2014年9月17日 星期三

2014-09-18 U.K. Health

  Irish Independent   
Blood test will aid cancer treatment  Herald Scotland
A blood test has been developed that can show when prostate cancer treatments turn bad. A blood test has been developed that can show when prostate cancer treatments turn bad. It follows the discovery more than a decade ago that steroid drugs given ...

Cancer warning for bald men   New Zealand Herald
Genetic testing identifies men at higher prostate cancer risk   The Guardian Nigeria
Prostate check-up saved Macarthur man's life   Camden Advertiser
Telegraph.co.uk   
The Times (subscription)   
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  Telegraph.co.uk   
Employers could get tax breaks for helping to tackle obesity  Telegraph.co.uk
Employers could receive tax breaks for setting up slimming clubs, team weigh-ins, and jogging groups under NHS plans to combat obesity. The head of the NHS announced a radical five-year plan after warning that the country is "sleepwalking into the worst ...

Firms that tackle obesity 'should get tax breaks'   The Times (subscription)
Obesity is a 'slow motion car crash' that may bankrupt the NHS, says its chief ...   Daily Mail
NHS head suggests incentives for employers to keep staff healthy   Financial Times
The Guardian   
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  SBS   
Syphilis diagnoses in Australia hit all-time high  SBS
Transmission rates of the sexually transmitted disease syphilis has reached its highest level ever recorded in Australia. By. Abby Dinham. 18 Sep 2014 - 1:21 PM UPDATED NOW. Tweet. 0. The University of New South Wales' Kirby Institute has released its ...

Syphilis reaches highest levels recorded in Australia   The Guardian
Australia's sexual health worsens as safe-sex practices decline: professor   ABC Online
Australia's sexual health in tatters   6minutes
Daily Mail   
New Zealand Herald   
Sydney Morning Herald   
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  Daily Mail   
Ebola is now a threat to all our security, says Obama, as 3000 US troops head to ...  Daily Mail
President Barack Obama has described the ebola outbreak in West Africa as 'a threat to global security'. His warning was echoed last night by Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond who said the epidemic in West Africa could become a 'global catastrophe with ...

Andrews 'shocked' after scare on flight out of Sierra Leone   Irish Independent
SF doctor returns from Sierra Leone, but will revisit the country to continue aiding ...   San Francisco Examiner
Ebola crisis: Five ways to break the epidemic   BBC News
Reuters   
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  Getty Images   
A looming problem: How to ration Ebola vaccines and medicines  Los Angeles Times
A 39-year-old woman receives a dose of an experimental Ebola vaccine at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center in Bethesda, Md., this month. A 39-year-old woman receives a dose of an experimental Ebola vaccine at the National Institutes of Health ...

Woman volunteers to receive trial Ebola vaccine   Herald Scotland
UK's first volunteer 'absolutely fine' after Ebola vaccine trial   Irish Independent
New Ebola vaccine to be tested   Times of India
BBC News   
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Daily Mail   
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  Fox News   
Artificial sweeteners linked to obesity epidemic, scientists say  CBC.ca
Artificial sweeteners may exacerbate, rather than prevent, metabolic disorders such as Type 2 diabetes, a study suggests. Calorie-free artificial sweeteners are often chosen by dieters in part because they are thought not to raise blood sugar levels.
Fake sweeteners may mess with the way our bodies metabolize sugar   Los Angeles Times
Sweeteners linked to rise in obesity and diabetes   Belfast Telegraph
Could Artificial Sweeteners Raise Your Blood Sugar?   WebMD
Atlanta Journal Constitution   
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  New York Daily News   
Urine test could detect HPV: study  New York Daily News
A simple urine test for the virus that causes cervical cancer could offer a less invasive and more acceptable alternative to the conventional cervical smear test, researchers said on Tuesday. In a study comparing the accuracy of urine sample testing with smear ...

Urine test for HPV recommended   Nursing Times
Urine test for HPV could replace smears   GP online
New and less invasive check has the potential to replace cervical smear tests   Herald Scotland

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  Daily Mail   
Skin cancer drug with 'rapid positive effects' is recommended for use on the NHS  Daily Mail
A fast-acting drug for the most lethal form of skin cancer is set to be made widely available on the NHS. The drug dabrafenib can quickly help patients with a certain type of melanoma - even if they are severely unwell or bedridden - the National Institute for ...

Green light for new skin cancer drug   BBC News
New skin cancer drug recommended   shropshirestar.com
Drugs cost watchdog urges review of new drug adoption   Financial Times

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  Daily Mail   
Leader of tumour patient inquiry resigns  Herald Scotland
THE leader of a council scrutiny panel investigating a local authority's handling of the care of brain tumour patient Ashya King has resigned, claiming his inquiry was being blocked. THE leader of a council scrutiny panel investigating a local authority's ...

Ashya King inquiry leader steps down claiming it was being unfairly blocked   Daily Mail
Ashya review panel leader resigns   Yahoo News UK
Ashya King: Portsmouth City Council scrutiny chairman quits   BBC News
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  ITV News   
ASH Wales: 'Investment needed to tackle illegal tobacco issue'  ITV News
The chief executive of ASH Wales says there needs to be more investment to tackle the rising amounts of illegal tobacco being sold in Wales. A new campaign by the organisation shows that nearly half of all welsh smokers have been offered illegal tobacco.

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