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NHS could be sued for neglecting elderly under new law
Age discrimination is to be outlawed in the provision of services, including health and social care, in another ground-breaking provision of the Equality Act. It will mean that doctors will no longer be able to refuse many treatments or operations to patients on the grounds that they are too old.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/h...ued-for-neglecting-elderly-under-new-law.html
Take zinc to fight a cold, say scientists
While zinc is perhaps best known for protecting cars against rust, in minute quantities it has a host of important physiological functions. Now a review of 15 clinical trials published since 1984 has concluded that taking supplements can reduce the length of a cold and help ward one off in the first place.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/8326222/Take-zinc-to-fight-a-cold-say-scientists.html
Over-70s let down by late breast cancer diagnosis
They are also less likely to receive the same level of care as younger women, according to a study published today in the British Journal of Cancer. It showed that eight per cent of women aged 70 to 74 who had breast cancer received their diagnosis when the disease had already spread. This was almost triple the three per cent of women aged 50 to 69 who were diagnosed at a late stage.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/h...let-down-by-late-breast-cancer-diagnosis.html
North-South health divide 'is widest for 40 years'
The chances of dying early - below the age of 75 - are a fifth higher in the North of England compared with the South, research suggests. A study published in the British Medical Journal said the north-south mortality difference was now at its widest for 40 years.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-12464427
Going bald early 'doubles prostate cancer risk'
Having high testosterone has long been linked to baldness, while it is also suspected of being a risk factor in prostate cancer, which kills about 10,000 men a year in Britain. Now French and Canadian researchers have discovered that those who develop a pronounced 'widow's peak' by 20 should be vigilant about prostate cancer in later life.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/h...-bald-early-doubles-prostate-cancer-risk.html
Age discrimination is to be outlawed in the provision of services, including health and social care, in another ground-breaking provision of the Equality Act. It will mean that doctors will no longer be able to refuse many treatments or operations to patients on the grounds that they are too old.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/h...ued-for-neglecting-elderly-under-new-law.html
Take zinc to fight a cold, say scientists
While zinc is perhaps best known for protecting cars against rust, in minute quantities it has a host of important physiological functions. Now a review of 15 clinical trials published since 1984 has concluded that taking supplements can reduce the length of a cold and help ward one off in the first place.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/8326222/Take-zinc-to-fight-a-cold-say-scientists.html
Over-70s let down by late breast cancer diagnosis
They are also less likely to receive the same level of care as younger women, according to a study published today in the British Journal of Cancer. It showed that eight per cent of women aged 70 to 74 who had breast cancer received their diagnosis when the disease had already spread. This was almost triple the three per cent of women aged 50 to 69 who were diagnosed at a late stage.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/h...let-down-by-late-breast-cancer-diagnosis.html
North-South health divide 'is widest for 40 years'
The chances of dying early - below the age of 75 - are a fifth higher in the North of England compared with the South, research suggests. A study published in the British Medical Journal said the north-south mortality difference was now at its widest for 40 years.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-12464427
Going bald early 'doubles prostate cancer risk'
Having high testosterone has long been linked to baldness, while it is also suspected of being a risk factor in prostate cancer, which kills about 10,000 men a year in Britain. Now French and Canadian researchers have discovered that those who develop a pronounced 'widow's peak' by 20 should be vigilant about prostate cancer in later life.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/h...-bald-early-doubles-prostate-cancer-risk.html
