National and International News
Alcohol and drug abuse among doctors, BMA response to BBC research - Medical News Today 13/06/05
Responding to the BBC survey (published 13 June 2005), which reveals a problem of drink and drug abuse among UK medical staff, Dr Vivienne Nathanson, the BMA's Head of Science and Ethics, said: “1 in 15 doctors* will, at some point in their lifetime, have some kind of problem with alcohol or drugs ranging from misuse up to dependence that may affect their care of patients.
Many women would consider breast removal to reduce breast cancer risk - Medical News Today 13/06/05
A new international survey - connected to a study taking place at the University of Dundee - reveals that around one in five women would consider having both breasts removed to help reduce their risk of developing breast cancer if told they were at an increased risk of developing the disease.
Men have nipples to sooth crying baby until it can be fed - Medical News Today 13/06/05
A father's nipple is perfectly suited to soothing a crying baby until it can be fed, according to a major report published for Fathers' Day (June 19) on fatherhood across five continents, which identifies the world's best dads.
Men warned about obesity problem - BBC Health News 13/06/05
Three quarters of men will be overweight within five years, research shows.
Breast cancer anxiety highest in Britain - The Guardian 13/06/05
One in three British women would be willing to have both breasts removed if they thought they were at high risk of breast cancer, a survey has found.
Why I hate vegetarians - The Guardian 13/06/05
People should not be bullied into giving up meat by humourless, judgmental souls using spurious arguments
Lack of privacy mars maternity - The Guardian 13/06/05
Childbirth is made more difficult for women by a lack of space and privacy in the typical hospital labour room, a survey reveals today.
Designer urges emphasis on 'healthier buildings' - The Guardian 13/06/05
Britain's buildings and public spaces are encouraging obesity and public health problems, according to the government's chief architecture adviser who has demanded that new developments be designed to improve the nation's fitness.
Bushmeat 'safe' - The Guardian 13/06/05
Food standards experts have said that bushmeat - an illegal import prized by some African communities in the UK - is as harmless to eat as any other meat if cooked correctly.
NHS staff drinking risk to patients - The Guardian 13/06/05
The scale of drink and drug abuse among medical staff in British hospitals is revealed in a survey published today.
Flight stockings significantly reduce DVT risk, UK and Italian studies - Medical News Today 13/06/05
People who don't wear graduated compression stockings when they fly are more than 12 times more likely to develop Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) than those who do, according to a research review published in the latest Journal of Advanced Nursing.
Risk of heart attack may increase with certain anti-inflammatory drugs - Medical News Today 13/06/05
Ibuprofen and other commonly used painkillers for treating inflammation may increase the risk of heart attack, says a study in this week's BMJ.
Bug killed patients after officials ignored advice, watchdog says - The Independent 13/06/05
A senior official at the Government's public health watchdog has blamed managers at Stoke Mandeville Hospital for failing to control a lethal bug that has killed a dozen patients.
Hospital managers forced into 'life and death' choices - The Independent 13/06/05
Hospital managers are being forced to make life or death decisions about closing wards when faced with an infection outbreak, according to the body that represents NHS trusts.
How to get kids to eat - The Times 13/06/05
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If your children eat junk food, it's your own fault - The Times 13/06/05
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Obesity: don't swallow everything you're told - The Times 13/06/05
Lazy, greedy children are creating an obesity epidemic, runs the accepted wisdom. But we are demonising the young when junk food is the real culprit
Vatican set to claim victory on fertility as voters stay away - The Times 13/06/05
ITALIANS will cast their final votes today in a referendum to decide whether they should keep one of the world 019s most restrictive laws on fertility treatment.
Call for early warning system to monitor animal diseases - The Times 13/06/05
BRITAIN is at high risk from emerging infections because of inadequate systems for monitoring animal diseases, according to a report released today.
Ridiculous assumption that ignores child's needs - The Times 13/06/05
TO ASSUME that a three-year-old child shows symptoms of criminality seems to me so ridiculous that I can hardly find words for it. I am shocked by the mere idea.
Disruptive toddlers to be treated as potential criminals, says report - The Times 13/06/05
CHILDREN as young as three are to be singled out by nursery staff if they display aggressive behaviour or have a family background of criminality, according to a government report.
