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National News
Lack of sleep 'worrying Britons' - BBC Health News 08/03/06
A lack of sleep and too little exercise were singled out as top health concerns by Britons quizzed in a survey.
Want to get fitter? Just have the right altitude - Telegraph 07/03/06
You've tried eating less, now try breathing less . . . Sandy Mitchell gets a little light-headed over a new training method
Trust me, I'm a junior doctor: 'nutters' aren't all axe-wielding maniacs - they are far more scared of you - Telegraph 06/03/06
Mentally ill people are more likely to be a danger to themselves than to others, says Max Pemberton
Magnets: How effective is the latest NHS treatment? - Independent 07/03/06
Cherie Blair is a fan - and now they're available on the NHS. But Jeremy Laurance wonders whether magnets really can treat everything from period pains to backache and insomnia
The great allergy con - The Daily Mail 07/03/06
An astonishing 45 per cent of us believe we are allergic to basic foodstuffs such as wheat or dairy - causing anything from headaches to bloating and insomnia. But few of us have had our problems diagnosed by a doctor. Instead, we turn to an ever increasing number of 'alternative' tests and testers.
'Viagra' drug could tackle rare heart condition - The Daily Mail 07/03/06
A drug with the same active ingredient as Viagra will be offered to patients suffering from a rare life-threatening heart condition.
Womb disease takes 11 years to spot - The Daily Mail 06/03/06
Women with the incurable womb disease endometriosis have to wait an average 11 years to be diagnosed.
A mouse could save your life - Independent 08/03/06
The recent pro-vivisection demonstrations are prompting many in the green movement to rethink their stance on animal testing. Steve Connor argues that an intelligent debate is long overdue
The Area Of The Brain Linked To Dyscalculia, A Maths Learning Disability, Discovered By Scientists - Medical News Today 08/03/06
Scientists at UCL (University College London) have discovered the area of the brain linked to dyscalculia, a maths learning disability. The finding shows that there is a separate part of the brain used for counting that is essential for diagnosis and an understanding of why many people struggle with maths.
International News
Stark warning on childhood obesity problem - Independent 06/03/06
On every continent, child's waistlines are expanding, driven by low energy lifestyles and high energy foods. "Global fattening" poses an equal threat to global warming, according to obesity specialists. Estimates published today suggest that the proportion of school-age children in Europe who are obese has risen almost 50 per cent since the late 1990s and will nearly double to 6.4 million by 2010.
Bottle-feeding link to obese children - Telegraph 07/03/06
Soft drinking teens 'pile on pounds' - The Daily Mail 07/03/06
Can-a-day warning over fizzy drinks - Manchester Evening News 07/03/06
Mispairs In Genetic Material Make Protein Synthesis More Efficient - Medical News Today 08/03/06
The wealth of information contained in a strand of genetic material boils down to sequences of matched pairs of nucleotides that cellular machinery decodes to construct proteins.
Protein Receptor Cools Passion Of 'kiss And Run' Nerve Cells - Medical News Today 08/03/06
A new subtlety in the process of how the body's nervous system relays information may hinge on how "wet" the "kiss" is when one neuron fires a packet of neurotransmitter across a synapse to a receptive nerve cell.
Aspirin To Prevent Heart Disease Is Beneficial In A Wider Range Of Men - Medical News Today 08/03/06
Taking aspirin to prevent coronary heart disease is beneficial and cost-effective for a wider range of men than is often recognized, a study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has found.
Simple Test Could Predict Major Complications In Sickle Cell Patients - Medical News Today 08/03/06
Researchers have found that a simple test for an enzyme called LDH may have significant importance for determining major risk factors in adults with sickle cell disease. The study results will be published in the March 15, 2006, issue of Blood, the official journal of the American Society of Hematology.
Mother's Depressive Symptoms Contribute Unfavorably To Parenting Practices - Medical News Today 08/03/06
When mothers experience symptoms of depression after the birth of their children they are less likely to breastfeed, play with, read to or perform other interactive parenting tasks with their newborns, according to a study conducted by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Columbia University. The nationwide study is the largest to examine whether a mother's depressive symptoms impact her parenting practices post partum. The results appear in the March 2006 edition of Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine.
