uk-hotdailynews: 2015-09-04 U.K. Health

Care of dying patients 'still inconsistent and poor'
BBC News
More investment is still needed to improve the "inconsistent and often poor" care of dying people, say palliative care experts. The King's College London lecturers also fear relatives are sometimes excluded from "critical conversations" about the end ...
Doctors must address spiritual needs of dying patients, say experts   Telegraph.co.uk
Doctors 'have no idea how to look after their terminally-ill patients'   Daily Mail
Families of dying excluded from 'critical conversations'   Belfast Telegraph

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Farm dust that protects children from allergies could lead to asthma vaccine
The Guardian
When researchers examined a group of 2,000 people who grew up on farms, they found most did not suffer from allergies or asthma. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images. Agence France-Presse. Thursday 3 September 2015 23.31 EDT. Share on ...

Save children suffering from asthma and hayfever by living on a FARM   Daily Mail
The key to allergy-free kids is giving them plenty of dirt - and cows   New Zealand Herald
Living With Pets Or On Farms Prevents Allergies In Kids By Exposing Them To ...   Medical Daily
Youth Health Magzine
The Hindu
Washington Post
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Aspirin 'might boost cancer therapy'
BBC News
Aspirin may be able to boost the effectiveness of cutting-edge cancer medicines that bolster the immune system, scientists say. Immunotherapy lets the body's own defences fight cancer and has been a source of huge excitement in the field. And now ...
Aspirin may help you fight cancer, new research suggests   Daily Mail
How aspirin could help slow growth of cancer   Scotsman (blog)
Aspirin could help boost cancer treatment, experts find   Telegraph.co.uk
Reuters
Mirror.co.uk
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Tots' at risk from diabetes if mums-to-be pile on pounds
Scottish Daily Record
EATING for two when pregnant can mean kids are six times more likely to get diabetes. Share; Share; Tweet; +1; Pinterest. PA. Mums-to-be who pile on weight are putting their children at risk of a serious condition. PREGNANT women could be putting their ...

Child health risks of gestational diabetes   OnMedica
Pregnant women warned about weight gain over diabetes link to children   Daily Mail
Increased odds for type 2 diabetes after prenatal exposure to Ukraine famine ...   EurekAlert (press release)
Herald
The Standard Digital News (satire) (press release) (registration) (blog)
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NHS boss challenges hospitals 'stuffed full of junk food outlets'
Daventry Express
A hospital in the West Midlands has "a place selling chips" every 200 yards, the Chief Executive of NHS England has said. Simon Stevens did not disclose the hospital in question but said that the amount of junk food in hospitals had got out of control ...
NHS urges staff to get fit with Zumba classes   Chartered Management Institute
NHS staff offered Zumba to keep well   TV Newsroom
Simon Stevens announces plan to offer NHS staff physiotherapy   Rapid News Network
The Times (subscription)
The Guardian
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HIV clinic leak: 'A friend's on the list, he'd never told me his status'
BBC News
The 56 Dean Street clinic in London sent out the names and email addresses of 780 people who attend HIV services. Patients were supposed to be blind-copied into an email newsletter, but instead a group email was sent. Elliot Herman's seen the list ...
Kay Burley faces backlash after calling sexual health clinic 56 Dean Street ...   Metro
Jeremy Hunt calls leak of HIV patient data 'completely unacceptable'   PinkNews
Inquiry launched after HIV clinic reveals hundreds of patients' identities   The Guardian

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Drug deaths hit record levels in England and Wales with heroin and legal highs ...
Mirror.co.uk
The number of people killed by drug poisoning in England and Wales hit a record 3,346 last year, a report reveals. Cocaine-related deaths rose to 247 from 169 a year earlier and an increase in purity was cited as a factor. There were also 517 ...
Shooting up   The Economist
Record numbers dying from drug poisoning   Rapid News Network
Deaths from drug overdoses are at an all-time high in England and Wales   Business Insider
Daily Mail
BBC News
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Jamie Oliver back on campaign trail with 'absolute war' on sugar
Financial Times
Jamie Oliver faced accusations of the pot calling the kettle black on Thursday as the celebrity chef released a documentary in his “absolute war” on added sugar. Mr Oliver's film, Sugar Rush, and a petition, aiming for 100,000 signatories, urge the ...
Jamie's Sugar Rush, TV review: Defeated by school dinners, Oliver takes on new ...   The Independent
Jamie Oliver is right: it's madness not to clamp down on sugar   The Guardian
Jamie Oliver criticised after leaving off sugar content of meals on his menus   Daily Mail
Newstalk 106-108 fm
Huffington Post UK
Plymouth Herald
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Bustle

Running Makes You Happy, And Science Just Figured Out Another Reason Why
Bustle
Runners will often tell you how unbelievably amazing running is and how it makes you feel so happy and upbeat — and unfortunately (for non-runners and/or Debbie Downers, at least) science says that those cheerful runners are probably right. Scientists ...

Appetite for exercise could be fuelled by primitive urge to find food   Malton and Pickering Mercury

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Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust told to improve by inspectors
BBC News
The NHS trust running New Cross and Cannock Chase hospitals "requires improvement", a health watchdog says. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust. It found the trust was "good" in three out of five categories ...

Hospital must protect patients "urgently", health watchdog says   Essex County Standard
Colchester hospital still falling short after two years, watchdog finds   The Guardian
Inspectors urge three Nottinghamshire care homes to make improvements after ...   Nottingham Post
Nursing Times
Heart
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