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Antibiotic holds out hope of new cancer treatment - The Guardian 02/10/06
A little-known antibiotic shows promise as an anti-cancer treatment, according to research published yesterday. The drug, siomycin A, inhibits a cancer gene found to be overactive in most human tumours, without damaging normal cells. Experiments on tissue cells showed it induced cancer cells to commit suicide.
Flu jabs may be rationed or late as vaccine supplies are delayed - The Guardian 02/10/06
Doctors are expected to ration this year's flu jabs for the next two months because of a delay in supplying vaccine after a glitch at laboratories earlier in the year.
Flu jab delays spark concern - The Independent 02/10/06
Fears over delay to flu vaccines - BBC Health News 02/10/06
Flu Jabs: Don't Phone Us - We'll Contact You, Suggests GP Leader, UK - Medical News Today 02/10/06
How the big Michael Stone story was missed - The Guardian 02/10/06
Press coverage of the murder case inquiry report repeated the usual, mistaken cliches and missed the new findings
Scientist hits at tactics on child obesity - The Guardian 02/10/06
A leading children's health expert has attacked the government's strategies for tackling childhood obesity, claiming they put too much emphasis on PE lessons and not enough on the importance of daily exercise.
Superbug claims 49 lives in top hospitals - The Observer 01/10/09
The true scale of Britain's hospital superbug problems emerged today as a leading hospital trust admitted that a 'hypervirulent' infection had claimed the lives of at least 49 patients - and possibly as many as 78 people - in the space of nine months.
Hospital bug linked to 49 deaths - The Guardian 02/10/06
New strain of hospital bug linked to 49 deaths - The Telegraph 02/10/06
Trust confirms 49 superbug deaths - BBC Health News 01/10/06
Superbug outbreak kills at least 49 - The Sunday Times 01/10/09
Delays to NHS computer system could cost taxpayers £40bn - The Observer 01/10/09
The company charged with rescuing the NHS's troubled IT system has consistently failed to meet its deadlines for introducing the project across the health service, The Observer can reveal.
7/7 victims forced to pay for operations - The Observer 01/10/09
Survivor who will have to go to Thailand for surgery says pledge on fast-track NHS care has been broken
Will the organic dream turn sour? - The Observer 01/10/09
Sales of organic food are booming. Once it was the preserve of specialist shops but now every major supermarket wants a slice of the action. To meet demand superstores are air-freighting organics into the UK and encouraging the type of industrial-scale production it was meant to replace. Is organics still green?
Cristina Odone: It's best to keep mum about babies - The Observer 01/10/06
A great taboo hangs over women's most superficial encounters. There was a time when you could take for granted that in a room full of 30-plus-year-olds, the great majority were mothers. You would automatically allude to this - the intricacies of school run rotas, the trauma of bullying or trying to get the little monsters to eat their veg and play outdoors - as the common thread running through everyone's life and then move on.
21st century mums - The Observer 01/10/09
Cathy Newman is a political correspondent for Channel 4 and has been married to John for five years. Cathy, 32, the main breadwinner, returned to work six months after having Scarlett (now two). They live in London
It's time to take the politics out of cancer - The Observer 01/10/09
The killer disease is on the march. In this controversial polemic, a leading specialist argues that fierce lobbying for just a handful of cancers means that sufferers of other forms are denied possible life-saving treatment
A TV star is born. But not everybody's happy - The Observer 01/10/09
Miracle of life or dangerous stunt? Either way live childbirth is coming to Channel 5
Health panel: Is there a way to reverse hair loss? - The Observer 01/10/09
My son is 24 and yet he is already thinning on top quite rapidly. This is starting to affect his confidence. Is there anything you could advise to help stop this, or encourage re-growth?
Architects' watchdog calls for built-in fitness - The Observer 01/10/09
The health of the population could be boosted by using more 'joined-up thinking' when planning new buildings, the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment will say in a briefing document to be published this month.
The more we manage, the worse we make things - The Observer 01/10/09
The only bad thing about going on holiday last month was missing the chance to take part in a Today programme discussion on the state of management: how has it changed over the past 40 years, and for better or worse?
Care blunders led to murders, admits NHS - The Guardian 30/09/06
The NHS blamed a senior psychiatrist yesterday for grave errors of judgment that led to one of his patients killing two prostitutes and dumping their dismembered bodies in bin bags in a Liverpool alley.
