2014年9月23日 星期二

2014-09-24 U.K. Health

  The Independent   
Benefits of taking statins outweigh the diabetes risks, major new study finds  The Independent
The benefits of taking cholesterol-lowering drugs are far greater than the risks, a major new study has shown. Statins reduce the risk of people suffering heart attacks and strokes by lower the level of cholesterol produced in the liver and have become the most ...

Statin users more at risk of piling on the pounds: Scientists warn millions of users ...   Daily Mail
Benefits of Statins 'greatly outweigh' small risks say experts   Express.co.uk
Statins 'increase diabetes risk'   expressandstar.com

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  The Guardian   
NHS faces week of industrial action by up to 500000 staff  The Guardian
Nurses look after a patient in an intensive care unit Unison said nurses looking after acutely ill patients in intensive care units would keep working during the industrial action. Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian. The NHS is to be hit by strike action over ...

Nurses' anger over pay boost for NHS senior managers   Telegraph.co.uk

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  The Independent   
Treat heart attack patients at the scene, says top doctor  The Independent
A leading accident and emergency doctor has called for the vast majority of heart attack sufferers to be treated at the scene by paramedics instead of being rushed to hospital. Dr Jonathan Benger, professor of Emergency Care at the University of the West of ...

Taking heart attack victims to hospital 'wastes valuable time'   The Times (subscription)
Debate emerges on who is best to manage cardiac arrest: ED or ambulance?   New Zealand Doctor Online
Debating How to Handle Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest   Medscape
Medical Xpress   
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  Economic Times   
Call for doctors with rural experience for Ebola epidemic in Sierra Leone  ABC Online
A company that provides locum doctors to remote Australian communities is now helping to find staff with the skills and experience to treat Ebola patients in Sierra Leone. Thousands of people have died in the West African Ebola epidemic and health agencies ...

Ebola drains already weak West African health systems   BBC News
British medics rush to volunteer after appeal for staff to help victims of Ebola   Herald Scotland
Ebola cases could reach 550000 to 1.4 million in 4 months: CDC   CBC.ca
Irish Independent   
Daily Mail   
Firstpost   
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  Mynextfone   
Jennifer was 39 and perfectly healthy, but her grandmother had...  Mynextfone
Finding risks — not answers — in gene tests for cancer.Tamika Matthews, who has had breast cancer and thyroid cancer, is concerned her son may be at risk. Tests to find mutations that predispose people to types of cancer have outpaced the understanding ...

Dr. Oz: Low-carb wheat free weight loss; Angelina Jolie effect on breast cancer   Examiner.com
Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy a wake up call for Melbourne mum with ...   Herald Sun
'Angelina Effect' Boosts Breast Cancer Referrals, Study Finds   ABC News (blog)
Pensacola News Journal   
Taipei Times   
Honolulu Star-Advertiser   
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  National Post   
Can sex affect your risk of getting cancer?  New Zealand Herald
As with most matters health, how sex and cancer risk are linked is complicated and dependent on several factors. Photo / 123RF. The sex act has many health benefits from reducing stress and tension, to boosting your immune system. It may even affect your ...

on the HPV vaccine: What's worse than pre-marital sex? Cancer. That's what   National Post
HPV vaccine 'should be given to boys'   Nursing in Practice
Should boys be offered the HPV vaccine?   Parentdish
Surrey Comet   
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  Telegraph.co.uk   
Nearly 50 percent of cancers are diagnosed late: study  Business Recorder
A new study has found that nearly half of cancers are diagnosed only when the disease is at an advanced stage, meaning treatment is both more expensive and less likely to succeed. Cancer Research UK's Chief Executive Harpal Kumar said that report ...

Half of English cancer cases 'diagnosed at late stage'   Zenopa
Almost half of cancers in England diagnosed late   OnMedica
Late cancer diagnosis 'costing lives and money'   NHS Choices
Telegraph.co.uk   
Huffington Post UK   
Herald Scotland   
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  Vancouver Sun   
Memory loss: When a friend begins to change  Wicked Local Wellesley
By Cathy Brauner. cbrauner@wickedlocal.com. You've been best friends since high school. You know each other's likes and dislikes, the names and ages of all the grandchildren, the secret ingredients in all the treats you've baked and shared over the years.
Memory Loss and Denial: 5 Warning Signs Loved Ones Should Not Avoid   Huffington Post
Opinion: Be good to your brain   Vancouver Sun
Local Figures for Dementia.   Ledbury Reporter
NTV   
Grimsby Telegraph   
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  Belfast Telegraph   
Fears grow for specialist children's unit at Belfast's Royal Victoria Hospital  Belfast Telegraph
Parents with children facing cardiac surgery in Northern Ireland have been left "alarmed and frustrated" that the future of the life-saving service in Belfast remains uncertain. Related Articles. A&E plan to alleviate pressure urged by top doctor. Also in this ...

Children's cardiac surgery review casts doubt on RVH service   BBC News
Report 'backs cardiac move to Dublin'   U.TV
Experts favour move for children's cardiac surgery from Belfast to Dublin   Laois Nationalist

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  RT   
'Humiliating' STD tests in classrooms: Parents attack Sussex pilot scheme to test ...  RT
British schools should consider offering students STD tests during lessons as a blanket national policy, public health experts claim. (Reuters/Suzanne Plunkett). Tags. Children, Health, UK. British schools should consider offering students STD tests during ...

All schools should offer STD tests during lessons: Public health experts   Delhi Daily News
School defends offering sti tests   Daily Mail

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