Monday, August 06, 2007

Welcome to the Podcast of Another 15 Minutes, Health News from the Fade Library. Full links to the articles detailed can be found at www (dot) fade the blog 2 (dot) blogspot (dot)com


New Section

National News

New Story

Like father like son: Could a liberal Jew really consent to the circumcision of his newborn boy? - The Independent 5th August 2007

For Jewish parents the world over it's a no-brainer, like the Chief Rabbi eating kosher and bears pooping in the woods – if you have a baby son, you get him circumcised. For me too, when our boy was just a dream of future fatherhood, there was no question in my mind that he would undergo the procedure, as I had done, and my father before me, and his father before him.

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Health, News, UK Health News, Circumcision, The Independent

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Only love can break you heart...and ruin your health as well - the Daily Mail 6th August 2007

Falling in love can seriously damage your health, scientists warned today. Researchers at Imperial College said the range of physical effects caused by the ups and downs of romance can cause serious long-term damage to the human body.

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Health, News, UK Health News, Research, Daily Mail

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Project aims to tackle superbug - BBC Health News 5th August 2007

A new project aimed at tackling hospital superbugs has been launched.

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Health, News, UK Health News, MRSA, Hospitals, BBC Health News

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Drive to tackle dementia burden - BBC Health News 5th August 2007

The government says it is making dementia a top priority as it calls on experts to find ways to reduce its spiralling burden on society.

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Health, News, UK Health News, Dementia, BBC Health News

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Boneshaker shows loose hip joint - BBC Health News 5th August 2007

Hip replacements which have come loose could be revealed by a machine that vibrates the leg
then listens to the sound made by the bone.

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Health, News, UK Health News, BBC Health News, Hip replacements

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Britons embarrassed about condoms - BBC Health News 5th August 2007

A third of Britons find talking with a new partner about condoms so embarrassing it puts them off using one at all, a survey has suggested.


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Health, News, Sexual Behaviour, UK Health News, Sex Education, BBC Health News

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New rules to treat obese patients - BBC Health News 4th August 2007

Anaesthetists have been given guidance on dealing with very obese patients amid safety concerns.

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Health, News, Obesity, UK Health News, Anaesthetics, BBC Health News

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Mice bred to mimic schizophrenia - BBC Health News 6th August 2007

US scientists have genetically modified mice to exhibit both the anatomical and behavioural defects associated with the complex condition schizophrenia.

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Health, News, Genetics, UK Health News, Schizophrenia, BBC Health News

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Thousands denied fertility treatment as half of England's health authorities fail to honour pledge - The Guardian 6th August 2007

Thousands of couples are being denied NHS fertility treatment despite a government pledge of a full IVF cycle for those eligible by April 2005, a Department of Health survey has found.

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Health, News, UK Health News, NHS, Human Fertility, In Vitro Fertilization

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We did it with eyes, why not with ears? - The Telegraph 6th August 2007

In a provocative and personal view, Victoria Lambert suggests that it's time we helped out the over-burdened NHS and paid for hearing aids ourselves When 108-year-old Olive Beal was told she must wait 18 months for a new NHS hearing aid, it provoked a wave of righteous indignation across the country.

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Health, News, UK Health News, Hearing, NHS, Costs, Audiology, The Telegraph


New Section

Cumbria and Lancashire News


New Story

Death probe doctor no longer a GP - Lancashire Evening Post 5th August 2007

A doctor being investigated following the death of a patient has withdrawn his name from Central Lancashire's list of NHS GPs.

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Health, News, NHS, Cumbria and Lancashire Health News, GP



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