2014年8月14日 星期四

2014-08-15 U.K. Health

  The Guardian   
Cancer patients dying early because of postcode lottery  The Guardian
The postcode lottery is down to various factors, says the charity, including GPs' failure to correctly identify signs of cancer. Photograph: Andres Rodriguez/Alamy. Thousands of people are dying early of cancer every year because of an "inexcusable postcode ...

Postcode lottery 'is killing 6000 cancer patients every year'   Daily Mail
England's cancer survival rates a 'disgrace'   ITV News
Cancer 'postcode lottery' condemned   Messenger Newspapers

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  BBC News   
Prostate cancer drug ruling a 'fiasco', says charity  BBC News
A charity says a decision by the NHS in England to reject a drug for men with prostate cancer is a "fiasco". Abiraterone is already given to patients at the end-of-life after chemotherapy as it gives patients an extra few months. But the National Institute for Health ...

Prostate cancer drug abiraterone ruled too expensive to use pre-chemotherapy ...   The Independent
Manufacturer 'disappointed' by Nice cancer drug ruling   ITV News
Rationing watchdog denies prostate drug that can extend life for men by four ...   Daily Mail
PharmaTimes   
Yahoo News UK   
The Times (subscription)   
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  Fox News   
Obesity carries greater risk of cancer  Herald Scotland
PEOPLE who are overweight or obese are at greater risk of developing the most common cancers, according to a major new study. PEOPLE who are overweight or obese are at greater risk of developing the most common cancers, according to a major new ...

Overweight, obesity linked to higher risk of 10 common cancers   Medical News Today
Obesity raises cancer risk - study   Daily Mail
BMI associated with 'substantial' cancer risk, warn researchers   GP online
Telegraph.co.uk   
Yorkshire Post   
Daily Times   
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  The Independent   
NHS faces huge bill over private provider's botched eye operations  The Independent
Dozens of NHS patients have been left with damage to their eyes, including partial loss of sight, after undergoing routine cataract operations which had been outsourced to a private provider. A hospital in Somerset is now facing a slew of legal claims from ...

NHS faces huge compensation bill after dozens of patients were left with sight ...   Daily Mail
Who picks up the bill when private health companies hurt people?   NOTTINGHAM CITY COUNCIL LOLS (blog)
NHS faces legal bill as dozens suffer problems after private eye operations   The Guardian
Somerset County Gazette   
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  BBC News   
Ebola outbreak: Kenya at high risk, warns WHO  BBC News
The World Health Organization (WHO) has classified Kenya as a "high-risk" country for the spread of the deadly Ebola virus. Kenya was vulnerable because it was a major transport hub, with many flights from West Africa, a WHO official said. This is the most ...

Ebola crisis could last months - UN   Belfast Telegraph
Ebola Outbreak's Scale 'Vastly Underestimated'   Sky News
Breakthrough in hunt for cure for deadly Ebola virus   Irish Independent
Zimbabwe Independent   
News24   
Channel News Asia   
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  BBC News   
Failing GP practices face closure under new CQC plans  BBC News
Around 8,000 GP practices in England will be scrutinised under a new Care Quality Commission inspection programme that will shut down any failing surgeries unless they improve. Surgeries given the bottom rating of "inadequate" will get six months to ...

Struggling GP surgeries told to improve or face closure   PharmaTimes
Special measures announced for failing GP practices   Zenopa
'Ofsted' inspections for surgeries is bad idea, says Derbyshire doctors' leader   Derby Telegraph
Daily Mail   
The Upcoming   
Nursing Times   
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  The Guardian   
Cancer fears prompt call to cut hospitals' CT scan radiation levels  The Guardian
Nursing staff prepare a CT scanner. Comare says radiation exposure from the machines has to be set against the benefit of accurate patient diagnosis. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images. Radiation doses used in CT hospital scanners to diagnose ...

Hospitals urged to improve data on CT scan radiation   Financial Times
Sharp rise in CT scans on children and adults   BBC News

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  Scotsman   
Scots expert group to tackle legal highs after deaths double  The Times (subscription)
An expert legal group is being set up to develop new powers for tackling legal highs after deaths linked to the drugs more than doubled last year in Scotland. New figures show that the drugs, also known as new psychoactive substances (NPS), were ...

Deaths in Scotland from 'legal highs' DOUBLE in a year   Express.co.uk
Leaders: Time to clamp down on legal highs   Scotsman
New synthetic drugs are a source of worry   TODAYonline
BBC News   
Herald Scotland   
Scottish Daily Record   
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  Daily Mail   
Cancer patients should be allowed to use cannabis for pain relief, says drugs ...  Daily Mail
A Liberal Democrat minister called last night for cannabis to be legalised for medical use. Norman Baker said the drug could help relieve symptoms for sufferers of conditions such as multiple sclerosis and help those having chemotherapy. But the Home Office ...

Drugs Minister Norman Bake calls for pain-relief cannabis to be legal   BBC News
'Use cannabis as a medicine', says MP   The Argus
'Stubborn' Tories Immediately Dismiss Norman Baker's Calls For Legalisation Of ...   Huffington Post UK

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  The Times (subscription)   
Girl, four, stops breathing after air passenger ignores nut allergy warning  The Times (subscription)
A four-year-old girl with a severe nut allergy stopped breathing on a flight to Tenerife after a passenger ignored warnings not to open a packet of nuts. Fae Platten, from Essex, was travelling with her family to Tenerife for a holiday when she went into ...

Girl, 4, went into anaphylactic shock and lost consciousness on a plane after ...   Daily Mail
Nut allergy girl, 4, stopped breathing when plane passenger ignored THREE ...   Mirror.co.uk
Girl, 4, stops breathing on flight after 'selfish' passenger eats nuts despite warnings   Express.co.uk
Opposing Views   
Metro   
Evening Standard   
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