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Sickness Benefit Crackdown In £25m Trial

Posted on November 6th, 2012

Sickness benefit will be stripped from claimants who refuse to get treatment for their problems under a crackdown to be tested in a £25 million Government trial. Ministers want to extend the concept of “conditionality” used to force the jobless to seek work to welfare payments for those with health complaints as well. A series [...]

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What is the Liverpool Care Pathway?

Posted on November 2nd, 2012

There have been several recent news stories about the Liverpool Care Pathway – a programme for delivering palliative care to people with a terminal illness. For example, the Daily Mail described the Liverpool Care Pathway as a “death pathway” and called it a “scandal”, claiming that patients are being put on it without the consent [...]

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Is bad digestion putting you at risk of anaemia and osteoporosis?

Posted on November 1st, 2012

Millions of Brits could be putting themselves at risk of chronic conditions including anaemia and osteoporosis by ignoring common digestive problems. The warning comes after a study revealed 83 per cent of the people notice they react to certain foods. But most either ignore symptoms such as bloating, trapped wind and diarrhoea, or self-medicate. More [...]

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Exercise before breakfast ‘leads to extra weight loss’

Posted on October 31st, 2012

Exercising before breakfast lets you lose extra weight’, the Daily Mail reports, perhaps prompting readers to drop their sausage sarnies and pop out for a jog. However, the Mail’s sweeping headline is actually based on a very small study of just 10 overweight men. In the study, researchers compared the effects of a single session [...]

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Cancer deaths fall

Posted on October 31st, 2012

Death rates from cancer in Scotland have fallen by 12 per cent over the last ten years, according to new figures. Statistics released by ISD Scotland today show that the mortality rates for cancer reduced by 12 per cent between 2001 and 2011. The statistics also show: In 2011, 15,375 people died from cancer The [...]

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Does breast screening do more harm than good?

Posted on October 31st, 2012

The media reports that breast cancer screening is “harming thousands”, with The Guardian claiming “breast cancer screening causes more damage than previously thought”. These headlines have been prompted by the findings of an independent panel that reviewed the benefits and harms of breast cancer screening in the UK. The panel was set up to examine the [...]

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Women smokers who quit young cut death risk

Posted on October 30th, 2012

“Women smokers who quit before 30 cut death risk by 97%”, The Guardian reports. It goes on to warn that ‘women who smoke into middle-age have three times the death rate of non-smokers and risk dying at least 10 years early’. The news is based on the results of an impressive study that followed 1.2 [...]

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Cold Weather Plan for England 2012 published

Posted on October 29th, 2012

The Cold Weather Plan aims to prepare for the effects of winter weather on people’s health. It provides advice for individuals, communities and agencies on how to prepare for and respond to severe cold weather. And it is supported by a Met Office cold weather alert service that starts on 1 November and runs until [...]

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Drinking alcohol every day ‘link’ to brain damage

Posted on October 29th, 2012

“Just two glasses of wine a day could be harmful to the brain”, the Daily Mail warns, while the Daily Express, reporting on the same study, advises “even a small tipple everyday can have a huge impact, decreasing the production of adult brain cells by a massive 40%”. The sobering headlines are based on a [...]

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New hospital 2 home discharge pack to support care of older people

Posted on October 26th, 2012

Today, Care and Support Minister Norman Lamb, launched the Hospital 2 Home resource pack designed to support older patients returning from hospital. The Hospital 2 Home resource is designed to make it easier for health and social care professionals involved in hospital discharge to support older patients in returning home safely after a hospital stay [...]

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