Failings in double killer's care - BBC Health News 29/09/06
Lean times ahead for the fatty firms - The Guardian 30/09/06
Companies producing 'unhealthy' foods have been added to the musts-to-avoid for responsible investors. Tony Levene reports
US rice kept out of Britain because of GM contamination - The Guardian 30/09/06
American rice which may have been contaminated with a controversial GM strain has been effectively blocked from the UK, it emerged yesterday.
TV's Gillian, the Victorian doctor - The Guardian 30/09/06
I wouldn't want you to think that I'm an overly sensitive person, but sometimes I get a bit upset by Dr Gillian McKeith PhD. There she is on the television, talking about science, making an obese woman cry, in her own back garden, by showing her a tombstone with her own name on it, made out of chocolate.
Are they really unlocking homes for key workers? - The Guardian 30/09/06
The government has pitched in to help first-time buyers. Rupert Jones looks at the new scheme
Tobacco firms 'sweetening cigarettes to hook the young' - The Independent 01/10/06
Plum juice, maple syrup and honey added to appeal to adolescent smokers
'Shared banknote' health warning to cocaine users - The Independent 01/10/06
Experts are warning of a potential "health time bomb" from drug users snorting cocaine through banknotes, threatening to infect thousands with hepatitis C.
Women miss out on Herceptin because of 'flawed' NHS advice - The Independent 30/09/06
Hundreds of women with breast cancer whose lives might be saved by treatment with Herceptin face being denied the drug because NHS guidance on its use is flawed, specialists say.
Kidman campaigns to beat breast cancer - The Independent 30/09/06
The actress Nicole Kidman visited Madame Tussauds in London yesterday to launch a breast cancer awareness campaign.
Cash-strapped hospital to be rescued by trust - The Times 02/10/06
A STRUGGLING NHS hospital is on the verge of being taken over by a foundation trust.
Political NHS - The Times 02/10/06
While it is heartening to contemplate a reduction in political interference in the National Health Service, I have always thought it unrealistic to expect that Parliament and the government of the day could ever avoid involvement in a service that is the largest employer in the country, the absorber of a huge proportion of national expenditure and touches practically every person in the land.
Health: Get fit for kayaking - The Sunday Times 01/10/09
White-water kayaking, the most exciting form of canoeing, involves mastery of fast-flowing waterways and treacherous rapids. It’s a terrific adrenaline kick and gives you a great workout, but basic rules must be followed.
Tories gung-ho on privatising NHS - The Sunday Times 01/10/09
DAVID CAMERON’S policy chief has declared there will be “no limit” to privatisation of the National Health Service under a Conservative government.
Letwin denies remark over NHS contractors - The Times 02/10/06
Letwin in NHS privatisation row - BBC Health News 01/10/06
Breast cancer up 80% in 30 years - The Times 30/09/06
THE NUMBER of women with breast cancer has rocketed in the past 30 years, but death rates for the disease are falling, researchers say.
Riddle of 'frightening' breast cancer epidemic - Daily Mail 29/09/06
Breast cancer cases have soared - BBC Health News 29/09/06
Cry babies tot up 51 hours a year - The Times 30/09/06
Babies cry for an average of five hours a day for the first three months and tot up 51 days in their first year, according to survey. Cuddles and attention are the usual responses, but one in seven parents vacuums the house to distract an infant. Other techniques include setting the baby basket on top of a washing maching or running a hair-dryer, a poll of 3,500 parents by Colief Infant Drops found. At three months, crying reduces to three hours a day.
A fresh outlook - The Times 30/09/06
Pub bans work: the cancer issue now is patients’ quality of life
Muslim accosts injured Para in hospital - The Telegraph 02/10/06
A paratrooper wounded in Afghanistan was threatened by a Muslim visitor to the British hospital where he is recovering.
Letters to the Daily Telegraph - The Telegraph 02/10/06
It was with great interest that I recently re-read an article published in your newspaper of an interview with my late father, Iain Macleod, on the fifth anniversary of the founding of the NHS. He was minister of health at the time.
Threat of 'superflu' rampage as mutant viruses resist drugs - The Telegraph 01/10/06
The drive to fight deadly flu pandemics with special antiviral drugs risks creating an untreatable "superflu", the head of -Britain's public health watchdog has warned.
