2015年2月4日 星期三

2015-02-05 U.K. Health


The Times (subscription)
   
GPs to root out health tourists by asking for proof of EU insurance   
The Times (subscription)
Family doctors will be asked to check patients' immigration status under plans to crack down on health tourism. Patients registering with a new doctor will be asked to show a European health insurance card under pilot schemes to help the government to ...

Brits asked to prove nationality in clampdown on health tourism   Telegraph.co.uk
NHS 111 helpline is an abysmal failure and has piled more pressure on GPs ...   Manchester Evening News
Bma highlights 111 workload worries   Daily Mail
Financial Times   
BBC News   
The Independent   
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Daily Mail
   
E-cigarettes are 'NOT a safe alternative to smoking', study claims   
Daily Mail
E-cigarettes generate toxic chemicals similar to those found in tobacco and may harm the lungs and immune system, scientists claimed today. A new study, thought to be the first where animals were exposed to 'vaping', found it is far from being a safe ...

E-cigarettes 'not a safe alternative' say researchers   Western Morning News
E-Cigarettes Seem to Dampen Immune Response in Mice   HealthDay
E-Cigarette Exposure Impairs Immune Responses in Mouse Model, New ...   HealthCanal.com
shropshirestar.com   
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BBC News
   
New Ebola cases show first rise in 2015   
BBC News
The number of new cases of Ebola went up in all three of West Africa's worst-hit countries in the last week of January, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday. It is the first weekly increase in 2015, ending a series of encouraging declines.
The new Ebola target number: Zero cases   Washington Post
Ebola Trial Vaccine Anxiety: Legislature Summons Executors   Front Page Africa
Weekly Ebola cases rise for time this year   Sierra Leone Times
Fox News Latino   
Bloomberg   
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Daily Mail
   
First exoskeletal brace to help people with minor disabilities goes on sale in UK   
Daily Mail
But these days attaching robotic parts to human arms and legs is so advanced that they can even be used to improve a game of golf. The first exoskeletal brace marketed for leisure activities yesterday went on sale in Britain. The £60,000 robotic support has ...

Page 3 Profile: John Simpson, C-brace patient   The Independent
Man walks with bionic leg brace help   BBC News
British man has EXOSKELETON fitted to leg to help him walk unaided for first ...   Mirror.co.uk
Belfast Telegraph   
Huffington Post UK   
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Belfast Telegraph
   
Genetic variants linked to cancer   
Belfast Telegraph
Scientists have identified two genetic risk factors linked to the most common form of breast cancer, paving the way for better early warning systems for those most at risk. Also in this Section. Project reveals tech 'clusters' · Global cash plea to fight superbugs ...


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IBNLive
   
Does Facebook Cause Depression? Depends On How You Use It   
Nassau News Live
A University of Missouri study shows that if your Facebook lurking triggers envy, then depression follows. Adam Hester/Blend Images/Corbis. itoggle caption Adam Hester/Blend Images/Corbis. Another day, another Facebook-makes-us-sadder study. This time ...

Heavy Facebook Use Makes Some People Jealous And Depressed: Study   Huffington Post
Envious Facebook Users Can Go Into Depression: Study   NDTV

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shropshirestar.com
   
Review calls for global fund to fight dangerous superbugs   
Daily Mail
LONDON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - A global fund should be created to speed development of much-needed new antibiotics to counter the growing threat of drug-resistant superbugs, a British-government backed review said on Thursday. The review, headed by the ...

Global cash plea to fight superbugs   Bradford Telegraph and Argus

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The Times (subscription)
   
Cold snap pushes death toll 32% above average   
The Times (subscription)
Deaths in England and Wales are about a third higher than normal for the time of year, according to official figures. Some 28,800 deaths were registered in the fortnight ending January 23, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), 32 per cent higher ...

Death rate up by a third in January   BBC News
Death rate rises as cold snap grips UK   The Guardian
Cold Weather And Flu Send Death Rates Soaring   Sky News
Telegraph.co.uk   
Daventry Express   
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Telegraph.co.uk
   
Winterbourne View: Government let us down, say victims' families   
Telegraph.co.uk
Families of victims of the Winterbourne View scandal have accused ministers of giving them false hope that their loved-ones' suffering would lead to change in the care of vulnerable disabled people. In a letter to The Daily Telegraph, they warned that “the ...

Post-scandal care pledge 'not met'   Daily Mail
Government's NHS reforms left it powerless to meet its Winterbourne View target   Communitycare.co.uk
'We thought our son would be safe in assessment unit'   BBC News

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BBC News
   
Medway Maritime Hospital remains inadequate, CQC says   
BBC News
A Kent hospital trust remains inadequate because it is not making enough progress, inspectors found. An unannounced inspection of the Medway Maritime Hospital in December revealed "some signs of improvement", the Care Quality Commission (CQC) ...

Medway NHS Foundation Trust praised for customer service despite failing A&E ...   Kent Online
Liverpool Women's Hospital investigation closed by regulator   Liverpool Echo
Medway Maritime Hospital remains inadequate   Kent News
Telegraph.co.uk   
Worcester News   
Communitycare.co.uk   
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