2015年3月3日 星期二

2015-03-04 U.K. Health


Telegraph.co.uk
   
National probe into maternity care ordered after 'lethal' mix of failings found   
Telegraph.co.uk
A national review of the safety of maternity services has been launched after the deaths of almost a dozen babies were blamed on midwives in “over-zealous pursuit” of “natural childbirth at any cost”. Jeremy Hunt, the Health Secretary, apologised to parents ...

Report prompts NHS to launch a review into maternity care across England   The Independent
Parallels with past scandal are sadly clear   The Times (subscription)
Man lost wife and baby at Furness hospital: ''I felt life go out of her''   mirror.co.uk
The Guardian   
BBC News   
Daily Mail   
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Pulse
   
500% rise in practices thinking the unthinkable   
Pulse
New figures reveal a massive increase in practices approaching managers about merging or closing. Alex Matthews-King investigates. 500% - Stop Practice Closures - online. Practices are no longer just thinking about taking the nuclear option – they are ...

500% increase in GP practises seeking advice on closure   The Independent
GP surgeries at breaking point as requests to close soar by 500 per cent   Express.co.uk

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BBC News
   
Adults get flu 'about once every five years'   
BBC News
Adults catch real flu about once every five years, scientists calculate, based on a field study in China. Although many of us will feel ill more often than this, other flu-like infections are to usually blame, the international team says. The scientists tested blood ...

Adults catch the flu only about twice a decade   I Know Today
Flu Infections Level Off As Adults Age   Science World Report
Flu is much less common in adults than you might think   The Independent
WebMD   
Telegraph.co.uk   
New Scientist   
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The Guardian
   
Statins work for those at highest risk of heart attack – study   
The Guardian
Patients with the highest genetic risk of suffering a heart attack benefit the most from cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, a study has found. Those in intermediate and low-risk categories are still helped by statins but to a lesser extent, according to researchers.
Statins 'aid highest risk patients'   Belfast Telegraph
Why Do Statins Work Better for Some People Than Others? It's Their Genes   Healthline
Study shows who benefits most from statins   Medical Xpress

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Hunger and frustration grow at Ebola ground zero in Guinea   
Thomson Reuters Foundation
Etienne Ouamouno stands by the kapok tree where scientists believe his two-year-old son Emile may have contracted Ebola from bats living in the hollow trunk. Photo taken on Feb. 4 in Meliandou, Guinea by Misha Hussain/Thomson Reuters Foundation.

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Los Angeles Times
   
Science goes to great lengths to measure average penis size   
Los Angeles Times
Researchers have finally answered one of the most compelling questions in the field of medicine: What is a normal size for a penis? The answer, according to anatomically precise measurements of up to 15,521 men from around the world, is 3.6 inches (9.16 ...

Average penis size revealed to be less than six inches   Belfast Telegraph
Relax, bro. It's 'normal': British study determines average penis size   Toronto Star
Is Your Penis Size Normal? Science Investigates   FOXSports.com
Mashable   
Times of India   
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Belfast Live
   
Jim Wells defends decision to move children's heart surgery to Dublin   
Belfast Live
Health Minister Jim Wells defended the decision to move children's heart surgery from Belfast to Dublin, saying 'that's the way medicine is going'. Speaking to Belfast Live, the MLA said the switch was a difficult decision but he is sure the move will save lives.
Children's Heart Surgery In NI Ends   4ni.co.uk
NI children's heart surgery moving to Dublin, Wells confirms   Belfast Newsletter
Go ahead for all-Ireland child heart services   U.TV

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io9
   
Scientists Bioengineer TB-Resistant Cattle By Injecting A Mouse Gene   
io9
Bovine tuberculosis is a serious problem in many parts of the world, resulting in the culling of thousands of cattle each year and at tremendous cost. Now, Chinese scientists have produced a herd of transgenic cows that exhibit an improved ability to ward off ...

Genetic engineering may lead to TB resistant cattle   Irish Farmers Journal
Scientists produce TB-resistant cows   BBC News
Scientists Produce TB-Resistant Cattle Using Mouse Gene   Tech Times
The Guardian   
Market Business News   
FarmersWeekly   
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Evening Standard
   
One in five London patients 'unable to get appointment with GP when they want'   
Evening Standard
One in five London patients are unable to get an appointment with a GP of their choice, it emerged today — double the number of the rest of the country. A stark new report from the London Assembly found of the 30 worst boroughs in England for seeing a ...

London's GPs are ageing and leaving just when it needs more of them   The Guardian (blog)
Mayor should step in to solve GP premises crisis, says London assembly   GP online
GP shortage in London a 'ticking time bomb'   This is Local London
Pulse   
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Metro
   
'Chick sexers' earn £40000 a year...so why is there a shortage of applicants?   
mirror.co.uk
Despite a £40,000 a year pay packet, British poultry farmers are struggling to attract candidates to join the illustrious ranks of 'chick sexers'. The problem? You spend up to 12 hours a day staring at chicks' backsides. Chick sexers are trained how to spot ...

Is determining the gender of chickens Britain's worst job?   forcespenpals.co.uk
It pays £40000 a year but no one wants to do it: Why being a 'chick sexer' is the ...   Daily Mail
“Chick sexing” industry faces chronic shortage of staff – despite average salary ...   Deadline News
The Times (subscription)   
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