2015年4月6日 星期一

2015-04-07 U.K. Health


BBC News
   
Election 2015: Parties row over GP out-of-hours cover   
BBC News
Figures suggest almost 600 fewer GP surgeries in England open at evenings and weekends than in the last Parliament, Labour has claimed. Health spokesman Andy Burnham said the coalition had created queues outside practices and diverted people to ...

Number of GP surgeries across England open in evenings and weekends falls ...   The Independent
Labour party recycles Tories dole queue poster to attack Tories on GP ...   Daily Mail
David Cameron GP crisis legacy as access to a doctor pledge lies in tatters   mirror.co.uk
ITV News   
The Times (subscription)   
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Daily Mail
   
Life expectancy for women over 60 falls with unhealthy lifestyle to blame   
Daily Mail
Life expectancy for older women has fallen after decades of rises as unhealthy lifestyles and cuts to social care take their toll. The predicted life spans of women aged 65, 75, 85 and 95 fell in 2012 – the first time since 1995 that falls in all four age groups were ...

Women dying earlier as they live like men   The Times (subscription)
Alarm over sudden drop in female life expectancy   Telegraph.co.uk

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ABC Online
   
UK hopes to learn from Australia on skin cancer   
ABC Online
MICHAEL BRISSENDEN: It's famously cold and wet for much of the year in the UK, but skin cancer rates among the British are soaring. New figures show the over 65s are developing malignant melanomas at almost ten times the rate they were in the 1960s ...

Pensioners seven times more likely to get skin cancer than in the 1970s   Daily Mail
Skin cancer: 1960s package holiday boom blamed for surge in melanoma cases ...   mirror.co.uk
Package holiday boom fuels cancer legacy   Telegraph.co.uk
CTV News   
The Guardian   
BBC News   
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Irish Examiner
   
Warning superbugs could kill 80000 people   
Irish Examiner
Up to 80,000 people could die in an outbreak of a drug-resistant infection because of new superbugs, a British government forecast has warned. The report estimates that a total of 200,000 people would be expected to be infected by a widespread bacterial ...

New breed of superbugs which are resistant to antibiotics could kill 80000 Britons   Daily Mail
Drug-resistant superbug 'could kill 80000' Britons, according to government report   Metro
Thousands could die from new superbugs   gulfnews.com
The Guardian   
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Sydney Morning Herald
   
You've got to sweat if you want to live longer, Australian study reveals   
Sydney Morning Herald
Hot, sweaty exercise is the key to living longer, according to a massive study of Australians' exercise habits that could change health advice the world over. For years authorities have been so focused on just getting us up and moving that they have paid less ...

Vigorous exercise helps people live longer   The Sun Daily
Vigorous Activity May Help Avoid Early Death - Study   Bernama
How to live for longer: Brisk exercise slashes risk of early death   Express.co.uk
New Zealand Herald   
The Japan Times   
The Southland Times   
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iBerkshires.com
   
Letter: Increasing the Minimum Age to Purchase Tobacco   
iBerkshires.com
A recent study by the Institute of Medicine looks at the public health implications of raising the minimum legal age to purchase tobacco products. Thanks to this report, we can add another evidence-based strategy to the toolbox of strategies cities and towns in ...

Traders grumble as tobacco display ban comes into effect   The National
Should you be 21 to buy tobacco?   Indianapolis Star
E-Cigarette usage on the rise in Florida   WCJB
Daily Mail   
Scotsman   
The Guardian   
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BBC News
   
Campaigner Gordon Aikman calls for MND funds to double   
BBC News
A political campaigner who has motor neurone disease has urged politicians to double funding to find a cure for his illness. Gordon Aikman, 30, from Fife, said Scotland could be on the cusp of finding a cure for the illness with the right funding and ...

Campaigner Gordon Aikman calls for MND research hub   Herald Scotland
Campaigner urges political leaders to double funding to find MND cure   stv.tv
Gordon Aikman in heartfelt plea on MND cure search   Scotsman (blog)

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The Independent
   
Councils reveal soft drinks with more sugar than cola in calls for 'giants' to ...   
The Independent
Soft drinks giants are being urged to drop the sugar content of drinks that are putting children at risk of diabetes after research shows many have even more sugar than cola. The call comes from The Local Government Association (LGA), who tested the ...

Health warnings demanded on fizzy drinks and fruit juices containing up to 12 ...   mirror.co.uk
A glass of cranberry juice is packed with more sugar than cola   Daily Mail
Cranberry juice drinks have more sugar than Coca Cola   Telegraph.co.uk
Techie News   
The Guardian   
Gloucestershire Echo   
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ABC News
   
Ashya King's Dramatic Recovery Changing Cancer Treatment   
ABC News
The U.K. is set to open three proton beam therapy centers after the 5-year-old boy appeared to recover after receiving the treatment in the Czech Republic. 1:23 | 04/06/15. Share. Title. Description. Share From. Share With. Facebook. Tweet. </> Embed. Email.
First proton beam centres in the UK get £10m equity injection from the Welsh ...   WalesOnline
Proton beam centres to be opened   Daily Mail
Radiotherapy alternative to be offered in UK after Ashya King's proton therapy ...   The Independent
Belfast Telegraph   
myCentralOregon.com   
The Journal   
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Scottish Daily Record
   
Record View: Scots turning to dangerous and painful DIY dentistry to avoid ...   
Scottish Daily Record
IF patients were operating on themselves at home because of NHS shortages there would be quite an outcry, it shouldn't be any different with teeth, says RECORD VIEW. Share; Share; Tweet; +1 ...

Hard-up Brits are becoming DIY dentists to avoid paying pricey private fees   Metro
The rise of DIY dentistry: Yet again social mobility seems to be in reverse   The Independent
I couldn't afford private dentist so I used PLIERS to pull out 13 top teeth   mirror.co.uk
Daily Times   
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