Public Health

People are putting their health on the line through ignorance of diabetes according to a hard-hitting report into the reality and misconceptions of the condition in the UK today.

Despite the number of arthritis sufferers in Britain and the severity of their symptoms, a recent MORI survey found that fairly low proportions of the public are aware of this group of common conditions. Fewer than half (48%) of adults asked about the different types of arthritis mentioned RA, and only a third (33%) mentioned OA (5). When asked more closely about RA, only 5% of adults specifically mentioned inflammation, and only 11% mentioned aching joints in relation to osteoarthritis.

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are increasing in men. Trends indicate a dramatic rise in the diagnosis of Genital Herpes and Chlamydia. The Doctor Patient Partnership (DPP) has joined forces with the Men's Health Forum to encourage men to seek help, and to dismiss the myths that surround STIs.

Nurses believe the biggest priority for tackling nurse shortages is for services to have the right number and type of nurses, health care assistants and other staff, according to a MORI poll for the Royal College of Nursing, published on the eve of RCN Congress 2000.

The National Schizophrenia Fellowship today (Monday March 12) launched new research showing that young women are more knowledgeable than men about mental health and mental illness.

An alarming 65% of adults in Britain are confused and unclear as to what is meant by the term 'gene cloning' according to a recent MORI poll on genetics and cloning commissioned by Action Research, one of the UK's leading medical charities.