http://www.hc2d.co.uk/ Visit hc2d for UK and World Health and Healthcare News. Also services, management, health issues, innovation, company news, media, best articles, feature stories, events listing and a comprehensive job service. en-gb Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:54:32 GMT http://www.hc2d.co.uk/images/hc2d.gif http://www.hc2d.co.uk/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:54:32 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Weblog Editor 2.0 editor@hc2d.co.uk (The Editor) webmaster@hc2d.co.uk (The Webmaster) http://www.hc2d.co.uk/news/article/Stem+cell+technique+regrows+joints/ US researchers develop a technique that might enable doctors to regrow broken or diseased joints in patients. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 GMT http://www.hc2d.co.uk/content.php?contentId=15650 http://www.hc2d.co.uk/news/article/Washington+calls+for+tighter+controls+on+pain+killers/ Regulations are being developed to stop doctors prescribing high doses of powerful pain killers, in a hope to control excessive use of prescribed narcotics. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 GMT http://www.hc2d.co.uk/content.php?contentId=15656 http://www.hc2d.co.uk/news/article/Pollution+increases+suicide+risk/ Air pollution and asthma may cause one in fourteen suicides in Taiwan. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 GMT http://www.hc2d.co.uk/content.php?contentId=15659 http://www.hc2d.co.uk/news/article/Authorised+marijuana+farming+in+California/ Oakland city plan to licence four factories to grow marijuana for medical use. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 GMT http://www.hc2d.co.uk/content.php?contentId=15641 http://www.hc2d.co.uk/news/article/Easier+access+to+contraception+in+developing+countries/ A UK government drive aims to increase access to contraception and safe abortion in developing countries. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 GMT http://www.hc2d.co.uk/content.php?contentId=15636 http://www.hc2d.co.uk/news/article/Belgium%27s+overweight+soldiers/ Military personnel will be told to lose weight or lose their jobs. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 GMT http://www.hc2d.co.uk/content.php?contentId=15627 http://www.hc2d.co.uk/news/article/Fungus+kills+15+in+the+US/ Cryptococcus gattii is more often found in the tropics, but has been travelling across the country. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 GMT http://www.hc2d.co.uk/content.php?contentId=15626 http://www.hc2d.co.uk/news/article/Trafigura+fined+over+toxic+waste/ A Dutch court found the company guilty of breaking European waste laws when it dumped waste in the Ivory Coast. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 GMT http://www.hc2d.co.uk/content.php?contentId=15625 http://www.hc2d.co.uk/news/article/India%27s+%27morning+after%27+pill+use+soars/ The government fears women are misusing the drugs, which are touted as a safe alternative to illegal abortion. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 GMT http://www.hc2d.co.uk/content.php?contentId=15629 http://www.hc2d.co.uk/news/article/Chinese+children+get+lead+poisoning/ Authorities in Yunnan province say more cases are expected to emerge, linked to illegal gold smelting. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 GMT http://www.hc2d.co.uk/content.php?contentId=15628 http://www.hc2d.co.uk/news/article/Is+bike+sharing+a+healthy+choice%3F/ Cycling in large cities could have hidden health risks. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 GMT http://www.hc2d.co.uk/content.php?contentId=15595 http://www.hc2d.co.uk/news/article/New+approach+to+HIV+prevention+among+children/ New recommendations from WHO in approach to HIV prevention and treatment for children. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 GMT http://www.hc2d.co.uk/content.php?contentId=15570 http://www.hc2d.co.uk/news/article/Obesity+can+be+passed+to+children/ People who become obese through eating the wrong sorts of fats can pass it on to their children. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 GMT http://www.hc2d.co.uk/content.php?contentId=15555 http://www.hc2d.co.uk/news/article/Kidney+disease+link+to+gene/ African Americans are made vulnerable to kidney disease by the same gene that protects them against sleeping sickness. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 GMT http://www.hc2d.co.uk/content.php?contentId=15556 http://www.hc2d.co.uk/news/article/Caribbean+hit+by+dengue+fever/ Hospitals are flooded with new cases and are struggling to cope amid an explosion in the mosquito population. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 GMT http://www.hc2d.co.uk/content.php?contentId=15559 http://www.hc2d.co.uk/news/article/Kenya+rejects+food+controls/ The government says it won't implement United Nations standards on melamine, which has tainted Chinese milk products. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 GMT http://www.hc2d.co.uk/content.php?contentId=15557 http://www.hc2d.co.uk/news/article/Suicide+link+to+asthma+and+pollution/ Taiwan research has found a link between asthma and about 8% of suicides. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 GMT http://www.hc2d.co.uk/content.php?contentId=15558 http://www.hc2d.co.uk/news/article/Socialising+can+help+fight+cancer/ Research shows that the stress of interaction causes tumours to shrink and even go into remission. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 GMT http://www.hc2d.co.uk/content.php?contentId=15447 http://www.hc2d.co.uk/news/article/IVF+embryos+screened+for+genetic+defects/ German court allows preimplantation genetic diagnosis. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 GMT http://www.hc2d.co.uk/content.php?contentId=15473 http://www.hc2d.co.uk/news/article/Risks+of+diabetes+drug+hidden/ GlaxoSmithKline cover up results from tests on Avandia. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 GMT http://www.hc2d.co.uk/content.php?contentId=15479