Category Archives: Vitamin

Health Secretary announces funding for care homes and wards specially designed for people with dementia

Posted on October 26th, 2012

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced dedicated funding to create care environments for people with dementia that help reduce anxiety and distress, and help people feel safe. Up to £50 million will be available to NHS trusts and local authorities, working in partnership with care providers, to help tailor hospitals and care homes to the [...]

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Early HRT ‘may cut Alzheimer risk’

Posted on October 26th, 2012

Women who begin taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT) within five years of the menopause may reduce their risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, a study suggests. Scientists monitored 1,768 women aged 65 and over for 11 years, taking note of their history of HRT use. During the study, 176 women developed Alzheimer’s disease. The researchers found [...]

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New standards set out for hospital food

Posted on October 15th, 2012

New standards setting out what patients should expect from NHS hospital food have been announced by Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt. A set of basic principles covering the quality of food, nutritional content and choice for patients will be backed up by new inspections led by patients. The principles set out what patients can expect from [...]

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Can fish oil prevent heart attack deaths?

Posted on October 15th, 2012

Why fish oils hold all-powerful key to healthy heart’ is the headline in the Daily Express, which goes on to report, somewhat over-enthusiastically, that ‘tens of thousands of lives a year could be saved if people ate more fish’. These wildly optimistic claims are actually based on an small experimental study involving 59 people, looking [...]

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Herbal remedy Echinacea ‘does protect against colds’

Posted on October 11th, 2012

Echinacea “can prevent colds”, reports The Daily Telegraph, while the Daily Mail reports that the “largest ever clinical study into Echinacea finds herbal remedy can protect against colds”. These headlines were based on a study which found that giving healthy adults three doses of the herbal remedy Echinacea daily for four months reduced the combined [...]

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Eight thousand patients to benefit from advanced cancer treatment

Posted on October 9th, 2012

£15 million unveiled to rollout across the NHS Almost 8,000 more cancer patients a year could benefit from the rollout of an advanced radiotherapy technique with fewer side effects thanks to a £15 million investment unveiled today by the Prime Minister David Cameron and Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt. The Cancer Radiotherapy Innovation Fund will expand [...]

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Spit and polish for the new dental contract

Posted on October 9th, 2012

Spitting may be considered an unpleasant habit – but in terms of healthy teeth it can make a world of difference to your smile. Dentists across the country are advising patients to think about their dental hygiene habits as part of a renewed focus on better oral health. Small changes like spitting instead of rinsing [...]

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‘Dirty Brits are world’s worst flu spreaders’

Posted on October 9th, 2012

Britain is the ‘most unhygienic nation’ in the face of major flu outbreak, The Daily Telegraph tells us. Meanwhile, BBC News reveals that Britons ‘kissed through’ the swine flu pandemic of 2009-10. The headlines are based on an international survey, carried out by telephone in 2010 (by which time swine flu was becoming much less [...]

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‘No evidence’ that vitamin D protects against colds

Posted on October 4th, 2012

There is “no proof vitamin D stops colds,” BBC News has reported, as “scientists say they can find no convincing evidence to show that taking vitamin D supplements will fend off a cold”. This news comes from a well-designed trial into whether vitamin D reduced the incidence or severity of upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs) [...]

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Stoptober starts today!

Posted on October 1st, 2012

A new stop smoking campaign – Stoptober – officially kicks off today with support from celebrities nationwide. The campaign encourages smokers across England to take up the challenge to stop smoking for 28 days. Celebrity Stoptober advocates, including the former England football player Ian Wright, have pledged their support for the innovative campaign. Ian Wright [...]

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