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Last update: Wednesday 25th March




British men seem to like what they see in the mirror – with a quarter in denial about their weight problem. Just 1% considered themselves obese and 39% said they were over weight – but national statistics show that 65% of men are actually overweight or obese. The vast majority – 54%, considered themselves a normal weight and 6% thought they were under weight.
Health	The Sentinel – 4th July 2005



God’s design is truly amazing! Your heart, about the size of your clinched fist, pumps your five litres of blood through your 60,000 miles of arteries and veins about every 30 seconds. If you live to be 70, your heart will beat more than 3 billion times.
Health	Lifetimes – September 2004



There are 12.3 million people aged 60 plus in the UK a third of these 4.02 million will have moderate or severe disabilities.
Health	The Universe – 17th July 2005



73% of people with fair skin who are at most risk of sunburn & skin cancer admit they still get sunburnt despite almost two thirds worrying it could lead to skin cancer.
Health	The War Cry – 16th July 2005



Overexposure to ultraviolet rays measured by the UV index causes skin cancer, one of the most common cancers.
Health	The War Cry – 16th July 2005



A survey commissioned by Boots to support Cancer Research UK’s SunSmart campaign showed that more than 70% of people do not know what the UV index is, despite its frequent appearance on TV weather forecasts and websites.
Health	The War Cry – 16th July 2005



The north-south divide in heart disease deaths shows no signs of narrowing despite growing efforts to improve health in the most needy areas, figures showed. There has been a gradual decline in the total number of people dying from coronary heart disease (CHD) in recent years, although it remains the UK’s single biggest killer with 114,000 deaths in 2003.
Health	The Sentinel – 6th July 2005



Delegates at the BMA annual representative meeting in Manchester voted by 58% to 42% against supporting the legislation of euthanasia, but 53% to 47% in favour of not opposing legislation that would alter criminal law on assisted dying.
Health	The War Cry – 9th July 2005



Between 1995 and 2003 the number of new HIV cases in Britain more than doubled while diagnoses of other sexually transmitted infections also rose rapidly; Gonorrhoea increased by over 190%, and Syphilis by over 1,000%.
Health	Christian Herald – 9th July 2005



A recent study of the most premature babies showed that most went on to suffer disabilities. For babies born at twenty five weeks or less, researchers found that by the age of six only 20% of surviving children had no disabilities; 22% had severe disabilities, including cerebral palsy; while 34% had milder problems such as a squint. The study also found that only 11% of all babies born at twenty three weeks survived. The figure may now be closer to 20% due to improvements of care. However, Bliss, the premature baby charity, says about fifty babies born at twenty three weeks survive every year and it would be wrong to deny them the chance to live.
Health	Evangelical Times – July 2005



Teenagers who use cannabis are up to ten times as likely to develop serious mental illness as those who do not, research shows. Scientists have found that the drug can cause permanent physical changes to the still growing brain, which can lead to psychosis and schizophrenia in those worst affected. They also believe that early exposure to cannabis – downgraded from a class B to a class C drug last year increased the risk of users moving on to harder drugs such as heroin. The research will add to fears that Britain, which has the highest level of cannabis use in the western world, is sitting on a mental health time bomb, fuelled by the belief the drug is safe.
Health	Daily Mail – 20th June 2005



Hundreds of hospital wards are being closed and the NHS is losing £160m a year because of the lethal bug Clostridium difficile, affecting thousands of patients.
Health	The Independent – 8th June 2005



More than 250,000 people in Britain suffer osteoporosis related fractures each year, with related health costs exceeding £1.7 billion.
Health	The Independent – 23rd May 2005



Last year 25,000 girls in England aged 15 or under (some as young as 10) were prescribed the pill, and 2,700 were given long lasting contraceptive injections. An estimated 90% of school nurses in the UK are providing sex advice and support for pupils. One in ten girls aged 13-15 attended family planning clinics in 2003-04. Sexually transmitted infections have risen dramatically among schoolchildren, who are also beginning to exhibit high risk behaviour such as group sex.
Health	Evangelical Times – June 2005



Being grossly overweight and a smoker can age a person 10 years or more. A genetic study of twins suggested that smoking and excess body fat have a major impact on biological ageing. Both can make a person significantly older at the cellular level than he or she is in actual years.
Health	The Sentinel 14th June 2005

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