National and International News
U-turn lets Alzheimer's drugs be used by NHS - The Guardian 23/01/06
People with moderate Alzheimer's disease are to be given drugs for their condition on the NHS following a campaign by patients, carers and pharmaceutical companies which has led to a U-turn in the official guidance.
Guidance rules out early treatment for Alzheimer's - The Times 23/01/06
Alzheimer's drugs to be available to NHS patients - The Independent 23/01/06
Alzheimer's drugs policy reviewed - BBC Health News 23/01/06
Euthanasia's euphemism - Daily Telegraph 23/01/06
It tells you something when an organisation has to refer to itself by a euphemism. The Voluntary Euthanasia Society now plans to call itself Dignity in Dying. Well, who among us does not want to die with dignity? Every hospital, hospice and care home does its best to ease our transit to that undiscovered country from whose bourn no traveller returns.
Diane Pretty widower named patron - BBC Health News 23/01/06
High court to rule on parental consent for abortions - The Guardian 23/01/06
The high court will today decide whether girls under the age of 16 should be allowed to terminate a pregnancy without their parents' consent.
Abortion law judgement expected - BBC Health News 23/01/06
NHS told: put money before medicine - The Guardian 23/01/06
Patricia Hewitt, the health secretary, will call for the end of the "handout culture" in the NHS this week and demand that financial management be put ahead of clinical objectives. Under the new financial regime, health trusts will sink or swim on their ability to attract patients under a system of payment by results that threatens the income of poor performers.
Patients to look after themselves to save the NHS cash - The Times 23/01/06
Babies may be given flu jab to save the lives of adults - The Times 23/01/06
HEALTH experts are considering plans to offer the influenza jab to all children under 2.
Cash for councils and GPs to erase sick-note culture - The Times 23/01/06
CITY leaders will be told tomorrow that they can earn cash dividends to cut their council tax by helping the Government to get more long-term benefit claimants back to work
Total ban 'would encourage up to 700,000 smokers to kick the habit' - The Independent 23/01/06
Almost 700,000 smokers would kick the habit within the first year of a total ban on smoking in public places being introduced, research suggests.
Meadow appeals against GMC bar - The Independent 23/01/06
Professor Sir Roy Meadow will begin a High Court challenge tomorrow against a decision by the General Medical Council to strike him off.
Asian Britons seek discount plastic surgery in Pakistan - The Independent 23/01/06
A growing number of well-educated, British-born Asian women in their 20s are combining annual visits to relatives in Pakistan with cut-price, nip-and-tuck operations, surgeons say.
'Miracle' cures shown to work - The Independent 23/01/06
Dcotors have found statistical evidence that alternative treatments such as special diets, herbal potions and faith healing can cure apparently terminal illness, but they remain unsure about the reasons.
Malaria develops in immune system - BBC Health News 23/01/06
Malaria parasites develop in the lymph nodes of the immune system, researchers have discovered.
Therapy for fatal nerve disease - BBC Health News 23/01/06
A simple ventilator and face mask could extend the life of motor neurone disease patients, research suggests
How The Brain Makes A Whole Out Of Parts - Medical News Today 23/01/06
When a human looks at a number, letter or other shape, neurons in various areas of the brain's visual center respond to different components of that shape, almost instantaneously fitting them together like a puzzle to create an image that the individual then "sees" and understands, researchers at The Johns Hopkins University report.
Number Of Infants Dying As They Sleep On Sofa With Parent Rises - Medical News Today 23/01/06
The number of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) cases that occur when a parent sleeps with their infant on a sofa has increased in recent years, according to a paper published online today (Wednesday January 18, 2006) by The Lancet. The authors strongly recommend that parents avoid this sleeping environment.
How Good Are Vioxx Type Drugs? Sometimes The Best Option For Arthritis - Medical News Today 23/01/06
Scientists believe that despite the current concerns around anti-inflammatory drugs like Vioxx, they may still be the best option for treating some forms of arthritis.
New Program Puts The Brakes On Depression Roundabout - Medical News Today 23/01/06
A University of Queensland researcher is offering people with depression a new, free program that is confidential and accessible to people across Australia, including those in remote areas.
Repetition Improves Medical Students' Woeful Lack Of Stethoscope Skills - Medical News Today 23/01/06
Repetition appears to be key in improving medical students' woeful lack of stethoscope skills, a handicap that often continues into patient practice. A new study in the January issue of the American Journal of Medicine shows that when medical students listened to heart sounds up to 500 times, they significantly honed their ability to identify specific problems such as a heart murmur or heart failure.
Effective And Cheap Treatment For Cystic Fibrosis Lung Disease - Medical News Today 23/01/06
Working half a world away from each other, two teams of medical scientists have identified what they believe is a simple, effective and inexpensive treatment to reduce lung problems associated with cystic fibrosis, the leading fatal genetic illness among whites. The new therapy, identified through studies supported chiefly by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, also appears to be safe and easy to take.
Heart Attack Risk-detection Technology Developed At UH - Medical News Today 23/01/06
A breakthrough in computational medicine is helping one University of Houston professor pave the way to uncover a ticking "time-bomb" in the heart
Half Of Active Children Pursue Non-traditional Physical Activities - Medical News Today 23/01/06
A transportation engineer at The University of Texas at Austin has performed one of the most comprehensive surveys of physical activity in children and found that about as many kids stay active by peddling their bikes to a friend's house or walking around a neighborhood as do others by participating in organized athletics.
People Who Buy Wine Have Healthier Diets Than People Who Buy Beer - Medical News Today 23/01/06
People who buy wine also buy healthier food and therefore have healthier diets than people who buy beer, finds a study published online by the BMJ today.
