2015年9月19日 星期六

2015-09-20 U.K. Health


BBC News
   
The extraordinary case of the Guevedoces   
BBC News
The discovery of a small community in the Dominican Republic, where some males are born looking like girls and only grow penises at puberty, has led to the development of a blockbuster drug that has helped millions of people, writes Michael Mosley.
The astonishing village where little girls turn into boys aged 12   Telegraph.co.uk

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The Independent
   
Junior doctors are being treated so badly that we may be forced to strike   
The Independent
In 1975, junior doctors went on strike over disagreements with the government about their contracts, restricting their work to emergency cases. Four decades later, junior doctors are once again faced with the same dilemma. This week the Government ...

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Medical News Today
   
Smoking, passive smoking linked to greater risk of type 2 diabetes   
Medical News Today
Cigarette smoking is the number one avoidable cause of disease worldwide, killing nearly 6 million people a year. Its link with cancer, cardiovascular and pulmonary disease are well established. Now, a new report published in The Lancet Diabetes ...

Smoking linked to raised diabetes risk – including passive smoking   NHS Choices
Smoking 'risk factor for type 2 diabetes'   BBC News
Passive smoking increases type 2 diabetes risk, says worrying new research   Herald Current
Jewocity.com (press release) (blog)   
Techie News   
TV Newsroom   
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Yahoo News UK
   
UK: Man who took 35 Viagra tablets 'for laugh' had erections for days   
Yahoo News UK
A man found himself in hospital after taking 35 Viagra pills in an hour for a dare. Daniel Medforth, from Withernsea in East Yorkshire, said he took the tablets which are used to enhance male potency 'for a laugh'. The 36-year-old fell ill as a result ...
Plasterer hospitalised after taking 35 Viagra pills for a dare   Daily Mail
Man who took 35 viagra pills in an hour ends up in hospital with five-day erection   Express.co.uk
Viagra prank: 'The doctors were trying not to laugh'   Stuff.co.nz
St. Lucia News Online   
scallywagandvagabond   
Medical Daily   
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ChronicleLive
   
Thousands gather for Tyneside Memory Walk after plea by Donna Air   
ChronicleLive
On Saturday, thousands of walkers gathered in Tyneside to raise dementia awareness at the annual Memory Walk. Agony aunt Denise Robertson helped get the 1.5mile and 5mile challenge underway, after an appeal for support by Donna Air. The event was ...

Thousands take part in Memory Walk for dementia   BBC News
School praised for efforts in fight against dementia   Sunderland Echo
Alzheimer's Society develops training package to help telephone fundraisers ...   UK Fundraising
Wirral Globe   
Hamilton Spectator   
St George News   
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Telegraph.co.uk
   
London and Liverpool revealed as England's mental health hotspots   
Telegraph.co.uk
There are key variations in the diagnosis of severe mental illness in England, according to figures released by the NHS. The data reveals that Londoners suffer the most from mental illnesses, followed by those in the north west. Meanwhile, some areas ...
NHS report shows slip in delivery of eye care services   Optometry Today
Cancer Drugs Fund needs overhaul, NAO investigation finds   The Pharmaceutical Journal
Lincolnshire fares badly in cancer detection postcode variations highlighted ...   Lincolnshire Echo
Local Government Chronicle   
OnMedica   
TechWeekEurope UK   
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Daily Mail
   
11-month-old baby boy dies from meningitis just 30 hours after falling ill   
Daily Mail
He was a bright, happy little boy with piercing blue eyes and a smile that melted hearts. Little Alex Patterson was a healthy 11-month-old. He had been playing the park with his older brother Callum and his devoted parents Sam and Jim, one Sunday ...
Mum of meningitis survivor Archie Barton urges Plymouth people to take up new ...   Plymouth Herald
Mum urges people to get meningitis vaccine, as daughter awaits her third ...   Pontefract and Castleford Express
Mum backs meningitis vaccination programme   Hemsworth and South Elmsall Express
Barnet Press   
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PPP Focus.com
   
How Tai Chi can help older people with chronic ailments   
PPP Focus.com
Tai chi originated in ancient China and utilizes slow, flowing, gentle movements to boost muscle power and improve balance and posture. Tai chi can relieve some of the most crippling symptoms of disabling conditions such as osteoarthritis, heart ...
Tai chi can help older patients with disabling conditions – study   The Guardian
Tai Chi 'could be prescribed' for illnesses   BBC News
Tai Chi Linked To Improved Physical Capacity For Older Adults   University Herald
TV Newsroom   
OnMedica   
Medical News Today   
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BizTek Mojo
   
New Indirect Sex Partners Calculator Will Shock You; 70 Year Old Woman Had ...   
BizTek Mojo
It is Sexual Health Week in the UK. One cannot ever take your sexual health lightly, as the number of diseases, conditions and ailments that a person can contract from unprotected sexual activities is staggering and on the rise. Lloyd's Pharmacy Online ...
Fuzzy Math: Why the 'Sex Calculator' Is a Harmful Gimmick   RH Reality Check
Three Different Sex Calculators, But Do They Use Fuzzy Math?   The Inquisitr
This British sex calculator claims to tally your indirect sexual partners   The Daily Dot
Tech Times   
Health Aim   
Shape Magazine   
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Daily Mail
   
GlaxoSmithKline study led to children being prescribed Seroxat antidepressants ...   
Daily Mail
A global drugs giant published a flawed study which led to millions of children being prescribed potentially dangerous pills, new research reveals. GlaxoSmithKline misled doctors and the public into thinking their antidepressants were safe and ...

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