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 [...]
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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 [...]
Muslim GP faces sack over homophobic letter
Posted in Editor, GMC, Politics, Practice, SORRY, health, life, mental health, news on October 31, 2008 | 1 Comment »
By: Harriet Shawcross, PA, The Independent
Tuesday, 28 October 2008
A former head of the Islamic Medical Association sent a homophobic letter to a magazine for GPs, saying gay people needed the “stick of law to put them on the right path”, the General Medical Council heard today.
Dr Muhammad Siddiq was working [...]
Strict new benefit rules ‘will drive mentally-ill people into poverty’
Posted in Editor, Politics, RISKS, Science, chronic disease, health, life, mental health, news on October 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
By: Nina Lakhani, The Independent
Monday, 27 October 2008
People with mental health problems will be driven into poverty by the introduction of a new benefit today, campaigners have warned.
Around half of applicants for the employment and support allowance are expected to be rejected because of much stricter rules, forcing thousands of people [...]
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 [...]
Diabetics’ use of aspirin questioned
Posted in Diabetes, Editor, HEART, RISKS, Science, Vascular disease, bmj, chronic disease, health, life, news on October 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
By: PA, The Independent
Friday, 3 October 2008
Diabetes sufferers should not routinely take aspirin to prevent heart attacks, research today suggested.
It had been argued that routine use of the drug could help prevent the risk of suffering a heart attack.
But new research conducted by the British Medical Journal (BMJ) found that [...]
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.
‘Dr Death’ banned again over suicide workshop
Posted in Editor, Euthanasia, RISKS, Science, chronic disease, health, life, news on October 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
By: PA, The Independent
Friday, 10 October 2008
A controversial euthanasia expert dubbed “Dr Death” said today he was banned a second time from hosting a DIY suicide workshop in a seaside town.
Dr Philip Nitschke was due to host the event in Bournemouth but a council-owned adult education centre pulled the plug and [...]
Ignored: the mentally ill killed by drugs that are meant to help them
Posted in Editor, Politics, RISKS, Science, chronic disease, drug companies, health, life, mental health, news on October 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
By: Nina Lakhani, The Independent
Sunday, 5 October 2008
Campaigners plan to use World Mental Health Day to highlight discrimination within the medical profession against some of its most vulnerable patients.
Daniel Galvin died of a heart attack in August. He was six stone overweight and had high blood pressure; his hair was falling [...]
