Sunday, December 18, 2005
Obesity, mobile hospitals, lungs and Doctors pay.
Nearly one in four men and women in England were obese last year, a study by the Health and Social Care Information Centre reveals.
In response to binge drinking, field hospitals are going to be set up in city centres across Scotland to cope with binge drinkers and the victims of alcohol-fuelled violence who so often overwhelm A & E units at the weekend.
Vitamin D may well help keep lungs healthy, research is showing. A University of Auckland team found in a study of 14,091 people thet patients with higher vitamin D levels in their blood had significantly better lung function.
A smoker suffering from narrowed arteries in his legs has been told by surgeons to quit his habit before they will give him treatment that will avoid him being wheelchair bound.
Spare a thought fot the young Doctor treating you; the average debt faced by final-year medical students has topped £20,000 for the first time, according to a BMA survey.
In response to binge drinking, field hospitals are going to be set up in city centres across Scotland to cope with binge drinkers and the victims of alcohol-fuelled violence who so often overwhelm A & E units at the weekend.
Vitamin D may well help keep lungs healthy, research is showing. A University of Auckland team found in a study of 14,091 people thet patients with higher vitamin D levels in their blood had significantly better lung function.
A smoker suffering from narrowed arteries in his legs has been told by surgeons to quit his habit before they will give him treatment that will avoid him being wheelchair bound.
Spare a thought fot the young Doctor treating you; the average debt faced by final-year medical students has topped £20,000 for the first time, according to a BMA survey.
