Fight for blood cancer drug goes to high court - The Guardian 5th September 2008
A life-prolonging drug available to cancer patients in Europe, America and elsewhere in England is being withheld from a Sussex man because his health authority has misunderstood medical test data, the high court heard yesterday.
People who live in the most deprived parts of England are less likely to survive cancer than those who live in more affluent areas, according to figures published yesterday by the Office for National Statistics.
People in deprived "spearhead" primary care trust areas, earmarked for special help by the Department of Health, had significantly lower survival rates than the rest of the country.People in poorer areas less likely to survive cancer, figures show - The Guardian 4th September 2008
People living in the most deprived areas of England are less likely to survive cancer, government figures showed today.
Cancer patients in poor areas of the country, particularly in the north of England, have less chance of being alive five years after diagnosis, according to the national statistics office.Government should not assume prime responsibility for care, says former cabinet minister
Full text of David Blunkett's Graham Lecture - The Guardian 4th September 2008
Full text: David Blunkett's Graham Lecture to Counsel and Care: 'Squaring the Circle: Living Longer But Living On Less - Can we afford to remain healthy and happy?'
Religious circumcision needs child consent, charity says - The Guardian 4th September 2008
Parents should not circumcise a son on the grounds of faith without the child's consent, a conference will hear today.\n\nNorm-UK, a charity opposed to male circumcision, said the practice was harmful and subjected children to surgery that was non-consensual, irreversible and unnecessary.
Parents' sensitivity blamed for failure to detect child abuse - The Independent 5th September 2008
Doctors working in the field of child abuse are being subjected to a barrage of complaints from parents, leading to a fall in the detection of those at risk, experts allege today.
The General Medical Council (GMC) has failed to understand the unique difficulty paediatricians face in balancing the needs of the child and its parents, causing a crisis of confidence in the disciplinary body, they say.Cancer victim is denied life-saving drug - The Independent 5th September 2008
A cancer sufferer whose primary care trust refused to pay for a drug which could extend his life by up to three years has launched an "end of the road" legal challenge to the decision.\n\nIf Colin Ross continues to be denied the drug, Revlimid, he will die within a few months, experts say. His lawyers told the High Court yesterday that he was the victim of a postcode lottery.
Public sector staff 'should lose final salary pensions' - The Telegraph 5th September 2008
Public sector workers should lose their guaranteed final salary pensions to avoid a divisive "pensions apartheid," an independent report says today.
Doctor quits to become hairdresser over red tape - The Telegraph 5th August 2008
Roger Tackley, aged 56, worked for 30 years in the health service but now runs his own hair studio after taking early retirement.
He quit his £120,000-a year-job at Torbay Hospital in Devon to run the @47 hair salon in neighbouring Paignton after retraining as a hairdresser. He said working in hair and beauty was more of a challenge than his previous jobs as an anaesthetist and then clinical director.Fed-up senior doctor quits £100,000 NHS job to become a HAIRDRESSER - Daily Mail 4th September 2008
A high-flying hospital consultant got so fed up with NHS red tape he has ditched his doctors coat for a pair of scissors and has become a hairdresser instead.
Former clinical director in anaesthesia Roger Tackley has given up a £100,000 salary to realise his dream of opening up his own salon.Cancer lottery: Why the odds are still stacked against the poor - Daily Mail 5th September 2008
Cancer patients living in richer areas are significantly more likely to survive, official figures show.
One-year and five-year survival rates were worse in the 62 most deprived primary care trust areas.
The Office for National Statistics said that those living in regions such as Blackpool, Barnsley, Manchester, Cumbria and County Durham faced a worse prognosis than their more affluent neighbours.If you are dreading the longer nights and cold weather of winter, you may be comforted to hear that you are not alone.
The number of people suffering the 'winter blues' or SAD have rocketed to a record high this year - because of the dismal summer.Stop promoting alcohol, DJs told - BBC Health News 5th September 2008
Radio presenters are under fire for comments which encourage drinking.
Researchers from the Bristol-based University of the West of England looked at 1,200 hours of output across six BBC and commercial stations.Down's signs 'seen in stem cells' - BBC Health News 5th September 2008
Scientists have revealed the earliest developmental changes that lead to Down's syndrome.\n\nThe team from Barts and the Royal London say the changes to embryonic stem cells are caused by the presence of an extra copy of chromosome 21.
Call to curb tobacco marketing - BBC Health News 5th September 2008
Campaigners and researchers have urged minister to take a tough stance on the sale of tobacco, dubbing point-of-sale displays the "silent salesman".
Cancer Research UK said banning vending machine sales, checkout displays and introducing plain packaging was vital.Ad prompts surge in organ donors - BBC Health News 4th September 2008
A Scottish advertising campaign has led to a huge leap in the number of people signing up to be organ donors.
The Kill Jill TV ad was controversial because of their hard hitting approach, but the government says the results justify the strategy.Breaking the organ donor taboo - BBC Health News 4th September 2008
Despite having the worst road accident records in Europe, Greece has the lowest rate of organ donations on the continent, due to ignorance, taboos, and religious beliefs.
But in the past month, there has been a surge of Greeks embracing the concept of donations, following the generosity of an Australian father called Oliver Zammit.
UK Health News 09/05/2008
Friday, 5 September 2008
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