Building expenses

Article Abstract:

Almost half of the 400 million pounds sterling spent in a six-year initiative to boost the primary health care service in London, England, went into building refurbishment, according to a report on the London Initiative Zone (LIZ) scheme. The scheme, which ends in Apr 1999, set out to improve primary health services in some of the most needy areas of the country. Almost half of the 261 projects launched under LIZ will continue but 113 will close due to lack of funding. The 12 authorities involved in LIZ say they need another 142 million pounds sterling to complete the work.

Finance, Medical care, London, England, Community health services, United Kingdom. National Health Service

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Coming up for air

Article Abstract:

The use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy to treat multiple sclerosis (MS) patients is a controversial issue, with patients and doctors divided over whether the treatment is beneficial or even dangerous. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy involves using pressurised oxygen to treat MS patients in a decompression chamber. Many patients have reported improvements, particularly in bladder function but also in areas such as improved mobility and less fatigue. However, most doctors say that hyperbaric oxygen therapy cannot possibly alleviate symptoms of MS.

Care and treatment, Usage, Multiple sclerosis, Compressed air, Hyperbaric oxygenation

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Hidden burden

Article Abstract:

The level of heterosexually transmitted AIDS and HIV infection is high among African refugees in the United Kingdom, with more refugees dying of AIDS in some boroughs of London, England, than gay people. Many refugees fail to report the disease because of its association with promiscuity and their condition is frequently unacknowledged until near-death. Refugee women and men in Africa are often raped and forced to have sex in return for shelter or food, while contraception is mostly unavailable.

Statistics, HIV infection, HIV infections, AIDS (Disease), Refugees, African, African refugees

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