Wednesday, August 01, 2007

Another 15 Minutes...Health News from Fade



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Mother dies from heart attack 48 hours after cosmetic surgery - the Daily Mail 31st July 2007

Just two days after having cosmetic surgery, mother-of-two Pauline Bainbridge suffered a massive heart attack and died.

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Health, News, UK Health News, Plastic Surgery, Myocardial Infarction, Daily Mail


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Why childhood cancer survival in UK is way behind Europe - the Daily Mail 31st July 2007

Child cancer victims have vastly better survival chances in mainland Europe than in Britain, a study shows.


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Late diagnosis blamed for lower child cancer survival rates in UK - The Guardian 1st July 2007

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Health, News, Cancer, Children, UK Health News, Daily Mail


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Zebrafish could help scientists find a cure for blindness - the Daily Mail 1st August 2007

It may be no more than a minnow of the marine world but the zebrafish could hold the key to restoring sight to the blind. The tiny tropical fish, named after its distinctive striped markings, has long interested scientists because of its unique ability to repair damaged and diseased cells in its own eyes.


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Zebrafish study may point way to blindness cure - Reuters 1st July 2007

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'Jamie Oliver effect' blamed as chocolate biscuit sales crumble - the Daily Mail 31st July 2007

Jamie Oliver's healthy food campaign is killing off the old-fashioned chocolate biscuit. Figures published today show sales slumped by 17 per cent between 2001 and last year.

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Health, News, UK Health News, Diet, Daily Mail


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Lower life insurance for vegetarians - the Daily Mail 31st July 2007

A new life insurance product was launched today offering lower premiums to vegetarians.

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Health, News, UK Health News, Daily Mail, Vegetarian


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One in three patients now sees a nurse instead of a GP - the Daily Mail 31st July 20007

Patients are almost twice as likely to see a nurse rather than their GP than they were in the early 1990s.

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Health, News, UK Health News, Nursing, Daily Mail, GP


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Sinus trouble? Stick a balloon up your nose - the Daily Mail 31st July 2007

Millions of patients who suffer the misery of chronic sinusitis could benefit from a new technique to clear their nasal blockages. The low-risk procedure involves inserting a tiny balloon into the patient's nose.

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Health, News, UK Health News, Daily Mail, Sinusitis


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Junior doctor chaos could go on for months - the Daily Mail 1st August 2007

Disruption in hospitals caused by the shambolic recruitment process for junior doctors could last for months, it has emerged.

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Health, News, UK Health News, Hospitals, Daily Mail, Doctors


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Call for children donor awareness - BBC Health News 1st August 2007

Children born with the help of donated sperm or eggs should have the fact recorded on their birth certificates, a group of MPs and peers has suggested.


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A right to know - biological origins of IVF children to be stated on birth certificates - The Guardian 1st July 2007

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Health, News, UK Health News, In Vitro Fertilization, Patient Information, BBC Health News


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Nurse shortage hits mental care - BBC Health News 31st July 2007

Mental health patients' care is being threatened by nursing staff shortages, nurses say.

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Health, News, Mental Health, UK Health News, Nursing, BBC Health News


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Hospital 'sorry' for foetus error - BBC Health News 31st July 2007

A hospital trust has apologised to a mother for keeping her 12-weeks-old miscarried foetus in a laboratory after telling her it had been cremated.

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Health, News, UK Health News, Hospitals, Neonatal Mortality, BBC Health News


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Patients 'get more time with GP' - BBC Health News 31st July 2007

GPs in England spend almost 40% longer on each patient consultation than they did in 1992/93, research shows.

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Health, News, UK Health News, Patient Waiting Times, BBC Health News, GP, patients


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US doctor on organ harvest charge - BBC Health News 1st August 2007

A transplant surgeon in the US has been charged with attempting to hasten the death of a disabled man in order to harvest his organs.

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Office printers 'are health risk' - BBC Health News 1st August 2007

The humble office laser printer can damage lungs in much the same way as smoke particles from cigarettes, a team of Australian scientists has found.

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Health, International Health News, News, Lung Diseases, BBC Health News


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Swiss firm recalls food additive - BBC Health News 1st August 2007

A Swiss manufacturer of food additives is recalling a thickening agent following reports it had been contaminated with the poison dioxin.

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'Field hospital' to help drinkers - Manchester Evening News 31st July 2007

A MAKESHIFT field hospital could become a regular fixture for revellers in Stockport as part of a bid to ease the pressure on emergency services.

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Health, News, Alcohol, Greater Manchester Health News, Accident and Emergency Departments, Hospitals, Manchester Evening News


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Shocking figures of obese Wiganers - Wigan Today 31st July 2007

A shocking expansion in Wiganers' waistlines can be revealed today. The battle against weight has also become a battle of the sexes in Wigan – there are far more fat men than women in the town. In fact, Wigan lasses are skinnier than the national average, while pie-chomping blokes are larger.

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