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RCP President Reponds To New ONS Figures Suggesting That School Pupils Are More Likely To Drink Alcohol If They Live With Other Drinkers, UK
Responding to data in Smoking, drinking and drug use among young people in England, 2008 that suggests the likelihood of a pupil drinking alcohol increases with the number of drinkers per household, Professor Ian Gilmore, President of the Royal College of Physicians said:

Canada And China Renew Plan Of Action For Cooperation In Health For 2009-2011
The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, and Dr. Chen Zhu, Minister of Health for the People"s Republic of China, today signed a Plan of Action for continued cooperation between the two countries on health priorities of mutual concern. The signing ceremony followed discussions among senior Canadian and Chinese health officials and experts on a range of health issues, including strengthening and reform of health-care systems, primary health care and food safety.
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Positive CHMP Opinion For JAVLOR(R) In Metastatic Treatment Of Bladder Cancer After Failure Of A Prior Platinum-Containing Regimen
Laboratoires Pierre Fabre announce that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP), the scientific advisory committee of the European Medicines Agency (EMEA), has issued a positive opinion supporting approval and is recommending to grant marketing authorisation for JAVLOR(R) as monotherapy in metastatic treatment of bladder cancer (advanced or metastatic transitional cell carcinoma of the urothelial tract after failure of a prior platinum-containing regimen).
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Two Thirds Of People With Diabetes Not Receiving Vital Health Checks, UK

The latest National Diabetes Audit has revealed that 60 per cent of people with diabetes in England do not receive all of their vital annual health checks including blood glucose, blood pressure and eye tests. The annual audit also showed that people with diabetes are more likely to have complications such as heart disease or stroke depending on which part of the country they live in, or if they come from a more socially deprived background. People with Type 1 diabetes or Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young (MODY) are reportedly less likely than those with Type 2 diabetes to receive any of the health checks. Progress However, the number of people with diabetes who did receive all the vital health checks was higher than five years ago, when only 6.5 per cent received them compared to 40 per cent in 2007/8. The audit was carried out by the NHS Information Centre and included information on 1.42 million people with diabetes in England. Better care needed Simon O"Neill, Director of Care, Information and Advocacy Services at Diabetes UK, said: "It is absolutely appalling that 60 per cent of people with diabetes in England do not receive all of their vital annual health checks according to the National Diabetes Audit for 2007/8. "It is essential that people with diabetes receive all components of their recommended diabetes care and feel confident about working with their healthcare professional team to plan and implement their treatment. There are more than two million people with diabetes in England and they are all entitled to a comprehensive diabetes care service regardless of which primary care trust they come under. "Diabetes is one of the biggest health challenges facing the country today. If untreated, it can lead to devastating complications such as blindness, amputation, stroke and heart disease. A lack of adequate diabetes services puts them at even greater risk of developing these complications which are estimated to cost the NHS ÷£1million an hour." Diabetes UK


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