National and International News
Having a shower 'can cause brain damage' - Daily Mail 04/07/05
Taking a shower could give you brain damage, new research suggests.
Men 'in denial' over weight gain - BBC Health News 04/07/05
Around a quarter of British men are "in denial" about their waist measurement, a Cancer Research UK survey suggests.
Concerns over EU doctors' English - BBC Health News 04/07/05
Patients' lives are being put at risk because thousands of doctors working in the UK may not have sufficient English language skills, doctors warn.
Doctors 'fear criminal charges' - BBC Health News 04/07/05
Doctors are increasingly fearful of facing criminal charges when patients die, medical experts say.
Hospitals face waiting list fines - BBC Health News 04/07/05
Hospital trusts in Northern Ireland with excessively long waiting lists face sanctions under government plans.
Bird flu experts warn of pandemic - BBC Health News 04/07/05
Scientists meeting in Malaysia have warned the world has reached a tipping point in the fight against bird flu.
Anti-obesity device fakes satiety - BBC Health News 04/07/05
Obese people can be fitted with a device that fools their brain into thinking they have eaten to help them lose weight.
Muscles in obesity have problems choosing fuel - Medical News Today 04/07/05
In obese and diabetic people, fat and carbohydrate oxidation by skeletal muscle is disrupted, contributing to insulin resistance. In a new study appearing in the July 1 print issue of The Journal of Clinical Investigation, Barbara Ukropcova and colleagues from Pennington Biomedical Research Center examine whether the ability of skeletal muscle to oxidize fat in vitro is representative of the donor's metabolic characteristics.
One drug therapy for bipolar disorder - it works - Medical News Today 04/07/05
For the first time, researchers have demonstrated in separate short-term trials that a single drug therapy may be effective in treating both the manic and depressive phases of bipolar disorder. The condition (bipolar I and II) affects approximately 8 million Americans, who have relied on a combination of drugs to manage their symptoms, and who remain at high risk of committing suicide because of the difficulty in treating the disorder.
Possible new treatment target for epilepsy - Medical News Today 04/07/05
New research suggests novel treatment targets for the most common form of childhood epilepsy - with the potential to have fewer side effects than traditional therapy. The findings from Wake Forest University School of Medicine are reported today in the July issue of the Journal of Neurophysiology.
Low birth weight linked to psychological distress in adulthood - Medical News Today 04/07/05
Low birth weight is associated with adult psychological distress. The research found that children born full term but weighing less than 5.5 lbs had a 50% increased risk of psychological distress in later life.
Johns Hopkins scientists uncover clues to 'disappearing' precancers - Medical News Today 04/07/05
May provide better targets for cervical cancer vaccine development - New research sheds light on why cervical precancers disappear in some women and not in others. Scientists at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center report in the July 1 issue of Clinical Cancer Research that the reason many of these lesions persist is an unlikely mix of human papilloma virus (HPV) strain and a woman's individual immune system.
Exposure To Passive Smoke in Womb or Childhood Linked to Asthma Development - Medical News Today 04/07/05
Children's exposure to pre- and post-natal tobacco smoke carries a substantial risk for them to develop asthma and respiratory symptoms as adults, according to study results in the first issue for July 2005 of the American Thoracic Society's (ATS) peer-reviewed American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
Elderly People and Their Views on Supplements and Medical Care - Medical News Today 04/07/05
Elderly people who use herbal supplements are less satisfied with "conventional" medical care than non-users and often do not tell their physicians they are combining supplements with prescription drugs, according to a survey conducted by researchers at Northern Illinois University.
Effects of Diet and Exercise on Mother's Breast Milk - Medical News Today 04/07/05
Breastfeeding women who consume diets containing adequate amounts of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids can safely engage in moderate exercise without decreasing the amount of the fatty acids in their breast milk that is essential for their infants' growth and development, according to researchers from the University of North Carolina - Greensboro. Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids, or PUFA, are found in vegetable oils, seeds, nuts and fatty fish like salmon and tuna.
Doctors able to predict potential ovarian failure after radiation - Medical News Today 04/07/05
Doctors in the United Kingdom have created a table to predict when a woman who has undergone radiation therapy as a part of cancer treatment regimen in her abdominal or pelvic area may become sterile, according to a new study published in the July 2005 issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, the official journal of ASTRO, the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology.
DNA scans reveal possible location of lung cancer genes - Medical News Today 04/07/05
With equipment designed to probe the smallest segments of the genetic code, researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and collaborating institutions have found something much larger: sections of the chromosomes of lung cancer cells where cancer-related genes may lurk.
Different Factors are Associated with Asthma Development in Males & Females at Varying Ages - Medical News Today 04/07/05
A study of a large cohort of 1,022 children born in New Zealand who were followed from birth to age 26 revealed that there are different mechanisms associated with the development of asthma at varying ages between males and females.
Computer-based agroterrorism awareness courses - Medical News Today 04/07/05
Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center (KIPRC), part of the University of Kentucky College of Public Health, has collaborated with the Kentucky Department of Agriculture (KDA) and the UK College of Agriculture to create two online courses on agroterrorism education. Scheduled for release in August 2005, the courses illustrate the potential for terrorist attacks on crops, livestock, and the U.S. food supply.
Catchers mitts don't provide enough protection, baseball - Medical News Today 04/07/05
Despite improvements in the catchers' mitts used by professional baseball players, the gloves still do not adequately protect players' hands from injury, according to a study by Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.
Cause of deadly skin disease found to be in the genes - Medical News Today 04/07/05
Harlequin ichthyosis (HI) is a severe skin disease that is usually lethal in newborns. A dense scale that covers the skin, with abnormal facial features, characterizes it.
