2014年8月8日 星期五

2014-08-09 U.K. Health

  BBC News   
Ebola outbreak: Nigeria declares national emergency  BBC News
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has declared the outbreak of Ebola "a national emergency" and approved more than $11m (£6.5m) to help contain it. The move comes after the World Health Organization (WHO) said the spread of the virus in West ...

Ebola crisis: WHO declares international public health emergency, to consider ...   ABC Online
Why you shouldn't panic about the Ebola virus   CTV News
Ebola plague now a global emergency, say health leaders   Irish Independent
New York Times   
Telegraph.co.uk   
Gulf Daily News   
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Stem cells show promise for stroke in pilot study  Eureka! Science News
A stroke therapy using stem cells extracted from patients' bone marrow has shown promising results in the first trial of its kind in humans. Five patients received the treatment in a pilot study conducted by doctors at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and ...


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  Telegraph.co.uk   
Confusion over best method to brush teeth, study finds  Yorkshire Post
Researchers looked at brushing advice given by dental associations across 10 countries, toothbrush and toothpaste companies and in dental textbooks. Their study, published in the British Dental Journal, found differing recommendations on what method to ...

Brushing advice given by dental associations is unacceptably inconsistent   News-Medical.net

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  BBC News   
Breast cancer drug deemed too expensive for use in England  BBC News
The NHS drugs watchdog in England has rejected a treatment that can extend the lives of some women with an advanced form of breast cancer because it is too expensive. The drug, Kadcyla, costs around £90,000 per patient. Its makers, Roche, have offered ...


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  Daily Mail   
Lack of vitamin D may 'raise dementia risk'  NHS Choices
People lacking in vitamin D have a higher risk of developing dementia report several media outlets, including BBC News and The Independent. A study found people severely lacking in the sunshine vitamin were twice as likely to develop dementia and ...

Low vitamin D may increase risk of dementia and Alzheimer's   The Globe and Mail

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  BBC News   
Councils issue health warning on 'laughing gas' use  BBC News
A health warning has been issued by councils across England and Wales about the dangers of inhaling "laughing gas". Formally known as nitrous oxide, the gas - mostly used in medicine - has become a popular recreational drug, known for its relaxing ...

Call for laughing gas awareness bid   Daily Mail
Call to raise awareness of dangers of laughing gas   ITV News
Laughing Gas Craze 'Fuelled By Web Videos'   City Talk 105.9
The Independent   
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  Worcester News   
Worcestershire handed more than £2 million to cut operation waiting times  Worcester News
MORE than £2 million of extra government funding has been ploughed into Worcestershire to help clear the backlog of patients waiting for operations. The county's three Clinical Commissioning Groups - the organisations responsible for organising and ...

NHS figures show 3.2m patients waiting for treatment   ITV News
3.2m NHS patients on waiting lists   Daily Mail
Survey reveals patients crave more choice   Practice Business
Bromsgrove Advertiser   
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  Gloucestershire Echo   
​Hospitals in Gloucestershire given top rating by Government health watchdog  Gloucestershire Echo
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published the latest performance figures for health trusts, and Gloucestershire has been positioned in the best performing category. It means that both Cheltenham General and Gloucestershire Royal hospitals have ...

Lack of staff puts patients at risk   Mid Sussex Times
Sussex hospitals must improve A&E and maternity, inspectors say   BBC News
Hospital will come under the microscope   Eastbourne Herald
The Argus   
ITV News   
Brighton and Hove News   
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  The Independent   
At least 70 British tourists struck down with sickness bugs in Mallorca and Menorca  The Independent
Around 70 British holidaymakers have been struck down by sickness at resorts in Mallorca and Menorca amid horrendous scenes of children “being sick all around” pools and dining rooms. The news comes after more than 100 UK tourists staying at a ...


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  Manchester Evening News   
Grandad whose kidneys are FORTY times their normal size in desperate appeal ...  Manchester Evening News
A grandad who needs a lifesaving transplant because his kidneys are FORTY times their normal size is appealing for people to join the organ donor register. John Roberts has a rare and severe form of polycystic kidney disease which causes cysts to form in ...

Compensating organ donors may or may not be ethical but lives can be saved   Diabetes Insider
More live organ donations needed in California   Delhi Daily News
2014 British Transplant games begin in Bolton   BBC News
Science Recorder   
This is The West Country   
Borehamwood Times   
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