Full coverage: Health

28.02.2005 Povodom pitanja regulacije zakona o umjetnoj oplodnji u RH razgovarali smo sa članicama udruge CroL koje kažu:
"Stavovi stručnjaka i stavovi biskupske konferencije u samim se temeljima razlikuju, iako i jedni i drugi prepoznaju neke osnovne probleme koje dosadašnji zakon nije regulirao, kao što su nedovoljna regulacija donacija jajnih stanica."

28.02.2005 Kryeministri Ramush Haradinaj deklaroi se “janë duke vazhduar punët për t’i gjetur mënyrat e zbatimit të Kontratës Kolektive në përputhje me realitetin në Kosovë”, derisa kryetari i OEK-ut Ismail Kastrati tha se Kontrata Kolektive duhet të implementohet si tërsi, duke filluar nga 1 qeshori. Kryetari i BSPK-së, Bahri Shabani ndërkaq, tha se gjërat do të qartësohen deri më 20 mars dhe, sipas tij, Kontrata duhet të implementohet retroaktivisht që nga 1 janari.

28.02.2005 Fifty-seven countries, including most members of the European Union, Australia, and Japan have agreed to ensure truthfulness in cigarette advertising among many other steps to protect the health of smokers and non-smokers alike.

28.02.2005 Tupakkaa koskeva kansainvälinen puitesopimus astui voimaan sunnuntaina. Sen on ratifioinut 57 maata. Sopimuksella pyritään ehkäisemään tupakan aiheuttamia terveyshaittoja ja se velvoittaa valtiot muun muassa kieltämään tupakan mainonnan ja lisäämään varoitustekstit tupakkatuotteisiin. USA on allekirjoittanut sopimuksen, mutta ei ole ratifioinut sitä.

28.02.2005 A global treaty - Framework Convention on Tobacco Control - aimed at dissuading children from smoking and helping adults kick the habit has come into force. It will give countries three years to slap strong warnings on packets and five years to ban advertising, promotion and sponsorship.

28.02.2005 New research suggests that growing environmental degradation is helping the spread of infectious diseases like malaria and dengue, and possibly, even some animal viruses.

26.02.2005 On s’attendait à ce que le conseil d’administration d’un centre de santé et de services sociaux de la région de Québec décide cette semaine si le nouveau centre de soins de longue durée sera un PPP.
Le SCFP Québec avait obtenu copie d’un rapport commandé par le conseil, rapport qui démontrait que si la construction de la nouvelle résidence Saint-Charles se fait en PPP, elle coûtera 34 pour cent de plus que si elle est faite par le public.

25.02.2005 WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb 25 (OneWorld) - Eleven days after the Kyoto Protocol to fight global warming entered into force despite the opposition of the Bush administration, another international treaty, this one on tobacco, will take effect Sunday without U.S. ratification.

24.02.2005 Although Sri Lanka has a low prevalence of HIV/AIDS, there are concerns that high risk sexual behaviours, increasing labour migration, and a growing AIDS problem in South Asia as a whole is creating an environment in which an epidemic could emerge.

24.02.2005 Elleivät hallitukset tartu toimiin lintuinfluenssan suitsimiseksi, se uhkaa laajeta pandemiaksi, joka voi tappaa miljoonia ihmisiä, varoittaa maailman terveysjärjestö WHO. Järjestön mukaan pandemia eli maapallon laajuinen epidemia on todennäköinen, jos virus kehittää ihmisistä ihmisiin tarttuvan mutaation.

24.02.2005 Finance Minister Ralph Goodale's budget does not go far enough to address the pressing concerns of poor people world wide. Additionally, the government has failed to give any indication, through a timetable, when it might reach the internationally agreed to target of 0.7 per cent of Gross National Income for aid spending.

23.02.2005 Obstetric fistula, a treatable and preventable childbirth injury that causes chronic incontinence and often leads to the ostacization of women by their husbands and communities, may affect as many as 800,000 Nigerians. A group of UK and U.S. doctors has teamed up with local surgeons to treat unprecedented numbers of sufferers over the next two weeks.

23.02.2005 The world is facing the "gravest possible danger" of a bird flu pandemic that could kill millions of people, according to a World Health Organisation official, if governments do not take rapid action to stop the flu from spreading.

21.02.2005 A study finds out that globalisation and migration of people to cities in search of work is wreaking havoc on the health of both those who migrate as well as those who are left behind.

18.02.2005 Among the five million people affected in the tsunami-devastated Asia, there are at least 150,000 women who are pregnant or who may be facing pregnancy complications and need urgent medical and nutritional support. The lack of food and water, destruction of clinics and hospitals is adding to the problems of women.

17.02.2005 Tens of millions of people are drinking arsenic-laced water in more than a dozen countries world-wide including the US. Ironically it is from wells that were dug to provide clean water to the people.

16.02.2005 In Januray 2005, the governing council of The Gede Foundation unanimously agreed to postpone the 'Building partnerships for research and clinical trials in Africa' Conference from May 2005 to May 2006. The governing body have agreed to hold the conference every two years.

15.02.2005 Read a study by The Energy and Resources Institute on improved cookstoves being used in north Indian rural regions.

12.02.2005 Attenzione al profumo che regalerete a San Valentino: secondo un rapporto di Greenpeace i profumi contengono sostanze che potrebbero avere effetti indesiderati sulla salute. Secondo il rapporto i due composti potenzialmente pericolosi per l'uomo si trovano in 36 profumi di note marche. Annunciata a Bruxelles un'azione di denuncia che può essere fatta anche attraverso internet. Lo strumento politico di controllo a livello europeo è il programma Reach che sta subendo una forte forte azione di lobby da parte dell'industria chimica e del governo statunitense. Tra le richieste delle organizzazioni c’è quella di introdurre l'obbligo di sostituzione di quei composti pericolosi quando esistono alternative più sicure.

11.02.2005 Passati quasi in tutte le città i 35 giorni in cui non si dovrebbero superare i 50 microgrammi di Pm 10 meglio conosciute come polveri sottoli. . Nel primo anno di applicazione integrale della nuova Direttiva europea, ci si interroga su cosa potrebbe succedere e alcuni Sindaci preoccupati hanno chiesto al governo di intervenire. Il sindaco di Roma Weltroni ha ricordato che il problema inquinamento consiste in una scelta di priorità. E così Legambiente rilancia con forza la proposta che il Sindaco di Torino, Sergio Chiamaparino, un giorno a settimana di blocco che diventi un provvedimento strutturale e non d’urgenza.