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Smoking in cars should be outlawed to protect children, says BMA
Smoking should be banned in cars to protect drivers and passengers ? especially children ? from breathing in toxins far worse than those found in smoky bars, the nation's doctors have demanded. The British Medical Association (BMA) is urging ministers across the UK to extend the ban on smoking in public places introduced in 2007 to all vehicles in a further effort to protect people's health.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/nov/16/smoking-cars-ban-bma
Liver implant gives boy 'another chance of life'
Doctors in London say they have cured a baby boy of a life-threatening disease which was destroying his liver. They implanted cells which acted like a temporary liver, allowing the damaged organ to recover.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-15744176
Stem cell trial halted
The world's first official trial using human embryonic stem cells in patients has been halted. Geron, based in California, made the sudden announcement that it was halting further work in this field.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-15740133
The dogs that can detect cancer
Meet the four-legged 'bio-detectives' who are pioneering a health revolution. Daisy the labrador is hard at work on a project that could change your life and mine. In her smart red jacket, she wanders around a metal carousel in a small centre outside Milton Keynes, sniffing at the different scents that are attached to its 12 spokes. Then she stops. She?s found what she?s looking for and looks expectantly up at her handler ? she knows that when she recognises this specific smell, she will soon get an edible reward.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...ring-health-revolution.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
Care home quango faces claims it put patients at risk after failing to spot serious abuse
Ministers have launched an inquiry into the watchdog which regulates hospitals and care homes over concerns that its failings have put patients at risk. Officials from the Department of Health took action because of fears that the Care Quality Commission was failing in its responsibility to carry out the inspections that can root out poor care.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...urne-View-care-home-quango-patients-risk.html
Smoking should be banned in cars to protect drivers and passengers ? especially children ? from breathing in toxins far worse than those found in smoky bars, the nation's doctors have demanded. The British Medical Association (BMA) is urging ministers across the UK to extend the ban on smoking in public places introduced in 2007 to all vehicles in a further effort to protect people's health.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/nov/16/smoking-cars-ban-bma
Liver implant gives boy 'another chance of life'
Doctors in London say they have cured a baby boy of a life-threatening disease which was destroying his liver. They implanted cells which acted like a temporary liver, allowing the damaged organ to recover.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-15744176
Stem cell trial halted
The world's first official trial using human embryonic stem cells in patients has been halted. Geron, based in California, made the sudden announcement that it was halting further work in this field.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-15740133
The dogs that can detect cancer
Meet the four-legged 'bio-detectives' who are pioneering a health revolution. Daisy the labrador is hard at work on a project that could change your life and mine. In her smart red jacket, she wanders around a metal carousel in a small centre outside Milton Keynes, sniffing at the different scents that are attached to its 12 spokes. Then she stops. She?s found what she?s looking for and looks expectantly up at her handler ? she knows that when she recognises this specific smell, she will soon get an edible reward.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...ring-health-revolution.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
Care home quango faces claims it put patients at risk after failing to spot serious abuse
Ministers have launched an inquiry into the watchdog which regulates hospitals and care homes over concerns that its failings have put patients at risk. Officials from the Department of Health took action because of fears that the Care Quality Commission was failing in its responsibility to carry out the inspections that can root out poor care.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...urne-View-care-home-quango-patients-risk.html