Drug-linked mental illness rises by 100% - The Guardian 15th August 2008
The number of people admitted to hospital in England with mental illnesses linked to use of illegal drugs has doubled in the past decade, official figures revealed yesterday. The NHS Information Centre said 38,170 adults and children were admitted with drug-related mental and behavioural disorders in 2006-7, an increase of 101% since 1996-97.
t's easy to romanticise the welfare priority and democratic values, but it's all built on very un-British restrictions of freedom\n\nOne of my best friends is a Finn. She came to England at 16, but when it came to giving birth to her first baby 13 years later, there was no hesitation: she went home. When she returned, along with her stories of state of the art healthcare, she brought tangible evidence of the largesse of the Nordic welfare state: each new mother was given a box of exquisite new baby clothes and equipment.
Anti-natal: Zoe Williams on parenting - The Guardian 15th August 2008
Let's get one thing straight - looking pregnant and being fat are two totally different things
OK, initially I wasn't going to address the weight issue at all. Not because a feminist cannot worry about her weight; she can. Rather, because I can't stand the modern formula, "Isn't it amazing, an intelligent person like me, worrying about such an unintelligent thing!" It's annoying. Your IQ doesn't stay locked in amber like a beetle, while you get busy calculating the calories in a Müller LigCocaine use trebles in a decade - The Independent 15th August 2008
Almost two million people take illegal drugs at least once a month, with cocaine growing in popularity among teenagers and young adults, the widest-ranging official investigation into Britain's drugs habit has discovered.
Research published by the Department of Health shows that more than one-third of the population has experimented with a banned substance at least once.Better care for elderly 'could save 60,000 lives' - The Independent 15th August 2008
Elderly people are dying of neglect and spending their final years in pain and discomfort because basic care is not being provided, a study has found.
There are at least 60,000 avoidable deaths in England every year and the study by doctors at the University of East Anglia suggests this figure could be substantially reduced with better care.More young people end up in hospital as price of heroin and cocaine falls - Times Online
A growing number of children and young adults are being admitted to hospital after taking illegal drugs, including more than 1,200 admissions of under-16s last year, figures show.
NHS data for the decade to 2007 reveals a dramatic rise in the number of hospital admissions for people with mental and behavioural problems linked to drug use, as well as for drug poisoning. Admissions of under-16s and those aged 25 to 34 increased by more than half over the period.Hospitals have been accused of age discrimination after a study found that they failed to provide basic standards of care to many patients aged 50 and over.
Health experts found shortfalls in the quality of care offered to patients with conditions such as osteoarthritis, incontinence and osteoporosis.Drugs figures soar as more than 1,200 children hospitalised last year - Telegraph
Britain's 'bleak' drugs problem has been revealed as it emerged that more than 1,200 children have been hospitalised for taking illegal substances in the last year.
Child drug hospital admissions jump by 45pc - The Telegraph 15th August 2008
The figure is an increase of almost 45 per cent over the last decade.
The figures released by the NHS Information Centre also show the number of teenagers and young people who needed hospital care because of drugs also increased by more than 10 per cent over the same period, to nearly 10,000 last year.Over 50s being neglected in hospital - The Telegraph 15th August 2008
Experts found a significant disparity in the treatment offered to patients with conditions like osteoporosis and incontinence compared with heart disease or diabetes.
Dr Nick Steel, senior lecturer in primary care at the University of East Anglia, who led the study, said: "One of the conditions that came out worst was osteoarthritis, where we asked people if they'd received basic advice such as doing exercises to control the condition, and whether they had effective pain relief."Obesity poses as grave a threat to Britain and the NHS as terrorism, a Government adviser has warned.
Public health expert Professor David Hunter criticised ministers for failing to take 'bold action' to tackle the growing crisis.Older people are still getting a raw deal from the age discrimination that dominates the NHS, according to research.
Elderly and frail patients are not receiving basic care for conditions such as osteoarthritis, incontinence and osteoporosis.The number of children taken to hospital because of drug use has soared since Labour took office, figures have revealed.
Hospital admissions to treat overdoses or drug-induced mental problems jumped 43 per cent among the under-16s.Drug that uses the body's cells to blast cancer - Daily Mail 14th August 2008
Cancer patients have seen their tumours blasted into submission by a new drug which harnesses the power of their own immune cells.
The 'serial killer' treatment completely eliminated some tumours and shrunk others resistant to existing therapies.
Further successful trials could lead to blinatumomab being on the market in less than five years.Do you suffer from gym rage? - Daily Mail 14th August 2008
What could be more annoying than someone else’s mobile ringing during your yoga class? Finding the exercise bike covered with their sweat? Listening to your neighbour grunt with every bicep curl?
These are just a few of the common irritants that plague regular gym users.Rising care costs mean a generation may have to eat into their own savings to support ageing parents, says a report.\n\nResearch by the Saga group gives a stark warning that pensioners and their children are unprepared for the financial burden of long-term care.
Call to end animal pain-research - BBC Health News 14th August 2008
Using animals to research pain has "limited value" and should be replaced by newer technologies, argues a panel of medical experts from across England.
Animal tests can only simulate some aspects of chronic pain and are too simplistic, their report says.Bullied teen is UK's top slimmer - BBC Health News 13th August 2008
Jack Mitchell from Sunderland weighed 20st (127kg) at the age of 16 and was being bullied at school because of it.
But instead of doing nothing about his weight, Jack decided to go on a diet.Patient details in missing diary - BBC Health News 14th August 2008
A midwife's diary containing names and addresses of hundreds of mothers and pregnant women has gone missing from a health trust in Greater Manchester.
About 345 women have been contacted by the Pennine Acute NHS Trust after the community midwife in Rochdale reported that the handwritten book was lost.Radiology review in final stages - BBC Health News 14th August 2008
A review of work carried out by a Scottish radiologist in Ireland is close to being completed, the Irish Health Service Executive (HSE) said.
Cases dealt with by Dr James Murray and others at a hospital in Scotland have also been re-examined by NHS Highland.Hope for arthritis vaccine 'cure' - BBC Health News 14th August 2008
A single injection of modified cells could halt the advance of rheumatoid arthritis, say UK scientists.
The Newcastle University team is about to start small-scale safety trials of the jab, which will hopefully stop the immune system attacking the joints.Model health checks are abandoned - BBC Health News 13th August 2008
Models won't be forced to have health checks at London Fashion Week in September after other major cities refused to go along with the proposals.\n\nThe idea was recommended by the British Fashion Council after last year's size zero debate but it's already been ruled out in New York, Paris and Milan.
UK Health News 08/15/2008
Friday, 15 August 2008
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