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| The NHS is failing patients in deprived areas according to a new study. Researchers found patients in poor areas had a greater number of psychological problems, more long term illnesses and a wider variety of chronic health problems. The Glasgow University survey looked at 26 GP practices across the west of Scotland, questioning more than 3,000 patients. | |
| Health | The Sentinel - November 2007 |
| Six out of 10 family doctors are reluctant to upload patients’ medical records on to a national electronic database, a new survey has revealed. GPs feared records would not remain confidential if they were put on to a database. Some 43 per cent of those questioned said they would refuse to upload the information without a patient’s consent | |
| Health | The Sentinel - November 2007 |
| An inquiry has called for improvement in the care of severely injured patients as new figures show fewer than half receive good care. Improvements must be made organisational and clinical aspects of care for patients injured in events such as road accidents, the National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death (NCEPOD) said. | |
| Health | The Sentinel - November 2007 |
| Frightening new forms of the MRSA superbug are emerging that attack the immune system, are highly infectious and can kill patients by destroying lung tissue, doctors warned today. The bacteria spread through the community and are not confined to hospitals. They produce a toxin called Panton-Valentine leucocidin (PVL) that kills white blood cells, an essential part of the body’s immune system defences. Dr Martin Morgan, from the Royal Devon & Exeter Foundation NHS Trust, said: “The new community associated MRSA stains appear to be more virulent and more easily spread between people." | |
| Health | The Sentinel - November 2007 |
| Many care home residents with dementia are being looked after by staff who do not have specialist training, a report claimed today. The Alzheimer’s Society said there are inequalities in the residential care people receive and a shortage of trained staff. Chief executive Neil Hunt said: “Care homes must operate as specialist providers, with dementia training a mandatory requirement for all staff." | |
| Health | The Sentinel - November 2007 |
| New research suggests that women who have had pre-eclampsia during pregnancy have a higher risk of heart disease in later life. Pre-eclampsia is a condition where high blood pressure and other disturbances develop in the second half of pregnancy. The study is published by the British Medical Journal. | |
| Health | The Sentinal - November 2007 |
| Babies born by caesarean section are 20% more likely to become insulin dependant diabetics in childhood, say researchers. Although the reason for the link is not clear, scientists believe exposure to hospital bacteria may be involved. Childhood infections, along with genetics, are already known to play an important role in the development of type 1 diabetes. | |
| Health | The Sentinel - August 26th |
| Female migraine sufferers are at a significantly lower risk of breast cancer, a study published today suggests. Research has shown that women with a history of the severe, recurrent headaches have a 30 per cent lower risk of breast cancer compared to women who do not suffer such attacks. The study, by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Centre in Seattle, looked at more than 3,000 women from the region. | |
| Health | The Sentinel - 6th November 2008 |
| Girls aged 12 to 13 will be vaccinated to help protect against cervical cancer from next September, the Government announced today. Those in Year 8 will receive the jab in a programme costing up to £100 million a year. There will also be a two year “catch-up” campaign starting in autumn 2009 for girls aged up to 18, costing up to £200million a year. This means girls aged 16 to 18 (Year 12 and 13) will be offered the vaccine from autumn 2009. Girls aged 15 to 17 (Years 11 and 12) will be offered the jab from autumn 2010. By the end of the catch-up campaign, all girls under the age of 18 should have been offered protection. | |
| Health | The Sentinel - October 2007 |
| According to a recent Department of health survey, 12.3 per cent of girls and 13.4 per cent of boys in reception classes are overweight while 9.2 percent of girls in reception classes and 10.7 per cent of boys were classed as obese. The amount of obese children rose for those in year six. | |
| Health | The universe - November 4 2007 |
| A Diet rich in fish, omega 3 oils, fruit and vegetables can lower the chances of dementia by up to 60%, research suggests. But ‘overdosing’ on omega 6 fats found in sunflower oil – could double the risk, say researchers. In research published in the journal Neurology, French Scientists examined the diets of 8,000 men and women over 65. Those who regularly consumed omega 3-rich oils such as flax-seed and Walnut oil, reduced their risk of dementia by 60%. Those who ate fruit and vegetables daily cut their dementia risk by 30%. Eating fish at least once a week reduced the risk of dementia by up to 40%. | |
| Health | Daily Mail - 13th November 2007 |
| More new mothers than ever are opting to breastfeed their babies, research out today suggests. Mums who have given birth within the past year are 30% more likely to breastfeed or expect to breastfeed for longer, between seven and twelve months, compared with women who gave birth in the past five years. | |
| Health | The Sentinel - 19th November 2007 |
| Children should be routinely vaccinated against chickenpox to prevent deaths. A research report suggests a vaccine for varicella – the medical name for the illness- could be added to the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) jab. | |
| Health | The Sentinel - 8th November 2007 |
| British people are buckling under the strain of modern life with one in 10 people constantly at boiling point and a fifth feeling stressed before breakfast. The poll for the Relaxation for Living Institute found British people spend five and a half years of their adult life feeling tense. | |
| Health | The Sentinel - October 4th, 2007 |
| Scientists today cast doubt on the effectiveness of individually-tailored herbal medicines. The treatments which are used in Chinese, Ayurvedic and Western herbal medicine, have becomes popular over the past 20 years. But a study published in the Postgraduate Medical Journal said there is no convincing evidence that the treatments work. | |
| Health | The Sentinel - October 4th, 2007 |
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