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Screen all babies for high cholesterol, doctors say - The Guardian 14th September 2007
Children as young as 15 months should be screened for high cholesterol in an attempt to cut the number of Britons suffering from heart disease, doctors say today.
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Doctors: 'Test every child for cholesterol' - The Independent 14th September 2007
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Toddlers 'should be tested for cholesterol to prevent heart disease in later life' - Daily Mail 13th September 2007
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Cholesterol test call in children - BBC Health News 13th September 2007
Patients needing emergency NHS treatment after becoming drunk or incapacitated by drugs would be charged under proposals yesterday from Norman Lamb, the Liberal Democrat health spokesman.
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Lib Dems call for drunks to face A&E treatment charges - The Times 14th September 2007
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Violent NHS patients 'could pay' - BBC Health News 14th September 2007
I'm drinking coffee and suddenly that makes me an evil mum-to-be. What is wrong with these people?
A father hanged himself while using a live webcam despite attempts by other chatroom users to talk him out of committing suicide, an inquest has been told. An inquest in Telford was told that Kevin Whitrick, from Wellington, Shropshire, was using an "insult chatroom" at the time of his death. His body was found at his home on 21 March this year by police who were alerted to the tragedy by other internet users.
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The prospect of a strike across the health service receded yesterday when members of the Unison and GMB unions voted to accept a revised pay offer. The offer is worth just over two per cent across the board but workers on lower grades will receive more. Karen Jennings, Unison’s Head of Health, said that employees were disappointed but wanted to move on.
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News in brief - The Guardian 14th September 2007
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Health staff accept new pay offer - BBC Health News 13th September 2007
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How one man felt he had no option but to go to India for treatment Simon Crompton WHEN Ron Walker’s NHS consultant laid out his treatment options, he knew he had no option but to go to India. Either he could wait ten months for a hip-resurfacing operation on the NHS or he could have the operation done privately in the next couple of weeks for £12,000.
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Rise in medical tourists gives economy a healthy boost - The Times 14th September 2007
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GPs 'under attack' from ministers - The Telegraph 14th September 2007
General practitioners feel "under attack" from ministers over extending working hours, the head of the Royal College of GPs said yesterday. Outlining the future of GP services, Prof Mayur Lakhani said doctors want to improve care but the Government must work with them.
A smoker is facing years of pain after an NHS hospital refused to set his broken ankle unless he gives up cigarettes. John Nuttall, 57, needs the operation to fix the ankle he broke in three places two years ago and which was not healed by a plaster cast.
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Doctors refuse to fix builder's broken ankle unless he quits smoking - Daily Mail 13th September 2007
The junior doctors recruitment crisis will be even worse next year, a Government document disclosed yesterday. Competition for training posts will be tighter with three applicants expected for every job. This year, which will see 10,000 doctors without a training job by next month, there were two applicants for every post. Only a third of applicants even got an interview, the document said.
Growing numbers of teenagers are seeking help for cocaine addiction because dealers are offering them 'economy' versions of the drug, a leading charity has warned. DrugScope's annual poll of drug workers across the UK found the cheaper version of cocaine was putting the drug within reach of young people.
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Cocaine users 'getting younger' - BBC Health News 13th September 2007
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Only one 11-year-old in 40 gets the exercise they need to stay fit - Daily Mail 13th September 2007
Only one in 40 children is taking enough exercise to stay healthy, research reveals today. The tiny proportion of 11-yearolds meeting international guidelines for one hour of moderate exercise every day means that millions of less active children could be storing up health problems for the future.
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Children with a lazy eye do not need to wear an eye patch for the whole day to correct their vision, say experts. A study carried out in two London hospitals found three to four hours a day for 12 weeks is enough to improve sight in affected children.
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Women in the north of England are being offered half-price fertility treatment if they donate some of their eggs to medical research. The controversial "egg-sharing" scheme is being run by the Newcastle Fertility Centre and is being funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC).
Looking at seven-year-old Joe Duffill now it is hard to believe that he was once a very quiet and solitary little boy. Today he is outgoing and confident and his parents put the dramatic personality change down to his hearing aids, which he wears each day.
Having an older sibling, particularly a brother, can stunt growth, work suggests. Experts said the condition of the womb after the first pregnancy may be a factor. The study of 14,000 families was presented at the BA Festival of Science.
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Four NHS workers have been sacked in Newcastle after using hospital computers to view pornographic images. The disciplinary hearings followed the suspension of nine staff in the summer, after an investigation by the Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
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China's healthcare system has been swept up in the country's tide of capitalism, writes Jonathan Watts, and it is the rural poor who are paying the price
India's rapid economic growth could be slowed by a sharp rise in the prevalence of heart disease, stroke and diabetes, and the successful information technology industry is likely to be the hardest hit, a study has found.
The nation is cashing in on its reputation for quality care, says Simon Crompton THERE was a time when doing a search for “India” and “surgery” on the internet simply came up with reports about knee operations on cricketers from the sub-continent. No longer. Now dozens of agencies and hospitals offering top-quality surgery at rock-bottom prices top the listings.
Two UK pension funds are vying to lead a US class action lawsuit against GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), accusing the pharmaceutical giant of misleading the market over its controversial diabetes pill Avandia.
The adage goes that an apple a day keeps the doctor away - but it could be closer to 100 apples according to a new study. People who overdo exercise often fall victim to illness but American researchers found that giving them quercetin, which is found in apples, could help protect them.
Chronic fatigue syndrome may be linked to a stomach virus, experts have found. A study of 165 patients with the debilitating condition, better known as ME, found that more than 80 per cent tested positive for particles of enteroviruses, which infect the bowel.
