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Sexually transmitted infections reach almost half a million

New figures released today by the Health Protection Agency show that 15 to 24 year olds, particularly young women, continue to be the group most affected by sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in...
WHO announces the end of the influenza pandemic

As of 10 August 2010, the Director-General of the World Health Organization announced that the world was no longer in a flu pandemic.
Emergence of a new antibiotic resistance mechanism in India, Pakistan, and the UK: a molecular, biological, and epidemiological study

Study co-author, Dr David Livermore, director of antibiotic resistance monitoring at HPA said: "The findings of this paper show that resistance to one of the major groups of antibiotics, the...
Interim Director of Health Protection Services appointed

The Health Protection Agency today announced that Dr Paul Cosford has been appointed as interim Director of Health Protection Services for the next six months.
Pregnant women from ethnic backgrounds at higher risk from listeria food poisoning

Research from the Health Protection Agency (HPA) has revealed a higher incidence of listeriosis in pregnant women from ethnic minority groups and, overall, in people living in more deprived areas....
Latest Hepatitis C figures show year on year increase

New figures released today by the Health Protection Agency (HPA) show reported cases of Hepatitis C infection in England to have increased by 4.5% from 8,196 cases reported in 2008 to 8,563 cases in...
HPA response to arm's-length bodies review

Health Protection Agency response to the announcement by the Secretary of State for Health that HPA’s Functions are to be transferred to him
HIV infection more than doubles in over 50s

Health Protection Agency (HPA) scientists have found that HIV infections diagnosed in the over 50s have more than doubled over a period of seven years.
MRSA and C. difficile infections fall by a third

The Health Protection Agency (HPA) has today published its annual figures on MRSA (meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) bloodstream infections and C. difficile (Clostridium difficile)...
HPA’s innovative swine flu “response centres” win emergency planning award

The Health Protection Agency (HPA) has been awarded the Cabinet Office Innovation in Resilience Award at this year’s Emergency Planning Society Awards.
Study confirms vaccine could prevent more cases of cervical cancers than previously expected

Scientists at the Health Protection Agency (HPA), the University of Manchester and the Manchester Royal Infirmary have found that the cervical cancer vaccine could prevent more cases of the disease...
HPA issues new advice on radon

A new initiative to reduce concentrations of radon in UK homes has been launched by the Health Protection Agency.
HPA advice on malaria prevention

Dr Jane Jones, a travel health expert at the Health Protection Agency, said: “Malaria is a serious parasitic disease that occurs in tropical regions of the world and is spread by the bite of an...
Health Protection Agency to investigate lead poisoning among children

Scientists at the Health Protection Agency (HPA) are teaming up with the British Paediatric Surveillance Unit (BPSU) to investigate lead poisoning levels among children in the United Kingdom and...

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