Mobile Phones And Brain Tumours, No Link Found, BMJ - Medical News Today 23/01/06
Mobile phones are not associated with an increased risk of the most common type of brain tumour, finds the first UK study of the relationship between mobile phone use and risk of glioma. The results are published online by the BMJ (British Medical Journal).
Patients Want As Much Info As Their GP In Post-consultation Letters - Medical News Today 23/01/06
Over half of surveyed patients want to see the letters sent to their general practitioner following hospital consultations. A study published today in the open access journal BMC Medicine shows that patients would prefer to receive the same information as their general practitioner (GP) following an outpatient consultation, rather than a letter written especially for them.
UK MPs Should Consider Health For All When They Vote On A Smoking Ban - Medical News Today 23/01/06
Members of Parliament across all parties should consider health for all when they vote on a complete smoking ban, states an editorial in this week's issue of The Lancet.
Shingles, Epidural Injection Does Not Reduce Long-term Pain - Medical News Today 23/01/06
A single epidural injection of steroids and local anaesthetics is not effective for the prevention of long-term pain in shingles, according to a study published in this week's issue of The Lancet.
Funds Needed To Scale Up Global Efforts To Control Avian Influenza - Medical News Today 23/01/06
Global control efforts--and the funds to support them--need to be scaled up now to address the current failures in halting avian influenza, states an editorial in this week's issue of The Lancet.
Vitamin D Signals To Prevent Bone Loss During Osteoporosis - Medical News Today 23/01/06
The risk of bone fracture resulting from falls increases as we age due to bone loss and osteoporosis. Physicians have routinely prescribed vitamin D and vitamin D-related drugs to retard bone loss, but until now, little was known about the specific targets of vitamin D in bone.
Honeybees May Transmit Viruses To Their Offspring - Medical News Today 23/01/06
Researchers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture report what may be the first evidence of queen honeybees transmitting viruses to their offspring. They report their findings in the January 2006 issue of the journal Applied and Environmental Microbiology.
Slugs May Spread E. Coli To Salad Vegetables - Medical News Today 23/01/06
A new study suggests that slugs have the potential to transmit E. coli to salad vegetables. Researchers from the University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom, report their findings in the January 2006 issue of the journal Applied and Environmental Microbiology.
Epstein-Barr Virus Found In Breast Cancer Tissue May Impact Efficiency Of Treatment - Medical News Today 23/01/06
Epstein-Barr virus has been detected in breast cancer tissue and tumor cells and may impact the efficiency of chemotherapeutic drug treatment say researchers from France and Japan. They report their findings in the January 2006 issue of the Journal of Virology.
Indigenous Amazonians Display Core Understanding Of Geometry - Medical News Today 23/01/06
Findings suggest basic geometrical knowledge is a universal constituent of the human mind. Researchers in France and at Harvard University have found that isolated indigenous peoples deep in the Amazon readily grasp basic concepts of geometry such as points, lines, parallelism and right angles, and can use distance, angle and other relationships in maps to locate hidden objects.
Low-level Heat Wrap Therapy Safely Reduces Low Back Pain And Improves Mobility In The Workplace - Medical News Today 23/01/06
The use of continuous low-level heat wrap therapy (CLHT) significantly reduces acute low back pain and related disability and improves occupational performance of employees in physically demanding jobs suffering from acute low back pain, according to a Johns Hopkins study published in the December 2005 issue of The Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
Less Risky Treatment For Depression, Seizures - Wireless Device Is Implanted In The Neck - Medical News Today 23/01/06
Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh, with the help of a team of Pittsburgh high school science teachers, have developed a wireless device that is implanted in the neck to fight depression and epileptic seizures.
Heart-healthy Compound In Chocolate Identified - Medical News Today 23/01/06
In a multifaceted study involving the Kuna Indians of Panama, an international team of scientists has pinpointed a chemical compound that is, in part, responsible, for the heart-healthy benefits of certain cocoas and some chocolate products.
Stopping The Clock: Genetics Of Tumor Latency In Skin Cancer - Medical News Today 23/01/06
Dr. Anthony E. Oro and colleagues (Stanford University) have identified two key Gli protein degradation signals that directly affect tumor latency in a mouse model of human skin cancer.
Popular Antidepressants May Also Affect Human Immune System - Medical News Today 23/01/06
Drugs that treat depression by manipulating the neurotransmitter serotonin in the brain may also affect the user's immune system in ways that are not yet understood, say scientists from Georgetown University Medical Center and a Canadian research institute.
Nuclear Medicine Imaging Allows Prediction Of Breast Cancer Patients' Response To Hormonal Treatment - Medical News Today 23/01/06
January's Journal of Nuclear Medicine offers report on innovative, accurate imaging technique developed by Belgian and Italian researchers.
Metabolic Syndrome Identified As Risk Factor For Kidney-pancreas Transplant Patients - Medical News Today 23/01/06
A three-year multi-center study of kidney-pancreas transplant recipients has identified a new risk factor for impaired kidney function, which may help physicians refine their treatment strategies.
Current Interpretation Of Data Protection Law Hampers Medical Research, UK - Medical News Today 23/01/06
Overly strict interpretation of the data protection law is hampering epidemiological research (the study of the causes, distribution, and control of disease in populations), argue researchers in this week's BMJ.
Cumbria and Lancashire News
Health shake-up - Leyland Guardian 23/01/06
PEOPLE in South Ribble are being urged to have their say on a major shake up of health care.
Pilot boosts paramedics - Chorley Guardian 23/01/06
AN INITIATIVE to get first aid volunteers to work alongside paramedics is to be piloted in Chorley.
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