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| Many people in the early stages of dementia can safely be allowed to continue driving, according to a new survey. There is only a low risk of crashes among drivers with conditions like Alzheimer’s for up to three years after the onset of the disease. At present licenses can be removed based on information from GPs. | |
| Health | The Sentinel - June 29 2007 |
| A study from Britain involving an analysis of 20 years of data covering ten hospitals finds that one seriously handicapped baby in 30 survives an abortion attempt. The survey sheds more light on how many abortions are unsuccessful and the kind of care medical facilities should offer babies who survive botched abortions. | |
| Health | Evangelicals now, June 2007 |
| Cancer drug Herceptin could reduce the number of mastectomies if used alongside chemotherapy before women undergo surgery, a study has shown. Women who suffer from a certain type of breast cancer, HER2-positive, who are treated in this way were more likely to see tumours shrink substantially, meaning surgery that would conserve the breast can be carried out, according to new statistics. HER2-positive breast cancer is a particularly aggressive form of the disease, because the tumours are typically fast-growing and there is a high risk of relapse. The Neoadjuvant Herceptin (NOAH) study demonstrated that trastuzumab, known as Herceptin, plus chemotherapy completely eradicated the tumour in nearly twice as many patients (43 per cent) compared to those treated with chemotherapy alone (23 per cent). The drug is not currently licensed for use as a pre-surgery treatment. Professor Alex Markham, Cancer Research UK’s senior medical adviser, said the results were compelling. A total of 228 patients with HER2- positive breast cancer took part in the trial, with 115 receiving chemotherapy plus Herceptin for one year, and 113 patients receiving chemotherapy alone pre-surgery. | |
| Health | The Sentinel, Monday June 4, 2007 |
| Cancer doctors have said they fear the NHS will not be able to afford the new generation of drugs which treat the illness. Some 180 specialist cancer doctors said they were worried about the situation, in response to a questionnaire sent out by the BBC. Some drugs, like Herceptin for breast cancer, have won NICE’s backing but others like Tarceva, which can extend the life of lung cancer patients, have been turned down. | |
| Health | The Sentinel, Monday May 14, 2007 |
| Recovered cancer sufferers are being refused travel insurance or quoted massive premiums. While some are quoted triple the cost of their holiday, others face being asked questions about their illness when inquiring about insurance, Macmillan Cancer Support found. The charity today launched the Recovered But Not Covered campaign to get people a better deal. | |
| Health | The Sentinel, Tuesday May 22, 2007 |
| Culling badgers in a bid to control bovine Tuberculosis (TB) is unlikely to be a cost effective way of combating the disease, scientists have reportedly concluded. Independent government advisors have found using a cull to reduce cattle TB would work to a degree but would have to be so extensive as to be uneconomical. | |
| Health | The Sentinel 18th June 2007 |
| Prisoners are being given personal trainers in a bid to help them lose weight and prevent them being subjected to bullying. Tory MP Andrew Rosindell condemned the policy as unfair to taxpayers. | |
| Health | The Sentinel - May 30th, 2007 |
| More than two in five drivers involved in an accident experience 'crash-back' where they have flashbacks about their crash, it was revealed today. Two per cent of crash-back victims took six months to drive again while one per cent have not driven since, a survey from motor insurer More Than showed. | |
| Health | The Sentinel - May 29th 2007 |
| Thousands of heart attack victims will be prescribed fish oil supplements under new guidelines. Doctors are being urged to issue a one-a-day pill to patients who have had a heart attack in the previous three months and are not getting enough oily fish in their diet. Research examined by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence showed Omacor – omega 3 – reduces the risk of another heart attack and can cut the risk of death by up to 45 per cent. | |
| Health | The Sentinel - May 11th 2007 |
| Deaths from severe heart attacks after hospital admission have nearly halved in six years. An international team which studied 44,372 patients in 14 countries, found death rates fell from 8.4 per cent to 4.5 per cent between 1999 and 2006. Treatments such as angioplasty to unblock arteries were the key, said the Journal of the American Medical Association. | |
| Health | The Sentinel - May 2nd 2007 |
| More and more patients are going private to top-up NHS services, according to a report today. The idea that healthcare remains free at the point of delivery is no longer the case across the UK, it said. | |
| Health | The Sentinel – April 23rd 2007 |
| Experts called for more research into stillbirths today after a report showed the death rate had not fallen since the early 1990s. The number of stillbirths in the UK could rise as mums become older, it said. Wide variations in the number of stillborn babies exist in the NHS but this is not necessarily down to quality of care as levels of deprivation are also a factor. Slightly more than one in 200 pregnancies ends in stillbirth. | |
| Health | The Sentinel - 25th April 2007 |
| Water–borne disease is one of the biggest killers of children under five yet access to clean water is not prioritised in the fight against poverty. The UN reports that half of the world’s hospital beds are occupied by patients suffering from water-borne diseases. And the World Health Organisation states that fatal diarrhoea could be reduced by an average of 65 per cent simply by providing safe water, a place to go to the toilet and promoting good hygiene practices. | |
| Health | Christianity May 2007 |
| A common gene variant found in 16% of the population could be largely responsible for exploding rates of obesity, it has been revealed. People with two copies of the gene are almost 70% more at risk of being obese than those having none, and three kilograms heavier on average. | |
| Health | The Sentinel - April 13th 2007 |
| Church leaders, along with the World Health Organisation, have expressed concern over the increased rates of drug-resistant tuberculosis worldwide. Mgr Jean-Marie Musivi Mpendawatu, a member of the Pontifical Council for Health Care Ministry, said tuberculosis has the potential to be more dangerous than AIDS and malaria combined. | |
| Health | The Universe - April 1st 2007 |
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