PA, The Independent,
Monday, 22 December 2008
Every GP will be trained to spot the first signs of dementia under plans to provide sufferers with a better quality of life, the Government said today.
“Memory clinics” will also be set up in every town as places where patients can get treatment and support to live their lives [...]
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All GPs to have dementia training
Posted in ALZHEIMER, Men's health, Vascular disease, Women's health, chronic disease, mental health, tagged Dementia, health on December 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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 »
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 [...]
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 [...]
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.
Sick leave linked to early death
Posted in Editor, HEART, HEART ATTACKS, Men's health, RISKS, Science, Women's health, bmj, chronic disease, health, life, mental health, news on October 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
By: Laura May, PA, The Independent
Friday, 3 October 2008
Employees who take regular periods of long-term sick leave die earlier than their colleagues, a study by the British Medical Journal said today.
Researchers found that workers with more than one absence requiring a doctor’s note on their records were 66 per cent [...]
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, [...]
Vitamin B12 may protect brain
Posted in ALZHEIMER, Editor, Men's health, RISKS, Science, Women's health, chronic disease, diagnosis, health, life, mental health, news on September 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
By: PA, The Independent
A key vitamin found in meat, fish and milk may help protect the brain as it ages, researchers said.
Vitamin B12 could help stop the brain shrinking – possibly preventing memory loss in older people and dementia.
A study of 107 people aged 61 to 87 found that those with lower vitamin B12 [...]
Management of postnatal depression, a clinical review
Posted in CHILDREN, Clinical review, RISKS, Women's health, bmj, diagnosis, health, mental health on August 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
By: Charles Musters, specialist registrar in perinatal psychiatry, Elizabeth McDonald, consultant in perinatal psychiatry and Ian Jones, senior lecturer in perinatal psychiatry.
BMJ, 8 August 2008
Postnatal depression occurs after 13% of births.
The nature of the puerperal trigger is still unknown, but several psychological, social, and biological factors probably play a part. Genetic factors have been implicated
A [...]
Chlamydia drug to be sold without prescription …
Posted in INFECTIONS, Men's health, RISKS, STD's, Science, Women's health, chronic disease, diagnosis, health, life, news on August 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Source: Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, Press release
Wed 6.8.2008
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has today given approval for a medicine to be made available from a pharmacist without a doctor’s prescription to treat chlamydia.
The azithromycin pill, which will be called “Clamelle”, will be available to buy by people 16 [...]
Hypothyroidism in adults
Posted in Clinical review, Men's health, Women's health, bmj, chronic disease, diagnosis, health, life on August 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Thyroxine structure
By: Bijay Vaidya, consultant endocrinologist and honorary senior clinical lecturer and Simon H S Pearce, professor of endocrinology and honorary consultant physician, Newcastle upon Tyne.
BMJ 28 July 2008
Hypothyroidism is one of the commonest chronic disorders in Western populations. In the United Kingdom, the annual incidence of primary hypothyroidism in women is 3.5 per [...]
