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Tony Blair poured scorn yesterday on a proposal advanced by Gordon Brown's close political allies for putting the NHS under the control of an independent board free from day-to-day ministerial interference.
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Blair dismisses Brown’s NHS management plan - The Times 1st May 2007
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People who regularly take aspirin to ward off strokes in later life could be doing themselves more harm than good, according to a new study. Researchers have found that the proportion of people over 75 who have suffered bleeding strokes has jumped ten-fold in the past 25 years, reflecting the increased use of antithrombotic drugs such as aspirin and warfarin.
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Scandal-hit healthcare software group iSoft said yesterday talks with potential buyers are at an advanced stage and hinted it may pull itself out of the red this year. Negotiations with its banks over long-term funding are continuing. It has used £49m of a £93m overdraft facility that runs out on November 14.
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Would your child know what to do if a friend was choking, or had fallen off their bike? Lucy Atkins reports on a scheme that takes 10-year-olds into casualty to learn how to avoid accidents and save lives
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One of the active chemicals in cannabis inhibits psychotic symptoms in people with schizophrenia, according to a study which compared it with a leading anti-psychotic drug. Although the finding could lead to new treatments for schizophrenia, scientists think it may also explain why cases of cannabis-induced psychosis are apparently on the rise.
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How cannabis holds an unlikely way to treat schizophrenia - The Times 1st May 2007
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Even a small amount of cannabis 'triggers psychotic episodes' warn doctors - Daily Mail 30th April 2007
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How cannabis holds an unlikely way to treat schizophrenia - The Times 1st May 2007
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Even a small amount of cannabis 'triggers psychotic episodes' warn doctors - Daily Mail 30th April 2007
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If there is one lesson policymakers in England could learn from Scotland, it would be how to reform the Mental Health Act (Letters, April 27). The Scottish Act 2003 was broadly supported by all professional groups, patients, their families and the public. It protects patients' human rights without compromising on public safety.
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Enforcement teams reported total compliance yesterday as the smoking ban ushered in a fresh era for Northern Ireland. Environmental health officers patrolled pubs and restaurants to check for any immediate breach of the prohibition.
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Ban comes in with puff of smoke - BBC Health News 30th April 2007
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Ban comes in with puff of smoke - BBC Health News 30th April 2007
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THE NHS needs to ship in scores of managers to help to overhaul services, offer patient choice, implement new financial systems and support clinical staff, according to the NHS Confederation. The confederation has produced a nifty booklet of facts about managers to support its claim. It says that, contrary to popular belief, there are more beds than managers, five times more, and that not all managers are grey-suited men; 59 per cent are women and judging by the photographs, they favour black clothing.
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STEPHEN CRAGG (Legislation update, April 24) looked at how the High Court dealt with a dispute about the best living arrangements for an older person who did not have the mental capacity to decide for herself where to live. In this case, the court stepped in to prevent a relative overruling a decision made by a local authority. However, Age Concern encounters many situations where it is by no means clear that local authorities or the NHS are acting in the best interests of an older person by insisting that they enter a care home. In such cases it may be relatives that need the support of the legal system.
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Alzheimer's eviction 'breaches human rights' - The Telegraph 1st May 2007
THE clock is ticking for organisations that still hold paper-based files: if they do not digitise their records by October they will be in breach of the Data Protection Act (DPA). Although most large organisations have computer-based systems in place for dealing with new data, Computing (April 26) reports that many will still be in possession of a lot of paper-based information.
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Ten years ago today the British electorate voted for life to change. Not just politics: life. It is sometimes difficult to remember the gloom that had built up over 18 years: some changes had been necessary, some disastrous, but what drove many to vote pellmell for change was the toxic attitude of government. Every ministerial statement breathed disdain for us: just close your eyes and remember the voice of Brian Mawhinney . . .
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JONATHAN WARREN head of healthcare at HMP Pentonville, on the FACTER X project, which trains prison officers and nurses to deal with inmates suffering from mental illness
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HOLY water is at best divine and at worse completely innocuous. After all, what harm can it possibly do? Plenty, according to Gillian Hodgson, an infection control nurse at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
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LOOKING for punters? You could have a go with some tried and tested sales techniques such as flashing the cash. Building (April 27) reports that, faced with flagging enthusiasm for private finance initiatives (PFI), a Bristol hospital is trying to pique the interest of bidders by offering to pay some of their costs.
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YOU can shift the blame, but changing the way that local government works is no easy task, Local Government Chronicle (April 26) reports. First up: Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire county councils have withdrawn from the Department of Health’s (DoH) shared services project — NHS Shared Business Services — fearful of breaking EU procurement laws.
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Incorporating pistachios into the diet can significantly reduce cholesterol and help to prevent narrowing of the arteries, research suggests. Nuts have a reputation as being salty, fatty and high in calories. In fact, they contain protein, fibre and in many cases their fats are of the healthy type.
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Doctors often diagnose too quickly, under the pressure of time and overwork — and get it wrong. In a new book Dr Jerome Groopman explains how you can help them to get it right
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TOO much “time, effort and ingenuity” are required to access information on health and social care services, according to research by the Picker Institute. The charity asked parents of autistic children and people suffering from multiple sclerosis and diabetes, among others, to shop for information.
