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New vaccine to help protect babies against rotavirus

Posted on November 13th, 2012

A new vaccination programme, planned to begin in September 2013, will see children under 4 months vaccinated against the highly infectious rotavirus. Causing around 140,000 diarrhoea cases a year in the under-5s, rotavirus leads to hospital stays for nearly 1 in 10 (around 14,000) of those who get it in the UK. The oral vaccine, [...]

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Could illegal drug meth hold key to flu cure?

Posted on November 13th, 2012

The Daily Mail reports that scientists have found a “bizarre cure” for flu: the illegal drug methamphetamine (meth). Responsibly, the Mail makes it clear that the scientists, “did not recommend taking the drug in its current available form” but hope it could have the potential to provide a cure in the future. This news story [...]

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Lung cancer rates in women ‘to soar’ by 2040

Posted on November 13th, 2012

“Lung cancer rates soaring for women after tobacco manufacturers target them by saying smoking helps you stay slim,” the Daily Mail claims. Elsewhere, BBC News reports that over the next 30 years the number of women with lung cancer is set to rise significantly faster than the number of men with lung cancer. Where does [...]

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New rights for NHS patients

Posted on November 8th, 2012

Proposed changes to the NHS Constitution will give patients stronger rights Health Minister Norman Lamb announced today. Single sex accommodation will be included in the constitution for the first time, along with stronger rights for patients to be told about mistakes and a right to have complaints acknowledged within three working days. The change is [...]

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A million friends to join the fight against dementia

Posted on November 8th, 2012

A trailblazing campaign will help a million people to make a difference to the lives of people with dementia and carers, Alzheimer’s Society announced today (Thursday 8 November). Dementia Friends, supported and funded by the government, aims to increase dementia awareness and change the way the nation thinks, talks and acts. The drive forms part [...]

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Healthy Living and Social Care theme launched as part of Red Tape Challenge

Posted on November 7th, 2012

The Healthy Living and Social Care theme of the Red Tape Challenge launches today. The 6-week long initiative invites healthcare professionals and the public to comment on regulations covering a range of areas including quality of care, mental health, the NHS,  public health and professional standards. Since its launch in April 2011, the Red Tape Challenge [...]

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Radiotherapy Services in England 2012

Posted on November 6th, 2012

Radiotherapy Services in England 2012 sets out the up to date position on the state of radiotherapy services in this country. It uses the radiotherapy dataset collection to demonstrate what the data really tells us about radiotherapy services across the country and assesses whether the metrics for radiotherapy services, established by the National Radiotherapy Advisory [...]

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Could exercise heal a broken heart?

Posted on November 6th, 2012

The Daily Telegraph reports that “vigorous daily exercise could repair damage caused by a heart attack”. It has long been known that the heart muscle can increase in size in response to regular exercise increasing its workload. This has been thought to just be due to the existing heart muscle cells getting bigger. However, this [...]

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Dementia diagnosis trial planned

Posted on November 5th, 2012

New medical technology that is said to slash the time it takes to diagnose dementia from 18 months to just three is to be tested in a Government-backed trial. Scientists developing the cutting-edge process say it will double the current diagnosis rates if rolled out nationally, giving hundreds of thousands of sufferers better support and [...]

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Tea cuts bowel cancer risk

Posted on November 5th, 2012

Green tea may lower the risk of colon, stomach and throat cancers in women’, says the Daily Mail, perhaps causing readers to rush to put the kettle on. The Mail reports on a large, long-term observational study of people’s tea drinking habits and their risk of developing cancers of the digestive system. However, the findings [...]

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