2014年11月2日 星期日

2014-11-03 U.K. Health

  Daily Mail   
Dementia tests at GP could scare off patients: Check on 'brain age' is intrusive ...  Daily Mail
Patients are to be assessed for their dementia risk during routine check-ups at their GP. As part of an NHS trial, doctors will be told to warn them about their risk of developing the degenerative disease. They will be told to give them 'brain age' tests as part of ...

Middle-aged people to be told 'brain age' to help cut dementia rates   The Independent
Middle-aged to be told 'brain age' in war on dementia   Telegraph.co.uk

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  Reuters   
US Liberia lab chief tells hip hop-dancing boys they're Ebola-free  Reuters
(Reuters) - For the past five weeks U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander Benjamin Espinosa has been testing blood samples for the deadly Ebola virus at a mobile laboratory in Liberia. Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea have been gripped by the worst outbreak ...

Days after waving to US envoy, Liberian boys are Ebola free   Daily Times

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  The Independent   
Doctors told to admit their mistakes  The Times (subscription)
Doctors and nurses will be told they must confess and apologise to patients if they make a mistake, even if no one has been harmed. Training in saying “sorry” will be given to frontline staff who “do not feel able to apologise” under joint guidance to be issued ...

Own up to mistakes, hospital staff told: New guidelines will order doctors and ...   Daily Mail
BMA warning over GMC 'duty of candour' advice   GP online
Three vulnerable patients a day die due to lack of care   The Independent
Mirror.co.uk   
The Guardian   
Gloucester Citizen   
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  Irish Examiner   
Fifth Sierra Leone doctor tests positive for Ebola  Irish Examiner
Authorities in Sierra Leone said yesterday that another doctor there has tested positive for ebola, marking a setback for efforts to keep desperately needed health care workers safe in the West African country ravaged by the deadly virus. Government chief ...

Ebola spreading nine times faster in Sierra Leone, Africa Governance Initiative ...   ABC Online
Has the Ebola epidemic transcended into an epidemic of hate, hysteria and ...   Sierra Express Media
Plight of Ebola orphans revealed   Sky News Australia
Channel News Asia   
Voice of America   
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  Zee News   
Hopes for single blood test to detect many cancer types  PharmaTimes
Scientists have identified more than 800 markers in the blood of cancer patients that could help lead to a single test for early detection. A study by the UK Early Cancer Detection Consortium (ECDC) has been presented at the National Cancer Research ...

Cancer blood marker tests may make it easier to detect disease early   Examiner.com
£110 million cancer research centre for Headington   Cherwell Online
Research from Cambridge doctors to be presented at National Cancer Research ...   Cambridge News
Toronto Sun   
IANS   
USA NEWS   
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  Express.co.uk   
Family doctors fear for patients' health if GP cuts go ahead  Express.co.uk
ONE of Scotland's top medics has warned that patients are facing the “dangerous consequences” of a severe shortage of GPs. By: Siobhan McFadyen. Published: Mon, November 3, 2014. Scottish GP shortage, Scottish doctor shortage, lack of doctors in ...

GP funding 'putting patients at risk' in Scotland   BBC News
One in four Scots patients wait more than a week to see a doctor   Scottish Daily Record
GP receptionists to screen for Ebola   Daily Mail
Scotsman   
The Independent   
Herald Scotland   
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  BBC News   
Ebola appeal receives £4m in two days, organisers say  BBC News
A public appeal to help people affected by the Ebola crisis in West Africa has received £4 million in donations in its first two days, organisers have said. The Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) said it had been "overwhelmed" by the "extraordinary ...

The aid industry endorses human rights abuses, fuels corruption and missed the ...   The Independent
Ebola crisis 'still getting worse'   Daily Mail
'Without urgent action to stop ebola, parts of West Africa face catastrophe within ...   Herald Scotland
WalesOnline   
Eagle Radio   
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  Hull Daily Mail   
Beverley Minster lit up purple for Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month  Hull Daily Mail
AN iconic East Yorkshire landmark was bathed in purple light to raise awareness of pancreatic cancer. Beverley Minster was lit up in the colour as part of Pancreatic Cancer Action's 'Turn It Purple' campaign. It was the brainchild of Simon Vickerman, 40, ...

Retford family illuminating landmark for pancreatic cancer   Retford Times
Inverness bridge will turn purple… Don't worry it's all in the name of charity   Aberdeen Press and Journal
Purple Light Rains Over Bristol   Bristol Post
Tewkesbury ADMAG   
Worcester News   
Burton Mail   
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  This is Local London   
GPs urge people to take free flu jab  This is Local London
GPs in Enfield are urging local residents at risk from flu to get protected and have the flu jab. For most healthy people, flu is an unpleasant experience, but for some people it can be really serious – causing complications such as bronchitis, pneumonia and in ...

Every child in Lanarkshire offered flu vaccination   Cumbernauld News
Every child to receive flu vaccination   MidLothian Advertiser
Pregant women urged to get vaccinated for flu before winter   Lancashire Telegraph

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  The Independent   
Landmark 35-year study proves active lifestyle and wholesome diet are key to ...  The Independent
If you have been looking for a reason to skip the gym today then bad luck, as a 35-year-long study has revealed that a healthier lifestyle could prepare for good health in old age. A total of 2,500 men in the 1979 HALCyon experiment were asked to eat well, ...

Secrets of old age pave way for a healthier Britain   Alzheimer's Society
Five things you can do which could add years to your life   Milton Keynes MKWeb
Living a healthy lifestyle could delay dementia by up to 12 years   Daily Mail
HealthCanal.com   
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