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Stomach virus 'may trigger M.E.' - BBC Health News 13th September 2007
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Honey 'could counter the effects of ageing' - Daily Mail 13th September 2007
Honey could help counter the effects of ageing and decrease anxiety, according to a study. Scientists found a diet sweetened with honey improved memory and reduced anxiety.
Dozens of blood banks in Peru have been closed after at least four people were infected with the HIV virus through contaminated transfusions. The government said all 240 of the country's facilities would be thoroughly screened, amid what is being described as a national emergency.
Famous corpses have become spectacles for a public obsessed with the celebrity, an expert claims. An example is the three-day funeral "stage show" of the Godfather of Soul James Brown, a conference on death and dying at Bath University heard.
Fewer children under the age of five are dying, thanks to immunisation programmes and anti-malaria measures, the UN children's agency, Unicef, says. Worldwide, the number of young children who died in 2006 dropped below 10 million for the first time, it said.
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A DAWN chorus of birds recorded in a doomed public park is destined to provide a therapeutic legacy for thousands of Liverpool hospital and health centre patients.
CAMPAIGNERS fighting plans to build a huge incinerator near their homes are hoping a public inquiry will delay the scheme long enough for someone to build one elsewhere. Chemicals giant Ineos Chlor already has the backing of Halton Council to build the plant at Weston Point near Runcorn.
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Out-of-hours care delays putting patients in danger - Liverpool Daily Post 13th September 2007
PATIENTS with life-threatening conditions face dangerous delays in receiving out-of-hours care in Wirral, it was revealed yesterday. The borough’s primary care trust (PCT) is failing to hit key standards because it is too slow answering telephone calls and starting assessments and emergency consultations.
STANDARDS in childcare provision in Halton are below the national average, according to a comprehensive report from inspectors. Only 45% of the borough’s providers were rated outstanding or good in inspections carried out by Ofsted between April 2005 and June 2007.
BY the end of 2009, all tobacco packaging will feature graphic images intended to highlight the danger of smoking, says the Ormskirk Euro-MP who introduced the legislation. Liberal Democrat Chris Davis says his aim is to curb the peer pressure which often prompts young people’s first smoke.
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Re-appointed to Trust - Ormskirk Advertiser 13th September 2007
A NEWBURGH woman has been re-appointed as a non-executive director of the Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust Board. Jackie Citarella was first appointed as non-executive director in September 2003 but has now been re-appointed to serve until August 2011.
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STAFF and patients at a Blackburn mental health unit - closed amid serious care concerns - are being told that it will not reopen for at least another four months. Health bosses at Lancashire Care NHS Trust moved swiftly to close the Woodlea Unit, on Park Lee Road, back in March amid "significant concerns" about patient care.
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Surgery Girls strip off for charity calendar - Preston and Leyland Citizen 13th September 2007
Forget Calendar Girls - a medical centre in Bamber Bridge has its own Surgery Girls. Receptionists, nurses, pharmacy dispensers and even a doctor at the Ryan Medical Centre, in St Mary's Road, have stripped off for a calendar which aims to raise more than £5,000 for the centre's Tender Nursing Care charity.
A MAN whose mental health is worrying police will have a psychiatric report made on his condition, a court was told. Burnley Magistr-ates' Court heard how Patrick Leona-rd, 35, subject to a criminal anti-social behaviour order, did not present a danger to himself or others. But offic-ers had discussed the possibility of having him sectioned under the Mental Health Act.
SPECIAL advice is being issued to Muslims in East Lancashire on how they can deal with diabetes during the holy month of Ramadan. High incidences of diabetes have been recorded among Asian communities in the area, which could a dilemna during Ramadan, which started today, where Muslims fast during daylight hours.
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Book a doc on remote control - Preston and Leyland Citizen 13th September 2007
Doctor's appointments in Preston can now be booked from the comfort of your armchair with a click of the TV remote control. The free Preston Connected TV service, available to all residents in the city with Sky or Virgin Media digital television or a Freeview box with modem, now offers the facility to book, amend and cancel GP appointments 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
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PATIENTS bussed more than 100 miles because of an industrial dispute were being brought back to Manchester today. The 17 patients, seriously ill with conditions including schizophrenia and manic depression, were taken to a private unit in Darlington, Co Durham, when strike action by Unison began two weeks ago.
DOCTORS and nurses are on course to slash waiting times at the Royal Bolton Hospital - and meet government targets one year ahead of the rest of the country. Almost 100 per cent of inpatients or day cases are being treated within 26 weeks of being added to a list, health bosses revealed at yesterday's annual general meeting of Bolton Primary Care Trust (PCT).
A DENTIST has been cleared of racially abusing a police officer after footage shot on his mobile phone led to his court case being dramatically thrown out. Omer Shaukat Butt (31), who is based at the Unsworth Smile Clinic in Parr Lane, was charged with two offences after an officer confronted him outside Fairfield Hospital about his car.
TEENAGE spies will go undercover in Bury when the age for buying tobacco is raised to 18 on October 1. Trading standards are determined to enforce the law, and are telling shopkeepers that they face a fine of £2,500 if they break it.
WYTHENSHAWE Hospital has recently opened a new sensory room at its Starlight children's ward. The state of the art facility provides a stimulating and calming refuge, particularly for children with learning difficulties or those anxiously awaiting surgery.
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Eye health survey - Altrincham Messenger 13th September 2007
HENSHAWS - the leading Trafford-based charity for blind and visually impaired people - is launching a major survey into good eye health.
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