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Shedding the pounds not only makes you healthier - it improves your memory too, scientists say. Studies have shown obese people have problems with their episodic memory - the ability to recall life events. But scientists say older, overweight women who shift weight by dieting also change the part of the brain related to memory tasks. In the latest study, by Umea University in Sweden, 20 overweight, post-menopausal women, with an average age of 61, were put on diets for six months. Before the diet, they were asked to memorise unknown pairs of faces and names. Later, they were shown the same faces along with three letters, and asked to indicate which letter corresponded to the initial of the name linked to the face. After six months of dieting the women's average weight had fallen from 188.9lbs to 171.3lbs. And with the weight loss came improved memory, reflected in brain activity patterns that showed up on MRI scans during testing. The women were better at remembering and identifying faces, while reduced brain activity in the areas associated with episodic memories indicated more efficient recall.
Health	Daily Mail June 19 2013



Women who regularly use talcum powder to keep fresh raise their risk of ovarian cancer by almost a quarter, scientists said last night. Forty per cent of women are thought to use talc daily for intimate personal hygiene. But the researchers warned that talcum particles can travel into a woman's body and cause inflammation, which allows cancer cells to flourish. More than 6,000 women a year in Britain are diagnosed with cancer of the ovaries. Known as a 'silent killer', because symptoms often only appear once the disease is already fairly advanced, it accounts for 5 per cent of cancer deaths in women.
Health	Daily Mail June 19 2013



British people are more stressed than they were during the bombs, blackouts and rationing of the Second World War, a book claims. Modern adults spend twice as much time fretting as those who lived through the Blitz, according to psychologist Graham Price. He said: 'There's no doubt people in war-torn Britain were seriously concerned about all manner of things, from the threat of invasion down to their personal finance. 'Yet records show they were able to keep things in perspective. Resilience was then a cornerstone of the British character. 'Modern Britons, on the other hand, are consumed with anxiety, most of which is brought on by non-life-threatening issues.' Stress is among the top reasons for absence from work and has been linked to an increased chance of associated illnesses from dementia to high blood pressure.
Health	Daily Mail June 19 2013



The Government has introduced tough new health tests for those who claim they are not well enough to get back into employment. Now 1,900, or 57 per cent, out of the 3,310 Stoke-on-Trent residents receiving the old Incapacity Benefit have been told they are capable of holding down a job. The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) statistics – which over assessments between October 2010 and August 2012 – place the Potteries as the ninth worst town or city in the UK for failed disability claimants. The eight local authority areas where more people were declared fit for work include Birmingham, Glasgow and Manchester.
Health	The Sentinel May 28th 2013



Patients treated at North Staffordshire’s A&E unit can no longer be guaranteed a safe service, according to its director. Magnus Harrison has joined the heads of 17 other hospital emergency departments in the West Midlands to highlight the growing crisis facing them all.
Health	The Sentinel, May 23, 2013



Nurse staffing levels on many English hospital wards are dangerously unsafe, a group of senior nurses have said in an unprecedented warning. The Safe Staffing Alliance (SSA) says one nurse should look after an absolute maximum of eight patients - but often nurses have to look after more, jeopardising patient care. The alliance says the 1:8 figure is based on hard evidence and it has issued new recommendations that “under no circumstances” should staffing be allowed to fall below that level.
Health	The Sentinel – May 13, 2013



Gov. Jack Dalrymple signed legislation on March 26 that will ban abortion in North Dakota if a fetal heartbeat can be detected – something that can happen as early as six weeks into a pregnancy. The Republican governor also signed into law another measure that would make North Dakota the first to ban abortions based on the genetic defects such as Down’s Syndrome.
Health	Evangelicals Now – May 2013.



The bad news is: Most of us are going colour blind as the years roll by. The good news? We probably won't ever notice - thanks to our brains working overtime. Scientists have found that older people lose the ability to distinguish between colours as a part of the eye called the cone receptor becomes less capable of processing hues. However, at the same time, other parts of our visual system work even harder to minimise the effect. In the study at the University of Liverpool, experts looked at 185 people aged between 18 and 75 years with normal colour vision.
Health	Daily Mail 09.05.2013



Almost 160,000 patients a year suffer from sores, infections and injuries caused by neglectful NHS care, figures show. The health problems are being picked up on hospital wards and in care homes. The figure represents one in 12 - 8 per cent - of all those treated on the NHS, but among the eld¬erly it is nearer to one in ten. For the first time, the NHS has released data on the numbers of patients suffering any of four conditions linked to neglect. They are falls, pressure sores, bladder infections and deep vein thrombosis - or blood clots -which can be avoided through good nursing care. Between May 2012 and April 2013, a total of 159,946 patients suffered one of these. Last month alone there were 15,000 cases including 13,100 pressure sores, 2,470 serious falls, 2,850 urinary infections and 1,139 blood clots. Some patients suffered more than one of the health problems.
Health	Daily Mail 09.05.2013



Scientists have discovered that arthritis is caused by fat cells in joints that fight off infections, offering hope of relief for millions of sufferers. The breakthrough suggests that the condition could be relieved through gene therapy, which destroys the protein.
Health	Daily Telegraph 09.05.2013



It is feared that a mumps epidemic could follow the measles outbreak in South Wales. Cardiff University has put out a warning after a number of students became ill with the viral infection, which can lead to deafness. Public Health Wales is advising people who have not had the MMR jab, the combined vaccine that protects against both conditions as well as rubella, to get vaccinated as soon as possible. The letter from the university comes as the number of people infected with measles in South Wales reached 1,039 - 85 of whom have needed hospital treatment.
Health	Daily Telegraph 09.05.2013



Middle-class professionals who drink at home are the country's biggest problem drinkers because they think they know better than health experts, research claims. The study found widespread evidence that white collar workers consider alcohol, especially wine, an everyday reward for chores such as cooking dinner or putting their children to bed, as well as to combat the stress of office life. There was also a common perception among the group that they could ignore health warnings and that regularly drinking at home is safe and sensible, even if their intakes exceeded recommended guidelines.
Health	Daily Telegraph 09.05.2013



New figures show that men are twice as likely as women not to visit a doctor, even if they are feeling ill. Reasons given to the survey included difficulties in fitting an appointment around work, embarrassment, or the fear of what the doctor might find. 78% of women would visit the doctor for a check-up if they thought they were ill, as opposed to 38% of men.
Health	Socked.co.uk April 2013



Failing NHS bosses will be put on a blacklist to ensure that they can no longer work in the health service, said Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt. He announced plans to introduce a ‘national barring list’ for managers who let their patients and the NHS down. Mr Hunt also said that a new Chief Inspector of Hospitals would be able to name and shame poorly performing trusts.
Health	The Sentinel, March 27, 2013



The danger posed by growing resistance to antibiotics should be ranked along with terrorism on a list of threats to the nation, the Government’s chief medical officer for England has said. Professor Dame Sally Davies described it as a ‘ticking time bomb’. She warned that routine operations could become deadly in just 20 years if we lose the ability to fight infection. Dame Sally urged the Government to raise the issue during next month’s G8 Summit in London. Dame Sally said: “If we don’t take action, then we may all be back in a 19th Century environment where infections kill us as a result of routine operations. We won’t be able to do a lot of our cancer treatments or organ transplants.” She said companies needed to be encouraged to develop new drugs.
Health	The Sentinel, March 12, 2013

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