A new way to keep blood pressure under control - Medical News Today 04/07/05
Chromogranin A (CHGA) is a hormone-like molecule that is overexpressed in hereditary hypertension, but its precise role in the disease was unclear.
A new stem cell niche - no kidneying around - Medical News Today 04/07/05
A common disease of the kidney is acute renal failure (ARF) that causes kidney damage and abnormal function. The kidney is capable of some regeneration and it was previously thought that stem cells from the bone marrow were at least partially responsible for this repair. Two new JCI studies now challenge this hypothesis.
Unraveling the regulation of renin - Medical News Today 04/07/05
Renin is a protein that controls blood pressure and is increased in many cardiovascular diseases and kidney diseases.
Snoring now, hyperactive later? - Medical News Today 04/07/05
Several years ago, University of Michigan researchers published some of the strongest evidence yet that children who snore when they sleep are far more likely to have attention and hyperactivity problems than their non-snoring peers.
Scripps research-based center awarded over $50m by NIH to solve protein structures - Medical News Today 04/07/05
A consortium of scientists at The Scripps Research Institute and several other California institutions has been awarded a $52.7 million grant by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), part of the National Institutes of Health. The grant is part of the second phase of a $600 million national effort called the Protein Structure Initiative that ultimately seeks to find the three-dimensional shapes of all types of proteins. This structural information will help reveal the roles that proteins play in health and disease and will help point the way to designing new medicines.
Risperidone safe, effective, intermediate term treatment for autism - Medical News Today 04/07/05
A multi-site study sponsored by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) finds children with autism characterized by tantrums, aggression, and/or self-injury respond favorably to the antipsychotic medication risperidone for up to six months.
Researchers link cellular stress to drug resistance in tumors, USC - Medical News Today 04/07/05
Cancer cells may be able to avoid destruction by anti-vascular and anti-angiogenesis agents through a cellular stress response that activates a pro-survival protein called GRP78, according to researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California.
Pulmonary Rehabilitation Programs for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Medical News Today 04/07/05
Incremental exercise tests show that the peak work rate in patients who suffer from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and who have participated in a pulmonary rehabilitation program increases an average of 18 percent, according to a "State of the Art" article on COPD pulmonary rehabilitation in the first issue for July 2005 of the American Thoracic Society's peer-reviewed American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
Public health impact of 1990 Iraq invasion of Kuwait - Medical News Today 04/07/05
Higher rates of mortality evident among Kuwaiti civilians who remained in Kuwait during occupation -
Virtual colonoscopy Radiation exposure doesn't significantly raise cancer risks - Medical News Today 04/07/05
The risk of developing cancer as a result of being exposed to X-rays during computed tomography colonography (also known as "virtual colonoscopy" or CT colonography) is considerably less than 1 percent, according to an article published today in the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) journal Gastroenterology
British men: Fat, unfit and in denial - Daily Mail 04/07/05
British men seem to like what they see in the mirror - with a quarter in denial about their weight problem, campaigners claim.
Weight fears over quitting smoking - Daily Mail 04/07/05
Fear of putting on weight is preventing thousands of women from quitting smoking, research suggests.
UK men 'are in denial over weight' - Daily Mail 04/07/05
British men seem to like what they see in the mirror - with a quarter in denial about their weight problem, campaigners have said.
Dentists protest over NHS services - Daily Mail 04/07/05
Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt will be swamped by 6,000 letters from disgruntled dentists in protest over funding of NHS dentistry.
Bottle-feed mums 'feel a failure' - Daily Mail 04/07/05
Women who choose to bottle-feed their baby are made to feel like second-rate parents by campaigns stating "breast is best", researchers have said.
Cheshire and Mersey News
Cannabis grown in attics and bedrooms - Liverpool Daily Post 04/07/05
THE number of cannabis plant seizures in Merseyside has more than quadrupled in the past four years, figures revealed last night.
Bin service shake-up is a stinker - Skelmersdale Advertiser 30/06/05
PLANS to introduce a second wheelie bin and have one fort-nightly collection have been rubbished by residents.
Cumbria and Lancashire News
Drink-fuelled violence soars - Lancashire Evening Telegraph 01/07/05
POLICE dealt with almost 4,000 incidents of drink-fuelled violence in and around Lancashire's pubs and clubs in just 12 months, the Evening Telegraph can reveal.
Greater Manchester News
Supergirl Alex battles to beat the odds - Bury Times 01/07/05
WHEN nine-year-old Alex Skabara was diagnosed with chronic arthritis seven years ago, it was feared she would be confined to a wheelchair facing the prospect of regular surgery.
Patients had no say in changes to surgery [letter] - Bury Times 01/07/05
WOODBANK Surgery - second to none in Bury - is to be taken over by the so-called Primary Care Trust.
Organ donor scheme success - Bury Times 01/07/05
HUNDREDS of kind-hearted people across Bury have joined the national NHS Organ Donor Register thanks to a council initiative.
Thank you to Fairfield for professional care [letter] - Bury Times 01/07/05
I HAVE recently attended Fairfield Hospital in my work capacity. I am employed in a private residential care home for adults with mental health issues.
Collectors defend refuse overhaul - Bolton Evening News 01/07/05
A SHAKE-up in the way household rubbish is collected has been defended by refuse collectors.
Hospital on target to beat MRSA - Bolton Evening News 01/07/05
HEALTH bosses have slashed the number of cases of the superbug, MRSA, at the Royal Bolton Hospital.
Cigarettes make sex a total drag - Manchester Evening News 30/06/05
THE government has launched a new campaign to warn teens that smoking damages their sex life.
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