'Health tourists' leave tens of millions in NHS bills unpaid - The Telegraph 01/10/06
More than a third of the money spent by the NHS on treating "health tourists" last year has not been repaid.
Numbers calling at hospital reach a new record as Hewitt says NHS needs to become more efficient - The Telegraph 01/10/06
The number of people seeking treatment at accident and emergency units is at a record level.
The Department of Health is infected with diseases of the tongue - The Telegraph 01/10/06
There is so much more to human language than communication. Its infinite subtleties impose order on the world around us. The converse necessarily applies where the corruption of language sows confusion and results in chaos. As Confucius remarked: "If language be not in accordance with the truth of things, affairs cannot be carried on to success." And the same misuse of language, more than anything else, accounts for why New Labour has so singularly failed to carry its affairs to success.
A tale of two cities - The Telegraph 01/10/06
When Tony Blair stood on the podium for his final party-conference speech in Manchester, last week, he praised the host city as a beacon of New Labour's success. "And what about Manchester?" he said. "A city transformed. A city that shows what a confident, open and proud people with a great Labour council can do."
The NHS's grand plan on a life support system - The Telegraph 01/10/06
Management turmoil masks the extent of internal chaos after Accenture's retreat from the world's biggest IT headache, writes Richard Northedge
'I wondered if i'd ever look normal again' - The Telegraph 01/10/06
From collapsing noses and wonky breasts to rotting ears and mismatched eyes, the number of operations botched by British cosmetic surgeons is increasing. Natasha Courtenay Smith talks to their victims - and sees for herself the sharp practices at one well-known clinic
Nish Joshi's Q&A - The Telegraph 01/10/06
Recently I discovered that I have gall stones. My specialist thought it was worth trying to dissolve them with ursodeoxycholic acid for three months. This had no effect, and I've been told that surgery is not advisable unless they cause me pain. I am 57, eat healthily and have an active lifestyle. How can I guard against biliary colic and/or help dissolve the stones?
'Fewer than ever' patients waiting for NHS operations - The Telegraph 30/09/06
The number of patients in England waiting more than 26 weeks for an operation on the NHS fell to 115 in August, which the Department of Health said was a record low.
Many who pay for sex have partner - BBC Health News 02/10/06
Almost half of men who pay for sex have a partner, a study has concluded.
Gene found that helps combat MS - BBC Health News 02/10/06
A gene that helps to stave off the effects of multiple sclerosis (MS) has been discovered by scientists.
NHS debt advice bill criticised - BBC Health News 29/09/06
An NHS trust's £390,000 payment to a financial consultancy, hired for six months to tackle a £12m debt, has led to anger among patients and staff.
Talking therapy treats 'fatigue' - BBC Health News 29/09/06
People with chronic fatigue syndrome should be offered talking therapy and exercise therapy, research suggests.
Parents win stillborn twin case - BBC Health News 29/09/06
The parents of a baby boy who was stillborn after clinical negligence have won an out-of-court settlement.
Health concerns over C4 diet show - BBC Health News 29/09/06
Health campaigners have expressed concerns over a Channel 4 show encouraging women to go on crash diets.
Warning over health professionals - BBC Health News 29/09/06
People are putting their health at risk by visiting specialists without first checking if they are qualified, an independent watchdog has warned.
Centre closed in Legionella scare - BBC Health News 29/09/06
A leisure centre in Cheshire has been closed after Legionella bacteria was found in the water system.
Results Of Study On Genetic Variation In Parkinson's Disease Announced By Researchers - Medical News Today 02/10/06
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have completed one of the first large-scale studies of the role of common genetic variation in Parkinson's disease (PD). While the results fill in some missing pieces of the genetic puzzle, they are primarily of benefit as a starting point for more detailed studies. The information generated by the study is now publicly available in a database that will serve as a valuable research tool for the future.
23,000 New Junior Doctor Training Posts, UK - Medical News Today 02/10/06
Commenting 29 September on the Government's announcement that there will be up to 23,000 junior doctor training posts in the UK next year, the BMA's Deputy Chair of the Junior Doctor's Committee (JDC), Dr Tom Dolphin, said: "The BMA is delighted that there has been such a large increase in the indicative number of training posts, and this goes a long way towards addressing the concerns of junior doctors.
