UK NEWS FOR JULY 2010
30/7/10
- Home birth row angers midwives
A row has broken out after a leading medical journal accused mothers choosing
home birth of "putting their babies at risk". More
30/7/10 - Calcium
supplements linked to heart risk
Taking calcium supplements may be linked to an increased risk of heart
attack, according to an analysis published today. More
30/7/10 - Hayfever
can affect exam performance, experts warn
Experts are suggesting that students with hayfever are given extra consideration
during exams. More
28/7/10
- Eat for one, pregnant women
told
Pregnant women in Britain are being urged to stop "eating for two"
as part of a drive, launched today, to reduce obesity among mothers and
their children. More
28/7/10
- Alcohol may ease arthritis
Alcohol drinkers may be spared some of the symptoms of arthritis, researchers
report today. More
28/7/10 - Women
urged to seek healthy lifestyles
Many female deaths could be prevented by lifestyle changes, a new study
suggests. More
27/7/10 - Formula
milk row 30 years old
Efforts to create a global marketing code for formula milk have spent
30 years stuck in controversy, an expert claims today. More
27/7/10
- Sherlock, Shakespeare
and psychiatry
Madness and mental disturbance have provided a rich seam of material for
writers for generations - and now a British university is studying the
direct relationship. More
26/7/10 - Asthma
beliefs preventing activity needlessly
Children with asthma are missing out on vital exercise, experts have warned.
More
23/7/10
- Pregnancy risk for cancer
survivors
Young women who survive cancer treatment may face new ordeals when they
seek to have children later in life, researchers warned today. More
22/7/10
- When two hearts beat as
one
Pregnant women can synchronise their heartbeats with those of their unborn
babies, according to a remarkable finding by British researchers. More
22/7/10 - Statins
outflank diet?
Taking cholesterol lowering drugs may reduce the need for healthy eating
to combat heart disease, researchers reported today. More
21/7/10 - Aids
hits baby-boomers
Aids is spreading rapidly among Britain's over-50s, a government watchdog
warned today. More
20/7/10
- Mobile threat to ears
Regular mobile phone may cause damage to the ears, researchers claimed
today. More
20/7/10 - New
hope for Aids vaccine
British scientists have found a "promising new approach" to
developing an Aids vaccine, it was announced last night. More
20/7/10 - Flying
safe for heart
Patients with serious heart disease are safe to fly, according to guidelines
published today. More
19/7/10
- Scientists hope for yo-yo upswing
The yo-yo drops in and out of fashion as a child play-thing - and now
medical scientists are hoping a trendy variant will capture young imaginations.
More
16/7/10 - Out
of hours risk to new babies
Babies born outside normal working hours face an increased risk of death,
according to research in Scotland published today. More
16/7/10 - Late
diet may extend age
British scientists say they have taken some key steps to explaining why
a period of dieting can extend life-span. More
15/7/10
- Swine flu killed "healthy"
More than half of last year's swine flu deaths in Britain involved people
who were previously healthy, according to a new analysis. More
15/7/10 - Hope
for Hawking disease
Medical school researchers have found a protein that may form the basis
of treatment for muscle-wasting diseases. More
14/7/10
- Experts question drug law HIV link
Decriminalising addictive drugs might help prevent the spread of HIV,
experts said today. More
14/7/10 - Parkinson
stem cell hope
Scientists are developing a method of growing brain cells to investigate
Parkinson's disease in greater detail, it was announced today. More
14/7/10
- Cancer vaccine boost
The controversial cervical cancer vaccine may prove to be more successful
in England than had previously been hoped, researchers said today. More
13/7/10 - Health
shop supplements rapped
Health food shop supplements to cut weight loss have no benefits, a major
international conference was told yesterday. More
12/7/10
- Heatwave warning
Death rates among elderly people in Britain have begun to climb amid an
extended spell of warm mid-summer weather, officials have warned. More
12/7/10 - Better
care needed for bereaved parents
NHS care for parents who have a stillborn baby is poorly resourced and
"patchy", campaigners said today. More
9/7/10
- Pregnancy bingeing "child
abuse" row
Pregnant women who engage in binge drinking are guilty of "child
abuse", a senior government adviser has said. More
8/7/10
- Fish oil hope for fighting breast
cancer
Women who take fish oil supplements may be helping to cut their risk of
developing breast cancer, researchers have claimed. More
7/7/10
- Prozac makes shrimps like light
Massive dosing of anti-depressants to human patients may be having unexpected
side-effects - placing marine life at risk, experts warn today. More
7/7/10 - Celeb
sickness prompts malaria warning
British travellers have been urged to take precautions against malaria
after A-list celebrity Cheryl Cole succumbed to the disease. More
6/7/10
- Anxiety may aggravate heart disease
Patients with heart disease who suffer from anxiety face a significantly
increased risk of further illness, researchers warned last night. More
6/7/10 - Gene
creates male breast risk
Men who carry a faulty breast cancer gene face a high risk of developing
the disease in their old age, British researchers warned today. More
5/7/10
- Gene chip aims to prevent transplant
need
A "Brum gene chip" has been developed by British doctors as
part of a treatment revolution aimed at reducing the need for transplants.
More
5/7/10 - Pregnancy
supplements call
Supplements of a sunlight-linked vitamin should be "swiftly"
reintroduced for pregnant women in Britain, according to experts. More
2/7/10
- DIY lung disease warning
Do it yourself builders are placing themselves at risk because they do
not realise they may be working with asbestos, campaigners warned today.
More
2/7/10 - Insulin
regeneration hope
Sufferers of the most serious forms of diabetes might well be able to
produce their own life-saving insulin, British researchers have discovered
for the first time. More
1/7/10
- Row over home birth warning
British midwives have rejected the findings of research linking home-births
to a massively increased risk of baby death. More
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