uk-hotdailynews: 2015-04-08 U.K. Health

Concern over palliative care levels
Runcorn and Widnes World
Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups, those aged over 85 and people living in poorer areas are being failed in the quality of palliative care they receive, according to a report. In all, thousands of patients are not being given sufficient pain relief and respite, ...

End-of-life care for terminally ill 'needs major overhaul'   BBC News
Thousands of dying non-cancer patients missing out on specialist end-of-life ...   The Independent

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Channel News Asia

FDA agrees to review Novo's re-filed diabetes drugs
PharmaTimes
US regulators have agreed to review Novo Nordisk's resubmitted applications for diabetes drugs Tresiba (insulin degludec) and Ryzodeg (insulin degludec/insulin aspart). The Class II Resubmissions are based on interim analysis of data from the DEVOTE ...

Novo Nordisk: FDA Accepts For Review Class II Resubmissions For Tresiba ...   RTT News
FDA accepts Novo Nordisk's resubmitted application for insulin drug   WHTC

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The Independent

How the recommended low levels of salt in your diet might actually be dangerous
The Independent
For years, the federal government has advised Americans that they are eating too much salt, and that this excess contributes yearly to the deaths of tens of thousands of people. But unknown to many shoppers urged to buy foods that are “low sodium” and “low ...

New research casts doubt over government salt guidelines and claims people ...   Daily Mail

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Empire State Tribune

Retailers Declare Bans on Tobacco Displays Useless
Empire State Tribune
The presentation of tobacco items, which has been unlawful for expansive stores and markets subsequent to 2012, will now be restricted in all premises. Action on Smoking and Health (Ash) has proclaimed the boycott as a vital achievement as it firmly boosts ...

Newsagents will have to hide cigarette packs in cupboards from today   Daily Mail
Corner shops and pubs banned from displaying tobacco in bid to protect teens   mirror.co.uk
Warning images on cigarette packets 'raise young adults' knowledge about ...   Medical News Today
BBC News
Scotsman
stv.tv
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Telegraph.co.uk

British superbug outbreak 'could kill 80000'
Telegraph.co.uk
Up to 80,000 people in Britain could die in a single outbreak of an infection due to a new generation of superbugs, according to an official Government forecast. In total, some 200,000 people could be infected if a strain of disease resistant to antibiotics took ...

New breed of superbugs which are resistant to antibiotics could kill 80000 Britons   Daily Mail
Drug-resistant superbug outbreak could kill 80000   Belfast Telegraph
Powerful new bugs which resist antibiotics could kill 80000 Britons   Scottish Daily Record
The Guardian
BBC News
The Independent
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Irish Independent

Concern as life expectancy for women is dropping
Irish Independent
Life expectancy for women has suffered a drop on a scale not seen for decades, as their lifestyles become more like those of men, official figures show. Ads by Google. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments. In 2012 there were falls in ...

Life expectancy falls for older UK women   The Guardian
Female life expectancy drops for the first time since 1995   The Independent
Alarm over sudden drop in female life expectancy   Telegraph.co.uk
Daily Mail
The Times (subscription)
WebMD.Boots.com
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Gazette Live

Poignant images captured by four men suffering with prostate cancer go on display
Gazette Live
A picture can tell a thousand words - and in the case of four men suffering with prostate cancer, they can say a lot more. Four Teessiders have captured a range of powerful and poignant images as part of a pilot photography project at the Trinity Holistic Centre ...

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