Care For Patients With Anaemia Linked To Chronic Kidney Disease To Improve With New NICE Guidelines, UK - Medical News Today 01/10/06
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) and the National Collaborating Centre for Chronic Conditions have published a clinical guideline to improve treatment and care for people with anaemia associated with chronic kidney disease.
A Fresh Approach - RCGP Launches Its First National Primary Care Conference, UK - Medical News Today 01/10/06
The RCGP will be holding its inaugural National Primary Care Conference A Fresh Approach from Thursday 4th October to Saturday 6th October 2007 at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre.
RCGP Discovery Prize Winner: "an Inspiration To Health Practitioners And The Communities They Serve" - Medical News Today 01/10/06
RCGP Discovery Prize Winner: "an Inspiration To Health Practitioners And The Communities They Serve"
BMA Calls For Training Programme Delay To Halt Skills Drain In UK - Medical News Today 30/09/06
Changes to doctors' training need to be put on hold if the UK is to avoid a medical skills drain, research by the BMA suggests (September, 2006).
Special Measures Lifted From North West London Hospitals NHS Trust, UK - Medical News Today 30/09/06
Secretary of State for Health Patricia Hewitt has today lifted the special measures imposed on North West London Hospitals NHS Trust in April 2005 following a recommendation made by the Healthcare Commission. The Healthcare Commission have now announced that they are satisfied that the Trust have made good progress and that the special measures are no longer necessary.
More People Treated As General Bed Numbers Decrease, UK - Medical News Today 30/09/06
The Department of Health has published figures on bed availability and occupancy for the year ending 31 March 2006.
NICE Recommends Rituximab For The First Line Treatment Of Follicular Lymphoma, UK - Medical News Today 30/09/06
NICE has issued guidance to the NHS in England in Wales recommending rituximab, within its licensed indications, (that is, in combination with cyclophosphamide, vincristine and prednisolone - or CVP) as an option for the treatment of patients with symptomatic stage III and IV follicular lymphoma who have previously been untreated.
New NICE Guidance To Improve Care For Early Breast Cancer, UK - Medical News Today 30/09/06
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has today issued guidance to the NHS on the use of docetaxel and paclitaxel for the treatment of early breast cancer following surgery.
BMA Votes To Ballot SAS Doctors On New Contract Proposals, UK
The BMA's Staff and Associate Specialist [SAS] Committee has voted to ballot SAS doctors on the acceptability of a new contract. The proposals were negotiated with representatives of NHS Employers.
Binge-drinking Teenagers At Greater Risk Of Becoming Victims Of Violence - Medical News Today 29/09/06
Teenagers who drink alcohol are at higher risk of becoming victims of violence, a Cardiff University study has found.
Research Could Lead To Dramatic Improvement In Scanning For Serious Diseases, UK - Medical News Today 29/09/06
A new 850,000 pounds project begins next month (October) that could lead to a dramatically improved understanding of serious illnesses such as heart disease, stroke, diabetes, septic shock and cancer.
International News
Cloning without stem cells works - BBC Health News 02/10/06
US scientists say stem cells are not necessary for cloning and other cells may even be better candidates.
Hair pulling disorder gene found - BBC Health News 29/09/06
Scientists have identified gene mutations responsible for a psychiatric disorder that causes people to compulsively pull their own hair.
Dispute as woman fasts to death - BBC Health News 29/09/06
A terminally ill woman in the northern Indian state of Rajasthan has died after fasting for 14 days in keeping with a religious custom.
HIV Viral Load Is Not Reliable Indicator For CD4 T Cell Counts, Study Says - Medical News Today 02/10/06
Measuring HIV viral loads in the blood of people living with the virus is not a reliable indicator to predict CD4 T cell counts of HIV-positive people, according to a study published in the Sept. 27 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, Long Island Newsday reports (Talan, Long Island Newsday, 9/28).
The Mystery Of Flesh-eating Bacteria's Relentless Attack Solved - Medical News Today 02/10/06
A Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) international research scholar in Israel has discovered one reason why so-called "flesh-eating" bacteria are so hard to stop.
Berkeley Lab Life Scientists Are Leaders In Team To Detect Cancer By Studying Proteins In The Blood - Medical News Today 02/10/06
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) today announced awards totaling over $35.5 million to establish a network of teams that will investigate how to detect cancer by finding cancer-specific proteins and protein patterns in blood samples. The Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory is a leading member of the team based in the San Francisco Bay Area, in partnership with the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF), and the Buck Institute for Age Research.
