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'Worried well' should be banned from having flu jab says leading GP
The ?worried well? should be banned from paying for the flu jab privately at pharmacies, according to a leading doctor, as chemists begin to run out of the vaccine. Healthy people buying the flu jab have compounded shortages in the NHS and left those at greatest risk struggling to get the vaccine, claimed Dr Clare Gerada, the chairman of the Royal College of GPs. Pharmacies and GPs are reporting that they have run out as thousands seek protection from the worst winter flu outbreak in a decade.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/f...nned-from-having-flu-jab-says-leading-GP.html
Mental health of women in crisis
According to survey of 2,000 girls and women, around two-thirds have had mild to moderate mental health problems. Almost a third of women aged over 18 have taken antidepressants, according to research published today which its authors claim reveals "generations of women in crisis" with mental health problems.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/jan/11/mental-health-women-crisis
Call to create 'one-stop shop' for health research
A new body to regulate all health research in the UK should be established, according to a report by the Academy of Medical Sciences. The authors described the current system as a disaster, which was stifling medical advances.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-12152954
Group urges action for long-term pain sufferers
Action is needed to help people who suffer long-term pain, the Patients Association says.
The survey of more than 4,400 people found while many had suffered chronic problems, too few were given the help or support to deal with it.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-12155277
The ?worried well? should be banned from paying for the flu jab privately at pharmacies, according to a leading doctor, as chemists begin to run out of the vaccine. Healthy people buying the flu jab have compounded shortages in the NHS and left those at greatest risk struggling to get the vaccine, claimed Dr Clare Gerada, the chairman of the Royal College of GPs. Pharmacies and GPs are reporting that they have run out as thousands seek protection from the worst winter flu outbreak in a decade.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/f...nned-from-having-flu-jab-says-leading-GP.html
Mental health of women in crisis
According to survey of 2,000 girls and women, around two-thirds have had mild to moderate mental health problems. Almost a third of women aged over 18 have taken antidepressants, according to research published today which its authors claim reveals "generations of women in crisis" with mental health problems.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/jan/11/mental-health-women-crisis
Call to create 'one-stop shop' for health research
A new body to regulate all health research in the UK should be established, according to a report by the Academy of Medical Sciences. The authors described the current system as a disaster, which was stifling medical advances.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-12152954
Group urges action for long-term pain sufferers
Action is needed to help people who suffer long-term pain, the Patients Association says.
The survey of more than 4,400 people found while many had suffered chronic problems, too few were given the help or support to deal with it.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-12155277