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A Second World War veteran who is blind in one eye and cares for his disabled wife has been denied NHS funding for a drug that could stop him losing his sight completely. Dennis Devier was told his case was not exceptional, and was forced to spend £8,000 of savings he had planned to use for nursing care on private treatment to stop him going blind.
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War vet faces blindness and his disabled wife a care home after NHS drug rationing - Daily Mail 1st May 2007
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War vet faces blindness and his disabled wife a care home after NHS drug rationing - Daily Mail 1st May 2007
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A grown-up woman is feeling guilty about asking her mother, who was a war refugee, not to smother her with constant attention. Lesley Garner has some advice
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The national scandal of the Medical Training Application Service and Modernising Medical Careers has become deeper and more unforgivable.
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Getting eight hours' sleep a night has long been seen as one of the keys to a healthy and happy life. But for most of us the figure is little more than an ideal, with the average worker losing two and a half years of sleep over the course of their career, according to a survey.
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As many as 40 per cent of women in the UK are said to suffer from flagging libido at any one time. Female sexual dysfunction can wreak havoc in even the most loving relationships. It is an extremely complex problem with a variety of possible causes, including illness, the menopause, weight gain, poor nutrition, stress and psychological factors.
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American bullfrogs could hold the key to eliminating the MRSA superbug from hospital wards, scientists said today. Researchers at St Andrews University have developed a novel treatment which kills the infection. One of its key ingredients is ranalexin, a protein secreted by the Rana species of bullfrogs.
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Potential MRSA cure in bullfrogs - BBC Health News 30th April 2007
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Too few seriously ill children are receiving palliative care in their final weeks, a study suggests. A team from Great Ormond Street Hospital found the number dying in intensive care has increased over the last decade.
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More than one in three gay men with HIV have unprotected sex, a survey says. The University College London poll of 2,640 men in Manchester, Brighton and London also revealed a fifth of gay men without HIV do the same.
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The number of Britons who develop the most serious form of malaria is on the increase, official figures show. Data from the Health Protection Agency show there were 1,758 cases of malaria reported in UK travellers in 2006 - eight of which were fatal.
Scientists at the University of Dundee believe they may be a step closer to finding out why some people get cancer. Researchers have found that people who carry a variant of a specific gene are less likely to develop lung cancer.
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Scientists are developing a pill which could boost women's libido and reduce their appetite. The hormone-releasing pill has so far only been given to female monkeys and shrews who displayed more mating behaviour and ate less.
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Those who suffer from runny noses and itchy eyes at this time of year will welcome news that GlaxoSmithKline, the world's second largest pharmaceutical company, has had its allergy nasal spray approved by the US Food and Drug Administration.
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Whether you prefer skinny or whipped, with an extra shot of caffeine or a pump of syrup, your favourite beverage probably contains more calories, fat and sugar than you imagine. Britons once favoured plain coffee or tea, but we've developed a love of gourmet drinks such as lattes and spiced teas - all bad news for our waistlines.
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A test has been designed which can show if people of normal weight are at an increased risk of heart disease because they are carrying "hidden" fat. Developed by South Korean researchers, it checks blood-flow via a cuff on the ankle or arm.
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China miners risk deadly disease - BBC Health News 30th April 2007
Thousands of miners and cement workers in China are dying each year from breathing in coal and cement dust, state media reports. The lung disease known as "black lung" or pneumoconiosis accounts for three quarters of all occupational deaths, health officials said.
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LAST week, Urgent Care 24’s contract was extended by Primary Care Trust directors for six months. While some voiced concerns that Merseyside’s 1m patients will continue to rely on UC24 for their round-the-clock care until April, 2008, the service’s staff saw the extension as a vote of confidence.
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MERSEYSIDE medics have been called up to support British troops in Afghanistan. A team of 85 NHS personnel will take charge of the field hospital in Camp Bastion, the main base in lawless Helmand provence.
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Crunch health meetings due - Warrington Guardian 30th April 2007
The final public meetings over the controversial changes to doctor's surgeries are due tonight and tomorrow.
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HEALTH bosses fear moves to reorganise where patients go for specialist operations could see Cumbrians travelling further for care. Under plans to create a new regional group, they fear Cumbrians – who have traditionally been referred to the north east for heart bypass and other specialist procedures – could end up being sent to Manchester.
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HOSPITAL staff in Cumbria are holding a series of events to mark national Breastfeeding Awareness Week next month. Sessions will be held at the Cumberland Infirmary, West Cumberland Hospital and Penrith Birthing Unit from May 13-19.
A breath of fresh air for patients - Lancashire Telegraph 30th April 2007
A GROUNDBREAKING project providing a breath of fresh air for people with lung complaints has been named one of Europe's best health initiatives. More than 200 patients, mainly suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, have been given a new lease of life by the pioneering rehab service.
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'Poor care' turns asthma into crisis - Manchester Evening News 1st May 2007
PEOPLE from Oldham who suffer from asthma are almost twice as likely to need emergency hospital care as patients from the rest of England, according to a pressure group.
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