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Having a faith is good for you. Investigating the effects of religion on mental health, researchers at the University of Missouri have concluded that spirituality benefits mental health and a sense of wellbeing. The findings, published in the Journal of Religion and Health, indicate that ‘better mental health is significantly related to increased spirituality’.
Health	The War Cry, 8 September 2012



Using frozen embryos in all IVF treatments rather than as a last resort could lower the risk to both mother and baby, a study claims. Babies which grow from frozen embryos are less likely to be born pre-term or underweight and have a lower risk of dying in the days after their birth, according to researchers. Using embryos which have been frozen and then thawed, rather than being implanted shortly after being created, also reduced the risk of bleeding in the mother during pregnancy. Researchers said the increased reliability of frozen embryos could be due to the delay between removing the eggs from the mother and implanting them back in the mother after fertilisation. In IVF treatment, doctors stimulate the ovaries to produce a number of eggs, and remove and fertilise them all. The healthiest-looking ones are implanted three to six days later, and the remainder are frozen for future use. Fresh embryos can be implanted a matter of days after they are removed from the mother, meaning the lining of her womb may not have fully recovered and could be damaged, researchers said. The fact that only the healthiest embryos survive the freezing and thawing process could also increase the likeli¬hood of the pregnancy going according to plan, it was claimed.
Health	Daily Telegraph 04.09.2012



Women who do two-and-a-half hours of housework or walking every day can cut their risk of developing breast cancer by six per cent, a study found. Those who do six hours of housework per day can reduce their risk of breast cancer by 13 per cent, the researchers said. Even moderately active women, denned as three hours of gardening per day, reduced their risk of the cancer by around 10 per cent. The findings were based on data from 257,805 women who are part of the European Prospective Investigation of Cancer study, funded by Cancer Research UK. The researchers examined 8,034 new cases of cancer diagnosed over 11 years and considered exercise levels, body weight, if women breastfed, and their alcohol intake. They said the study, published in the International Journal of Cancer, was important because it showed that even moderate amounts of exercise reduced cancer risk. About 11,500 women die from breast cancer every year in Britain.
Health	Daily Telegraph 04.09.2012



A new blood test that checks all pregnant women for signs of Down's syndrome in their unborn children could be available on the NHS by 2017, say scientists, potentially saving the lives of 300 babies every year. Currently, about 30,000 women every year who are deemed at high risk of carrying a Down's baby, face the dilemma of whether or not to undergo an invasive test that carries a one in 100 chance of causing a miscarriage. Today British scientists report results from a trial of a new blood test in 2,049 women, showing that it is more than 99 per cent accurate and suitable for mass screening.
Health	Daily Telegraph 04.09.2012



Children are being prescribed unlicensed medicines that could be causing harm, a report has warned. The Government study is demanding an urgent investigation into the 'unacceptable' fact that almost a third of drugs given to sick children are officially approved for only adult use. It warns of 'a high number of drug errors' in which children may be wrongly prescribed too much of a medicine because the doses are meant for adults. Historically, pharmaceutical companies have not had an obligation to test medicines on youngsters. The law changed in 2007 and new drugs coming to market must now be tested on children before they can be used on them. But this still means about 30 per cent of drugs prescribed to under-18s - and up to 95 per cent of drugs given to babies in intensive care - have never been tested on children. These include common antibiotics, painkillers, asthma inhalers and cancer medicines.
Health	The Mail on Sunday 02.09.2012



Nearly 500 more GP surgeries across England have closed their doors at week¬ends and evenings, fuelling a million extra visits to over-stretched A&E departments. Some patients are being forced to wait up to three weeks to get a basic appointment with their GP, according to figures. And the number of patients forced to languish in hospital cor¬ridors for four hours or more has also doubled. There has been a 5.7% drop in the number of clinics offering out-of-hours appoint¬ments in the last year. Only 11 bodies governing GPs reported an increase in surgeries see¬ing patients after hours. The figures, released by Labour's 'NHS Check', were based on the responses of 91 of the 151 Primary Care Trusts and extrapolated to give an estimate for all of England.
Health	The Daily Mail July 26 2012



Britons are condemning themselves to a lifetime of serious illnesses with their appalling diets, experts warn. The majority of us still eat far too much fat and not nearly enough fruit and veg, despite endless Government health campaigns. An official survey has found that only a third of adults and one in ten children are getting their recommended 'five a day' target. Consuming too much saturated fat raises the risk of heart problems and diabetes. In fact just under half of adults have high cholesterol levels fatty deposits in the blood that can block blood vessels. And a quarter have high blood pressure, according to the Department of Health's annual Diet and Nutrition Survey. It also showed that the average adult is not eating enough oily fish - such as salmon, sardines and tinned tuna - which helps prevent heart disease. The average adult eats four portions of fruit and veg each day, with 31% of people aged between 19 and 64 eating five. Only 8% of teenage girls and 11 per cent of boys eat their recommended five portions of fruit and vegetables a day. On average girls only manage 2.8 portions while boys have three. This has not improved since the survey was carried out last year.
Health	The Daily Mail July 26 2012



