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Last update: Wednesday 25th March




Major food firms will be adopting a single system of nutritional labelling under government plans, which are to be announced today. Health secretary Alan Johnson will unveil a strategy aimed at ensuring shoppers get clear advice about the amount of fat, salt and sugar in their food.
Health	The Sentinel - January 23, 2008



People who adopt four principles for a healthy lifestyle can add as much as 14 years to their lives. The four “healthy behaviours” – giving up smoking, taking exercise, drinking in moderation and eating five servings of fruit and vegetables a day – can impact on life expectancy, say researchers at Cambridge University.
Health	The Sentinel - January 8th 2008.



Scientists have found that ease of putting on weight is mostly inherited in school children. A study of more than 5,000 pairs of twins aged eight to 11 showed that genes contributed 77% of the amount by which their body mass and waist circumference varied. Only 28 per cent of the differences between the children was due to home environment.
Health	The Sentinel - 7th February 2008



2.2 million embryos had been destroyed or experimented on since 1990 with not one single cure having been established, adult stem cell research had led to 80 cures world wide, with over 350 clinical trails going on.
Health	The Universe – 3rd February 2008



Britons are turning to self-diagnosis kits to check their health, according to a new report by market analyst Mintel. The report shows that sales of products, devices and tests for measuring such things as body fat have increased by almost 30% in the past 5 years. Alexandra Richmond, senior consumer analyst at Mintel, says: ‘as a nation we are constantly bombarded with health warnings and are becoming more aware of the growing obesity problem. This, combined with the fact that people are finding it increasingly difficult to get a doctors appointment, means they are choosing to go it alone when it comes to their health.
Health	War Cry - 26th January 2008



Britons currently spend £130 Million a year on complementary medicine and alternative health treatments such as aromatherapy, reflexology, massage, nutritional advice, shiatsu, reiki, naturopathy, yoga, homoeopathy, cranial osteopathy, posture Advice and muscle toning techniques. This figure is expected to rise to £200 million in the next few years.
Health	Evangelical Times February 2008



Researchers have discovered that drinking fizzy pop substantially increases the risk of men developing gout. It has long been regarded as a rich man’s disease, often linked to too much port. But experts in the U.S. and Canada followed more than 46,000 men, all aged 40 and over, with no history of the disease. During a 12-year follow-up, 755 newly-diagnosed cases of gout were identified. Men who had five or six glasses of sugary soft drink a week had a 30 per cent increased risk , but the risk was 85 per cent higher among men who consumed two or more servings of sugar sweetened soft drinks daily.
Health	The Sentinel – 1st February 2008



Obesity is one of the “greatest threats” to women of childbearing age in the UK, experts warned today. A new report showed that more than half of women who die in pregnancy or shortly after birth are overweight or obese. They are putting themselves and their babies at risk of complications that could lead to death, it warned.
Health	The Sentinel - December 4th 2007



The government is considering making abortions available at GP practices. The department of health confirmed it was looking at providing women with early stage abortions using drugs in “non – traditional settings” including doctors’ surgeries. Although no decision has yet been made, two pilot studies are being carried out and an evaluation will be complete early next year. In October, an influential group of MPs issued a report calling for women to be given easier access to abortions. The Science and Technology committee, which found no justification for lowering the current 24-week legal limit, said women were experiencing unnecessary delays.
Health	The Sentinel - December 5th 2007



Stroke patients will get quicker access to like-saving treatment under a 10 year strategy announced today. Health secretary Alan Johnson will unveil new measures aimed at cutting the number of people who die or suffer disability following a stroke. Campaigners said it was help "hundreds and thousands of stoke survivors have been crying out for".
Health	The Sentinel - December 5th 2007



The main reason for workers pulling a sickie from the office this year has been a hangover, according to a report today. A survey of 500 adults by disability insurer Unum showed one-in-five have taken time off as they were suffering the after effects of a night out, with younger workers most likely to stay in bed.
Health	The Sentinel - December 19th 2007



Nearly 70,000 premature deaths could be prevented each year by improving the UK’s diet. The average adult currently eats too much salt, saturated fat and added sugar, according to the Government’s Strategy Unit. People are not eating enough fruit, vegetables, wholegrains or oily fish.
Health	The Sentinel - January 3rd 2008



Pregnant women should boost their intake of vitamin D in the winter months to prevent their child suffering rickets, the Government said today. The Department of Health urged women to consider taking supplements if they are expecting or breastfeeding. Although no exact data is available, health workers are seeing more children than ever with a vitamin D deficiency, the department said.
Health	The Sentinel - December 28th 2007



A breakthrough discovery about the way cells behave could lead to new drugs to stop the spread of cancer, scientists have said. Experts have unlocked the secrets of how a group of proteins interact and cause cancer cells to migrate around the body. By mimicking the action of a key protein it might be possible to “anchor” cancer and prevent secondary tumours developing.
Health	The Sentinel - December 28th 2007



A leading charity has backed a plan for electronic tagging of dementia sufferers. The Alzheimer’s Society said the plan could empower patients by giving then more freedom to wander off, and could help families care for patients for longer. The tags use satellite tracking systems similar to those used for offenders, and would only be used with the patient’s consent. The society says many dementia sufferers feel a compelling urge to walk with 40 per cent getting lost when they wander, distressing themselves and their families.
Health	The Sentinel - December 27th 2007

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