MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'health protection agency'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:30:08 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4159243&cid=t_122199_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fan-app-to-self-test-for-stds%2F2010.11.11 A new £5.7 million project being led by St. George’s-University of London is developing self-test devices that can plug directly into mobile phones and computers, immediately identifying sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). The project is called eSTI — electronic self-testing instruments for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) — and is being led by Dr. Tariq Sadiq, senior lecturer and consultant physician in sexual health and HIV at St George’s-University of London. Most of the funding is coming from The Medical Research Council and the UK Clinical Research Collaboration. The UK has seen a 36 percent rise in STIs from 2000 to 2009 — often blamed on the reluctance of the population to get diagnosed and the stigma of going to public health clinics — promp... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4159243 Thu, 11 Nov 2010 23:00:06 +0100 4159243 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3487275&cid=t_122199_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FWQBaDzf-LQU%2F Eyjafjallajökull volcano Good news, Europe! You can breathe easier knowing that, according to The World Health Organization, the cloudy, dust-filled ash from the Eyjafjallajokull volcano that erupted last week in Iceland, does not pose a serious health threat. The New York Times reports that “the national Health Protection Agency recommended that people with respiratory problems take their inhalers with them, or stay indoors if they experience symptoms like itchy eyes or throats.” Even better news – the dirty cloud is not expected to reach the United States, so you really only have to worry about air quality if you’re visiting Los Angeles or New York City. (But we can’t blame the volcano for that.) The bad news? You still probably won’t be able to pronounce Eyjafjallajöku... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3487275 Tue, 20 Apr 2010 18:32:40 +0100 3487275 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3246713&cid=t_122199_77_f&fid=37259&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.horizonpress.com%2Fblogger%2F2010%2F02%2Fconference-update-superbugs-and.html March 17 - 18, 2010 12th Annual Superbugs and SuperdrugsLondon, UK Further informationOrganized by SMI. Keynote address from Professor Peter Hawkey, Professor of Public Health Bacteriology, University of Birmingham and Health Protection Agency.Suggested reading: Microbiology BooksFull range of books on microbiology at Microbiology Books (Source: Microbiology Blog: The weblog for microbiologists.) Microbiology Blog: The weblog for microbiologists. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3246713 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:39:00 +0100 3246713 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2380785&cid=t_122199_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F04%2Fswine-flu-news-update.html A regular reader has sent me the above cartoon,  and I see my learned colleague, Dr Rant, has also had an algorithm from the Health Protection Agency. (Source: NHS Blog Doctor) NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2380785 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:39:00 +0100 2380785