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| Of those who died under the Washington State Death with Dignity Act in 2013, being a “burden on family, friends/caregivers” was cited by 61% of patients as one of their end of life concerns. | |
| Health | CARE - 18th July 2014 |
| According to a ComRes poll published by CARE, 21% of adults (one in five) would change from supporting assisted suicide to opposing it when faced with the evidence that there has been a steady annual increase in the number of cases and spread of the practice to involve people with chronic but not fatal diseases, disabled people, children and those with mental illnesses and dementia in countries which have changed the law to allow assisted suicide. And when the expense of hospice care (£3-4,000/week) is compared with the low cost of the lethal drugs used to end lives (£5) the threat of end of life care worsening under financial pressures changed the minds of 15% of supporters of assisted suicide who instead opted to oppose it. | |
| Health | CARE - 18th July 2014 |
| According to a ComRes poll published by CARE, public backing for assisted suicide significantly decreases with 28% of British adults (three in ten) switching support to opposition when the risk of people feeling pressurised to end their life so as not to be a burden is considered. | |
| Health | CARE - 18th July 2014 |
| The Christian charity CARE publishes new polling today demonstrating that those who support assisted suicide in principle switch to opposition when presented with the reality of assisted suicide in practice. The polling shows that the level of support for assisted suicide rapidly dwindles from 73% to 43% overall when evidence is offered about the nature or source of opposition to assisted suicide. Opposition to assisted suicide therefore increases from 12% to 43% with 14% in the ‘don’t know’ category. | |
| Health | CARE - 18th July 2014 |
| A new report has linked economic inequality to more than 19,000 excess cancer deaths a year. A new analysis Cancer Research UK have published in partnership with the government’s National Cancer Intelligence Network, has brought this issue into even sharper focus. The impact of our unequal society is stark: it’s linked to more than 15,000 extra cases of cancer each year, and – even more alarmingly – more than 19,000 extra deaths. * Over half of the extra deaths – 11,000 each year – were due to lung cancer * The other cancers linked most strongly to lower income areas were also linked to lifestyle * Bucking the overall trend, rates of some cancers – notably breast cancer, prostate cancer and melanoma – were higher in more well-off areas | |
| Health | Cancer Research UK - 3rd July 2014 |
| According to the National Center for PTSD, while approximately 60% of men experience a major trauma in their life, 50% of women also experience a major trauma. Despite a slightly higher percentage of male-experienced traumas, women tend to develop PTSD at a higher rate than men. In fact, about 10% of women develop PTSD sometime in their lives compared to only 5% of men. Untreated, PTSD also increases the likelihood people will develop co-occurring disorders such as depression, anxiety, eating disorders, and addictions. | |
| Health | Dr. Gregg Jantz - 27th June 2014 |
| There are 17,000 people under 65 living with dementia in the UK. One in three people over 65 will develop dementia. There are over 11,000 people in Staffordshire living with dementia. Research show that 800,000 people in the UK have a form of dementia, with more than half having Alzheimer’s disease. In less than 10 years one million people will be living with dementia. This will soar to 1.7 million people by 2051. | |
| Health | The Sentinel, May 23, 2014 |
| Millions face a postcode lottery in GP services as chronic underfunding has left doctors’ surgeries “on the brink of collapse”. Research carried out by the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) showed a stark divide in access to doctors, with people living in the most deprived communities facing the longest waiting times. The study found that 22 per cent of people in Bradford raised concerns about not being able to make an appointment with their GP. Whereas the figure was just five per cent in Bath. | |
| Health | The Sentinel, June 2, 2014 |
| Slimming classes could be funded by the NHS to ease the country’s obesity crisis. New national guidance recommends referring more overweight patients to slimming centres. Experts say this could cut down on their chances of developing chronic diseases such as cancer, diabetes and heart disease. The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) said the classes could reduce the burden of obesity on the NHS, estimated to cost the country around £5.1 billion annually. | |
| Health | The Sentinel, May 29, 2014 |
| Mums having babies at Crewe’s Leighton hospital receive the safest care available, according to an independent assessment. Its maternity unit achieved the highest rating provided by the national insurance scheme. The breakthrough means the trust running the hospital is given a major discount in its insurance premium. | |
| Health | The Sentinel, May 2, 2014 |
| Thousands of people across the region could be putting themselves at risk of potentially life threatening illness through failure to recognise they are obese. More than 3,100 people in the West Midlands were surveyed on the issue by healthcare experts Nuffield Health. More than half – 59 percent – of those questioned said they considered themselves to be merely over weight while just 5 percent perceived themselves as obese. But following tests much more of them – 13 per cent – were measured as obese. Despite awareness campaigns, the research also showed a significant lack of understanding among the population about obesity health risks. | |
| Health | The Sentinel, April 11, 2014 |
| Incidence rates of the most serious form of skin cancer are now five times higher than in the mid 1970s. Increases in package holidays and sun bed use are thought to have fuelled this rise. | |
| Health | Cancer Research UK - 8th May 2014 |
| Scientists at Keele University have contributed to a breakthrough in research into rare muscle disease. They have discovered that a chemical found in plants could reduce the symptoms of spinal muscular atrophy which leaves children with little or no control of movement in their legs. The North Staffordshire boffins were part of an international study led by Edinburgh University, which showed that a plant pigment called quercetin – found in some fruits, vegetables, herbs and grains – could help to prevent the damage to nerves associated with the childhood form of motor neurone disease. | |
| Health | The Sentinel, April 9, 2014 |
| An Indian study found a statistically significant 2.8-fold increased breast cancer risk among women who'd had abortions. Dr. Unmesh Takalkar led the study. He serves as a consultant surgeon and chief medical director at United CIIGMA Hospital in India and an endoscopic surgeon and fellow at Johns Hopkins. Although dozens of studies dating from 1957 support an abortion-breast cancer (ABC) link, the latest study is the seventh on the Indian subcontinent to implicate abortion as a risk factor for the disease, with a Bangladesh study reporting as much as a statistically significant 20-fold risk elevation. Four additional Indian studies and a Sri Lankan study reported findings showing abortion significantly multiplied breast cancer risk between 1.9 and 6.38 times. | |
| Health | Christian Newswire, 30th April 2014 |
| 40 years ago, just 1 in 4 people beat cancer. Today 2 in 4 diagnosed will live for at least a decade. | |
| Health | Cancer Research, April 29th 2014 |
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