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| Scientists have developed a simple DNA blood test which they claim can predict obesity levels in children. Researchers at the Universities of Southampton, Exeter and Plymouth have found that the test, which is carried out when a child is five years old, can predict how much body they will have when they are 14. The test checks a gene called the PGC1 that regulates fat storage in the body. | |
| Health | The Sentinel, March 26, 2014 |
| A cancer drug which could prolong the lives of terminally ill patients has been trialled for the first time. Clinicians hope the drug, taken as an oral pill, will benefit patients with terminal forms of leukaemia and lymphoma who have run out of treatment options. Four patients in Plymouth have become the first to be treated with the new class of BTK (Bruton’s Tyrosine Kinase) inhibiting drugs. The trial began in 2012 and has extended worldwide, with more than 30 patients receiving the treatment with ‘positive results’. | |
| Health | The Sentinel – 20 March 2014 |
| The number of under-18s admitted to adult mental health wards or treated on them is rising, figures show. Despite Government pledges the practice would be stamped out by 2010, more children spent time on adult wards in the first eight months of 2013/14 than the whole of the previous year. Data shows from April 2013 to November 2013, 250 under-18s spent time on adult mental health wards. | |
| Health | The Sentinel, March 12, 2014 |
| Hundreds of thousands of children could be saved from being exposed to second-hand smoke in cars after MPs paved the way for legislation which could see an end to the practice. Leading medical charities have said they are ‘delighted’ that MPs voted in favour of outlawing smoking in vehicles carrying children. The Commons have given the health secretary the power to impose a ban despite the opposition of some MPs, including members of the Cabinet. | |
| Health | The Sentinel, February 11, 2014 |
| A way of editing the genetic code one letter at a time has been developed that could help scientists conquer diseases caused by tiny glitches in DNA. The process allows single letter mutations not only to be introduced to cells, but accurately identified. Using the techniques, researchers were able to spot one mutant in a sample of 1,000 cells. The research raises the prospect of accurately modelling human diseases in the laboratory, as well as finding cures that fix specific disease mutations. | |
| Health | The Sentinel, February 10, 2014 |
| A Labour plan to ban smoking in cars carrying children is due to be out to a vote in the House of Lords later. Labour peers are to table an amendment to the Children and Families Bill detailing their proposal for England. The party says that if it is not passed in this vote, it will be included in its manifesto for the next election. | |
| Health | The Sentinel, January 30, 2014 |
| The Government is to introduce new legislation to ban under-18s from buying electronic cigarettes. The Coalition also plans to make it illegal for adults to purchase cigarettes for anyone younger than 18, under tough new laws aimed at cracking down on teenage smoking. The announcement comes as e-cigarettes are enjoying a boom in sales, with an estimated 1.3 million people in the UK thought to use them. | |
| Health | The Sentinel, January 27, 2014 |
| Predictions that half the British population will be obese by 2050 “underestimate” the scale of the obesity crisis, a report suggests. The UK is in danger of surpassing predictions of a 2007 report which estimated that 50 per cent of the nation would be obese by 2050, the National Obesity Forum said. The “doomsday scenario” set out in the report does not cover the true extent of the problem it said. The forum’s latest report calls on health officials to introduce hard-hitting awareness campaigns - similar to those for smoking – to try to stem the problem. The organisation also called on family doctors to proactively discuss weight management with patients. | |
| Health | The Sentinel, January 14, 2014 |
| A campaign group has been formed to reduce the amount of sugar added to food and soft drinks in an effort to tackle obesity and diabetes in the UK. Action On Sugar has been set up by the team behind Consensus Action on Salt and Health (Cash), which has pushed for cuts to salt intake since the 1990s. The new group aims to help people avoid ‘hidden sugars’ and get manufacturers to reduce the ingredient over time. It believes a 20 to 30 per cent reduction in three to five years is within reach. | |
| Health | The Sentinel, January 10, 2014 |
| In a report published in mid-November, two thirds of GPs were shown to be in favour of the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) dropping its opposition to assisted dying. The survey found that 38% of 689 GP respondents favoured the adoption of a neutral stance on assisted dying by the RCGP, while 31% said the college should go even further and support a change in the law to allow doctors to help terminally ill patients to die in the UK. The article notes that the RCGP is currently opposed to a change in the law on assisted dying. | |
| Health | Evangelicals Now, January 2014 |
| The quality of care given to women during pregnancy and birth is “just not good enough” in too many cases, the chief inspector of hospitals has said. Professor Sir Mike Richards said some women had “truly shocking” experiences that should be the most joyous in a woman’s life. He was speaking as new figures showed a quarter of women are left alone during labour and birth when they are feeling anxious, up on 22 per cent in 2010. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) poll of more than 23,000 women across England also felt their concerns during labour and birth were not being taken seriously. | |
| Health | The Sentinel, December 13, 2013 |
| A woman in Belgium ended her life by euthanasia in early October after a sex-change operation did not meet expectations. She was euthanised on the grounds of ‘unbearable psychological suffering’. Research has shown that a high number of people who undergo sex-change surgery go on to commit suicide with some suggesting the rate is as high as 31%. She told a newspaper: ‘I was the girl that nobody wanted’, when growing up, and was simply ‘tolerated’ by her family. | |
| Health | Evangelicals Now, November 2013 |
| Concerns were raised in September by scientists at the University of Sheffield that ‘three person IVF’ therapy, created to replace faulty mitochondria, could have damaging side-effects. Boys conceived using this technique may be at risk from lowered fertility and health problems. Studies on fruit flies have suggested that a poor match of generic information between the nucleus and mitochondria could affect fertility, learning and behaviour. | |
| Health | Evangelicals Now, November 2013 |
| Churches are being urged to take part in a nationwide initiative to recruit a million ‘dementia friends’ to help strengthen community support for those living with the disease and their carers. | |
| Health | The Wey, November 2013 |
| If someone says “I’m fine” when you ask how they are, the chances are they could be lying. But the British stiff upper lip attitude to our worries can have serious consequences for health, experts have warned. A poll of 2,000 people suggests we each use the phrase “I’m fine” an average eight times a month – when we could be anything but. | |
| Health | Daily Express, December 4 2013 |
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