Thursday, December 22, 2005
Jogging, Irish hearts, DVT and Herceptin
Jogging can improve your concentration and boost your visual memory, scientists at the University of Ulm have revealed.
All the population of Ulster over the age of 40 should be tested for heart disease the Northern Ireland Chest, Heart and Stroke Association have urged as heart disease is the number one killer in the province.
Five children were left starving in squalor after their plight was missed by at least 50 health, education and care staff, in a report by child protection expert Professor Pat Cantrill, of Sheffield Hallam University.
Long-distance travel of all kinds leads to a small but increased risk of deep vein thrombosis (DVT), according to a Department of Transport study.
A Swindon woman with breast cancer has won the right to challenge her local health authority in the courts over its decision to refuse to fund the drug treatment Herceptin that could save her life.
All the population of Ulster over the age of 40 should be tested for heart disease the Northern Ireland Chest, Heart and Stroke Association have urged as heart disease is the number one killer in the province.
Five children were left starving in squalor after their plight was missed by at least 50 health, education and care staff, in a report by child protection expert Professor Pat Cantrill, of Sheffield Hallam University.
Long-distance travel of all kinds leads to a small but increased risk of deep vein thrombosis (DVT), according to a Department of Transport study.
A Swindon woman with breast cancer has won the right to challenge her local health authority in the courts over its decision to refuse to fund the drug treatment Herceptin that could save her life.
Tuesday, December 20, 2005
Cheese, chocs, maggots and more
A variety of Camembert cheese has been recalled from shop shelves because it might contain E.coli, the Food Standards Agency has announced. The productas in questions are 250g packs of Reaux's Gaslonde Camembert, 250g packs of Camembert de Normandie Th.Reaux and 1kg blocks of Reaux's Gaslonde Camembert which is normally sold at cheese counters.
A woman at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital has been apologised to after she saw the maggots wriggling near a feeding tube attached to her mother's nose.
Dark chocolate may prevent the hardening of arteries, and a few chunks every day could potentially cut the risk of serious heart disease researchers have found.
Hospitals in Lothian are close to meeting national targets for cutting breast cancer waiting times.
Long-term smokers have a sharply increased risk (between 2.5- and 3.5-fold) of losing vision from age-related macular degeneration according to John Yates of CambridgeUniversity.
A woman at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital has been apologised to after she saw the maggots wriggling near a feeding tube attached to her mother's nose.
Dark chocolate may prevent the hardening of arteries, and a few chunks every day could potentially cut the risk of serious heart disease researchers have found.
Hospitals in Lothian are close to meeting national targets for cutting breast cancer waiting times.
Long-term smokers have a sharply increased risk (between 2.5- and 3.5-fold) of losing vision from age-related macular degeneration according to John Yates of CambridgeUniversity.
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.
