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Pot belly blaster: A jab to banish 40% of body fat in just a month
A drug that attacks the blood supply of fat cells could offer a new way of tackling obesity ? particularly pot bellies. In tests, a daily jab of the medication helped shed 40 per cent of body fat in just a month. Researchers carried out their experiments on monkeys but they are optimistic that the drug, Adipotide, will also melt human flab, and are poised to give it to patients for the first time.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...40-body-fat-just-month.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
Patients face medicine shortages as their NHS drugs are sold off abroad
Patients face medicine shortages because drugs meant for the UK are being sold abroad for a profit, it is claimed. At least four out of five pharmacists are frequently unable to supply prescription drugs to NHS patients without delays. Almost one in ten spends at least an hour a day on the phone trying to locate potentially life-saving drugs for conditions such as diabetes, blood pressure and asthma.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...-NHS-drugs-sold-abroad.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
When the stiff upper lip could be deadly: A third of Britons put off going to the doctor
For many of us, particularly the older generation, keeping a stiff upper lip in the face of adversity or illness is a matter of some pride. But stoically coping with pain or other symptoms and deciding we don't want to bother the doctor is costing lives, say researchers. They say that more than a third of Britons who have unidentified symptoms that could be caused by cancer delay going to their GP in case they waste their time.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...-upper-lip-deadly-A-Britons-going-doctor.html
Guess what? Salt is good for us after all
Anyone who cuts back on salt believing it is bad for them could be putting themselves at risk, said scientists yesterday. After all these years as a no-no so far as doctors were concerned, a controversial new study suggests that salt in the diet can lessen our chances of suffering heart disease and strokes. The unexpected findings suggest that people who reduce their salt intake for health reasons may have higher levels of harmful blood fats, cholesterol and other heart-damaging chemicals. Researchers also found that reducing sodium in the diet triggers the kidneys to release larger amounts of compounds that can cause blood pressure to go up.
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view...r-allGuess-what-Salt-is-good-for-us-after-all
Malaria vaccine hope after blood entry route discovered
The route all strains of the most deadly malaria parasite use to enter red blood cells has been identified by researchers at the Sanger Institute in Cambridge. The scientists involved said the finding offered "great hope" for the development of a vaccine, which had the potential to be hugely effective.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-15624363
Circle in deal to run Hinchingbrooke NHS hospital
A groundbreaking ?1bn, 10-year deal for a private firm to run a struggling NHS hospital has been confirmed. Circle, which is part-listed on the London Stock Exchange, is to take over Hinchingbrooke hospital in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, from 1 February 2012.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-15436685
Stick with summertime! Children would exercise more if clocks didn't go back in winter
Obese children in the UK would find it easier to lose weight if we didn't put the clocks back at the end of October, say researchers. The study, that concluded children are most physically active on longer days, adds evidence in favour of a Daylight Saving Bill.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...me-Children-exercise-clocks-didnt-winter.html
Postcode lottery has power of life and death in cancer treatment
A shameful postcode lottery dramatically affects your chances of surviving cancer, as the south soaks up all the best treatment. Patients in parts of England are given life-saving radiotherapy while in other areas a medic admitted ?they are often sent to hospices to die?. The Daily Mirror has seen a Government report based on data from England?s 28 cancer networks ? which co-ordinate treatment across NHS areas ? showing massive variation in care offered across the country.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/health...nd-death-in-cancer-treatment-115875-23550432/
Wakefield's colleagues in spotlight for MMR scare
A leading medical journal today calls on MPs to launch a parliamentary inquiry into research linking the MMR vaccine with autism and bowel disease, after claiming to have exposed evidence of widespread fraud behind the work of Andrew Wakefield involving up to 18 researchers and academics ? including "senior personnel at the highest level".
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-s...agues-in-spotlight-for-mmr-scare-6259614.html
A drug that attacks the blood supply of fat cells could offer a new way of tackling obesity ? particularly pot bellies. In tests, a daily jab of the medication helped shed 40 per cent of body fat in just a month. Researchers carried out their experiments on monkeys but they are optimistic that the drug, Adipotide, will also melt human flab, and are poised to give it to patients for the first time.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...40-body-fat-just-month.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
Patients face medicine shortages as their NHS drugs are sold off abroad
Patients face medicine shortages because drugs meant for the UK are being sold abroad for a profit, it is claimed. At least four out of five pharmacists are frequently unable to supply prescription drugs to NHS patients without delays. Almost one in ten spends at least an hour a day on the phone trying to locate potentially life-saving drugs for conditions such as diabetes, blood pressure and asthma.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...-NHS-drugs-sold-abroad.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
When the stiff upper lip could be deadly: A third of Britons put off going to the doctor
For many of us, particularly the older generation, keeping a stiff upper lip in the face of adversity or illness is a matter of some pride. But stoically coping with pain or other symptoms and deciding we don't want to bother the doctor is costing lives, say researchers. They say that more than a third of Britons who have unidentified symptoms that could be caused by cancer delay going to their GP in case they waste their time.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...-upper-lip-deadly-A-Britons-going-doctor.html
Guess what? Salt is good for us after all
Anyone who cuts back on salt believing it is bad for them could be putting themselves at risk, said scientists yesterday. After all these years as a no-no so far as doctors were concerned, a controversial new study suggests that salt in the diet can lessen our chances of suffering heart disease and strokes. The unexpected findings suggest that people who reduce their salt intake for health reasons may have higher levels of harmful blood fats, cholesterol and other heart-damaging chemicals. Researchers also found that reducing sodium in the diet triggers the kidneys to release larger amounts of compounds that can cause blood pressure to go up.
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view...r-allGuess-what-Salt-is-good-for-us-after-all
Malaria vaccine hope after blood entry route discovered
The route all strains of the most deadly malaria parasite use to enter red blood cells has been identified by researchers at the Sanger Institute in Cambridge. The scientists involved said the finding offered "great hope" for the development of a vaccine, which had the potential to be hugely effective.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-15624363
Circle in deal to run Hinchingbrooke NHS hospital
A groundbreaking ?1bn, 10-year deal for a private firm to run a struggling NHS hospital has been confirmed. Circle, which is part-listed on the London Stock Exchange, is to take over Hinchingbrooke hospital in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, from 1 February 2012.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-15436685
Stick with summertime! Children would exercise more if clocks didn't go back in winter
Obese children in the UK would find it easier to lose weight if we didn't put the clocks back at the end of October, say researchers. The study, that concluded children are most physically active on longer days, adds evidence in favour of a Daylight Saving Bill.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...me-Children-exercise-clocks-didnt-winter.html
Postcode lottery has power of life and death in cancer treatment
A shameful postcode lottery dramatically affects your chances of surviving cancer, as the south soaks up all the best treatment. Patients in parts of England are given life-saving radiotherapy while in other areas a medic admitted ?they are often sent to hospices to die?. The Daily Mirror has seen a Government report based on data from England?s 28 cancer networks ? which co-ordinate treatment across NHS areas ? showing massive variation in care offered across the country.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/health...nd-death-in-cancer-treatment-115875-23550432/
Wakefield's colleagues in spotlight for MMR scare
A leading medical journal today calls on MPs to launch a parliamentary inquiry into research linking the MMR vaccine with autism and bowel disease, after claiming to have exposed evidence of widespread fraud behind the work of Andrew Wakefield involving up to 18 researchers and academics ? including "senior personnel at the highest level".
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-s...agues-in-spotlight-for-mmr-scare-6259614.html
