UK NEWS FOR JUNE 2010
30/6/10
- Child window blind risk warning
Venetian blinds need redesigning to prevent injury to young children,
a paediatrician says today. More
30/6/10 - Breast
cancer surgery rated highly by patients
Breast cancer patients who undergo mastectomy or breast reconstruction
are generally pleased with the care they receive in the UK, according
to a major survey. More
30/6/10 - Diabetes
time-bomb warning
Nearly a million Britons are living their lives unaware they have developed
diabetes, campaigners warned today. More
29/6/10 - Doubts
over heart pills
A major study today calls into question the use of the cholesterol-lowering
wonder-drugs, statins, to prevent heart disease. More
29/6/10 - Gadget
link to matrons
Nurses in Lancashire, UK, have been testing cutting edge gadgets for keeping
in touch with patients with chronic illness living at home. More
28/6/10
- Supplements blow for diabetes
women
Vitamin supplements and fish oil may not do much to help improve the prospects
of women with diabetes, according to two new studies. More
25/6/10
- Dangerous myth of creativity
The idea that great artists are stimulated by drugs and alcohol is a "dangerous
myth," a psychiatrist said yesterday. More
25/6/10 - Diabetes
heart risk revealed
People who develop diabetes face a hugely increased risk of developing
heart disease and stroke, according to a major new analysis. More
24/6/10
- Breath-test the pregnant
- new guidance
Pregnant women should be breath-tested to see if they are smoking, according
to tough new guidelines proposed for British hospitals today. More
24/6/10
- Anger at allergy slow-down
Allergy services in Britain have made little progress since a major series
of investigations several years ago, experts warned today. More
24/6/10 - Fatal
effects of TV viewing
Couch potatoes who spend their leisure time in front of the TV increase
their risk of heart disease hour by hour, researchers warn today. More
23/6/10
- Phone masts cleared of pregnancy
risk
There is no link between cancer in young children and their mother's exposure
to mobile phone base stations in pregnancy, researchers said today. More
23/6/10 - Remote
sensors to keep an eye on vital signs
Scientists at Sussex University, UK, have developed a new type of electrical
field sensor that can detect a patient's heartbeat from up to a metre
away. More
22/6/10
- Ocean search for medical
wonders
A pioneering biodiscovery medical centre that will use the potential of
natural resources from the world's oceans to treat diseases such as cancer
has opened its doors in Aberdeen. More
22/6/10
- Boost healthy food - NICE
Sweeping changes to food policy in Britain could save tens of thousands
of lives a year, government health advisers said today. More
21/6/10
- Tea benefits need healthy lifestyle
- expert
British experts have urged the public not to substitute tea and coffee
drinking for a healthy lifestyle. More
21/6/10
- Mothers urged to use breast-feeding
rights
National Breastfeeding Week begins today - with mothers in the UK celebrating
new rights to feed their babies in public. More
18/6/10
- Male “change” rare
- Euro study
The male menopause exists – but it is very rare and is often linked
to poor health and obesity, scientists have claimed. More
17/6/10
- Call for car smoking ban
Most parents would back a ban on smoking in cars with children present,
campaigners said yesterday. More
17/6/10 - Women
die from delayed diagnosis - claim
Nearly a thousand women may be dying from breast cancer each year because
of late diagnosis, experts claim today. More
16/6/10
- Doctors urged to link
weight and sexual health
Obesity has wide-ranging effects on sexual health, researchers say today.
More
15/6/10
- Drug may cut accident deaths
A common drug could save the lives of tens of thousands of accident victims,
British researchers claimed today. More
14/6/10 - Row
over blood pressure cancer drug claim
People taking a popular blood pressure drug may face a slightly increased
risk of developing cancer, researchers claimed today. More
11/6/10 - Patients
give thumbs down to pain treatments
Nearly one in two cancer patients do not take their pain-killing drugs
at times of greatest misery, British researchers revealed yesterday. More
10/6/10
- Genes blight sunlight boost for
some
Some people are resistant to the sunlight vitamin which plays a key role
in bone health, researchers revealed last night. More
10/6/10 - Heart
attack cases drop after smoking ban
A ban on smoking in public places across England led to 1,200 fewer hospital
admissions for heart attack in the following 12 months, a study has found.
More
10/6/10 - Midwives
warn on Caesareans
Children born just a few days prematurely may be at risk of having educational
problems, according to a study in Scotland. More
9/6/10
- Hay fever exam hazard alarms specialists
Teenagers who suffer from hay fever are massively disadvantaged during
the exam season, doctors warned today. More
8/6/10 - Gout
drug heart boost
People taking a drug to treat gout may have enjoyed benefits in preventing
the painful heart condition angina, British researchers reported today.
More
7/6/10 - Seat-belts
and air-bags not safe enough
Seat-belts and air-bags in cars save lives - but also injure hundreds
of drivers, a British accident specialist has warned. More
7/6/10 - Boost
for breast treatment
A single treatment of highly-targeted radiotherapy can be used to treat
women with breast cancer - reducing potential side-effects and hospital
visits, according to the findings of a major study. More
4/6/10
- Skin patches clue to HRT?
Skin patches may provide a way to reintroduce "safe" forms of
hormone replacement therapy, researchers said today. More
4/6/10 - Knee
op may cause phantom pain
Patients who have knee replacements may suffer from phantom pain - and
this could be tackled before the operation, a British researcher has told
a major European conference. More
4/6/10
- Call for midwife training
on obesity
Pregnant women who are overweight need the same kind of support as has
been used to persuade smokers give up, experts warned yesterday. More
3/6/10 - Doubts
over male menopause
Trying to treat the so-called male menopause with hormones is "questionable",
experts warn today. More
2/6/10
- Does smoking cause depression?
New and bold claims about how cigarette smoking may cause people to become
depressed are made today. More
2/6/10
- Crack down on alcohol - UK
government advisers
Professional organisations today welcomed official backing for plans to
set minimum prices for alcohol. More
2/6/10
- New immune system hope for killing
cancer cells
Human cells have been identified that may help the body destroy foreign
invaders like viruses and cancer cells. More
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