By: Jeremy Laurance, Health Editor, The Independent
Friday, 11 July 2008
One hundred and fifty years after Florence Nightingale identified the importance of measuring survival rates, NHS trusts throughout England are publishing details of deaths following four common operations.
The move signals a shift from the delivery of care – measured in waiting times – to [...]
Archive for July, 2008
Revealed: death rates in your local hospital
Posted in Editor, Men's health, RISKS, Science, Women's health, health, life, news on July 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Typhoid carriers detained for life in mental hospital …
Posted in Editor, INFECTIONS, Politics, RISKS, Science, Women's health, chronic disease, diagnosis, health, life, mental health, news on July 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
By: PA, The Independent
Monday, 28 July 2008
Many British people were locked up for life at a mental hospital because they were typhoid carriers, it was reported today.
At least 43 women were detained at Long Grove asylum in Epsom, Surrey, between 1907 and the facility’s closure in 1992, according to the BBC.
Despite having recovered [...]
‘Unacceptable’ levels of violence on mental wards
Posted in Editor, Men's health, Politics, RISKS, Science, Violence, Women's health, chronic disease, health, life, mental health, news on July 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
By: Jeremy Laurance, Health Editor, The Independent
Wednesday, 23 July 2008
Thousands of seriously-ill mental patients are enduring “unacceptable” levels of violence on overcrowded NHS wards where they are vulnerable to sexual predators, an investigation has found.
The most comprehensive survey of mental health hospital care in England, published today by the Healthcare Commission, paints a picture of [...]
Soya products can cause infertility
Posted in Editor, Men's health, RISKS, Science, chronic disease, diagnosis, health, life, news on July 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
By: PA, The Independent
Thursday, 24 July 2008
Too much tofu may affect a man’s fertility, according to a study linking soya and low sperm count.
Scientists found that even modest consumption of soya products, such as meat and dairy substitutes and bean curd, can have a significant impact on sperm count.
Men who ate [...]
Skin cancer toll soars among affluent young
Posted in CHILDREN, Editor, RISKS, Science, cancer, chronic disease, diagnosis, health, life, news on July 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
By Jeremy Laurance, Health Editor, The Independent
Tuesday, 10 June 2008
Affluent families who take their children on foreign holidays where they are exposed to intense sunlight are contributing to soaring rates of malignant melanoma among the young.
The severest form of skin cancer, which causes 1,800 deaths a year, is rising fastest in people in their [...]
Guillain-Barré syndrome: a clinical review
Posted in Clinical review, INFECTIONS, RISKS, Science, bmj, chronic disease, diagnosis, health, life on July 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
BMJ, 17 July 2008
By: John B Winer, consultant neurologist, University Hospital Birmingham, UK.
What are the clinical features?
All types of Guillain-Barré syndrome present with acute neuropathy, defined as: progressive onset of limb weakness that reaches its worst within four weeks.
Typically there are sensory symptoms but few sensory signs.
Reflexes are usually lost early in the illness.
The [...]
Cardiovascular evaluation, including resting and exercise ECG, before participation in competitive sports
Posted in HEART, Men's health, RISKS, Sport, Vascular disease, Women's health, bmj, diagnosis, health, life, news on July 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
By: Francesco Sofi, clinical researcher, Andrea Capalbo, specialist in sports medicine et al, University of Florence, Italy.
BMJ, 3 July 2008
Participants: 30 065 (23 570 men) people seeking to obtain clinical eligibility for competitive sports.
Exercise ECG showed cardiac anomalies in 1227 athletes with normal findings on resting ECG. At the end of screening, 196 (0.6%) participants [...]
Drink red wine for a better life – but not a longer one
Posted in Editor, HEART, Men's health, RISKS, Science, Women's health, chronic disease, health, life, news on July 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
By: Steve Connor, Science Editor, The Independent
Friday, 4 July 2008
The secrets of a healthy life may lie at the bottom of a glass of red wine – but scientists have warned that such a life may not necessarily be a long one.
A study has shown that a substance found in the skin of [...]
Fears over internet sales of DIY abortion pills
Posted in Editor, RISKS, STD's, Science, Women's health, diagnosis, drug companies, health, life, mental health, news on July 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
By: James Watson, PA, The Independent
Friday, 11 July 2008
Women living in countries where abortion is restricted – including Northern Ireland – are using the internet to buy medication enabling them to perform an abortion at home, it emerged today.
Women in more than 70 countries, including Northern Ireland, have used the internet site Women [...]
Things you can do to reduce the risk of dementia
Posted in ALZHEIMER, Men's health, RISKS, Science, Vascular disease, Women's health, chronic disease, diagnosis, health, life, mental health, news on July 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Seven ways to a healthy brain
People are living longer so Alzheimer’s disease is becoming more common. But there are things you can do to reduce the risk of dementia;
By: Amy Fenton, The Independent
Tuesday, 27 May 2008.
It is estimated that, by 2025, more than a million people in Britain will suffer from Alzheimer’s. [...]
