Surgeons prepare for world’s first full-face transplant - The Times 22nd August 2008
Following success of partial transplants, British surgeons are among those aiming to conduct first full-face transplants
Now experts say HRT IMPROVES quality of life despite the health risks - Daily Mail 22nd August 2008
Women gain significant benefits in quality of life from taking HRT even years after the menopause, say researchers.
Older women enjoy improvements in many aspects of health when taking Hormone Replacement Therapy.Five-year-old Harry is on the verge of meltdown over misplaced trainers. Louis, seven, is demolishing biscuits, and a series of complex arrangements are being made to collect four-yearold Charlotte from a birthday party.
It is a comfortably chaotic scene, familiar to thousands run ragged at the tail end of summer holidays.I say missus! What do Ken Dodd and Madonna have in common? - Daily Mail 23rd August 2008
Answer: They've both suffered from hernias - and that's no joke for anyone.
One in ten of us will suffer from a hernia at some point - making hernia repair the most common surgical procedure in the world. About 100,000 of these operations are performed in British hospitals every year.Is the fluoride in our water really good for our teeth? - Daily Mail 23rd August 2008
The Government wants 40 per cent of England's water supply to be fluoridated to reduce high levels of tooth decay. But its critics say it has been linked to conditions such as hypothyrodism (underactive thyroid gland). Here we explain what you should know.
The good fuel guide: What to eat to keep you sporting fit - Daily Mail 23rd August 2008
Did you know the foods you eat can have a major impact on the stamina, precision and strength you can expect from your exercise? Find out how to fast-track your way to fitness with our easy-to-follow menu plan.
Childless couples could soon get more IVF treatment on the NHS after moves to end the postcode lottery.\n\nA panel convened by ministers on Friday called on NHS trusts to give a much higher priority to IVF in spending plans.\n\nThe Expert Group on Commissioning NHS Infertility Provision said in a report that the low priority given to IVF by primary care trusts should be reassessed in the light of evidence about links between infertility and depression, stress and relationship breakdown.
One of Britain's leading hospitals has made more than £4million by giving livers from UK donors to private foreign patients.
Over the past five years, surgeons from King's College Hospital in South London have performed 50 liver transplants, with each patient paying around £80,000.
Of these, 22 came from the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait.Thousands of personal records lost each month - The Telegraph 23rd August 2008
Thousands of computer records containing personal information about members of the public are being lost every month – with the rate of loss increasing, new figures reveal.
British doctors perform world first robot surgery - The Telegraph 23rd August 2008
British doctors have carried out the world's first operation using a robot to repair a condition that kills 7,000 people a year.
An 'ethical' agency: Quintessentially Models - The Telegraph 23rd August 2008
Sara Philippidis, 25, has been modelling for eight years. Originally from Australia, she lives in London and joined Quintessentially Models in January from another London agency.
London Fashion Week should have its public funding withdrawn because of the fashion industry’s failure to tackle the "size zero" culture, a leading model agent has said.
Thatcher's struggle with dementia - The Sunday Telegraph 24th August 2008
Baroness Thatcher's daughter Carol has revealed details of her mother's struggle with dementia for the first time.
Fewer people treated by NHS dentists despite rise in numbers - The Times 21st August 2008
New figures published today show that fewer people are seeing an NHS dentist than before the new dental contract came into force in 2006.
The data, released by the NHS Information Centre, will intensify pressure on the Government over the dental contract, which has been condemned as a failure by the British Dental Association and the opposition parties.Benefits of HRT justify a rethink, say researchers - The Times 22nd August 2008
Women who take hormone replacement therapy (HRT) gain benefits in sleep and reduced joint pain.
A study looked at the benefits in older women of taking HRT, and concluded that they were significant.Case study: a long wait for IVF treatment - or go private - The Times 22nd August 2008
Layla Stephen, 33, and her husband, Andrew, 34, are among the thousands of couples who have been denied IVF because they live in the wrong postcode.
Her situation was especially poignant because although she lives in Portsmouth, she works in Chichester. Had she lived there, she would have qualified for free care.Infertile couples to be priority for NHS IVF treatment - The Times 22nd August 2008
Infertile couples could soon be offered wider and more consistent treatment on the NHS under the first proposals from the government panel that has the task of ending the IVF postcode lottery.
NHS trusts should give IVF a much higher importance when drawing up spending plans, by taking into account the effects of infertility on mental health and general wellbeing, the influential group will say today.Face transplants: a better life beats a longer life - The Sunday Times 24th August 2008
Peter Butler says the benefits of his face transplant surgery outweigh the risks it poses
THREE partial face transplants have been performed worldwide and they have all been successful. Overnight three people were given back a life where they could interact with friends and family as well as strangers without feeling ostracised for their facial disfigurement.Top doctors slam NHS drug rationing - The Sunday Times 24th August 2008
Britain's top cancer consultants have accused the government’s drugs rationing body of ignoring the plight of patients forced to sell their cars and remortgage their houses to pay for cancer treatments freely available in Europe.\n\nTwenty-six professors blame the severe restrictions imposed by the National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence (Nice) on its failure to “get its sums right”.
Pioneering face transplant may become available on NHS - The Sunday Times 24th August 2008
Face transplants could be provided on the NHS after regulators confirmed this weekend that they were in early talks to authorise state funding.
