uk-hotdailynews: 2015-02-04 U.K. Health

'Half of UK people' will get cancer
BBC News
One in two people in the UK will be diagnosed with cancer at some point in their lives, analysis suggests. Cancer Research UK said this estimate, using a new calculation method, replaced a forecast of more than one in three people developing the disease.
'50% will get cancer' forecast says   Belfast Telegraph
One In Two Britons Will Get Cancer, Say Experts   Sky News
Stark warning one in two will face cancer   Yorkshire Post
The Independent
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British Lawmakers Approve 'Three-Parent' In-Vitro Fertilization
Wall Street Journal
LONDON—The U.K. looks set to become the first country to allow in-vitro fertilization using DNA from three people after British lawmakers on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly in favor of the technique. Scientists say three-parent IVFs can be used to prevent a ...

UK vote clears the way for three-parent families   Irish Independent
Britain moves toward allowing creation of babies from DNA of 3 people   Los Angeles Times
3-parent babies OK'd by UK Parliament   CBC.ca
New York Times
Reuters
Scotsman
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BMA highlights 111 workload worries
Belfast Telegraph
The NHS 111 helpline is piling pressure on health services, with the number of calls referred through to GPs and A&E each up by almost 200%, according to doctors' leaders. Also in this Section. North-south split with empty shops · Hammond condemns ...

NHS 111 helpline adds to strain on doctors, says BMA   Financial Times
NHS 111 service putting more pressure on over-stretched GP services, warn ...   The Independent
NHS 111 'piles pressure on GPs and A&E care'   Yorkshire Post
Pulse
The Times (subscription)
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The thousands left waiting in A&E depts
Herald Scotland
THOUSANDS of patients have had to spend more than eight hours waiting in accident and emergency departments this winter as hospitals ran out of beds.. THOUSANDS of patients have had to spend more than eight hours waiting in accident and emergency ...

Scotland's A&E departments miss waiting time targets   The Independent
NHS crisis: Scotland A&E figures show even under-fire England accident and ...   Scottish Daily Record
Scotland's A&E departments fail to meet SNP waiting time targets   Telegraph.co.uk
stv.tv
BBC News
Glasgow Evening Times
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School reschedules prom for 15-year-old student with terminal cancer
Fox News
A high school in Scotland rescheduled its prom to fulfill the dream of one of its students whose days were numbered by cancer, metro.co.uk reported. Fifteen-year-old Jak Trueman, of Lothian, along the east shore of Scotland, wanted to take his girlfriend, ...

Inspirational teenager Jak Trueman's funeral to be sea of Rangers scarves and ...   Scottish Daily Record
Girlfriend of cancer teen Jak Trueman tells of final hours together   Daily Mail
Classmates pay tribute after death of Jak Trueman   Edinburgh Evening News
Mirror.co.uk
Parentdish
The Guardian
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Welsh leukaemia patients to be offered new cancer drug on the NHS
WalesOnline
A new cancer drug will be offered to leukaemia patients in Wales free on the NHS, it has been announced. Wales will be the first part of the UK to make the drug Ponatinib routinely available for patients with all forms of chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) and ...

New leukaemia drug available in Wales   News Wales
New cancer drug available on Welsh NHS   ITV News
Wales NHS to offer leukaemia cancer drug ponatinib   BBC News

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Health bosses study parks smoking ban
This Is Wiltshire
SMOKERS may be putting their relationships at risk – as well as their health – new figures reveal. Figures from Smokefree South West show 70 per cent of Swindon people felt anxious when their loved ones lit up, while others admitted they were kept awake ...

Torbay mum inspires campaign for UK's first ban on smoking in public places   Torquay Herald Express
Bristol's smoking ban in outdoor spaces - a shift in attitudes   Western Daily Press
Bristol bans smoking in outdoor public places   Telegraph.co.uk
Belfast Telegraph
Mirror.co.uk
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Health staff expected to introduce themselves following successful campaign
Lancashire Telegraph
DISCTRICT nurses and mental health workers will now be expected to introduce themselves to patients before they start caring for them, following a successful campaign from a terminally-ill doctor. Dr Kate Granger's 'Hello, my name is...' campaign has been ...

County health trust signs up to drive to improve patient care   Lytham Today
Scottish Government invests £40000 in campaign encouraging staff to introduce ...   Nursing Standard
Burton's Queen's Hospital backs 'Hello my name is...' campaign set up by Dr ...   Burton Mail
The Independent
BBC News
Telegraph.co.uk
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Metro

Benefits cheat jailed for claiming £40000 a year
Metro
A benefits cheat who claimed £40,000 after pretending to be blind and unable to walk has been jailed for 12 months – after he was caught working as a driving instructor. Disgraced scout leader Michael Land pocketed over £42,000 of the taxpayer's money ...

Deceitful driving teacher jailed after he claimed £42000 in benefits by pretending ...   Mirror.co.uk
Benefit cheat Michael Land swindled £42000 by claiming diabetes had sent him ...   Daily Mail

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Robot Could Speed Up Discovery Of New Drugs
Sky News
British scientists say an artificial intelligence robot named Eve could help in the fight against tropical diseases. 02:35, UK, Wednesday 04 February 2015. Link provided by Tom Cheshire. No picture credit details provided at link or by Tom. Scientists say the ...

'Robot scientist' helps Cambridge researchers in battle against cancer   Cambridge News
Eve: Meet the $1m robot scientist that is speeding up the search for new malaria ...   International Business Times UK

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