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Thousands of people have been wrongly told they are in danger of developing life-threatening heart diseases because of flaws in the way doctors routinely calculate the risk, according to a study of more than a million people published today. Current estimates of the number at risk of cardiovascular diseases are 1.5 million too high, the report says, suggesting the anti-cholesterol drugs statins are massively and needlessly over-prescribed, inflating the £2bn annual bill to the NHS.
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'1.5m wrongly told they have heart disease' - The Times 6th July 2007
The National Audit Office's finding that fewer GPs feel confident in their training to diagnose and manage dementia than three years ago (Health service must act to tackle rise in dementia, says watchdog, July 4) is deeply worrying and also frustrating, given that the government has been aware of this problem for some time now. A 1998 study by the Mental Health Foundation found that provision of early intervention services for dementia was patchy and poorly organised. Clearly, little has changed, despite widespread public support for such services - an NOP poll carried out for us in 2005 found that 89% of people would prefer to receive a dementia diagnosis as early as possible.
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Labour's reckless record means it must now pay heed to doctors - The Guardian 6th July 2007
Alan Johnson has to win over both professionals and patients if he hopes to save the health system. And he has a year to do it If anyone can nurse the nurses and find a soothing remedy for the medics' malaise, Alan Johnson is the right man to apply the poultices. But don't imagine this is going to be an easy political operation. Nicely Nicely Johnson talks human, not human resources, but he's up against voters' love of doctors and distrust of politicians.
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Johnson agrees to pay talks with nurses to avert overtime bans - The Guardian 6th July 2007
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It was, quite literally, a heart stopping moment and it brought a collective gasp from the audience in the auditorium last night. On the large screen in front of more than 200 people, the chest cavity of a 68-year-old under anesthetic had been opened up and a vigorously pulsating heart was revealed. The bated-breath moment came when the organ was stopped by surgeons performing Britain's first, public, live, open-heart operation.
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Fashion for size zero fuels rise in eating disorders among models - The Independent 6th July 2007
The fashion industry's obsession with size zero could be driving an even bigger increase in eating disorders among models than previously thought, with four out of ten said to be suffering, according to a new study. A report by the Model Health Inquiry said that known cases of anorexia could be just the "tip of the iceberg" and that there were a growing number of women with hidden eating disorders.
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Some packs of ready-made sandwiches contain as much salt as up to eight bags of crisps, according to a survey. The campaign group Consensus Action on Salt and Health (Cash) tested 140 sandwich packs and found that 40 per cent contained 2g of salt – more than a third of a person’s recommended daily intake.
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An NHS manager was given a payoff of £480,000 because he could not find another job after a government-ordered reorganisation. The settlement awarded to Chris Town, the former chief executive of Greater Peterborough Primary Care Trust, was described as “scandalous” by a local MP, but Mr Town defended it as “not unreasonable”.
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It’s never too late to lose weight, even if your last 397 diets ended in failure. Amanda Ursell explains why If realisation dawns that the dreaded “bikini beach moment” (or its male equivalent) is but a few weeks away, you may be panicked into crash dieting. If this is a pattern that you follow year after year, take heart. We have been browbeaten into believing that weight cycling – better known as yo-yo dieting – messes up our metabolism permanently and causes us to break down an excess amount of muscle. This is not the case.
Almost a third of nurses - some 4,000 - had not found jobs six months after qualifying last year, according to official statistics. More than half of physiotherapists and one in five midwives were also still unemployed half a year after completing their studies, the Department of Health admits. Professional bodies claimed taxpayers' money is being wasted on training staff who then cannot find work in the NHS, and blamed Government squeezes on funding which lead to local healthcare trusts cutting junior positions.
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The appalling weather has slashed the number of "sickies" by nearly a fifth. FirstCare, which records and analyses attendance for the NHS and businesses in the private sector, said that the number of sick days last month fell by 17 per cent. Aaron Ross, the managing director, said: "Good weather is definitely the enemy of businesses. When the sun is shining, we see a rise in people pulling a sickie."
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Thousands of people with heart failure could be going undiagnosed despite the risk of sudden death, a health watchdog said yesterday. Uneven provision of care across England means that some people may be missing out on access to treatment.
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Up to 200,000 don't know they have a killer heart condition - Daily Mail 5th July 2007
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Heart failure patients 'missed' - BBC Health News 5th July 2007
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Up to 200,000 don't know they have a killer heart condition - Daily Mail 5th July 2007
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Heart failure patients 'missed' - BBC Health News 5th July 2007
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A young mother has died of skin cancer after using a sunbed twice a day for seven years. Zita Farrelly, 29, died three days after her daughter's first birthday. The mother-of-two, from Salford, Greater Manchester, started using sunbeds when she was 14. She gave them up seven years later but last August found a mole on her leg and was diagnosed with the skin cancer melanoma.
