Unfounded newspaper campaigns on MMR may have left fewer children vaccinated. And now a measles epidemic looms
Fury as NHS 'dithers' over £110m gift - The Guardian 13th August 2008
Angry and frustrated, Mike Sadler has had enough. For the past three years, the former finance director of the confectionery giant Mars has been a non-executive director on the board of Epsom and St Helier University hospitals trust. For two years, he has been asking hospital management to decide whether to accept the offer of a multimillionaire businessman and local winegrower, Adrian White, to inject a £110m "gift horse" into the NHS trust.
Local councils, health authorities and hundreds of other public bodies are to be given the power to access details of everyone's personal text, emails and internet use under Home Office proposals published yesterday.
Ministers want to make it mandatory for telephone and internet companies to keep details of all personal internet traffic for at least 12 months so it can be accessed for investigations into crime or other threats to public safety.Ex-drugs policy director calls for legalisation - The Guardian 13th August 2008
A former senior civil servant who was responsible for coordinating the government's anti-drugs policy now believes that legalisation would be less harmful than the current strategy. Julian Critchley, the former director of the Cabinet Office's anti-drugs unit, also said that his views were shared by the "overwhelming majority" of professionals in the field, including police officers, health workers and members of the government.
It was an experiment that involved sweat, love... and could have ended in tears. When 100 women were asked to sniff 100 men's sweaty shirts in the interests of discovering the secrets of sexual attraction, they found the contraceptive Pill disrupted their ability to select the ideal partner.
The Pill may put you off smell of your man and ruin your relationship - The Times 13th August 2008
To millions of women it has been the great liberator over the past four decades, allowing them the freedom to control their fertility and their relationships. But the contraceptive Pill could also be responsible for skewing their hormones and attracting them to the “wrong” partner.
Women will find this theory smells distinctly off - The Times 13th August 2008
The pill. Loved and hated in equal measure by women the world over. Some of the 3.5 million British women who take it would argue that the only reason it has stopped them getting pregnant is because they are now so fat that no one wants to have sex with them. Others would blame the associated mood swings which turn them into a bunny boiler once a month.
Breast cancer hope as brittle bone drug gets clinical trial in UK - The Times 13th August 2008
A treatment for brittle bones can have a dramatic effect on breast cancer when combined with chemotherapy, research has shown.
Scientists found that the two drugs acted together to slow down the growth of tumours. In mice given the therapy, growing breast tumours were almost stopped in their tracks.Surgeries stay open longer amid claims of ‘duress’ - The Times 13th August 2008
More than one in three GP surgeries are opening in the evenings and at weekends, a survey has found, amid complaints that ministers are imposing extended hours on doctors.
A cheap drug used to treat brittle bones helps halt breast cancer in its tracks, scientists report today.
When used with a common chemotherapy drug, the tumours all but stopped growing - and the cancer remained at bay even after treatment had finished.They say that opposites attract. But it seems the Pill may be preventing women sniffing out men who are opposite enough.
Women are said to have an inbuilt ability to pick up the scent of a partner who differs genetically.The "get well soon" card has long been accepted as a way of cheering up a loved one stuck in hospital.\n\nJohn Nickolls sent one to his Aunt Edna as she recovered after a fall and expected to see it beside her bed when he visited.\n\nTo his surprise, however, there was no sign of it or of any other cards on the ward.
Shops get fruit and veg sale help - BBC Health News 13th August 2008
Corner shops in deprived areas of England are to be given money to help boost sales of fruit and vegetables.\n\nThe Department of Health scheme comes after a similar project has helped increase sales in Scotland.
Clumsy young 'face obesity risk' - BBC Health News 12th August 2008
Clumsy and poorly co-ordinated children could be at higher risk of obesity in later life, a study says.
Researchers found youngsters who performed least well in tests assessing cognitive and physical function were far more likely to be obese aged 33.Patients 'lack money for drugs' - BBC Health News 12th August 2008
Nearly half of cancer patients in England are being forced to cut back on food or heating in order to pay for their prescriptions, a poll suggests.
And almost two-thirds (59%) miss out on simple leisure activities, like family days out, to cope with their medication costs, says Macmillan Cancer Support.'I skip meals to afford my medication' - BBC Health News 12th August 2008
A poll by Macmillan Cancer Support suggests nearly half of cancer patients in England are being forced to cut back on basic necessities in order to pay for their prescriptions.
Breast cancer survivor Amanda Whetstone says she regularly skips breakfast and lunch to save money to pay for her prescriptions.
UK Health News 08/13/2008
Wednesday, 13 August 2008
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