Category Archives: Fitness

Complaints about the NHS up by 8%

Posted on November 12th, 2012

“Complaints about NHS not acknowledging mistakes ‘up by 50%’,” The Independent reports, while The Daily Telegraph says doctors have been “careless and insincere” while talking to patients. The papers have been covering the latest annual report on how the NHS handles complaints. The report was produced by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman, an independent body. [...]

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One million ‘Dementia Friends’ will help make life better for people with dementia

Posted on November 8th, 2012

The Dementia Friends scheme, launched today by Prime Minister David Cameron, is the country’s biggest ever project to change the way people think about dementia. Under the scheme, which is led by the Alzheimer’s Society, people will be given free awareness sessions to help them understand dementia better and become Dementia Friends. The scheme aims [...]

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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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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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North-South divide in heart disease deaths

Posted on November 6th, 2012

New study finds heart disease has halved since the 1980s – but Northerners are more likely to suffer stroke or [heart] attack,’ the Daily Mail reports. The story comes from a study that looked at the death rates from cardiovascular diseases (CVD), such as heart attacks and strokes, in every area of England over a [...]

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Dementia specialists appointed

Posted on November 5th, 2012

Every health board in Scotland now has a dedicated dementia expert, it was announced today. The 14 Alzheimer Scotland Dementia Nurses will lead on driving up standards and improving the quality of life for people with dementia, their carers and families within general hospitals. The introduction of the posts is a jointly funded initiative between [...]

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Skin Cancer Patients Find New Hope In Drugs

Posted on November 2nd, 2012

Patients with an advanced form of skin cancer have found new hope after Britain’s health watchdog reversed a decision to deny two drugs which could prolong life. The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) confirmed the treatment will now be made available on the NHS in England and Wales. Clinical trials have shown that Yervoy [...]

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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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Care home figures released

Posted on October 31st, 2012

Half of all residents in Scotland’s care homes have dementia, figures published today reveal. The figures point to an overall increase in the condition due to a long term trend in people living longer and better diagnosis. The numbers of short stay and respite care residents also increased from 750 in 2007 to over 1080 [...]

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