Efficacy Of Primary Hormone Therapy For Localized Or Locally Advanced Prostate Cancer: Results Of A 10-year Follow-up - Medical News Today 02/10/06
In the September 2006 issue of the British Journal of Urology International, Dr Akaza and associates in Japan report 10-year outcomes of men treated with androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) for localized and locally advanced prostate cancer (CaP).
Long-Term Effects Of Ileal Conduit Diversion On Upper Urinary Tract In Bladder Cancer Examined - Medical News Today 02/10/06
Ileal conduit urinary diversion, popularized by Bricker, has been applied for a half a century as the most standardized form of urinary diversion. Its simple surgical technique and the expectation of fewer complications are postulated reasons for the popular use. There has been concern, however, about long-term upper tract damage after this diversion.
Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy For Renal Masses: Effect Of Tumor Location - Medical News Today 02/10/06
Not all small renal masses are created equal. This study demonstrates that not only size, but location, depth, and relation to the hilar vessels and collecting system all impact on the histopathology of the small renal lesion amenable to a partial nephrectomy.
Prospective Study Reports On Prevalence Of Venous Thromboembolism After Urologic Cancer Surgery - Medical News Today 02/10/06
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is considered the most common, serious peri-operative complication of major urological surgeries. In the past 10 -30 years, few studies have readdressed this issue, yet modern surgical techniques may have altered its prevalence.
The Genetic Signature Of Diseases: The Future Of Diagnostics - Medical News Today 02/10/06
Most of the DNA genomic sequences of organisms are now known, however those of some organisms continue to be the focus of ongoing scientific research throughout the world. It is widely accepted that certain genetic variations have a close link to the likelihood that an individual will be affected by a disease such as cancer, or that particular drugs will be effective in treatment. The clinical value of genetic tests based upon genetic markers remains speculative, and the utility of such tests is limited to the estimation of risk of disease and of the efficacy of therapeutics.
For Super-Obese Patients, Duodenal Switch Beats Gastric Bypass - Medical News Today 02/10/06
In the first large, single-institution series directly comparing weight-loss outcomes in super-obese patients, researchers from the University of Chicago found that a newer operation, the duodenal switch, produced substantially better weight-loss outcomes than the standard operation, the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.
Lower Fetal Weight Linked To High Distress In Mothers - Medical News Today 02/10/06
Fetuses of mothers who show high rates of depression, anxiety and stress weigh less and are smaller than average at midterm, according to a recent study from the University of Miami School of Medicine.
Study Suggests Vitamin K Deficiency As An Osteoporosis Risk Factor - Medical News Today 02/10/06
A new study by Jane Lukacs of the University of Michigan School of Nursing suggests that the impairment of vitamin K function could compromise bone health and contribute to the development of osteoporosis. The study found that one of the early effects of declining estrogen is the impairment of vitamin K function in bone even before any bone loss that could be attributed to menopause can be measured.
Sugary Beverages Fuel The Obesity Epidemic - Medical News Today 02/10/06
Over the past 20 years or so, Americans have developed quite the sweet tooth, with an annual consumption of sweeteners at about 100 pounds per person. During these same years, many more Americans-particularly children-have become overweight and obese. Added sweeteners, such as high-fructose corn syrup, may be one of the major reasons, says the October 2006 issue of the Harvard Health Letter.
A Promising New Vaccination Strategy For Late-Stage Melanoma - Medical News Today 02/10/06
A therapeutic cancer vaccine being developed by an international team of cancer immunologists working within the Cancer Research Institute/Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research Cancer Vaccine Collaborative (CVC) successfully induced a comprehensive, tumor- specific immune response in patients with late-stage metastatic disease, with results indicating that the vaccine had a favorable impact on disease progression in some patients, according to a paper to be published on September 26 in the scientific journal, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA. The paper is currently available in the journal's online advance edition.
Insight Into Tanning Process Suggests Novel Way To Prevent Skin Cancer - Medical News Today 02/10/06
Findings from a study led by researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Children's Hospital Boston have rewritten science's understanding of the process of skin tanning -- an insight that has enabled them to develop a promising way of protecting fair-skinned people from skin cancer caused by exposure to sunlight.
