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"Shocking" lack of training for hospital staff to care for dementia patients
Hospital staff looking after dementia patients receive a ?shocking? lack of training. Two-thirds are not taught how to cope with the thousands of vulnerable people with the condition. This means many sufferers are denied the care they need and only receive ?impersonal? treatment.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/health...o-care-for-dementia-patients-115875-23640959/
Winter vomiting bug closes hospital wards across UK
Scores of hospital beds have closed because of an outbreak of the highly contagious norovirus. Health officials have urged those suffering from the virus, which causes diarrhoea and vomiting, to stay at home rather than visiting their doctor's surgery or A&E, as this can easily spread the illness to vulnerable patients and health workers.
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-s...-closes-hospital-wards-across-uk-6279097.html
Weight loss wonder pill that doesn't make you sick could be on sale within three years
It is the perfect excuse to have another mince pie. A diet pill that doesn?t make you ill has been developed by scientists. The drug, which switches off appetite using hormones that are created naturally in the stomach when it is full, is billed as the first to melt away unwanted pounds without causing nasty side effects. Despite the rising tide of obesity, the difficulty in formulating a safe diet drug means that just one prescription-strength diet pill, Xenical, is on sale in the UK.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...-wonder-pill-doesnt-make-sick-sale-years.html
Sun 'stops chickenpox spreading'
Exposure to sunlight may help impede the spread of chickenpox, claim researchers. The University of London team found chickenpox less common in regions with high UV levels, reports the journal Virology. Sunlight may inactivate viruses on the skin, making it harder to pass on. However, other experts say that other factors, including temperature, humidity, and even living conditions are equally likely to play a role.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-16217303
Academies asked to commit to healthy school meals
England's new academy schools are being urged to commit to serving healthy food to pupils. The School Food Trust, is to write to all 1400 academies asking them to confirm their adherence to national school meal nutrition standards.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-16221027
Hospital staff looking after dementia patients receive a ?shocking? lack of training. Two-thirds are not taught how to cope with the thousands of vulnerable people with the condition. This means many sufferers are denied the care they need and only receive ?impersonal? treatment.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/health...o-care-for-dementia-patients-115875-23640959/
Winter vomiting bug closes hospital wards across UK
Scores of hospital beds have closed because of an outbreak of the highly contagious norovirus. Health officials have urged those suffering from the virus, which causes diarrhoea and vomiting, to stay at home rather than visiting their doctor's surgery or A&E, as this can easily spread the illness to vulnerable patients and health workers.
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-s...-closes-hospital-wards-across-uk-6279097.html
Weight loss wonder pill that doesn't make you sick could be on sale within three years
It is the perfect excuse to have another mince pie. A diet pill that doesn?t make you ill has been developed by scientists. The drug, which switches off appetite using hormones that are created naturally in the stomach when it is full, is billed as the first to melt away unwanted pounds without causing nasty side effects. Despite the rising tide of obesity, the difficulty in formulating a safe diet drug means that just one prescription-strength diet pill, Xenical, is on sale in the UK.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...-wonder-pill-doesnt-make-sick-sale-years.html
Sun 'stops chickenpox spreading'
Exposure to sunlight may help impede the spread of chickenpox, claim researchers. The University of London team found chickenpox less common in regions with high UV levels, reports the journal Virology. Sunlight may inactivate viruses on the skin, making it harder to pass on. However, other experts say that other factors, including temperature, humidity, and even living conditions are equally likely to play a role.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-16217303
Academies asked to commit to healthy school meals
England's new academy schools are being urged to commit to serving healthy food to pupils. The School Food Trust, is to write to all 1400 academies asking them to confirm their adherence to national school meal nutrition standards.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-16221027