All Public health articles – Page 119
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Ban alcohol adverts, say top surgeons
Government and industry events to prevent alcohol-related harm are not working, top surgeons writing in the BMJ have claimed.They urged the government to explore more proven measures instead, such as increasing the price of alcohol, banning alcohol advertising, and reducing its availability.
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Report highlights x-ray dangers
X-ray machines may impact on public health, according to the 12th annual report by the Health Protection Agency's Centre for Radiation, Chemical and Environmental Hazards.
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floods nib
An interim report into the way public services responded to the summer floods has highlighted confusion over the roles of health organisations in providing health protection advice. The review, led by Sir Michael Pitt, chairman of the South West Strategic Health Authority, calls for urgent clarification from the Department of ...
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Second-hand smoke doubles allergy risk, research claims
Babies exposed to second-hand smoke are almost twice as likely to develop allergies to inhaled allergens such as pet hair, according to research released today.
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Hep C infections increase
The number of newly diagnosed cases of hepatitis C in England reached 8,346 in 2006 - 10 per cent higher than in 2005, latest figures released by the Health Protection Agency reveal.
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Inequality at birth still too great, figures show
The government is not on track to meet its targets for reducing inequalities at birth by 2010.
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HSJ Knowledge
Public health campaigns: spreading the word about COPD
How do you encourage a tight-knit community to stop doing the one thing they already know is damaging their health but that they doubt they can live without? Cheshire and Merseyside Partnership for Health did just that with its 'catch your breath' campaign
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Government stockpiles pandemic flu antivirals
The government is planning to double its stockpile of antivirals to cover at least half the population in the event of a flu pandemic, health minister Dawn Primarolo revealed in her answer to a parliamentary question.
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GPs told to be local leaders
The new chair of the Royal College of GPs has criticised family doctors for failing to 'stand up and shout' about public health issues.
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Noel Plumridge on registering with a GP
Last time I invited responses to two questions: how to choose a GP and why bother now that direct access services are so good?
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NHS Direct aims to be national foundation
NHS Direct has launched a bid to become a foundation trust, potentially opening the doors to a new breed of national foundations.
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£11 million a year to help Scottish smokers quit
The Scottish government has said health boards will get a share of £11 million a year to help smokers kick the habit.
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Lords lead communicable diseases inquiry
A House of Lords select committee has launched an inquiry into intergovernmental action to control the spread of communicable diseases.
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E.coli outbreak inquiry to start in February
Evidence on the second biggest outbreak of E.coli 0157 in the UK, which happened in Wales, will start to be heard in February, the Welsh Assembly has announced.
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David Woodhead on looking to the French for public health cues
Tackling obesity means watching how - and not just what - we eat. French eating habits could be a good example for the UK
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NHS stop-smoking clinics are working, research shows
Research has shown that NHS stop-smoking clinics work, with figures highlighting particular progress in deprived areas.
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Don't lose sight of the threat of HIV/AIDS
Last week the Terrence Higgins Trust marked its 25th anniversary with a Downing Street reception. Gordon Brown used the occasion to become the first prime minister in 15 years to talk about the severity of HIV rates in Britain.
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HIV/AIDS 'complacency' risks progress so far
The UK has 'entered an era of complacency' about HIV and AIDS and risks undermining the progress of the 1980s and 1990s, says a report by the Independent Advisory Group on Sexual Health and HIV.
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Local planners urged to tackle smoking
Four public health organisations are uniting to urge local planners to target smoking as a way of tackling health inequalities.
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HSJ Knowledge
Networking to improve access to psychological therapies
The London Development Centre's improving access to psychological therapies network was set up to ensure there was an effective communication strategy to promote knowledge and information across London's health and social care communities.