The level of healthcare inequality across the country is disclosed in a detailed report which shows some areas are spending twice as much tackling heart disease and cancer as others.
Taxpayers face £3.5bn pensions bill - The Telegraph 9th September 2008
Taxpayers face an extra £3.5bn a year bill to fund a two-tier pension system that gives public sector workers vastly superior retirement benefits to those working in private companies.
Research from pensions adviser Ros Altmann shows civil servants, teachers, NHS staff and the Armed Forces are, on average, paying lower National Insurance (NI) than others. They also tend to retire earlier.Finger on the pulse - The Telegraph 9th September 2008
Max Pemberton says space in NHS hospitals is at a premium
There is a new commodity emerging within the NHS that is the source of constant meetings, emails, diktats and complaints. Its distribution is arbitrary and frequently unfair, and yet it is rarely discussed openly because this precious resource is not a wonder drug, a service or even personnel. It is far more intangible and, until it is gone, most people won't even be aware of it. It is space.Patient refuses to leave hospital after operation cancelled - The Sunday Telegraph 8th August 2008
A hospital patient is refusing to leave her bed until she is treated after her operation was cancelled four times.
SAS author Andy McNab warns of mental breakdown among troops - The Sunday Telegraph 8th August 2008
The SAS veteran Andy McNab has launched a scathing attack on the Government's treatment of British troops after a poll found that two thirds of the public thought their care was "disgraceful".
Mobile phones 'can give you brain tumours' - The Sunday Telegraph 8th August 2008
Long term use of mobile phones can significantly increase the risk of developing brain tumours, it was claimed.
Umbilical cord bank could save thousands of lives - The Telegraph 6th September 2008
Mothers are to be asked to donate their new-born babies' umbilical cords as part of a major medical project that could save around 4,000 lives a year.
A healer whose clients include the Duchess of Cornwall and Geri Halliwell faces a High Court lawsuit from a former patient who claims treatments led to him having both legs amputated.
Mosaraf Ali has built up an enviable client list treating a range of conditions with alternative therapies including yoga, relaxation and massage.Tories call for a £500 tax perk to encourage stay-at-home mothers - Daily Mail 8th September 2008
Mothers should be given financial help to encourage them to stay at home with their young children, according to an influential Tory think-tank.
The study, which is likely to be read closely by David Cameron, said too many parents who wish to look after their children are being forced back to work by financial pressures.Migraine painkillers 'fail millions of women', study reveals - Daily Mail 8th September 2008
Migraines are bringing misery to millions of women, with one in three failing to get any relief from 'unreliable' painkilling medication, says a new survey.
It reveals sufferers are struck by two attacks a month on average, with most having symptoms that last for a day or more.The NHS spends three times more in some areas on treating the same conditions, it has emerged.
A report highlighted huge variations in amounts spent locally, even after the needs of different communities were accounted for.The new drug that could shine a light on the mysteries of MRSA - Daily Mail 8th September 2008
A new light-activated drug could tackle MRSA infections more effectively than existing antibiotics, researchers say.
They used a type of gel - a hydrogel - to hold the drug and cover infected wounds.
The gel then releases the drug, which is activated by a particular kind of light to kill the bugs. In laboratory studies, the system had a 100 per cent success rate.Intrepid explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes is no stranger to pain. Since the Sixties he has undertaken gruelling physical expeditions worldwide. He has suffered frostbite, resulting in the loss of fingertips on his left hand, and a heart attack that necessitated a double heart bypass.
But one pain from which the 64-year-old adventurer does not suffer is that caused by arthritis.How you can stay flexible by stretching your mind ... and body - Daily Mail 6th September 2008
The minute we got out of bed this morning, millions of us will have stretched and yawned. Stretching in its most basic form is natural, enjoyable and instinctive. Even before getting out of bed, I would recommend doing some simple stretches before putting any weight on to your joints. Try stretching after a hot bath or shower in the morning when your muscles have warmed up or, if you prefer, at the end of the day when your muscles have been naturally warmed.