Breast is still best, even if it is Dad's - The Times 13/06/05
A MAN 019S nipples are perfectly suited to soothing a crying baby until it can be fed, according to a report on fatherhood.
Double mastectomy seen as way of cheating cancer - The Times 13/06/05
MANY women would consider having their breasts removed to avoid the risk of cancer, a survey has shown.
'I know that he didn't do what they say he did' - The Times 13/06/05
THERE is a look of paternal pride as Joe Wainwright cradles his newborn son in the crook of his arm. Four months after this photograph was taken, baby Joshua was dead.
Syndrome is one of the most difficult to identify - The Times 13/06/05
AMONG the most difficult forms of assault to diagnose is that causing the shaken baby syndrome. The assault may have happened on one occasion only. If the head is shaken but the skull is not penetrated or fractured injuries to the brain occur as the result of displacement and distortion of its tissues.
Landmark appeals will put law on shaken baby deaths in dock - The Times 13/06/05
Research suggests that babies who have been diagnosed as having been shaken may just be suffering the ill-effects of some medicines or a vaccination
Fertility laws put to the vote in Italy - The Telegraph 13/06/05
Italians began voting yesterday in a two-day referendum to decide whether to relax the laws on assisted fertility.
Obesity epidemic will spread to three out of four men by 2010 - The Telegraph 13/06/05
Three quarters of men will be overweight in the next five years, according to specialists.
Doctors in denial over problem of drink, says BMA chief - The Telegraph 13/06/05
More than 700 doctors or nurses have been disciplined for offences at work involving drugs or alcohol in the past 10 years, a BBC 1 programme says tonight.
Doctors find key to help reduce births by caesarean - The Telegraph 13/06/05
Thousands of caesarean births could be avoided following the discovery of a chemical key that helps explain why some mothers are in labour for much longer than others.
Charity worker accused of sex abuse in India slips into Britain - The Telegraph 13/06/05
A British charity worker wanted for alleged sex offences against street children in India has freely entered the UK despite police in London being told he was being deported to Britain from Africa, The Daily Telegraph can reveal.
Brewers believe in a message on a bottle - The Telegraph 13/06/05
Most bottles and cans of beer will carry labels showing how many units of alcohol they contain by the end of the year, the industry said yesterday.
Warning on fatal new diseases - Daily Mail 13/06/05
Britain must set up a co-ordinated national monitoring agency to protect humans and animals from new and potentially fatal diseases emerging in wildlife, the Zoological Society of London has urged.
Settings 'may make birth difficult' - Daily Mail 13/06/05
Lack of privacy and uncomfortable surroundings are making birth more difficult for thousands of women, research shows.
Report urges privatisation of NHS - Daily Mail 13/06/05
The NHS should be privately run but still paid for by the Government, a radical report has urged.
NHS staff 'abusing drink and drugs' - Daily Mail 13/06/05
The scale of drink and drug abuse among medical staff in British hospitals has been revealed in a survey.
Men and a weighty problem - Daily Mail 13/06/05
British men appear to be the victims of a growing problem - they just keep getting fatter and fatter.
Health board chiefs to be reviewed - Daily Mail 13/06/05
Health board chiefs across Scotland are to have their performance and the performance of their boards reviewed in public by the health minister.
Drastic steps to avoid cancer - Daily Mail 13/06/05
Many women would consider the drastic option of having both breasts removed in a bid to avoid cancer, research revealed.
Cilla and Gloria back 6m UK carers - Daily Mail 13/06/05
Television stars Cilla Black and Gloria Hunniford are among celebrities highlighting the work of unpaid carers to mark the start of Carers Week 2005.
Italy nears fertility poll result - BBC Health News 13/06/05
Italians are voting for a second day in a referendum on whether to relax the country's laws on fertility treatment.
Intoxication 'rife among doctors' - BBC Health News 13/06/05
The British Medical Association has called for action over alcohol and drug abuse among medics after a BBC survey showed the problem was widespread.
Hospitals blamed for tough births - BBC Health News 13/06/05
A clinical environment and a lack of space during labour made giving birth more difficult and uncomfortable for many women, a survey suggests.
