Health news 10th January 2012

[Northerner]

New hope of cure for diabetes
A new treatment that could cure Type 1 diabetes is a step closer after scientists discovered a way to ?kick-start? the pancreas ? reducing the need for daily insulin jabs.

http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/294657/New-hope-of-cure-for-diabetes-

Could not getting enough sleep give you diabetes?

If you regularly get less than five hours? sleep, your risk of getting diabetes is double that of someone who gets seven to eight hours. Scientists at Boston University in the U.S. studied 1,500 volunteers aged over 50, recording their sleep patterns and testing their levels of glucose.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...ing-breakfast-The-known-factors-diabetes.html


Could a 90p nicotine patch a day keep dementia away?

Cheap nicotine patches could be the breakthrough key to treating dementia after a study raised hopes that they can delay when the crippling disease strikes.

http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/294658/Could-a-90p-nicotine-patch-a-day-keep-dementia-away-

Nurses 'are losing their sense of compassion?
Nurses in the NHS too often lack ability, compassion or even the simple desire to work in the profession, a report warns.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/h...ses-are-losing-their-sense-of-compassion.html

You can die of a broken heart...

Grieving for a loved one really can put you at risk of dying of a broken heart, a study says.

Researchers found the chance of a heart attack is 21 times higher than normal within the first day of death. And it is still almost six times higher within the first week.

http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/294647/You-can-die-of-a-broken-heart-

Worried well are warned against taking daily aspirin

Doctors should stop giving aspirin to ward off heart attacks in patients without cardiac disease, claim scientists.

British researchers behind the biggest study of its kind warn the tablets can harm the ?worried well? by raising the risk of stomach bleeding.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...-attacks-10-raise-risk-internal-bleeding.html

Willpower is as good as a nicotine patch, smokers told

Nicotine patches are no better than willpower at helping smokers to quit, research shows.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...y-finds-dont-help-smokers-quit-long-term.html

Doctors and nurses told to slim so patients listen to healthy living advice
Doctors and nurses should not be fat and unhealthy - so they can lecture patients about the dangers of smoking and obesity, a report suggested. Before dictating to patients, the health service had to ?put its own house in order?, according to Government advisers from the NHS Future Forum.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politi...-living-advice-115875-23692219/#ixzz1j2xbNxm9

Why women must keep their ovaries
For decades, doctors have encouraged women to have their ovaries taken out as part of a hysterectomy to avoid ovarian cancer later in life, but research has proven that this intervention is unjustified.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/advice/miriam/2012/01/10/why-women-must-keep-their-ovaries-115875-23692281/

Can 2-day alcohol holiday cure boozy UK?
Drinkers are being warned to lay off alcohol two days a week ? but is it enough to beat the problems of boozy Britain?

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4049612/Can-2-day-alcohol-holiday-cure-boozy-UK.html

Alcohol: keep a clear head
A new government report on drinking alcohol aims to give us easy to understand, no-nonsense advice. But are we ready to listen?

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/alcohol-keep-a-clear-head-6287394.html

Andrew Lansley backs plan for NHS staff to question patients on lifestyles

Health secretary supports idea of health professionals asking patients about their unhealthy habits every time they use NHS

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/jan/10/andrew-lansley-nhs-question-patients

Glasgow scientists say telomeres indicate life length

Scientists at Glasgow University say they have found a key genetic indicator of how long an individual will live.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-16479649


NHS boss in ?1million race discrimination and unfair dismissal payout
Elliot Browne claimed he was the victim of ?discriminatory treatment? for a year before he was dismissed and took the trust to an employment tribunal.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-st...smissal-payout-115875-23692106/#ixzz1j2z8eNez

On the sick in the sunshine: 10,000 Britons abroad claiming ?1million a week in benefits
At least 10,000 British emigrants are enjoying life in the sun on sickness benefits of up to ?94 a week. This could be costing the taxpayer almost ?1million a week in a time of austerity.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...000-sick-Britons-abroad-claiming-1m-week.html

 

[mikeinspain]

New hope of cure for diabetes
A new treatment that could cure Type 1 diabetes is a step closer after scientists discovered a way to “kick-start” the pancreas – reducing the need for daily insulin jabs.

http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/294657/New-hope-of-cure-for-diabetes-

I found the full article/abstract to the research that the Express article referred to! Thought it may be of interest to some. 🙂

http://betes.co.uk/7m98o

 

[Northerner]

I found the full article/abstract to the research that the Express article referred to! Thought it may be of interest to some. 🙂

http://betes.co.uk/7m98o

Thanks Mike 🙂

 

[trophywench]

Re the pancreas kick-start - could have sworn they'd had a go at that before but it didn't work?

Turning now to Mr Lansley and the lifestyle advice thing, in a lot of ways I have absolutely no prob with that. I have long believed that even if you consult your doc about your bunion, if you are grossly overweight and doc hasn't offerred you any advice re that/you haven't asked about it before - then he jolly well ought to talk to you about it.

That would have been natural years ago, because they knew you from cradle to grave and ALSO took an interest - same as them asking eg How's your mother/father/brother's new job etc - Excuse me Mrs Bloggs, have you put some weight on/lost it since I saw you last? Since they got out of the habit of doing housecalls, they don't know whether you live in abject poverty/squalor or not.

But if the pharmacist started asking me about my drinking or exercise habits when I go to buy paracetamol, I shouldn't tell him. Only if it had any bearing on the med he was dispensing - eg antibiotics and alcohol. Dr, consultant, DSN - even the dentist maybe - fair enough.