The American Public Health Association (APHA) released its annual congressional record, which measures how members of Congress voted on legislation that is important to public health.

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) and the American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE) announced that they have expanded their partnership to develop the first certificat

Nine hospitals across England have been purchased by BMI Healthcare, following transfer of ownership from Nuffield to BMI on 2 February 2007. Hospitals in Birmingham, Bury St Edmunds, North London

Nine out of ten doctors have no confidence in the government's ability to safeguard patient data online, a poll conducted by BMA News has revealed. More than 90 per cent of respond

There is no evidence of a link between the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine and autism according to a new independent virus study - the most comprehensive ever undertaken - published t

Today, HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt recognized 14 communities with a special federal distinction for their strong commitment to improving quality and value in health care. The Secretary de

Patients who undergo complete prostate removal are less likely to experience urinary incontinence or other complications if the operation is done by an experienced surgeon in a hospital that does

The United Nations World Food Programme hailed the French navy for protecting WFP food ships from pirate attacks in Somalia, and thanked Denmark for taking over the operation to ensure criti

Soft drinks 'bigger gout risk than alcohol' read the headline in The Daily Telegraph today. It reported that drinking too many sugary soft drinks and fruit juices can substantially incr

Men are three times more likely to have heart attacks on days when their national football team is playing in a major match, The Daily Telegraph reported. The newspaper continued that a

Diabetes is linked to breast size, is the headline in The Sun. The report below goes on to say that women who wear a large bra size are much more likely to develop diabetes than women wi

The Healthcare Commission today (Monday) urged boards of all NHS trusts in England to heed the lessons from serious failings in healthcare services. It highlighted the importance of good

The Federal Government's plan for a formal apology to the stolen generations - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders who were removed from their families and communities as part of the assimilati

In light of the significant financial challenges facing New Yorkers, particularly in funding quality health care services and new health care reform initiatives, HANYS is led to the inevitable c

More than a million prescriptions for anti-obesity drugs are dispensed to patients each year at an annual cost of £47.5 million, according to the NHS Information Centre for health and social care

Philip Morris International's announced spin-off and well-planned launch of deadly new products are at odds with the company's claims to be a responsible business and maker of a 'product intended

Following a recent review of case handling, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain has launched a consultation on the types of cases suitable for non-referral to the Investigating Com

Nurses should play a key role in the provision of primary health care services and reform of the national health system, the Australian Nursing Federation (ANF) said in welcoming the Australian He

A new study released this week on nurse practitioners has reinforced the importance of the role in improving access to health care, the Australian Nursing Federation (ANF) said.The findin

The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) announced the debut of the National Venture Conference, the industry's first national forum to connect select early-stage, private biotech companies w

Greater investments in state tobacco control programs are independently and significantly associated with larger and more rapid declines in adult smoking prevalence, according to a study by resear

A new study by researchers in the US suggests that the human papillomavirus (HPV) causes as many cases of oral cancer in men as tobacco and alcohol and will overtake the latter within the next te

Acculturation in the Texas-Mexico border region: effects on drinking differ by gender * Immigrant groups that acculturate to mainstream America tend to have more alcohol-related probl

In the early view version of The Journal of Urology, Dr. Crook and colleagues present a single practitioner series of 125I prostate brachytherapy with analysis of long-term sequelae.Patie

UroToday.com- A prospective randomized trial by Dr. Northouse and associates published in the December issue of Cancer suggests that prostate cancer (CaP) patients and their spouses benefit from f

SynflorixTM (Pneumococcal Haemophilus influenzae Protein D conjugate vaccine) has beenaccepted for review by the European Medicines Agency (EMEA), GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) announced. The 10-valent va

In what the researchers say could be promising news in the quest to find a therapy to slow the progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease, scientists at the Univer

Avian influenza (bird flu) has spread to infect birds in half of Bangladesh's 64 districts, say Bangladeshi officials. The two latest outbreaks took place in Gopalganj and Sylhet, according to th

Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have implemented patient safety enhancements to dramatically reduce errors and improve the staff's own perception of the safety climate in obstetrical care.

Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, a division of Wyeth (NYSE: WYE), have announced findings from a retrospective analysis, which demonstrated that ENBREL reduced C-reactive protein (C