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'Tanorexic' young mother dies of skin cancer after seven years of sunbeds - Daily Mail 6th July 2007
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A former soldier who fought his local council for the right to look after his wife at home blamed social workers for contributing to her death. Second World War paratrooper Dennis Cramp claimed her death was "accelerated" by their insistence she should go into a care home.
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People at a high risk of having a heart attack do not know when to dial 999, heart specialists have warned. They say patients with heart problems are waiting too long before seeking help because they cannot distinguish between angina pain and a heart attack.
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Nurses in Wales are to receive their full annual pay increase, ahead of their colleagues in England. The unstaged pay increase of 2.5%, backdated to 1 April, was announced by health minister Edwina Hart, who said they "deserved their pay in full".
A doctor's administration of drugs hastened the deaths of two terminally ill babies and was "tantamount to euthanasia", an inquiry has heard. Consultant neonatologist Michael Munro, 41, gave 23 times the normal dose of a muscle relaxant at Aberdeen Maternity Hospital, medical watchdogs were told.
Scientists in Cambridge say they are moving a step closer to developing an artificial pancreas for people with diabetes. They are conducting trials in Cambridge with 12 youngsters aged five to 18.
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Hopes for better vCJD diagnosis - BBC Health News 5th July 2007
Scientists are perfecting a test which they hope will confirm mad cow disease (vCJD) in humans. At present doctors test for the presence of abnormal proteins called prions which are thought to cause the disease by killing off brain cells.
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Several farms were sealed off in eastern France and tighter rules were applied to poultry breeders yesterday after three dead swans tested positive for the virulent H5N1 strain of bird flu. The first instance of bird flu in France since early 2006 followed the discovery of a case in eastern Germany on Tuesday. Wild birds in Bavaria and Saxony also died from the disease last month. Within the European Union bird flu has also been found this year in Hungary, Britain and the Czech Republic.
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Men 'no less chatty than women' - BBC Health News 5th July 2007
The common notion that women are the more talkative sex has been dispelled by scientists in the US. Researchers who bugged 400 students to log their chats found little difference in word count between the sexes.
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Doc charity plea for eye scanner - Liverpool Echo 5th July 2007
A SURGEON is urgently trying to raise money for a machine that will help save thousands of people’s sight. Consultant Ahmed Kamal needs £60,000 to buy a 3D retinal scanner for Fazakerley hospital.
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Alder Hey parents snub ban - Liverpool Echo 5th July 2007
ALDER Hey today drafted in extra security to deal with abusive parents flouting no-smoking rules. Staff at the children’s hospital said they were fed up with the abuse when they ask them to stop.
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Campaign highlights domestic abuse cases - Runcorn & Widnes Weekly News 5th July 2007
HALTON'S Relationships Centre says that tens of thousands of domestic abuse cases in the UK go unreported because people do not realise that the violence against them is abuse. Domestic abuse costs social services and the NHS £3billion a year, and a study shows it affects more than 350,000 people a year in England and Wales, as well as 45,000 incidents in Scotland. Even worse, the British Medical Association study shows that an estimated 750,000 children a year witness abuse. To coincide with the study, The Relationships Centre has launched its radio campaign on WireFM which features a woman being emotionally abused by her partner.
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HOSPITAL chiefs have drawn up a strategy which they hope could remedy the historical lack of doctors working in East Lancashire. For some time now the six boroughs which make up the region have been severely under-doctored'. Across the UK the average number of doctors is around 64, per primary care trust (PCT).
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A landlord who is defying the smoking ban is on the brink of prosecution and customers who continue to light up at his pub could shortly be issued with on-the-spot fines. Hamish Howitt, of the Happy Scots Bar, Rigby Road, claims he will not pay any fines issued against him and is prepared to challenge the ban in court.
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Care-home battle hastened my wife's death, says veteran - Daily Mail 5th July 2007New Story
A former soldier who fought his local council for the right to look after his wife at home blamed social workers for contributing to her death. Second World War paratrooper Dennis Cramp claimed her death was "accelerated" by their insistence she should go into a care home.
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OVERWEIGHT youngsters can have fun fighting the flab - thanks to a new scheme. And organisers want their parents to join in the enjoyment at Bolton Lads and Girls Club. Youngsters who are overweight or obese are being invited to take part in a project called Children and Parents Together for Activities, Image and Nutrition, which spells out Captain.
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THE old grey herd of elephants which used to stand in Newport Street in Bolton town centre will be migrating to a new safer home - courtesy of the Royal Bolton Hospital. The much loved elephants were vandalised and after suffering the effects of weather and repeated attacks over the past 25 years they made way for three new gaily painted ones said to be vandal-proof.
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A young mother has died of skin cancer after using a sunbed twice a day for seven years. Zita Farrelly, 29, died three days after her daughter's first birthday. The mother-of-two, from Salford, Greater Manchester, started using sunbeds when she was 14. She gave them up seven years later but last August found a mole on her leg and was diagnosed with the skin cancer melanoma.
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'Tanorexic' young mother dies of skin cancer after seven years of sunbeds - Daily Mail 6th July 2007
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