2015年2月23日 星期一

2015-02-24 U.K. Health


BBC News
   
Media caption How do smart syringes work?   
BBC News
Only smart syringes that break after one use should be used for injections by 2020, the World Health Organization has announced. Reusing syringes leads to more than two million people being infected with diseases each year, including HIV and hepatitis.
WHO urges shift to single-use smart syringes   Times of India
British syringe may save 1.3m lives each year   The Times (subscription)
WHO urges global switch to smart syringes by 2020   indiablooms
The Japan Times   
UN News Centre   
RTT News   
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The Independent
   
Children fed peanuts are less likely to develop an allergy, study claims   
The Independent
Young children fed small amounts of peanuts in their diet are less likely to develop a peanut allergy in later life, according to a study that overturns traditional medical advice on how to avoid the potentially fatal condition. Research involving 600 infants aged ...

Avoid peanut allergies by giving babies a small dose three times a week ...   Daily Mail
Early exposure 'cuts peanut allergy'   BBC News
Scientists find peanut-eating prevents allergy, urge rethink   Reuters
New York Daily News   
Herald Scotland   
Irish Times   
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Telegraph.co.uk
   
Fit note initiative cut long term sick leave, study finds   
Telegraph.co.uk
The 'fit note' initiative that replaced the conventional sick note reduced the numbers of people taking long term sick leave by 35 per cent, a study has shown. The new system was established by the previous Labour government in 2000 to try and help people ...

UK 'fit note' linked to fewer people taking long-term sick leave   Medical Xpress
Businesses warned "Are you fit to operate fit for work"?   Tewkesbury ADMAG
What is … Fit for Work?   hr24

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Yorkshire Post
   
Fluoride in water increases risk of thyroid illness 'by 30 per cent'   
Yorkshire Post
FLUORIDATION of water supplies is linked to a 30 per cent higher than expected rate of underactive thyroid complaints in England, a study claims today. The findings have prompted researchers to call for a rethink of public health policy to fluoridate water ...

Fluoride in drinking water may trigger depression and weight gain, warn scientists   Telegraph.co.uk
Fluoride in water 'linked to hypothyroidism', new study finds   Daily Mail
Adding fluoride to water may cause underactive thyroid   Mirror.co.uk
Rochdale Online   
New York Times   
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The Independent
   
Majority of UK women don't bathe or take a shower daily   
The Independent
The majority of women in the UK don't bathe or take a shower each day because they are too tired, new research has revealed. The survey also showed that as many as one in three women admitted that they had gone as long as three days without washing ...

Shockingly 4 in 5 women don't shower daily: Here are 6 other horrible hygiene ...   Mirror.co.uk
Four out of five women don't shower every day study reveals   Irish Independent
Four out of five women don't shower every day, with some admitting they go ...   Daily Mail
International Business Times UK   
Telegraph.co.uk   
Essex Chronicle   
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The Westmorland Gazette
   
Peers to vote on triple-DNA babies   
The Westmorland Gazette
Peers will vote today on historic legislation which would see the UK become the first country in the world to allow creation of in vitro fertilisation (IVF) babies using DNA from three different people. The chief medical officer for England has urged the House of ...

Lords Vote On Babies With Three People's DNA   KL.FM 96.7

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BBC News
   
Dementia research matchmaker scheme   
BBC News
A scheme to match dementia researchers with members of the public who are willing to take part in studies has been launched. The online and phone service in England, Scotland and Wales helps people find the projects that most suit them. It is funded by ...

Scheme to improve dementia research   The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald

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Mirror.co.uk
   
Ukip pledge £3bn for NHS - by banning migrants without health insurance   
Mirror.co.uk
Nigel Farage committed to £3bn in additional NHS spending today, as he set out Ukip's health policy for the General Election. But to pay for it, they'll demand all visitors to the UK prove they have health insurance for up to five years. The party would increase ...

Starmer, Frazer and Smart on NHS funding   BBC News
Ukip would ban immigrants without health insurance from entering country   The Guardian
Farage's £9000 expenses claim for rent-free office   The Times (subscription)
Yahoo News UK   
Belfast Telegraph   
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BBC News
   
UK Ebola medics under investigation   
BBC News
Five UK Ebola nurses and doctors are under investigation by regulators, Public Health England says. They are looking into the screening of medics who flew back to England on 28 December after treating patients in Sierra Leone. On this flight was Scottish ...

Sierra Leone orphanage quarantined   Sky News Australia
Ebola nurse facing conduct probe   Blackburn Citizen

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Daily Mail
   
Deaths in custody 'were avoidable'   
Daily Mail
The deaths in custody of hundreds of people with mental health problems could have been avoided, according to an inquiry. Repeated basic errors, poor communication and a lack of rigorous procedures were found to have contributed to deaths in police ...

'Serious cracks' in mental health detention causing avoidable deaths   Nursing Times
Mental health deaths in detention 'avoidable'   BBC News
'Could have been saved': failing the mentally ill in prison   Channel 4 News
OnMedica   
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