Flame Health Newsletter - Issue 8

Issue 8 - April 2005

British companies involved in diverting AIDS drugs from poorer nations

Gene therapy eyed as Alzheimer's treatment

Mentally ill missing out on care

Regular day care attendance early in life may cut leukaemia risk

School nurses should be a priority for government

Scientists identify potential new cancer drug target

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British companies involved in diverting AIDS drugs from poorer nations
UK firms have been involved in the diversion of cut-price AIDS drugs intended for people in poor countries, some of which have been sold to the NHS at a profit...

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Gene therapy eyed as Alzheimer's treatment
Research from a US team suggests that gene therapy could slow the mental decline of Alzheimer's disease by stopping the brain cells from dying...

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Mentally ill missing out on care
Rethink warns that tens of thousands of UK mental health patients are being denied access to the care they need...

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Regular day care attendance early in life may cut leukaemia risk
Children who attend day care regularly in the first few months of life seem to be less likely to develop acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) than their peers...

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School nurses should be a priority for government
The number of school nurses needs to double, said the Royal College of Nurses in a recent statement...

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Scientists identify potential new cancer drug target
Researchers at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill in the US have identified an enzyme that helps to trigger the development of leukaemia, offering a potential target for new drugs...

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