2015年9月1日 星期二

2015-09-02 U.K. Health


The Guardian
   
Genome editing: how to modify genetic faults – and the human germline   
The Guardian
Is it time for a debate on whether there are any circumstances where there is an ethical case for 'editing' human embryos? DNA strand. Scientists can cut out and replace strands of DNA (pictured) with great precision. Photograph: Zoonar GmbH/Alamy.
Calls for IVF laws to be changed to take advantage of gene editing technique   The Independent
Medical specialists urge more debate on gene-editing technology   Daily Mail
Molecular cut-and-paste method improves on pasting   BMC Blogs Network (blog)
Bioscience Technology   
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BBC News
   
NHS staff offered Zumba to keep well   
BBC News
NHS staff will be offered exercise classes in a bid to keep them fit and in work, NHS England's chief executive is set to announce. Simon Stevens will outline his £5m solution for cutting the NHS bill for staff sickness, which currently stands at £2 ...
Junk food retailers banned from NHS hospitals   Telegraph.co.uk
NHS chief Simon Stevens calls for crackdown on the junk food on offer to patients   Daily Mail
NHS staff to be encouraged to take up Zumba to set 'national example' of ...   The Independent
The Times (subscription)   
Mirror.co.uk   
Belfast Telegraph   
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Belfast Telegraph
   
Appetite for exercise could be fuelled by primitive urge to find food   
Belfast Telegraph
An appetite for running may be fuelled by a primitive urge to seek out food, research suggests. Ads by Google. The link between hunger and desire for exercise may also contribute to the "high" experienced by dedicated joggers, say scientists. Share.

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Daily Mail
   
Stress of work means women don't live much longer than men   
New Zealand Herald
While women are still likely to live around four years longer, the adoption by many of stressful working lifestyles appears to have taken a toll. Photo / iStock. The difference in life expectancy between the sexes is narrowing as modern women spend ...
Women are losing ground to men in the race to live longer   Daily Mail
Life expectancy increases to 79 for men and 83 for women   Belfast Telegraph
One in three baby girls in England will live to 90   The Guardian

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BBC News
   
People with learning difficulties 'silenced with drugs'   
BBC News
People with learning difficulties in the UK are being inappropriately over-medicated, patient records suggest. A study in the BMJ looked at GP data spanning over a decade and found that more than a quarter of 33,000 adults with learning difficulties ...
Antipsychotic drugs may be used as 'chemical cosh' to control behaviour   The Guardian
Doctors Overuse Antipsychotic Drugs to Treat Intellectual Disability   Newsweek
Intellectually disabled often get antipsychotics in absence of mental illness   Nature.com
New Scientist   
Medical Daily   
EurekAlert (press release)   
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TODAYonline
   
Too much sitting can raise cancer risk in women   
TODAYonline
A recent study found that women who sit more than six hours a day are at a higher risk of developing cancer — specifically breast, ovarian and blood cancers — compared with women who sit less than three hours daily. Photo: Thinkstock. Experts believe ...

One in 5 British women thinks having multiple sexual partners can give you cancer   Telegraph.co.uk
Athena Lamnisos :It's Time to Open Up: Gynaecological Cancer Awareness Month 2015   Huffington Post UK
Stigma around gynaecological cancers could cost lives   Kent and Sussex Courier
The Sun (subscription)   
Daily Echo   
Wine Spectator   
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Daily Mail
   
Calories don't count - salt intake is linked to obesity   
New Zealand Herald
A high salt intake may be linked to obesity, regardless of how many calories are consumed, experts have suggested. Writing in the journal Hypertension, UK researchers say there is a suggested link between how much salt people eat and their weight, ...

Every extra gram of salt eaten per day can increase the chance of obesity   Daily Mail
High salt intake 'an obesity risk irrespective of calorie count'   Belfast Telegraph

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Times LIVE
   
Digital keeps middle-aged brains young   
Times LIVE
A population study of people over 50 in England found that the test scores of people today were the same or better than the results of those up to eight years younger, who were tested six years ago. File photo. Image by: Gallo Images/Thinkstock ...

Older people are now cleverer than ever   Daily Times
Computer, cell phone use may improve seniors' mental age by 4 to 8 years   McKnight's Long Term Care News
Study Reveals Good News And Bad News For People Over 50   Huffington Post
Telegraph.co.uk   
Daily Mail   
The Times (subscription)   
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Times of Malta
   
Regular exercise can reduce risk of dying from heart attack by half   
Times of Malta
Just 25 minutes of brisk walking a day can add up to seven years to your life, health experts have said. Research presented at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress this weekend shows that regular exercise can reduce ageing and increase the ...

Daily walks could 'improve your lifespan'   Netdoctor
Do this Daily to Increase Your Lifespan by 8 Years: Study   NDTV
Study: 25-Minute Walk A Day Can Add Seven Years To Life   Headlines & Global News
KTRH   
Irish Independent   
Times of India   
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BBC News
   
NHS personal health budgets spent on 'treats' for patients   
BBC News
Thousands of pounds from NHS "personal health budgets" are spent on "treats" such as holidays and clothes, a Freedom of Information request has found. Pulse magazine said money had also gone on horse riding, art classes, massage, and, in one case, ...

Patients will be given their own BARCODE under plans to create a 'paperless' NHS   Daily Mail
Morning news headlines: Thousands of pounds of NHS funds spent on treats for ...   WalesOnline
GPs to receive instant e-summaries for all discharged hospital patients from ...   Pulse
Northampton Chronicle & Echo   
The Guardian   
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