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Publicity campaigns fail to stop unsafe sex - Independent 25/10/06
Awareness of one of the most common sexually-transmitted infections has soared, but most people admit that knowledge about the risks has not stopped them having unsafe sex.
Vitamin pills help women get pregnant - Independent 25/10/06
Women who take a daily multivitamin tablet can boost their chances of getting pregnant. Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health who followed 18,000 women over eight years found those who took a multivitamin on at least six days a week had a 40 per cent lower risk of suffering ovulatory problems leading to infertility.
Kellogg's puts extra sugar and salt in UK cereals - Independent 25/10/06
Kellogg, the global breakfast cereal company, has been selling some of its most famous brands in Britain with higher salt and sugar levels than in its native US.
Older mothers more likely to have infertile daughters - Independent 25/10/06
The trend to delay childbirth by women seeking to build careers before starting a family could provoke a fertility crisis in the next generation, research suggests.
Triggering TLR4 Can Raise Resistance To Insulin - Medical News Today 25/10/06
Type 2 diabetes is caused by insulin resistance, which occurs when cells do not respond to insulin causing the storage and release of energy to become dysregulated. Obesity is linked to insulin resistance, but the mechanisms involved have been hard to characterize -- although some studies have indicated a role for inflammation.
Innovative Profile Of Enzyme That Aids Tumor Growth Offers Potential New Treatments For Ovarian, Breast Cancers - Medical News Today 25/10/06
"Using a combination of enzyme activity and metabolite profiling, we determined that this protein-whose function was previously unknown-serves as a key regulator of a lipid signaling network that contributes to cancer," said Benjamin F. Cravatt, a Scripps Research professor and a member of its Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology who led the study.
Omega-3 added to tinned spaghetti - the Daily Mail 24/10/06
While most parents know that eating oily fish boosts children's brain power, getting them to eat it is another matter. However, Heinz claims to have solved the problem by putting Omega 3 fatty acids in its tinned spaghetti.
How alarming! Your bedside clock could be bad for your health - the Daily Mail 24/10/06
Most of us are slaves to our alarm clocks. And when summertime ends on October 29 we'll become even more dependent on them.
'Folic acid helps fertility in women' - the Daily Mail 24/10/06
Women who take folic acid supplements every day have a better chance of getting pregnant, say researchers. Long known to safeguard the health of the unborn baby, this is the first time folic acid, a form of vitamin B, has been shown to aid conception too.
Painkillers may have link to heart attacks, doctors warned - Guardian 25/10/06
High doses of a class of painkillers which includes ibuprofen can increase the risk of heart attacks if taken over long periods, doctors were warned yesterday.
Older mothers risk fertility of daughters - Guardian 25/10/06
Women who delay having children until later in life risk damaging the fertility of their daughters, researchers warned yesterday. The discovery is the first evidence that the steep decline in fertility seen in older women causes genetic damage that is passed on if they conceive, causing reduced fertility in female children.
MRI advised for women with cancer gene - Guardian 25/10/06
Women aged between 20 and 49 who have a strong family history of breast cancer should be given MRI scans as regularly as once a year, the National Institute for health and Clinical Excellence (Nice) will rule today.
Flu vaccine to be encouraged for women in late pregnancy - Guardian 25/10/06
Pregnant women are likely to be offered flu vaccination in the later stages of pregnancy because of the strain that the illness could put on their heart and lungs in childbirth. The move is likely to cause concern among some pregnant women who are already anxious about advice that is offered on what foods and medications are safe.
Disposable inhaler that does a better job than the jab - The Times 25/10/06
A NEW single-use inhaler that costs 2p could revolutionise the way that medicines and vaccines are administered. Drug companies are increasingly designing medicines to be inhaled rather than injected. But they lack a simple, cheap, and reliable inhaler that can be mass produced.
Residents will call doctors and heads to public account - The Times 25/10/06
RESIDENTS will be able to trigger public hearings about hospital closures, drug dealing and school bullying as part of a radical programme to devolve power from Whitehall.
International News
Innovative Profile Of Enzyme That Aids Tumor Growth Offers Potential New Treatments For Ovarian, Breast Cancers - Medical News Today 25/10/06
"Using a combination of enzyme activity and metabolite profiling, we determined that this protein-whose function was previously unknown-serves as a key regulator of a lipid signaling network that contributes to cancer," said Benjamin F. Cravatt, a Scripps Research professor and a member of its Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology who led the study.
Putoff Ops Down Almost 40pc - Lancashire Telegraph
CANCELLED operations at East Lancashire's hospitals have fallen by nearly 40 per cent. The number of cancelled procedures was 39 per cent down from April to September this year compared to the same period in 2005.
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