cancer to increased levels of vitamin D may be confusing.

AARP Submits Testimony On DTC Advertising
Controlling direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertising of prescription drugs has an important role to play in making prescription drugs more affordable for the overall U.S. health care system.

UK Autism Campaign Urges Debate On Social Care And The Elderly With Autism
The Autism Awareness Campaign UK is urging the Minister Ivan Lewis to launch a debate on Social Care and the Elderly with Autism in the wake of his recent announcement. Autism is a neuro developmental disorder - over 500,000 people in the UK are on the autism spectrum. In 10 years time there could be well over a million people with autism.

Mind: Return Of The Great Depression Causing Great Depression
Leading mental health charity Mind publishes a shocking new report that shows that debt is a significant factor in worsening our mental health. As the credit crunch hits and the cost of living soars, this worrying new evidence shows the extent of debt's impact, with over 50% of respondents going without food and heating.

NPA Rallies Local Authorities To Secure Pharmacy Network In Face Of Polyclinic Plans, UK
The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) has written to the chairs of all local council Health Overview and Scrutiny Committees (OSCs) in England, asking them to use their powers to ensure that adequate consultation takes place over the development of GP-led health centres.

Farm Bill Provisions Can Spur Production Of Advanced, Low-Carbon Biofuels
The Farm Bill agreement announced by U.S. House and Senate negotiators will encourage biofuel producers to move more rapidly to commercialize advanced biofuels and help farmers transition to growing energy crops for a sustainable biofuel industry.

AMA Works To Advance E-prescribing
The American Medical Association highlighted its support for electronic prescribing, and outlined key steps to move forward with broader adoption of e-prescribing at a meeting with stakeholders held at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C.

Philips Launches New Release Of Its Top-Rated Xcelera Cardiology Information Management Solution
Royal Philips Electronics today announced volume shipments of a new version of its Xcelera multimodality cardiology image management, analysis and reporting solution. The new Xcelera R2.2 offers enhanced functionality and greater workflow efficiency to approximately 3000 Philips cardiology informatics customers around the world. Xcelera R2.

Safe Measurement & Administration Of Liquid Medicines SOP Developed By NPA, UK
The NPA has produced a resource for the promotion of safer measurement and administration of liquid medicines. It is the final resource in the current series from the NPA in light of recent NPSA patient safety alerts. The NPA resource, 'Promoting safer measurement and administration of liquid medicines' is composed of a template SOP and guidance notes.

Search Is On For Genes That Point To Womb Cancer
A Queensland University of Technology study pinpointing the genetic differences between women with and without womb cancer will help in the early diagnosis of the disease.