Monday, January 23, 2006
Blackcurrants, flu jabs for kids, mobile phones and cannabis
Compounds in the common British blackcurrant could help prevent Alzheimer's disease, research suggests. A study shows blackcurrants are full of potentially beneficial anti-oxidant compounds.
All children under two could be given an annual seasonal flu jab to protect them against the potentially lethal virus to ease the pressure on the NHS in winter.
A four-year study conducted in the UK has concluded that using a mobile phone will not increase the risk of brain tumours.
The number of people detained in hospital for mental and behavioural problems due to using cannabis has more than trebled in some parts of the country.
The health secretary, Patricia Hewitt, will call for the end of the "handout culture" in the NHS this week and demand that financial management be put ahead of clinical objectives.
All children under two could be given an annual seasonal flu jab to protect them against the potentially lethal virus to ease the pressure on the NHS in winter.
A four-year study conducted in the UK has concluded that using a mobile phone will not increase the risk of brain tumours.
The number of people detained in hospital for mental and behavioural problems due to using cannabis has more than trebled in some parts of the country.
The health secretary, Patricia Hewitt, will call for the end of the "handout culture" in the NHS this week and demand that financial management be put ahead of clinical objectives.
