By: Jeremy Laurance, Health Editor, The Independent
Wednesday, 26 November 2008
The number of people infected with HIV acquired through heterosexual contact in the UK has almost doubled in four years, figures issued yesterday show. There were 960 new diagnoses in 2007 compared with 540 in 2003, the Health Protection Agency said.
Although [...]
Archive for the ‘diagnosis’ Category
Sharp rise in heterosexual HIV cases
Posted in AIDS, Editor, INFECTIONS, Men's health, RISKS, STD's, Science, Women's health, chronic disease, diagnosis, health, life, news on December 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Post traumatic stress rises among war zone soldiers
Posted in Editor, Men's health, Politics, Practice, RISKS, Science, Violence, Women's health, diagnosis, health, life, mental health, news, soldiers on November 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
By: Martha Linden, PA, The Independent
Tuesday, 4 November 2008
Nearly 4,000 new cases of mental health disorder were diagnosed last year among armed services personnel, according to figures published today.
Mental health statistics released by the Ministry of Defence showed 3,917 new cases of armed services personnel assessed to have a mental disorder [...]
Drug (Alemtuzumab) that can reverse the effects of MS
Posted in Editor, Science, chronic disease, diagnosis, drug companies, health, life, news on October 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
By: Jeremy Laurance, Health Editor, The Independent
Thursday, 23 October 2008
Scientists have made a dramatic leap forward in the treatment of multiple sclerosis with the discovery of a drug that not only halts the disease but can also reverse it.
The discovery is being hailed as the biggest advance against the debilitating [...]
Long term predictive values of cytology and human papillomavirus testing in cervical cancer screening
Posted in INFECTIONS, RISKS, STD's, Science, Women's health, bmj, cancer, chronic disease, diagnosis, health, life, news on October 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Research; BMJ 13 October 2008.
By: Joakim Dillner, professor, Lund University, Medical Microbiology, University Hospital MAS, 205 02 Malmö, Sweden et al.
This joint analysis of studies across western Europe concludes that, for women with negative cytology and negative HPV testing, such combined screening every six years would be safe.
Energy saving light bulbs can emit enough UV radiation to damage skin
Posted in Editor, RISKS, Science, cancer, chronic disease, diagnosis, health, life, news on October 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
By: Jeremy Laurance, Health Editor, The Independent
Friday, 3 October 2008
Energy saving light bulbs can emit levels of ultraviolet radiation sufficient to damage the skin, the Government’s public health safety watchdog warned.
‘Open’ bulbs can be harmful if used close to skin, but closed bulbs are safe.
Black men ‘three times more likely to get prostate cancer’
Posted in Editor, Men's health, RISKS, Science, cancer, chronic disease, diagnosis, health, life, news on October 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
By: Laura May, PA, The Independent
Tuesday, 30 September 2008
Black men in England are three times more likely than whites to get prostate cancer and tend to be diagnosed five years younger, researchers have found.
Researchers at the University of Bristol found no evidence that black men get poorer access to health care. [...]
Medical website to offer Viagra online
Posted in Editor, Men's health, Politics, RISKS, Science, diagnosis, health, life, news on October 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
By: PA, The Independent
Monday, 29 September 2008
Men will be able to get Viagra online without having to visit their GP, in what a pharmacy claims is the first reputable joint venture with a health website.
Lloydspharmacy and the website DrThom have teamed up to offer the service to men who fill in [...]
Damning verdict on health trusts’ out-of-hours emergency care
Posted in Editor, Politics, Practice, RISKS, Science, chronic disease, diagnosis, health, life, news on September 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
By: Jeremy Laurance, Health Editor, The Independent
Friday, 26 September 2008
Almost one in five health trusts are delivering poor quality care outside normal office hours, the most comprehensive investigation into urgent and emergency services has concluded.
The Healthcare Commission also found that proportion of out-of-hours calls categorised as “urgent” varied from under 4 per [...]
ADHD: Ritalin over-prescribed to children
Posted in CHILDREN, Editor, RISKS, chronic disease, diagnosis, health, life, mental health, news on September 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
By: Jeremy Laurance, Health Editor, The Independent
Wednesday, 24 September 2008
The controversial drug Ritalin is being over-prescribed to children to control their unruly behaviour and should be avoided in those aged under five, the Government’s drugs watchdog said yesterday.
Instead of reaching for the prescription pad when confronted with a child who is inattentive, [...]
Antibiotics to delay premature birth may harm babies
Posted in CHILDREN, Editor, INFECTIONS, Politics, RISKS, Science, Women's health, chronic disease, diagnosis, health, life, news on September 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
By: Jeremy Laurance, Health Editor, The Independent
Thursday, 18 September 2008
A warning about the indiscriminate prescribing of antibiotics to pregnant women to delay premature labour was issued to all doctors yesterday after research unexpectedly revealed that the practice may cause long-term harm to their babies.
The Government’s chief medical officer, Sir Liam Donaldson, wrote to GPs, [...]