Emotional Control Circuit Of Brain's Fear Response Discovered - Medical News Today 02/10/06
Colombia University Medical Center researchers have identified an emotional control circuit in the human brain which keeps emotionally intense stimuli from interfering with mental functioning. These results significantly enhance our understanding of the neurobiology underlying psychiatric disorders involving emotional control, such as post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or depression.
Drug May Delay Nursing Home Placement For Dementia Patients - Medical News Today 02/10/06
Publishing in the September issue of Alzheimer's Disease and Associated Disorders researchers from the University of South Florida's Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute's (FMHI) Department of Mental Health, Law and Policy and the School of Aging Studies report finding that treating dementia patients with cholinesterase inhibitors (ChE-Is) may delay placement into nursing homes and provide improved quality of life while helping preserve personal and societal resources.
Eating Soy Protein Helps Control Cholesterol - Medical News Today 02/10/06
Soy protein helps lower total cholesterol, low-density lipid “bad” cholesterol and triglycerides, and slightly raises high-density lipid “good” cholesterol, according to a Tulane University study published in the Sept. 1, 2006 issue of The American Journal of Cardiology.
Twin Genes Do Battle Over Multiple Sclerosis - Medical News Today 02/10/06
Scientists have found that a risk gene for multiple sclerosis (MS) is fought by a twin gene which tries to dampen the effects of the disease.
Breastfed Babies Are Less Likely To Become Obese, Even If Mother Is Obese Or Has Diabetes - Medical News Today 02/10/06
How to break the cycle of diabetes that often plagues families - especially those in which the parents are overweight - is a problem that has troubled researchers and physicians for many years. But a study being published in the October issue of Diabetes Care provides families with one tool that may help: Breastfeeding.
Airbags, Antilock Brakes Not Likely To Reduce Accidents, Injuries - Medical News Today 02/10/06
Researchers have determined that airbags and antilock braking systems do not reduce the likelihood of accidents or injuries because they may encourage more aggressive driving, thwarting the potential benefits of such safety features.
Fatty Fish Consumption Associated With Lower Risk Of Kidney Cancer In Women - Medical News Today 02/10/06
Preliminary research suggests that higher consumption of fatty fish in women is linked with a lower risk of renal cell carcinoma, a common form of kidney cancer, according to a study in the September 20 issue of JAMA.
Improvement Seen In Fetal Survival Following Preeclampsia - Medical News Today 02/10/06
Fetal survival following a preeclamptic pregnancy has improved substantially over the last 35 years in Norway, likely due to a reduction in stillbirths and improvements in clinical management, according to a study in the September 20 issue of JAMA.
Link Between Middle Ear Infections In Children And Air Pollutants From Traffic - Medical News Today 02/10/06
For the first time a systematic study which has just been published by epidemiologists of the GSF - Research Center for Environment and Health together with Dutch scientists finds associations between the onset of middle ear infections during the first two years of life and traffic-related air pollutants to which they are exposed.
European Commission To Hold Seminar On The Assessment Of Consumer Exposure To Chemicals In Consumer Products - Medical News Today 02/10/06
Do you know what chemicals you are exposed to when you iron a shirt, sleep in a room with carpet or work on your computer? To help answer these questions, the Directorate-General for Health and Consumer Protection in co-operation with the Directorate-General Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission is organising a Seminar on the Assessment of Consumer Exposure to Chemicals in Consumer Products. The one-day seminar of some 120 experts will take place in Brussels on 29 September 2006.
Cold Virus Lingers On 35% Of Surfaces Touched - Medical News Today 30/09/06
We live in a world where the cold virus (rhinovirus) lingers on 35% of surfaces touched by unwashed hands - and that is many surfaces, say scientists from the University of Virginia Health System, USA. Even 18 hours after being touched by dirty hands, scientists detected traces of the rhinovirus. The rhinovirus is responsible for about half of all common colds in children and adults.
Rising Tide Of Somali Refugees Strains Food Stocks In Kenya's Camps - Medical News Today 30/09/06
Somali refugees escaping the conflict between the Union of Islamic Courts and the Transitional Federal Government have pushed the number of refugees in Kenya to the highest level in a decade, threatening to exhaust food aid stocks unless urgent donations are made, the United Nations World Food Programme said today.