Britons heed food safety message - BBC Health News 13/06/05
The number of recorded food poisoning cases has dropped by 17,000 over the past four years thanks to increased hygiene awareness, a survey says.
A third would consider mastectomy - BBC Health News 13/06/05
A third of UK women would consider having both breasts removed to reduce the risk of cancer, a survey suggests.
Social support linked to prognostic marker for ovarian cancer - Medical News Today 13/06/05
A new study funded by the National Cancer Institute reports that social support and other behavioral factors are related to levels of a circulating protein, which at high levels is associated with a poor prognosis in advanced ovarian cancer. The study, published in the July 15, 2005 issue of CANCER (interscience.wiley.com/cancer-newsroom), a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, reports that factors that improved quality life, such as social support, were associated with low levels of a protein released by both immune cells and tumor cells, called interleukin 6 (IL-6). In contrast, negative quality of life factors were associated with higher IL-6 levels. The study is the first to find this association both in the peripheral blood and in the vicinity of the tumor.
Raising success of liver transplants by managing levels of anti-rejection drugs - Medical News Today 13/06/05
Approximately 600 children receive liver transplants each year in the United States. The use of immunosuppressant drug therapy, namely calcineurin inhibitors (CNIs) such as cyclosporine and tacrolimus, has decreased the risk of liver rejection and increased patient survival rates. While these medications can aid positive outcomes, high levels of CNIs can cause seizures and kidney damage, and low levels increase the risk of rejection of the transplanted liver. A study in the June issue of The Journal of Pediatrics discusses an approach to managing the levels of CNIs to keep them within a safe range for each patient in order to minimize risks and maximize success.
Pill takes away fear of dentist - Medical News Today 13/06/05
"It was 7 or 8 years that I had avoided the dentist. I took a pill an hour before and then I don't remember anything about the procedure. Now my teeth are in good shape. It works for me!" said Donna Rader, a dispatcher for an electric company in Woodward, Oklahoma.
New program focuses on needs of siblings of sick children - Medical News Today 13/06/05
When a child has a serious medical illness or condition, there is an obvious sense of urgency among parents and doctors in meeting the sick child's physical and mental health needs. Unfortunately, this can sometimes have a negative impact on the well-being of healthy siblings. An article in the June issue of The Journal of Pediatrics outlines a new program that focuses on the needs of well children dealing with the complexity of having an ill sibling.
MicroRNA tweaks protein that controls early heart development - Medical News Today 13/06/05
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered how a small molecule of RNA called microRNA - a chemical cousin of DNA - helps fine tune the production of a key protein involved in the early development of heart muscle.
Metaglidasen Improves Blood Glucose Control in Type 2 Diabetes Patients Without Causing Weight Gain or Edema - Medical News Today 13/06/05
Metabolex, Inc today announced final results from its randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 2 clinical trial of its lead investigational drug metaglidasen, a novel oral insulin sensitizer. Results of the multi-center trial showed that metaglidasen significantly reduced hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), the gold-standard measure of a patient's blood glucose control, in insulin-treated patients with type 2 diabetes.
Joslin Scientists Confirm Link Between PKC Enzyme and Kidney Disease in Diabetes - Medical News Today 13/06/05
Scientists at Joslin Diabetes Center have investigated PKC-beta -- a critical enzyme implicated in the devastating complications of type 1 and type 2 diabetes -- for more than two decades. Their latest research, to be presented June 11 at the American Diabetes Association's (ADA) 65th Scientific Sessions in San Diego, Calif., confirms the link between hyperglycemia (high blood glucose), overexpression of PKC- beta 2 and kidney disease.
Delaying radiation for prostate cancer does not affect outcome - Medical News Today 13/06/05
For men diagnosed with prostate cancer, there is no risk of recurrence if external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) is delayed by several months. A study published in the July 15, 2005 issue of CANCER (interscience.wiley.com/cancer-newsroom), a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, finds delays of EBRT had no harmful impact on clinical outcome or biochemical marker levels in low-, intermediate- and high-risk patients.