All children will be offered annual flu vaccinations on the NHS. Ministers believe that preventing youngsters from spreading the virus could save 2,000 lives a year. But the vaccination programme will not begin until 2014 at the earliest to allow the manufacturer enough time to produce supplies. And it has also emerged that ordinary members of the public could be drafted-in to immunise children at school due to a shortage of nurses. Unlike adults, children will be given nasal sprays rather than injections, as they are more effective in the young. The spray will be offered to all nine million children aged between two and 17, but it will not be given to the under twos as it can cause wheezing. At present, only the over-65s, pregnant women and anyone with an underlying health condition, including asthma and diabetes, are offered flu jabs on the NHS.
Health	The Daily Mail July 26 2012



A single pill could be used to treat a variety of conditions including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, scientists claim. The new class of drug is designed to protect the brain by combating the effects of inflammation. Two drugs, known as MW151 and MW 189 have already been patented by researchers at Northwestern University, US. In the Journal of Neuroscience, scientists said that mice, which were programmed to get Alzheimer's, did not develop the full-blown disease if they had taken the drug from six months of age, when their levels of damaging brain proteins began to rise. In humans, this would coincide with the point when patients begin to experience early symptoms.
Health	The Daily Telegraph July 25 2012



Young adults are paying the price for spending hours slumped in front of the television as a third suffer from back pain, research has suggested. Mintel, the research company, found that the proportion of those aged between 16 and 24 who suffered was close to the proportion of pensioners. In a survey, 34 per cent of young adults said they suffered from backache, compared with 38 per cent of over-65s. Two fifths of Britons in all age groups suffer from back pain, the research concluded. The study also concluded that women were more likely to complain of headaches than men, with 62 per cent of women saying they suffered, compared with 49 per cent of men.
Health	The Daily Telegraph July 25 2012



After years of being thought of as a nation of grumps and complainers, Britain's first national "happiness" index has disclosed that we are surprisingly cheerful. More than three quarters of the population rate themselves as satisfied or very satisfied with their lives and 80 per cent have a strong sense of self-worth. Pensioners and teenagers emerge as the most contented members of society, while married couples and home owners are also shown to be more satisfied with their lives than others. Women emerge as consistently more upbeat and content than men - if also more prone to bouts of anxiety. Even those with serious or chronic illnesses displayed unexpectedly high levels of satisfaction with their lives. The figures come from the first set of "well-being" figures published yesterday by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) as part of David Cameron's £2million-a-year project to measure the nation's happiness. More than 160,000 people were asked questions about their way of life, health and home life before being asked to rate how satisfied they felt with their life overall on a scale of nought to 10.
Health	The Daily Telegraph July 25 2012



with 189,931 given in total. 33 women in 1,000 under 20 were given abortions, with 1,000 administered to girls under 15-98% were given under Ground C, which states that a pregnancy be terminated if a greater risk is attached to the woman's mental and physical health if the pregnancy is carried full term. Many are arguing that this practice is illegal in the light of new research into the detrimental effects of abortion on mental health.
Health	Christian Concern/Daily Mail Evangelicals Now July 2012



You're as young as you feel - and feeling younger could stop you being diagnosed with Alzheimer's, researchers claim. A study has found older people who think they are over the hill had worse scores in memory tests. They were five times more likely to end up with a diagnosis of dementia, simply because of their attitude towards ageing. In contrast, people of a similar age who felt younger got better scores. The findings from researchers at the University of Exeter suggest attitudes towards ageing could have a huge impact on dementia diagnosis.
Health	The Daily Mail June 12 2012



Older fathers are said to be more tolerant, affectionate and spend more time with their children. And it seems they give their offspring another benefit - longer lives. Scientists say children of older fathers and grandfathers are more likely to live longer. They found those with older fathers had longer telomeres - tiny 'caps' on the ends of chromosomes that protect against the ageing process. The researchers measured the telomere length of DNA in the blood of 1,779 young Filipino adults and their mothers and deter¬mined the ages of the children's fathers and grandfathers. They found an individual's telomeres lengthened not only with their father's age at their birth but also with their paternal grand¬father's age at their father's birth. A previous study found those with shorter telomeres were three times as likely to die from heart disease.
Health	The Daily Mail June 12 2012



The energy-sapping effect of taking statins is greater than previously thought, scientists said last night. Women taking the anti-cholesterol drugs are particularly at risk of fatigue, they warned. Two in five women patients had less energy than before, with one in ten saying they felt 'much worse'. Overall, around a fifth of those taking the drug reported they had less energy, fatigue upon exertion or both compared with non-users. Researchers say the side-effects are greater than expected, and some peo¬ple at low risk of heart disease may be better off not taking them.
Health	The Daily Mail June 12 2012

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