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Obesity and the NHS: 'People here are in big trouble'
Obesity rates have quadrupled in the past 25 years ? one in four adults are now overweight. But as demand for treatment grows, hospital budgets are shrinking. In the first of three reports on the pressures facing the NHS, Amelia Gentleman talks to doctors and patients at one of the UK's busiest diabetes clinics. A young man drags himself slowly in to Dr Shahrad Taheri's weight management clinic, leaning heavily on a stick, with the curious gait of someone whose legs are pushed into an awkward angle below the knee, splayed by excess flesh around the thighs. The tremendous weight he carries has injured his spine, and walking is very painful.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/jul/11/obesity-nhs-people-big-trouble
Never mind fillings! Not brushing your teeth can give you heart disease and arthritis
Gum disease ? or peridontal disease as it?s known properly ? affects around 80 per cent of Britons at some point. As well as bad breath and problems with your teeth, emerging research is now linking it to conditions ranging from heart disease to miscarriage and erectile dysfunction. Gum disease can increase the symptoms of type 2 diabetes. Last year, researchers from Edinburgh University reviewed seven previous studies and concluded that treating gum disease and reducing the inflammation around the teeth helped reduce the complications of the condition, such as eye problems. It is thought the inflammation in the mouth leads to chemical changes that make insulin (which mops up excess sugar from the blood) less effective than normal. Treating the gum disease therefore helps bring blood sugar levels back to normal and stops the risk of long-term complications.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...t-brushing-teeth-heart-disease-arthritis.html
Long hospital waits 'on the increase'
The number of people facing "long waits" for hospital treatment in England is rising, NHS figures show. Under the NHS Constitution, patients have a right to be seen in 18 weeks. But there are currently 236,155 on the waiting list who have waited longer than that - a rise of 8.5% in a year, according to official data. Nearly half have waited more than six months.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-14111452
Smoking during pregnancy 'raises birth defect risk'
Women who smoke while pregnant should be aware that they are increasing the chance their baby will be born malformed, say experts. The risk for having a baby with missing or deformed limbs or a cleft lip is over 25% higher for smokers, data show.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-14104526
Obesity rates have quadrupled in the past 25 years ? one in four adults are now overweight. But as demand for treatment grows, hospital budgets are shrinking. In the first of three reports on the pressures facing the NHS, Amelia Gentleman talks to doctors and patients at one of the UK's busiest diabetes clinics. A young man drags himself slowly in to Dr Shahrad Taheri's weight management clinic, leaning heavily on a stick, with the curious gait of someone whose legs are pushed into an awkward angle below the knee, splayed by excess flesh around the thighs. The tremendous weight he carries has injured his spine, and walking is very painful.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/jul/11/obesity-nhs-people-big-trouble
Never mind fillings! Not brushing your teeth can give you heart disease and arthritis
Gum disease ? or peridontal disease as it?s known properly ? affects around 80 per cent of Britons at some point. As well as bad breath and problems with your teeth, emerging research is now linking it to conditions ranging from heart disease to miscarriage and erectile dysfunction. Gum disease can increase the symptoms of type 2 diabetes. Last year, researchers from Edinburgh University reviewed seven previous studies and concluded that treating gum disease and reducing the inflammation around the teeth helped reduce the complications of the condition, such as eye problems. It is thought the inflammation in the mouth leads to chemical changes that make insulin (which mops up excess sugar from the blood) less effective than normal. Treating the gum disease therefore helps bring blood sugar levels back to normal and stops the risk of long-term complications.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...t-brushing-teeth-heart-disease-arthritis.html
Long hospital waits 'on the increase'
The number of people facing "long waits" for hospital treatment in England is rising, NHS figures show. Under the NHS Constitution, patients have a right to be seen in 18 weeks. But there are currently 236,155 on the waiting list who have waited longer than that - a rise of 8.5% in a year, according to official data. Nearly half have waited more than six months.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-14111452
Smoking during pregnancy 'raises birth defect risk'
Women who smoke while pregnant should be aware that they are increasing the chance their baby will be born malformed, say experts. The risk for having a baby with missing or deformed limbs or a cleft lip is over 25% higher for smokers, data show.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-14104526