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Criticism for hospital plan to treat animals - Guardian 30/10/06
A proposal to open up a debt-hit NHS hospital's radiotherapy unit to dogs and cats suffering from cancer came under fire from a union and the Conservatives' health spokesman yesterday.
Hope over new 'skin cancer patch' - BBC News 30/10/06
A portable light source for treating common skin cancers has been developed by two Scottish scientists.
'Sperm stopping' male pill hope - BBC News 30/10/06
Scientists are developing a male contraceptive drug which stops the development process of sperm.
Trials for alternative male Pill show no side-effects - Independent 30/10/06
Expert witness changes proposed - BBC News 30/10/06
A new centralised system for providing expert medical witnesses to family courts is to be proposed by the chief medical officer for England.
Health chief urges register of expert witnesses - Independent 30/10/06
Gene link to schizophrenia found - BBC News 30/10/06
A genetic link to the symptoms of schizophrenia has been found, according to researchers.
Curry spice 'help for arthritis' - BBC News 30/10/06
Extract of a spice used in curry could help prevent rheumatoid arthritis and osteoporosis, US research suggests.
Salt death mother recalls ordeal - BBC News 30/10/06
A mother who was cleared of killing her 15-month-old son by poisoning him with salt has spoken of the "horrendous" accusations against her.
International News
Lack Of Communication Is Frequent In ICU And End-of-Life Care - Medical News Today 30/10/06
A new study shows families of patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) are not satisfied with the amount or kind of communication they receive from health-care providers. Researchers from Harvard Medical School administered 25 open-ended questions to 50 ICU patient families.
Scientists Identify 36 Genes, 100 Neuropeptides In Honey Bee Brains - Medical News Today 30/10/06
From humans to honey bees, neuropeptides control brain activity and, hence, our behaviors. Understanding the roles these peptides play in the life of a honey bee will assist researchers in understanding the roles they play in their human counterparts.
Launch Of The UK's First Postgraduate Programme In Healthcare Information Governance - Medical News Today 30/10/06
A postgraduate course dedicated to helping health service professionals throughout the UK deal with the sensitivities, ethics and security of the information they handle was officially launched at an event in Scotland.
Stockpiling Glaxo's Bird Flu Vaccine In UK - Medical News Today 30/10/06
UK Prime MInister, Tony Blair, and Chancellor, Gordon Brown, had talks with J. P. Garnier, Glaxo's CEO, about building up a stockpile of H5N1 bird flu vaccines. Glaxo has signed a deal with Singapore, according to The Times (UK). Switzerland has ordered 8 million doses, the order provides enough doses for one per head of the entire Swiss population.
Naturally Occurring Enzyme Can Break Down Key Part Of Alzheimer's Plaques - Medical News Today 30/10/06
Scientists have identified a naturally occurring enzyme that can break down a key component of the brain plaques characteristic of Alzheimer's disease.
Lack Of Evidence On Treatment For Narrowed Kidney Arteries - Medical News Today 30/10/06
Increasing numbers of patients with narrowed kidney arteries are undergoing vessel-widening angioplasty and placement of a tubular stent, but the latest scientific evidence does not show a clear advantage of that treatment over prescription drug therapy, according to a new review funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
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