Over 80 per cent of respondents had seen their GP in the last year and most were satisfied with their services. Dissatisfaction was more common amongst people aged under 45. Now, however, he said, 'I'm calling time on short-term contracts. 26 28th May to be held at the Harrogate International Centre. The first vaccine to combat bloodsucking gut worms has been developed by a team at the Moredun Research Institute in Edinburgh.
Intestinal hookworms are parasites of grazing livestock and man.
Using a technique with potential for all such worms, sheep were immunised with proteins extracted from parasite intestinal cells so that their blood made antibodies. Plans are now under discussion to produce the vaccine commercially. April Painless blood tests may be on the way. A robot has been developed at Imperial College in London which prods the arm with a probe and locates the vein under the skin. The position of the veins is then displayed on a screen.