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Actos is 'alternative' to banned diabetes drug Avandia
A drug to treat diabetes, Actos, would be a "sensible alternative" to one which was banned last year, researchers have said. Avandia, also known as rosiglitazone, was suspended by authorities in Europe, but is still available in the United States and Canada. The study published on the BMJ website said patients taking Actos had fewer heart problems. Diabetes UK said Actos was a very effective treatment. Rosiglitazone and pioglitazone, which has the trade name Actos, are used to control blood sugar levels in patients with type-2 diabetes and both are known to increase the risk of heart failure.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-12771188
Life expectancy on the rise 'despite obesity epidemic'
Life expectancy in the UK is on the rise, along with the rest of Europe, despite fears over the impact of obesity, a population expert has said. Analysing trends from the past 40 years, Professor David Leon credited a decline in deaths from heart disease for the continued rise.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-12771594
Social care 'facing funding gap of over ?1bn'
Social care is facing a funding gap of more than ?1bn by 2014 in England - a situation which would have consequences for the NHS, a leading think-tank says. The King's Fund analysis predicted councils would struggle to protect home help and care home places as they come to terms with funding cuts.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-12758282
Nhs buys ?superbeds? for obese
Hospitals are being forced to spend hundreds of thousands of pounds on super-strong beds for patients weighing up to 72 stone. NHS trusts across the country have spent five-figure sums on hiring or buying reinforced beds.
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/235246/NHS-buys-superbeds-for-obese
'Creeping privatisation' of NHS will mean loss of expertise, say top doctors
The "creeping privatisation" of the NHS will affect patient care, top doctors have warned, saying the government's planned shakeup risks hospitals losing key services, critical research being jeopardised and public goodwill for blood donations disappearing as private firms are seen to profit from public funds.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/mar/17/health-nhs-reforms-cuts-hospitals
One in five patients find it almost impossible to get through to their GPs' surgery on the phone
Hundreds of thousands of people are struggling to book GP appointments because they can't get through to their surgery on the phone, a survey has found. A poll of 1.93million people revealed one in five found it difficult to get through on the phone to their local surgery.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...inds-impossible-to-doctors-surgery-phone.html
A drug to treat diabetes, Actos, would be a "sensible alternative" to one which was banned last year, researchers have said. Avandia, also known as rosiglitazone, was suspended by authorities in Europe, but is still available in the United States and Canada. The study published on the BMJ website said patients taking Actos had fewer heart problems. Diabetes UK said Actos was a very effective treatment. Rosiglitazone and pioglitazone, which has the trade name Actos, are used to control blood sugar levels in patients with type-2 diabetes and both are known to increase the risk of heart failure.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-12771188
Life expectancy on the rise 'despite obesity epidemic'
Life expectancy in the UK is on the rise, along with the rest of Europe, despite fears over the impact of obesity, a population expert has said. Analysing trends from the past 40 years, Professor David Leon credited a decline in deaths from heart disease for the continued rise.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-12771594
Social care 'facing funding gap of over ?1bn'
Social care is facing a funding gap of more than ?1bn by 2014 in England - a situation which would have consequences for the NHS, a leading think-tank says. The King's Fund analysis predicted councils would struggle to protect home help and care home places as they come to terms with funding cuts.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-12758282
Nhs buys ?superbeds? for obese
Hospitals are being forced to spend hundreds of thousands of pounds on super-strong beds for patients weighing up to 72 stone. NHS trusts across the country have spent five-figure sums on hiring or buying reinforced beds.
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/235246/NHS-buys-superbeds-for-obese
'Creeping privatisation' of NHS will mean loss of expertise, say top doctors
The "creeping privatisation" of the NHS will affect patient care, top doctors have warned, saying the government's planned shakeup risks hospitals losing key services, critical research being jeopardised and public goodwill for blood donations disappearing as private firms are seen to profit from public funds.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/mar/17/health-nhs-reforms-cuts-hospitals
One in five patients find it almost impossible to get through to their GPs' surgery on the phone
Hundreds of thousands of people are struggling to book GP appointments because they can't get through to their surgery on the phone, a survey has found. A poll of 1.93million people revealed one in five found it difficult to get through on the phone to their local surgery.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...inds-impossible-to-doctors-surgery-phone.html