2014年11月20日 星期四

2014-11-21 U.K. Health

  Telegraph.co.uk   
Parasitic 10cm tapeworm lived in man's brain for four years  Telegraph.co.uk
A 10cm parasitic tapeworm lived in the brain of British man for four years before doctors realised it was there, it has emerged. The 50 year old first visited doctors in 2008 suffering from headaches, seizures, memory loss and complaining that his sense of smell ...

Man's headaches due to parasitic worm living in his brain for four years   The Guardian
Tiny parasitic tapeworm burrows its way through a man's brain for FOUR YEARS   Daily Mail
Four years of excruciating seizures caused by the 1cm tapeworm found ...   The Independent
International Business Times UK   
Northern Rivers Echo   
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  Telegraph.co.uk   
Hospitals taking legal action to evict patients accused of 'bed blocking'  Telegraph.co.uk
Hospital managers are taking legal action to remove elderly patients who are 'bed blocking', preventing other patients from being admitted. Families are abandoning elderly relatives in hospital wards, even when they are well enough to go home, denying ...

Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospital in legal threat to evict elderly patients   Daily Mail
Elderly patients threatened with eviction notices   The Times (subscription)
Royal Bournemouth Hospital threatens to evict elderly patients   The Independent
Nursing Times   
BBC News   
4ni.co.uk   
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  Telegraph.co.uk   
NHS to 'bribe' thousands of mothers to breastfeed  Telegraph.co.uk
Thousands of new mothers will be “bribed to breastfeed” by the NHS, in an attempt to increase rates across the country. Trials which offered women up to £200 in shopping vouchers if they breastfed their children found half of those offered the initiative signed ...

Early results in breastfeeding vouchers trial   BBC News
Scheme offering shopping vouchers to mothers who breastfeed to be extended   The Guardian
Mums in South Yorkshire and Derbyshire to receive shopping vouchers for ...   Doncaster Today
University of Sheffield News   
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  Yorkshire Post   
'Shocking' toll of assaults reveals 188 NHS staff are attacked every day  Yorkshire Post
Numbers of attacks rose nearly nine per cent in 2013-14 in England to nearly 68,700 - a rate of 188 every day. There was an increase in criminal sanctions against perpetrators of 13 per cent to 1,650. Staff at Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation ...

Rise in assaults on NHS staff in Leeds   Yorkshire Evening Post
New figures on hospital crowding prompt fears of winter crisis   Telegraph.co.uk
Rehabilitating Blair: Politicians must revive the spirit of radical NHS reform   CITY A.M.
The Northern Echo   
ITV News   
OnMedica   
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  Metro   
Obesity rivals smoking and war among self-inflicted health risks  Los Angeles Times
Among the self-inflicted health risks plaguing the world, obesity now rivals smoking and armed conflict as a leading cause of death, a global research group reported Thursday. lRelated Working while others sleep? Obesity may be a higher risk; here's why.
Nearly 30 per cent of world population is overweight   AsiaOne
Obesity costs Britain more than war and terrorism   Scotsman
Can the world's obesity measures combined can make a difference?   The Australian Financial Review
The Globe and Mail   
Voice of America   
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  GP online   
Why GPs need better access to diagnostic cancer scans  GP online
GPs across England are being denied access to cancer scans for their patients. David Millett reports on the potential risks to patients and the growing pressure this places on the NHS. Doctors Net Discuss on Doctors.net.uk; CPD Add to CPD organiser.
GP cancer scan restrictions exposed   Wirral Globe

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  Yahoo News UK   
Flu shot 'back-boost' discovery may change the way vaccines are made  Los Angeles Times
Did you get your flu shot? If so, you probably figured it would protect you against exposure to the three strains of influenza virus were deemed most likely to circulate this winter. But a new study in the journal Science reveals that the shot primed your immune ...

Scientists find promise in 'back boost' study for future flu vaccine   Fox News
"Back boost" could help future-proof flu vaccines   Daily Mail
Future hope for seasonal flu jabs   Yahoo News UK
Cambridge News   
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  BBC News   
Pay deal agreed for NHS Wales staff  Public Finance
The Welsh government has agreed a pay deal with trade unions for NHS staff in Wales. The agreement, the first Wales-only pay deal, includes a 1% rise for NHS staff, excluding doctors, dentists and some very senior managers. Under the two-year deal, a 1% ...

NHS strikes over pay   ITV News
Mark Drakeford: NHS pay deal offers stability   BBC News
NHS staff strike on Monday will affect Rochdale Infirmary   Rochdale Online
The Pharmaceutical Journal   
WalesOnline   
Nursing Times   
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  Times LIVE   
Printed 3D limbs to suit budget  Times LIVE
Although the NHS offers prosthetic hands, they are mainly cosmetic and have little function. File photo. Image by: Lifehand2. A company which prints robotic limbs is offering hope to children who have lost arms and legs. Save & Share. Email · Print.
3D printed robotic hand offers hope to child amputees   Telegraph.co.uk
New 3D-printed hand set to change prosthetics   DigitalJournal.com
New 3D Prosthetics Set to Change Lives   Pars Herald
Yahoo News UK   
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  Indian Express   
Low Levels Of Vitamin D Linked To Early Death  Voice Chronicle
New study suggests that having low levels of Vitamin D, because of your genes, may result in early death. The researchers also noted that, it is not connected to heart related causes. vitamin-D-could-halve-the-risk-of-type-. Vitamin D, popularly known as ...

Low Vitamin D levels may lead to early death   Times of India
Low Vitamin D Levels Increase Death Risk   Pharmacy Practice News
Vitamin D Levels affect our lives   Diabetes Insider
Design & Trend   
U.S. News & World Report   
Clinical Advisor   
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