Pulmonary Artery Catheterisation Offers No Benefit For Patients, According To New Research
New research funded by the NIHR Health Technology Assessment (HTA) programme suggests that using bedside pulmonary artery catheterisation (PAC) in the management of critically ill patients provides no demonstrable benefit for patients. Researchers found no evidence that PAC, which has been the standard of care for people in intensive care units (ICUs) for nearly 30 years, enable patients to recover faster or improve survival.
WFP Starts Food Airlift To Children In Eastern DRC, Amid Fears Of Funding Crisis - Medical News Today 30/09/06
The United Nations World Food Programme has said that it has recently started airlifting urgent food aid to at least 8,800 needy people in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, although it has not yet received any funding pledges for next year's operations.
WFP And UNICEF Call On Congress: Help End Child Hunger Now - Medical News Today 30/09/06
The Executive Director of the UN World Food Program (WFP), James Morris, has sounded a call to action to end child hunger, describing the plight of hundreds of millions of poor, malnourished children who die, or fail to develop properly, as "an affront to conscience".
Tomorrow's Doctors Today - Medical News Today 30/09/06
UQ's School of Medicine is delving into nearly a decade of statistics to reveal how well its medical students are selected, educated and how they perform as they train to become doctors.
Mortality Rates From Cancer And Heart Disease Improve, UK - Medical News Today 30/09/06
Figures released by the Department of Health, based on recent data from the Office for National Statistics, show that mortality figures for people suffering from cancer and cardiovascular disease (CVD) have improved.
Two Proteins Have Unexpected Effects On Autoimmune Diseases Such As Lupus - Medical News Today 30/09/06
Blocking the effect of individual immune system proteins that normally recognize viruses and bacteria produces surprisingly different effects on the severity of autoimmune diseases such as Lupus, researchers at Yale School of Medicine report in the September issue of Immunity. Drugs that target these proteins could be important therapies for autoimmunity.
Leptin Has Powerful Effect On Reward Center In The Brain - Medical News Today 30/09/06
Leptin, a hormone critical for normal food intake and metabolism, exerts a strong effect on appetite by acting in the mid-brain region as well as in the hypothalamus, according to a Yale School of Medicine study in Neuron.
Stanford Study Finds Cancer Drug May Be Remedy For Rheumatoid Arthritis - Medical News Today 30/09/06
The potent cancer drug Gleevec, used to combat leukemia and some gastrointestinal cancers, may be useful in treating rheumatoid arthritis, according to a team of researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Their findings will be published in the October issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation.
The Thermo-expandable Metallic Stent For Managing Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: A Systematic Review - Medical News Today 29/09/06
The surgical management of LUTS or urinary retention secondary to BPH is not without risks, especially in the older patient or those with significant co-morbidities. The urethral stent was developed for these patients as an alternative to long-term urethral or suprapubic catheterization. Stents, such as the Urolume, which allow epithelial incorporation, are troubled by high rates of infection, encrustation and migration. Also, epithelial in-growth can cause luminal narrowing to an extent which requires stent removal which can be an extremely difficult procedure.
Gene Transfer Using Mutant Form Of Good Cholesterol Cuts Vascular Plaque And Inflammation - Medical News Today 29/09/06
Transfer of a gene that produces a mutant form of good cholesterol provides significantly better anti-plaque and anti-inflammation benefits than therapy using the "normal" HDL gene, according to a mouse study conducted by cardiology researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and reported in the Oct. 3 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
Investigational Antibiotic Ceftobiprole Shows Promise Against Potentially Life-Threatening MRSA Infections
Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research and Development, L.L.C. today announced that ceftobiprole, a novel cephalosporin(1) antibiotic in Phase III clinical trials, was found to be active against complicated skin infections caused by common, potentially deadly bacteria, including MRSA. These data were from two poster presentations given at the 46th Annual Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC). These data also were highlighted by ICAAC. Ceftobiprole is being co-developed with Basilea Pharmaceutica, Ltd. through an exclusive worldwide collaboration.
Pfizer's Anti-Smoking Pill Champix(R) Approved In Europe - Medical News Today 29/09/06
Pfizer Inc said today that the European Commission has approved Champix(R) (varenicline), a novel pill for smoking cessation in adults. In addition, because smokers often need considerable support to quit successfully, Champix will be available with a patient support plan which smokers can customize to address their individual behavioral triggers as they try to quit smoking.
