2014年12月14日 星期日

2014-12-15 U.K. Health


Telegraph.co.uk
   
Care home scandal: 'My father suffered hellish treatment'   
Telegraph.co.uk
A distraught son has told how his father suffered “hellish treatment” at a care home which was closed last week after failures by staff and managers. Leslie Shields's 78-year-old father, who has dementia, was one of about 65 pensioners transferred to other ...

85-year-old dies after being moved out of care home in the cold: Man died less ...   Daily Mail

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Yahoo News UK
   
'Easy ways' to cut Alzheimer's risk   
Yahoo News UK
Lifestyle is responsible for about three quarters of brain ageing - but there are "simple and effective ways" to reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia, according to analysis. A review of academic studies and data by Age ...

The five ways to help ward off dementia: Following tips to live healthily can cut ...   Daily Mail
5 golden rules to beat dementia: Experts reveal how to slash risk   Express.co.uk
Five lifestyle factors are key to cutting risk of dementia, says charity   The Guardian

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The Independent
   
Millions to feel isolated over Christmas with 400000 pensioners dreading being ...   
The Independent
Despite the festive cheer and Christmas spirit, millions of people across Britain will be feeling down and painfully lonely over the next few weeks. Around 28 per cent of all adults say that they feel lonely at least some of the time, with seven per cent of them ...

'Connected' generation as lonely as the elderly   Telegraph.co.uk
4 MILLION of you will spend Christmas alone- why and what can we do about it?   Mirror.co.uk
Feelings of 'loneliness' and 'despair' this Christmas   BBC News
Yorkshire Post   
WalesOnline   
The Times (subscription)   
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Sheffield Telegraph
   
Food allergy laws enforced in restaurants and takeaways in South Yorkshire   
Sheffield Telegraph
Restaurants and takeaways across South Yorkshire are now required by law to tell customers if their food contains ingredients known to trigger allergies. Staff must provide information on 14 everyday allergens including nuts, milk, celery, gluten, soya and ...

New food law will change allergy-sufferer Lorna's life   Belfast Telegraph
Hot Food Outlets Forced To List Allergens   Sky News
Burnham food businesses warned as new allergy rules are launched   Burnham-On-Sea
ITV News   
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The Guardian
   
Study finds social media use beneficial to overall health of elderly   
The Guardian
Researchers found most of those in the study who had the hardware and know-how to use social media felt less isolated and had improved cognitive capacity. Photograph: PA. Steven Morris. Friday 12 December 2014 09.43 EST. Share on Facebook · Share ...

Social media for the elderly boosts mental health in Somerset's silver surfer ...   Western Daily Press
Social Media Use Boosts Well-Being of the Elderly: Study   NDTV
Social media training boosts well-being of elders   Khaleej Times
Science Codex   
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The Register
   
What future is there for UK's Care.data info sharing scheme?   
The Register
The future of the controversial Care.data scheme will be dependent on the outcome of a much-scaled back pilot programme which started this autumn, meaning that at best it will arrive one year late, a report revealed Friday. Care.data is a mega IT programme ...

Patient data must be 'kept safe' under new scheme, warns RCN   Full-Time Whistle
Featured Job: Health Care Aide   whnt.com
MPs say Care.data programme should be put on hold   Computing
Government Computing Network   
IT PRO   
ComputerWeekly.com   
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Financial Times
   
The Cancer Drugs Fund is a costly mistake   
Financial Times
Britain's coalition government made a mistake when it came into office in 2010 and created the Cancer Drugs Fund to pay for new drugs of limited value. Labour's election pledge last week to renew and expand the initiative compounds the error. With the ...

Patients bid to stop NHS axeing 25 cancer drugs: Review could halt ...   Daily Mail
'Crude' curb on cancer drugs could cost lives   The Times (subscription)
CANCER: Milton Keynes MP Iain Stewart delivers petition on pancreatic cancer ...   Milton Keynes MKWeb

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LGBTQ Nation
   
US officials have 'no plans' to lift ban on gay men giving blood   
PinkNews
The Food and Drug Administration has “no plans” to further discuss the possibility of lifting the lifetime ban on gay and bisexual men giving blood. In the US at present, regulations introduced during the AIDS crisis mean that all men who have sex with men ...

Spike in Tiny Number of Gay Men on PrEP Abandoning Condoms Hardly ...   Huffington Post
FDA Panel Won't Meet To Reconsider Ban On Gay Men Donating Blood   BuzzFeed News
GMHC Calls for End to FDA's Ban on Blood Donations By MSM   EDGE Boston
ABC FOX Montana News   
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Manchester Evening News
   
'Unprecedented' surge in 999 calls puts ambulance service under pressure   
Manchester Evening News
Ambulance chiefs are urging people to only dial 999 in a real emergency tonight after receiving an 'unprecedented' number of calls. Bosses at the North West Ambulance Service issued an urgent message shortly after 4pm today saying the service was under ...

Cumbria ambulance service in 999 plea to public   NW Evening Mail
Think before calling 999 is message from ambulance services this winter   Torquay Herald Express
Yorkshire Ambulance service has 'busiest day ever'   ITV News
Sheffield Telegraph   
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Netdoctor
   
Higher asthma risk in toddlers who share bed with parents   
Full-Time Whistle
Toddlers who share a bed with their parents could have an increased risk of asthma in later life, suggests new research. Toddlers who sleep in the same bed as their parents may be at increased risk of developing asthma, according to a new study published ...

Forget about psychological issues, bed-sharing can lead to higher asthma risks ...   Hindustan Times
Bed-sharing toddlers more likely to develop asthma later   The Daily Star
Bed sharing with a toddler 'raises asthma risk'   WebMD.Boots.com
Netdoctor   
13abc Action News   
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