uk-hotdailynews: 2015-04-29 U.K. Health

Coalition salt policy 'a backward step'
Telegraph.co.uk
The coalition Government is responsible for a ''major step backwards in public health nutrition'', health experts have claimed. Reforms under then-health secretary Andrew Lansley ''stalled'' the progress of a previously successful salt reduction strategy, which ...

Coalition 'derailed programme to save lives by reducing salt in food'   The Guardian
Government derailing of salt reduction programme put people at greater risk of ...   The Independent
Salt step back 'due to Government'   Echo

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EU to vote on calorie labels for alcoholic drinks
BBC News
The European Parliament is set to vote on whether calorie labels should be put on all alcoholic drinks. Mandatory labelling is needed to inform consumers and help halt rising rates of obesity, say public health experts. MEPs will decide later if proposals to ...

Large wine glasses are fuelling obesity epidemic, warns health expert   Telegraph.co.uk
Invisible calories in wine and other alcohol that we forget about   Daily Mail
Alcohol 'contributing to obesity'   Belfast Telegraph

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Share “Diet swap reduces colon cancer risk, study...”
NewsOK.com
PITTSBURGH — When African-Americans and rural South Africans swapped diets for two weeks, they also swapped risk factors for colon cancer. And the surprise is that it happened so quickly. The swap involved 20 African-Americans who ate South African ...

Switching To Rural African-Style Diet May Reduce Risk Of Colon Cancer   Tech Times
Adopting high fibre diet could dramatically cut risk of bowel cancer, says study   The Independent
Diet swap experiment reveals junk food's harm to gut   Rapid News Network
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Science Daily
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Staffing problems weaken NHS reform plans
Financial Times
NHS staff shortages threaten to undermine proposed reforms to the way the health service cares for patients, according to a report from an independent think-tank. Last October, Simon Stevens, head of England's NHS, and other health leaders set out a plan ...

NHS is short staffed in key areas like primary care and mental health   mirror.co.uk
NHS 'short of staff in key areas'   BT.com
At The NHS, Diversity Does Not Lead To Better Quality   Science 2.0
Pulse
carehome.co.uk News
The Guardian
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Penarth lottery winner killed by train had struggled to cope with £500k jackpot
Daily Mail
Former ballet dancer Helen Ford, 54, was able to buy an apartment in the seaside town on Penarth, near Cardiff, with her winnings, but friends described the windfall as 'the worst thing that could ever happen to her'. An inquest into her death at Cardiff ...

Lottery winner killed by train 'struggled to cope with £500k jackpot'   mirror.co.uk
Lottery winner who 'struggled to cope' with massive win found dead on train track   Express.co.uk
Lottery Winner Dies After Struggling To Deal With Her New Wealth   malaysiandigest.com
WalesOnline
Carmarthen Journal
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Sorry, everyone — Krispy Kreme is NOT coming to Dublin
Yahoo News UK
As anyone who has frequented one of their stores will tell you, it's a magical place. Seriously, its menu is what dreams are made of. (Although it would give you diabetes just looking at it.) doughnuts. The chain has since expanded and now has several ...

Doughnut chain Krispy Kreme ready to take Glasgow by storm after announcing ...   Scottish Daily Record
How to Get Free 12 Krispy Kreme Donuts Today   TIME
Krispy Kreme to roll into Glasgow with new venue near Braehead Shopping   STV Glasgow

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Organic and UHT milk could put unborn babies at risk, says study
The Guardian
Milk certified as organic contains about a third less iodine than conventionally produced milk. Photograph: Michael Probst/AP. Press Association. Monday 27 April 2015 19.40 EDT Last modified on Tuesday 28 April 2015 07.53 EDT. Share on Facebook ...

Pregnant women in organic milk fear   Somerset County Gazette
Pregnant? Steer Clear Of Organic Milk – It Could Pose A Risk To Your Unborn ...   Yahoo Lifestyle UK
Organic milk 'may harm babies' brain development'   ITV News

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Brothers died side-by-side in hotel room after buying home-delivery ecstasy from ...
mirror.co.uk
A coroner has condemned the ease with which killer drugs can be delivered after two student brothers were found dead - having taken up to six times the lethal dose of ecstacy. Torin Lakeman, 19, an astrophysics undergraduate, was found dead above a pub ...

Coroner writes to Home Secretary over online drug dealers who hide behind ...   Daily Mail
Warning over 'dark web' after brothers' death from MDMA overdose at ...   The Bolton News
Brothers died of overdose   Manx Radio

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Bullying does more long-term mental health harm than abuse, study says
Los Angeles Times
The long-term effects of being bullied by other kids are worse than being abused by an adult, new research shows. Among a large group of children in England, those who were bullied were 60% more likely to have mental health problems as adults than were ...

Impact of Bullying during childhood noticed during adult age as well   Maine News
Bullying may be even worse for mental health than child abuse   Reuters
Childhood bullying causes worse long-term mental health problems than ...   Science Daily
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mirror.co.uk
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How to short circuit hunger
Science Daily
Date: April 27, 2015; Source: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Summary: The drive to tame gnawing hunger can sabotage even the best-intentioned dieter. Now, investigators have identified the brain circuit that underlies this powerful physiological ...

Brain's 'hunger hub' could be switched off   NHS Choices
Scientists at Harvard University discover how to stop the sensation of hunger in ...   Metro
Scientists may have found a way to switch off hunger pangs   Gloucestershire Echo
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Business Standard
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