Individuals and companies should have guaranteed rights of access to government-held non-personal data, says the chair of the panel advising government on use of public-sector data.
Parents may boycott cervical cancer jabs after MMR controversy - The Times 4th September 2008
Girls aged 12 will be inoculated from today in a nationwide schools programme against a virus that can cause cervical cancer. Many are expected to boycott the jabs, however, because parents are fearful of vaccines after the MMR controversy.
The Government began an advertising campaign yesterday to raise awareness. Some families complained, though, that they had received too little information too late to make a decision. In a trial last year a fifth of parents refused permission for their daughters to have the injection.Schoolgirls to get vaccinated against cervical cancer - The Times 4th September 2008
Girls as young as 12 will be vaccinated against a sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer, in a Government sponsored nationwide campaign being rolled out today.
Social networking sites have already been targeted in a bid to encourage girls to have the jab, which helps protect against human Papillomavirus (HPV).What is cervical cancer? - The Times 4th September 2008
Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women under 35 in the UK after breast cancer.
Around 2,800 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer each year, with more than 1,000 women dying of the disease annually.
The cancer develops in the cells lining the cervix, which is the canal which connects the uterus to the vagina.Doctors opposed to 'presumed consent' for organ donations - The Telegraph 4th September 2008
Many doctors are opposed to proposals to "presume consent" for organ donations, warning the radical move could make patients start to fear the NHS, a new survey suggests.
Millions of confidential patient records 'at risk' - The Telegraph 4th September 2008
Confidential patient records could be lost unless "urgent action" is taken to stop doctors carrying them around on unsecure computer discs, a new survey suggests.
Office employees could face weekly weigh-ins in a drive to encourage healthy living and bring down the number of staff sick days.
The scheme, which will target nine-to-fivers who sit at a computer all day, has been devised by Weight Watchers and will be offered to companies across Britain.Why such a downer on teenage pregnancy? - BBC Health News 3rd September 2008
News that the daughter of the vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin is expecting a child at 17 has again focused the spotlight on teenage pregnancy. But why do we have such a problem with it?
A teenager expecting a baby is a bad thing. Or so you would believe if you ever read the news.Test predicts vessel op response' - BBC Health News 3rd September 2008
Technology to reveal dangerous changes in blood pressure during delicate brain surgery is under development.
The British project could make complex operations safer, New Scientist magazine reports.Doctors split on organ donation' - BBC Health News 3rd September 2008
Intensive care doctors have told the BBC they are deeply concerned about any radical change to the law on organ donation.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has called for a change to an opt out system called presumed consent.Popular diets 'no health threat'' - BBC Health News 3rd September 2008
Popular slimming programmes have been given the thumbs-up by researchers.
Experts analysed the effectiveness and nutritional content of Slim Fast, Atkins, WeightWatchers and Rosemary Conley's Eat Yourself Slim diet.Dentists offer tent consultations' - BBC Health News 3rd September 2008
Patients will be able to see dentists in tents under a scheme launched by a private firm to encourage people to travel to Hungary for treatment.
Hungarian Dental Travel is touring the UK offering consultations for complex treatment such as cosmetic dentistry.
UK Health News 09/04/2008
Thursday, 4 September 2008
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