With a team of British surgeons planning to carry out the world’s first full face transplants on four patients, the body that decides whether to fund highly specialised treatments said it was preparing to make an assessment for the NHS.Inside Medicine: The physiotherapist - BBC Health News 24th August 2008
In a series focusing on medical specialties, BBC News meets physiotherapist Hubert van Griensven.
Physiotherapy is the branch of medicine which helps improve movements in the body, which have been lost following illness, accident or ageing.How an aspirin a day can keep heart attacks away for the middle-aged - Daily Mail 24th August 2008
Middle aged people should take a daily aspirin to prevent heart attacks and strokes, doctors say.
A major study of nearly 12,000 people found that the majority of healthy men over the age of 48, and women over 57, would benefit from the drug.Doctors are failing to give women the right level of pain relief, researchers say.
It has always been assumed that women's bodies give them a higher pain threshold than men, to help them cope with the agony of childbirth.The NHS drugs rationing body is forcing cancer patients to remortgage their homes to pay for medicines freely available elsewhere in Europe, senior doctors warned yesterday.
More than 20 leading cancer consultants said they were 'dismayed' at guidance issued by NICE - the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence - to refuse four kidney cancer drugs on the NHS.Labour's record on the NHS came under unprecedented attack yesterday from one of Britain's most senior doctors.
Professor Paul Goddard, a former president of the Royal Society of Medicine, accused the Government of leading the NHS into 'catastrophic meltdown'.
The award-winning professor directed particular anger at the drugs-rationing body NICE, which he accused of virtually killing patients to save money.Doctor's diary - The Telegraph 25th August 2008
ames Le Fanu on the latest health stories hitting the headlines
Life is, for the most part, ambidextrous, with the exception of us humans, 90 per cent of whom are right-handed.
This goes back to that extraordinary moment a million-plus years ago when the brains of our ancestors not only tripled in size, but the functions of the two cerebral hemispheres became specialised. The left was given over to the novel faculty of language; the right to manual dexterity.Finger on the pulse - The Telegraph 25th August 2008
Disrespect towards older people is endemic in our society, says Max Pemberton
Last week, it was revealed that for the first time there are now more pensioners than children in Britain: 11.58 million men over 65 and women over 60 compared to 11.52 million under 16s.
This has prompted much discussion about "grey power". Yet older people are some of the most voiceless and marginalised in our society. Their interests are ignored politically, they are economically vulnerable and the contributions they could make to society are largely untapped.Cancer: 'Jodie celebrated life - she didn't fear death' - The Telegraph 25th August 2008
A 13-year-old identical twin who died of cancer last month wanted to help others live, her mother tells Cassandra Jardine
Six weeks after the death of her 13-year-old daughter Jodie, Michelle Hudson, 43, struggles to maintain a cheery smile.Alexander Technique: the great curer of back pain - The Telegraph 25th August 2008
A new study has proved the technique works best for relieving tension, reports Maria Fitzpatrick
If you're slouching over your newspaper, this should make you sit up straight: finally, we've found a cure for chronic back pain - and it doesn't involve painkillers, surgery or uncomfortable manipulation.Senior doctor accuses Government of destroying NHS - The Telegraph 25th August 2008
One of Britain's most senior doctors has criticised the Government for leading the NHS into "catastrophic meltdown".
Professor Paul Goddard, a former president of the Royal Society of Medicine, said Labour's obsession with bureaucracy and political correctness had resulted in dire care for patients.
The radiology specialist also hit out at the National Institute for Clinical Excellence, NICE, claiming the organisation put finances first.Early diagnosis helps patients to plan for the future - The Times 25th Augst 2008
Only one in three people with dementia ever gets a formal diagnosis from a doctor, but the gradual, inexorable decline of memory and acuity will be all too visible to relatives and carers who see their loved ones slip away slowly in later life.
Evidence suggests that the main way to prevent dementia is to live an active life, both mentally and physically. But, as the cases of Iris Murdoch, Terry Pratchett and now Margaret Thatcher testify, degenerative disease can strike even the most intellectually formidable characters. Indeed, dementia used to be considered not so much a disease as a life stage.Priory clinics' plan to cut sick pay angers nurses - The Times 25th Augst 2008
The Priory chain of clinics, Britain's leading provider of private psychiatric care, famous as a retreat for overwrought celebrities, is being threatened with legal action after cutting sick pay for its staff.
Unions say that they have been inundated with complaints from upset and angry nurses after attempts by managers at the Priory Group to cut costs. Philip Scott, the group's chief executive, wants to cut nurses' employment rights from next month after accusing them of absence levels of “epidemic proportions”. He argues that the Priory's “generous” sick-pay scheme gives no incentive for healthcare workers to come to work.Will this hurt, doctor? Much more if you are a woman - The Independent on Sunday 24th August 2008
Women experience more severe pain, more often and for longer than men but are less likely to get the right treatment, researchers have discovered.\n\nDifferent hormones, body composition and central nervous systems means women are more susceptible to a range of painful conditions, according to the International Association for the Study of Pain.
More women to get cancer jab - The Independent on Sunday 24th August 2008
All women aged up to 24 could be offered a vaccine against one of the most common causes of cervical cancer in an extension to a multimillion-pound immunisation programme.
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