Del Pharmaceuticals Recalls Orajel Toddler Yellow Manual Toothbrush - Medical News Today 13/06/05
Del Pharmaceuticals, Inc is initiating a voluntary recall of all lots of the Orajel Toddler Yellow Manual Toothbrush. This decision has been made following receipt of 5 reports of elastomeric heads of these toothbrushes breaking during use. A broken toothbrush head could pose a choking hazard to a young child. Although the company has received no reports of injuries, in the interest of ensuring child safety, Del has decided to voluntarily recall the Toddler Yellow Manual Toothbrushes.
Children need 60 minutes of daily physical activity, expert panel says - Medical News Today 13/06/05
School-age children should participate in 60 minutes or more of moderate to vigorous physical activity daily, according to an expert panel.
Arm Swelling Common Among Young Breast Cancer Patients - Medical News Today 13/06/05
The good news is that there are nearly two million breast cancer survivors in the United States , and survival rates continue to increase for patients with this disease. But the flip side is that survival can present its own set of little-known complications.
Taking a pill reduces blood glucose of Diabetes 2 patients, muraglitazar - Medical News Today 13/06/05
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and Merck & Co, Inc announced results from both a Phase III active-controlled study and a long-term Phase II dose-ranging study for the investigational oral medicine muraglitazar (now known under the registered trade name PARGLUVA™) during a late-breaking presentation of the 65th Annual Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association (ADA). The primary endpoint of each study was reduction in A1C levels (a measure of a person's average blood glucose over a two- to three-month time period) in patients with type 2 diabetes. Lipid effects, a secondary endpoint of both studies, were also measured.
Teenagers with Type 1 diabetes already developing cardiovascular disease - Medical News Today 13/06/05
Youths with type 1 diabetes, especially boys, already show early signs of cardiovascular disease by their teen-age years, according to researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California and Childrens Hospital Los Angeles.
True cancer-causing genes revealed by new technique, say Stanford researchers - Medical News Today 13/06/05
Often cancer research goes like this: study cancerous cells in a lab dish, find mutations that appear in many of the samples, develop drugs to target proteins made by the mutated genes, and voila, new chemotherapy drugs are born. Or at least that's the hope.
U.K. Health Dept Asks Treasury to Drop 17.5% Value Added Tax on Condoms - Medical News Today 13/06/05
UK Department of Health ministers recently asked... Her Majesty's Treasury officials to re-examine the possibility of dropping the 17.5% value added tax on condoms in the country to encourage safer sex, London's Guardian reports. Because the Treasury classifies condoms as "luxury" items, they are taxed at the highest VAT rate, according to the Guardian. The National Health Service spends about $7.86 million annually to purchase condoms and gave out 38 million free condoms in England in 2004. However, many general practitioners no longer provide free condoms, according to the Guardian. A three-pack of condoms in the United Kingdom costs about $3.64, including a tax of about $0.54. U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown has the option of applying a 5% tax on a list of items approved by the European Union, but dropping VAT on condoms altogether would require a new E.U. directive, according to the Guardian. The European Union is scheduled to discuss what items should be eligible for reduced or no VAT later this year. However, the Treasury currently is not lobbying for condoms to be included in that list, the Guardian reports. A health department spokesperson on Tuesday said, "We have held discussions with the Treasury on this issue and gathered a good deal of research and information," adding, "We are planning to revisit the topic with the Treasury shortly." A Treasury spokesperson said, "We will consider the Department of Health's point of view and actively engage with them. It's not something ministers will take lightly."
Cheshire and Mersey News
Organ scandal children's memorial unveiled - Daily Post 13/06/05
A MEMORIAL headstone to commemorate the 1,000 un-named babies in the Alder Hey organ scandal has been unveiled.
Hospital workers stage walkout - Daily Post 13/06/05
A STRIKE by cleaners, caterers and laundry workers at Aintree Hospital begins today.
Liverpool trams decision today - Liverpool Echo 13/06/05
THE Government will today announce whether Merseytram is to be given the final go-ahead.
Organ scandal children's memorial unveiled - Daily Post 13/06/05
A MEMORIAL headstone to commemorate the 1,000 un-named babies in the Alder Hey organ scandal has been unveiled.
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