Monday, June 26, 2006

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National News


Babies of younger mothers have twice the chance of living to 100 - the Daily Mail 26/06/06


The secret of a long and healthy life could be as simple as your mother's age at the time of your birth.


Trolley waits 'abolished by 2008' - BBC News 26/06/06


Trolley waits in Northern Ireland hospitals are to be eliminated within two years, the health minister is expected to announce.


Doctors to condemn NHS policies - BBC News 26/06/06


Doctors are to attack the government's NHS policies at the British Medical Association's (BMA) annual conference which opens on Monday.


Hospital choice is side issue for the public, BMA warns - Independent 26/06/06

NHS choice policy fails to give real alternatives, say patients -The Times 26/06/06

NHS Does Not Provide Choice Says Public, UKBabies of younger mothers have twice the chance of living to 100 - Medical News Today 26/06/06


Treatment that allows brain to 'heal itself' may aid stroke victims - Independent 26/06/06


Scientists have discovered a new way to make the brain repair itself after a stroke, according to research published yesterday.

Stem cells offer brain damage hope - guardian 26/06/06


Drug firms a danger to health - report - Guardian 26/06/06


Drug companies are accused today of endangering public health through widescale marketing malpractices, ranging from covertly attempting to persuade consumers that they are ill to bribing doctors and misrepresenting the results of safety and efficacy tests on their products.

UK: NHS Should Be Removed From Direct Government ControlDrug firms attacked on marketing - Medical News Today 26/06/06


Paranoia: it's bigger than you fear - The Times 26/06/06


Paranoid thoughts may be as common as depression or anxiety

Paranoid Thoughts Almost As Common As Depression/Anxiety Reveal King's College Scientists - Medical News Today 26/06/06


Legal cannabis tea goes on sale - The Times 26/06/06


An ice tea containing cannabis extract is to be sold in British shops. C-Ice Swiss Cannabis Ice Tea is being marketed for its health benefits. All narcotic elements have been removed to make it legal. The £1.29 cans are being distributed via health food shops.


Study shows Parkinson's disease link to pesticides - The Times 26/06/06


NEW evidence that exposure to pesticides may be linked to the development of Parkinson’s disease has come from a study in the US.

Pesticides dramatically increase risk of Parkinson's - the Daily Mail 26/06/06


'Superbug' yields genetic secrets - The Times 26/06/06


THE genetic code of one of the most stubborn of all hospital “superbugs” has been mapped by British scientists, promising new ways of treating and preventing an infection that is implicated in more than 2,000 deaths each year.


The GM ice-cream that will keep you as slim as an eel - The Times 26/06/06


A FISH that lives in the North Atlantic is being used to create ice-cream that can be eaten without fear of putting on weight.


Staff problems hit physiotherapy - BBC News 26/06/06


Physiotherapy patients in the Cornish town of Hayle have been told outpatient appointments will have to be postponed because of a staff shortage.


Consultants lose jobs in NHS cash crisis - the Daily Mail 26/06/06


Two consultants have become the first to lose their jobs because of the NHS cash crisis.


International News


Don't Use Mobile Phone During Storms, Warn Doctors - Medical News Today 26/06/06


Three doctors in this week's BMJ warn of the risk of using mobile phones outdoors during stormy weather.


Scotland's Doctors Renew Calls For Smoking Age Increase - Medical News Today 26/06/06


Scotland's doctors today [Monday 26 June 2006] renewed calls for an increase in the purchase age of cigarettes from 16 to 18 in an attempt to deter young people from taking up smoking at an early age. The calls come as BMA Scotland published a report on the subject on the opening day of the BMA's annual UK conference in Belfast.


Condom Use Reduces Young Women's Risk Of Contracting HPV, Study Says - Medical News Today 26/06/06


Young women whose partners use condoms every time they have sex are 70% less likely to contract the human papillomavirus than women whose partners use condoms less than 5% of the time, according to a study published in the June 22 edition of the New England Journal of Medicine, the AP/Miami Herald reports (Johnson, AP/Miami Herald, 6/22).


BMA Cymru Wales Unveils Report Into NHS Recovery - Medical News Today 26/06/06


BMA Cymru Wales has launched a key report designed to inform the recovery of health services in Wales.

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