Is Partial Nephrectomy Oncologically Safe For Tumors Greater Than 4cm? - Medical News Today 08/03/06
Traditionally, nephron sparing surgery in the presence of a normal contralateral kidney is primarily advocated for tumors <= 4cm. More recently, investigators have challenged that dogma and demonstrated oncologic equipoise for partial nephrectomy (PN) in larger, anatomically receptive tumors. Here, the group from Columbia reports on their series of partial nephrectomies (PN's) for tumors greater than 4 cm in diameter. Link
Clinical Implication Of Routine Stone Culture In Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy - A Prospective Study - Medical News Today 08/03/06
If you have a patient with a staghorn stone and the preoperative urine culture is sterile, does that mean that the stone is likewise sterile? The answer is No. If the preoperative urine culture is positive, is this always the same bacteria that is also harbored within the stone? The answer is again
How Infants Learn To Talk - Student Wins International Recognition - Medical News Today 08/03/06
An Indiana University School of Medicine first-year student has received international recognition for her research into how infants learn to talk
Physiotherapy Insurance: When The Human Body Needs A Little TLC - Medical News Today 08/03/06
Did you know that your body has more moving parts than any human-made machine? Your body is a complex system of muscles, joints, bones and so on, and sometimes they need a little extra care. Even if you are not an athlete who pushes his/her body to the limit every day, it is still possible to experience discomfort, pain and limited mobility in your muscles and joints. Physiotherapy is an effective way of treating many of the potential problems that can affect our bodies at any stage in life.
MIT Research Holds Promise For Huntington's Treatment - Medical News Today 08/03/06
Researchers at MIT and Harvard Medical School have identified a compound that interferes with the pathogenic effects of Huntington's disease, a discovery that could lead to development of a new treatment for the disease. Link
'Shuttling' Protein Possibly Key To Resilience Of Cancer Cells - Medical News Today 08/03/06
Researchers at Purdue University have discovered a molecular mechanism that may play a crucial role in cancer's ability to resist chemotherapy and radiation treatment and that also may be involved in Alzheimer's and heart disease.
Jogging May Be Beneficial For Brain Development Of Fetus - Medical News Today 07/03/06
Jogging is apparently beneficial for brain development. This is the implication of the latest findings of brain researchers of the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) Berlin-Buch and the Charité - University Medical School Berlin.
Infertility type may raise ectopic pregnancy risk - Reuters 07/03/06
Infertility due to abnormalities of the fallopian tube or uterus raises the risk that in vitro fertilization or other assisted reproductive techniques (ART) will result in an "ectopic" pregnancy, one in which the fertilized egg attaches itself outside the normal uterus location, new research shows.
Genes determine coffee-related heart attack risk - Reuters 07/03/06
A genetic mutation that slows the rate that the body metabolizes caffeine increases individuals' risk of having a heart attack if they drink much coffee, investigators report in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Danger of more than three cups of coffee - The Daily Mail 08/03/06
Heart attack link to coffee drinkers - Manchester Evening News 08/03/06
Delivery less painful in kneeling position - Reuters 07/03/06
First-time pregnant women who give birth in a kneeling position experience less pain than those who deliver in a seated position, researchers in Sweden report. However, the duration of the active phase of labor (the time spent pushing) is similar with the two approaches, according to the study, published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Depressed girls at risk of partner abuse as adults - Reuters 08/03/06
Young women with a history of depression in adolescence are more likely than their peers to become victims of abuse from a boyfriend or husband, new research suggests.
Cheshire and Merseyside News
Ban smoking now, NW health chief urges bars - Daily Post 07/03/06
THE North West's director for public health has urged pubs and clubs to ban smoking now rather than wait for forthcoming legislation.
Greater Manchester News
'5-a-day saved by smoke ban' - Manchester Evening News 08/03/06
FIVE lives could be saved every day in Greater Manchester by a ban on smoking in public places.
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