Patients With Migraine Headaches Tested With Spinal Cord Stimulators
Researchers at Rush University Medical Center are testing a new treatment for migraine headaches: occipital nerve stimulation, a surgical procedure in which an implanted neurostimulator delivers electrical impulses to nerves under the skin at the base of the head at the back of the neck.
Long-Term Outcomes For Prostate Cancer Show IMRT Curative: 89 Percent Disease-free 8 Years Later - Medical News Today 29/09/06
Results from the largest study of men with prostate cancer treated with high-dose, intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) show that the majority of patients remain alive with no evidence of disease after an average follow-up period of eight years.
Innovative Program To Improve Patient Nutrition: Improving The Patient Experience One Meal At A Time - Medical News Today 29/09/06
Sometimes innovation in health care takes the form of advanced imaging technology or breakthroughs in drug treatments. Sometimes it takes the form of hamburgers cut into squares and soup served in a cup.
Women's Sporting Prowess May Be Predicted By Finger Length Ratio - Medical News Today 29/09/06
The difference between the lengths of a woman's index and ring fingers may indicate her sporting prowess, suggests research published ahead of print in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
Gastric Bypass Surgery Safer Using Mesh - Medical News Today 29/09/06
About 25% of patients who have open gastric bypass surgery develop incisional hernias. These lead to serious complications. Holding the incision closed with a polypropylene mesh can prevent these hernias.
Risk Of Irritable Bowel Syndrome Increased by Restricted Fetal Growth - Medical News Today 29/09/06
Babies weighing less than the standard weight seem to be at significantly greater risk of developing irritable bowel syndrome or IBS, suggests research published ahead of print in the journal Gut.
Transplantation Tolerance: One Step Closer? - Medical News Today 29/09/06
Frank JMF Dor, MD, surgeon-in-training in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, will defend his PhD thesis, entitled “Investigations relating to the induction of immunological tolerance through spleen transplantation in miniature swine” on October 11th 2006. Dor demonstrates in his research that the induction of immunological tolerance is feasible through spleen transplantation.
Cheshire and Merseyside News
Blunders that led to double killing - Liverpool Echo 29/09/06
A SERIES of blunders that saw psychopath Mark Corner freed to butcher two women was revealed today.
Care blunders led to murders, admits NHS - The Guardian 30/09/06
Failings in double killer's care - BBC Health News 29/09/06
NHS worker appalled at 'privatisation' - Chester Chronicle 29/09/06
A UNION representative wants to tell the public about the 'privatisation' of the National Health Service.
Diabetes support - Southport Visiter 29/09/06
THE new season has started for the Diabetes UK Southport and Formby Voluntary Support Group that uses the Mornington Road Centre opposite Southport College for its meetings.
Parkinson’s help - Southport Visiter 29/09/06
HAVE you recently been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, or may be have had it for some time but have not known who to turn to for support and advice?
A bit of a do twice over - Southport Visiter 29/09/06
A LOCAL woman who joined the health service in 1984 as a ward clerk is retiring at the age of 60.
Report on drug use - Southport Visiter 29/09/06
A REPORT into the treatment of drug addicts across Lancashire has been carried out in the hope it will reduce crime.
Legalise assisted suicide, says MEP - Southport Visiter 29/09/06
A “CRUEL” law banning assisted suicide should be axed, a Southport MEP said this week.
Borough is told to learn lessons from Liverpool - Southport Visiter 29/09/06
SEFTON is being urged to ‘raise its game’ in tackling teenage pregnancies.
Centre closed in Legionella scare - BBC Health News 29/09/06
A leisure centre in Cheshire has been closed after Legionella bacteria was found in the water system.
Cumbria and Lancashire News
Wealth of health - Lancashire Telegraph 30/09/06
A NEW £28million development in the heart of Burnley has been officially opened - moving the regeneration of the town a major step forward.
Health trust’s set-up ‘has been shambolic' - Carlisle News & Star 30/09/06
OUTGOING health chiefs in north Cumbria say the set-up of a new county-wide body, which takes over tomorrow, has been ‘shambolic’.
Greater Manchester News
Holiday fall woman may lose her home - Manchester Evening News 30/09/06
A HOLIDAYMAKER from Greater Manchester could be forced to sell her home to pay a £150,000 Florida hospital bill.
MP demands inquiry at shamed hospital - Manchester Evening News 30/09/06
AN MP has demanded an independent investigation into the problems at Tameside General Hospital.
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