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On trial, a drug that can bring back your hearing - the Daily Mail 15/08/06
Clinical trials are under way on a new drug to prevent and treat hearing loss. The drug, which could revolutionise the way noise-induced hearing loss is treated, will also be part of a larger trial involving U.S. Army and Navy personnel.
We've all lost our hair (and we're still beautiful!) - the Daily Mail 15/08/06
We all lose around 75 to 100 hairs every day, although we hardly notice it. But a staggering 4.8 million women suffer from serious hair loss, with dramatic results.
Yellow and green vegetables can guard against blindness - the Daily Mail 15/08/06
Children have long been told that eating carrots will improve their vision. Now it seems peas, sweetcorn and broccoli may also be good for the eyesight.
Blood test to tell you: It's now or never for a baby - the Daily Mail 15/08/06
Women can now find out how much time they have left to start a family with a simple blood test.
Ambulance trusts 'reported 999 response times incorrectly' - Independent 15/08/06
The Government pledged to change ambulance control room systems today after six trusts were found to have "mis-reported" their response times
Ambulance trusts misreported 999 response times - Guardian 15/08/06
Ambulance response figures wrong - BBC News 14/08/06
More call-outs blamed for ambulance targets failure - Daily Post 15/08/06
A&E waiting times cut but hundreds still left waiting - Lancashire Evening News 14/08/06
Postcode lottery continues - The Times 15/08/06
ISLINGTON, in North London, is more chic than cheap – now a report from the King’s Fund, a health think-tank, shows that even the borough’s mental health bill is costly
Choice is no choice - The Times 15/08/06
HOBSON, it is said, offered his customers a wide choice of horses – provided they chose the one nearest the stable door. The NHS, it seems, is offering patients a wide choice of hospitals – as long as they choose the one with the shortest waiting list.
Oo er matron - The Times 15/08/06
Mother of all insults - The Times 15/08/06
THE NATION’S clinics are on a heightened state of alert. Women over the age of 30 are getting pregnant! These deadly women are infiltrating hospitals, public transport, even the childcare sections of bookshops. They are plotting to land unwitting doctors with all sorts of difficulties: high blood pressure, diabetes, career-woman crankiness about hours spent waiting for check-ups — complications that the NHS cannot possibly be expected to handle while it is simultaneously engaged in more important challenges such as treating drunks and coaxing billion-pound computers to spell patients’ names properly.
Study finds greater heart damage risk from Herceptin than thought - Guardian 14/08/06
The much-vaunted breast cancer drug Herceptin carries a greater risk of heart damage than previously thought, research indicates today.
Herceptin 'linked to heart risk' - BBC News 14/08/06
Hormone 'connected to death risk' - BBC News 14/08/06
Men over the age of 40 with low levels of testosterone have an increased risk of dying, according to research.
Union to fight hospital job cuts - BBC News 14/08/06
Union officials have announced plans to fight the loss of nearly 1,200 jobs and 186 beds after the merger of two Nottingham hospitals.
There is a need for new approaches to regulating preimplantation genetic diagnosis in the United Kingdom, Peter Braude, head of the department of women's health at King's College in London, writes in a New England Journal of Medicine commentary published in the Aug. 10 edition of the journal, the AP/Philadelphia Inquirer reports (Cheng, AP/Philadelphia Inquirer, 8/10).
International News
Children Of Smokers More Likely To Have Behavior Problems, Smoke And Use Drugs In Adolescence And Adulthood - Medical News Today 15/08/06
A new study exploring smoking, heavy drinking and marijuana use across three generations indicates that the children of a parent who uses any of these substances are more likely to smoke, binge drink or use marijuana in adolescence and adulthood. Drug transmission across generations, the study found, was for a general tendency to use these substances rather than to use any one specifically, with the exception of tobacco.
Religious Beliefs Can Protect Psychological Well-being During Stressful Experiences - Medical News Today 15/08/06
According to a recent study, faith-based positive religious resources can protect psychological well-being through enhanced hope and perceived social support during stressful experiences, like undergoing cardiac surgery. Furthermore, having negative religious thoughts and struggles may hinder recovery. These results will be presented at the 114th annual convention of the American Psychological Association (APA).
Experts Challenge Popular Belief That Today's Children Are - Medical News Today 15/08/06
Leading child development experts are challenging the popular notion that today's children are "over-scheduled" as a result of the hurried and stressful lives from participating in too many organized activities.
Cheshire and Merseyside News
More call-outs blamed for ambulance targets failure - Daily Post 15/08/06
AMBULANCE chiefs have blamed a rise in the number of 999 emergency call-outs for a failure to meet government targets on response times.
Cumbria and Lancashire News
A&E waiting times cut but hundreds still left waiting - Lancashire Evening News 14/08/06
The majority of people attending accident and emergency in Preston and Chorley's hospitals are seen to in within four hours, latest statistics show.
Syphilis Cases On The Rise In Resort - Blackpool Citizen 14/08/06
Blackpool has the highest numbers of syphilis cases in Cumbria and Lancashire. Forty three cases of the potentially fatal disease were recorded at Blackpool Victoria Hospital in 2005 according to figures released by the Health Protection Agency
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