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Unions use NHS reforms to 'have a go at Government', says Lansley
Relations between the Government and health professionals sank to a new low after Andrew Lansley accused them of opposing his NHS reforms because they were upset about cuts to their pay and pensions. Union leaders reacted furiously to the Health Secretary's claim that they wanted "to have a go" at the Government and his suggestion that they were not addressing his NHS shake-up on its merits.
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-s...-a-go-at-government-says-lansley-6292256.html
Sugar risk of ?healthy? fruit drink
BOTTLES of "healthy" fruit-flavoured water can contain more sugar than fizzy pop, a Sun investigation has revealed. Well-meaning parents often put them in school lunch boxes, but some have up to TEN teaspoons of sugar ? higher than Fanta. The excessive levels could put youngsters on a path to obesity, rotten teeth and other health problems
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4073243/Sugar-risk-of-healthy-fruit-drink.html
'Myth? that Britain cannot ban EU doctors
Britain is free to ban foreign doctors from working in this country if they do not speak adequate English or there are concerns over their medical ability, an EU Commissioner insists today.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/9026267/Myth-that-Britain-cannot-ban-EU-doctors.html
Could the sun save your children from depression? Exposure to vitamin D can lower risk of mental health problems
Children with low levels of vitamin D are more likely to suffer from depression, claim scientists. Those with the highest levels of the ?sunshine vitamin? have a 10 per cent lower risk of developing the mental health problem.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...amin-D-lower-risk-mental-health-problems.html
Insomnia: Are we sleepwalking into a crisis?
More than 10 million prescriptions for sleeping pills were doled out in England in 2010. Yet drugs are not the answer to our insomnia epidemic, according to researchers writing in The Lancet. Their sometimes severe side effects mean they can create more problems than they solve........ Sufferers are more than five times as likely to be anxious and depressed, have double the incidence of heart failure and diabetes and a higher risk of dying early.
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-s...re-we-sleepwalking-into-a-crisis-6292258.html
How statins beat cancer
A daily dose of the cholesterol- busting heart pills called statins could be the key to beating cancer. The tablets, which are already taken by millions every day to stave off heart attacks and stroke, have been shown to block the growth and spread of tumours. The discovery, which has been hailed as having ?great implications?, means that the cheap and effective daily pills could play a major role in slashing Britain?s cancer death toll.
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/296813
DNA swap between mum's egg and donor egg could cure many hereditary diseases
A controversial new gene replacement technique could wipe out many killer hereditary diseases in the womb, experts claimed yesterday. The ?three-parent IVF? procedure would allow women to have children without the risk of passing on serious illnesses. Medics believe it could be possible within a generation, but MPs will have to vote to allow the treatment. It involves swapping the nucleus from an affected mum-to-be?s egg with that of a healthy donor egg from another woman, leaving behind the deformed DNA which causes the hereditary disease.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/health...itary-diseases-115875-23708442/#ixzz1jzLtio00
?Early baby growth? linked to asthma
Babies who grow rapidly in the first three months of life may be more likely to develop asthma as children, say Dutch researchers. They found "accelerated weight gain" was linked to a higher chance of symptoms such as wheezing.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-16632297
Gulp...the 1,940-calorie pub meal given a health warning
A calorie-packed large mixed grill from pub chain JD Wetherspoon has been branded the nation?s unhealthiest dish. A new food book says it has 208 per cent of the guideline daily amount of saturated fat and 168 per cent of the overall fat we should eat each day. It also has more than 103 per cent of the advised salt intake.
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/296768/Gulp-the-1-940-calorie-pub-meal-given-a-health-warning
Relations between the Government and health professionals sank to a new low after Andrew Lansley accused them of opposing his NHS reforms because they were upset about cuts to their pay and pensions. Union leaders reacted furiously to the Health Secretary's claim that they wanted "to have a go" at the Government and his suggestion that they were not addressing his NHS shake-up on its merits.
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-s...-a-go-at-government-says-lansley-6292256.html
Sugar risk of ?healthy? fruit drink
BOTTLES of "healthy" fruit-flavoured water can contain more sugar than fizzy pop, a Sun investigation has revealed. Well-meaning parents often put them in school lunch boxes, but some have up to TEN teaspoons of sugar ? higher than Fanta. The excessive levels could put youngsters on a path to obesity, rotten teeth and other health problems
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4073243/Sugar-risk-of-healthy-fruit-drink.html
'Myth? that Britain cannot ban EU doctors
Britain is free to ban foreign doctors from working in this country if they do not speak adequate English or there are concerns over their medical ability, an EU Commissioner insists today.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/9026267/Myth-that-Britain-cannot-ban-EU-doctors.html
Could the sun save your children from depression? Exposure to vitamin D can lower risk of mental health problems
Children with low levels of vitamin D are more likely to suffer from depression, claim scientists. Those with the highest levels of the ?sunshine vitamin? have a 10 per cent lower risk of developing the mental health problem.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...amin-D-lower-risk-mental-health-problems.html
Insomnia: Are we sleepwalking into a crisis?
More than 10 million prescriptions for sleeping pills were doled out in England in 2010. Yet drugs are not the answer to our insomnia epidemic, according to researchers writing in The Lancet. Their sometimes severe side effects mean they can create more problems than they solve........ Sufferers are more than five times as likely to be anxious and depressed, have double the incidence of heart failure and diabetes and a higher risk of dying early.
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-s...re-we-sleepwalking-into-a-crisis-6292258.html
How statins beat cancer
A daily dose of the cholesterol- busting heart pills called statins could be the key to beating cancer. The tablets, which are already taken by millions every day to stave off heart attacks and stroke, have been shown to block the growth and spread of tumours. The discovery, which has been hailed as having ?great implications?, means that the cheap and effective daily pills could play a major role in slashing Britain?s cancer death toll.
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/296813
DNA swap between mum's egg and donor egg could cure many hereditary diseases
A controversial new gene replacement technique could wipe out many killer hereditary diseases in the womb, experts claimed yesterday. The ?three-parent IVF? procedure would allow women to have children without the risk of passing on serious illnesses. Medics believe it could be possible within a generation, but MPs will have to vote to allow the treatment. It involves swapping the nucleus from an affected mum-to-be?s egg with that of a healthy donor egg from another woman, leaving behind the deformed DNA which causes the hereditary disease.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/health...itary-diseases-115875-23708442/#ixzz1jzLtio00
?Early baby growth? linked to asthma
Babies who grow rapidly in the first three months of life may be more likely to develop asthma as children, say Dutch researchers. They found "accelerated weight gain" was linked to a higher chance of symptoms such as wheezing.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-16632297
Gulp...the 1,940-calorie pub meal given a health warning
A calorie-packed large mixed grill from pub chain JD Wetherspoon has been branded the nation?s unhealthiest dish. A new food book says it has 208 per cent of the guideline daily amount of saturated fat and 168 per cent of the overall fat we should eat each day. It also has more than 103 per cent of the advised salt intake.
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/296768/Gulp-the-1-940-calorie-pub-meal-given-a-health-warning