Hay fever has left me addicted to nose spray - Daily Mail 6th September 2008
Hay fever brings misery to an estimated 12million sufferers in the UK - and one of the most distressing symptoms is a blocked nose that, for many, can be relieved only by 'vasoconstrictive' nose drops or sprays that relieve inflammation.
Vein tubes 'fitted needlessly' - BBC Health News 7th September 2008
A third of patients have unnecessary tubes inserted into veins when they are in hospital, pharmacists have warned.
Researchers from Aberdeen's Robert Gordon University said this needlessly exposed them to serious complications, such as infections and blood clots.'Dozens' of under-16s have STIs - BBC Health News 7th September 2008
A total of 281 Scottish children under 16 contracted a sexually transmitted infection (STI) last year, according to new figures obtained by BBC Scotland.
Figures from the Information and Statistics Division show 181 youngsters tested positive for chlamydia.Young 'ignorant on mental health' - BBC Health News 7th September 2008
Almost half of all schoolchildren cannot name a single mental health condition, a study of 500 young people has found.
And fewer than half of those surveyed felt that schools provided enough information about mental health, a third preferred to trust the internet.Veterans' mental care condemned - BBC Health News 8th September 2008
Britain faces a "timebomb" of mental health problems among veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, best-selling author Andy McNab has said.
He spoke out ahead of the launch of his latest book, which examines the fate of the men he served with in the SAS.Shining a light on bowel cancer - BBC Health News 7th September 2008
A new method of diagnosing bowel cancer using 'light' may soon be available, according to researchers from Queen's University, Belfast.
The ideas were presented at the British Pharmaceutical Conference in Manchester.Venomous clues in lung bug battle - BBC Health News 7th September 2008
Bacterial colonies in the lungs of cystic fibrosis patients use chemicals found in snake venom to attack them, say UK researchers.
The Pseudomonas bug lives in "biofilm" communities in the lungs, becoming resistant to antibiotics and increasingly hard to treat.NHS 'spending lottery persists' - BBC Health News 7th September 2008
Entrenched differences remain in the amount local health bodies spend on major diseases, a think-tank says.
The King's Fund says variations in spending on mental health, cancer and heart disease across England was virtually unchanged from 2004 to 2007.'Music helped me recover from stroke' - BBC Health News 6th September 2008
Just four days after his wife's funeral following her death from a stroke, Cyril Merle had a massive stroke himself.
The 86-year-old was paralysed down the left side of his body and had difficulty speaking and eating.Reinventing the wheel to help disabled - BBC Health News 5th September 2008
When David Hughes sets off to travel he has to plan his journey with meticulous care.
For David, aged 49, from Blackpool, is a wheelchair user and although he can use crutches for short distance, the majority of the time he needs his chair or a mobility scooter.Universal flu vaccine tests start - BBC Health News 5th September 2008
A universal flu vaccine which could mean an end to the annual jab is being tested on UK volunteers.
It targets a different part of the virus to current vaccines, which means it does not have to be altered every year to match circulating strains.Hearing risk for festival goers - BBC Health News 5th September 2008
Festival goers could be seriously damaging their hearing, a leading charity has warned.
A poll of over 2,700 people for the Royal National Institute for the Deaf found over half felt loud music had damaged their ears.Isotope shortage may delay scans - BBC Health News 5th September 2008
Hundreds of important NHS hospital tests could be put on hold due to a worldwide shortage of a radioactive isotope, doctors have warned.
Three of the five reactors which produce molybdenum-99 have been shut down, severely reducing the amount available.Cancer drug battle goes to court - BBC Health News 4th September 2008
A cancer patient could die within the next two months without a drug that doctors say could give him three more years, the High Court has heard.
Colin Ross, 55, from Horsham, West Sussex, who has the blood cancer multiple myeloma, launched his legal battle to obtain the drug Revlimid.
UK Health News 09/08/2008
Monday 8 September 2008
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