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Heart attack deaths halve in a decade: research
The lives of almost 80,000 heart attack victims have been saved in just under a decade as deaths have halved due to healthier lives and better treatment, research has found.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/h...attack-deaths-halve-in-a-decade-research.html
Heart attack deaths halve in eight years... due to fewer smokers, better diet and improvements to care
Deaths from heart attacks have halved in less than a decade, a study has found. Experts say the dramatic decline has been fuelled by fewer people smoking and better treatment in NHS hospitals. Improvements to diet and general health ? which lead to lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels ? have also had an impact, they say.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...s-halve-years--fewer-smokers-better-care.html
The curious case of the vanishing killer
It's a good news story that has medical researchers baffled: in the past decade, deaths from heart disease in the UK have fallen spectacularly, and no one knows why.
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-s...ous-case-of-the-vanishing-killer-6294626.html
National DNA database needed for personalised medicine drive
A national DNA database is needed if the NHS is to capitalise on advances in technology and offer personalised medicine to all in the future, advisors have told the Government.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/h...e-needed-for-personalised-medicine-drive.html
Blood test to detect early stages of Alzheimer's
A novel blood test that appears to identify the earliest stages of Alzheimer's disease is being developed by scientists.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/h...est-to-detect-early-stages-of-Alzheimers.html
Do carrots really make you see better? Popular health myths investigated
Many of us struggle to wade through the mass of confusing advice and old wives' tales we grew up hearing.
Here Sun Health investigates some of the most popular myths in a bid to uncover the truth.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepag...53/Do-carrots-really-make-you-see-better.html
Bid to stop doctor gagging orders
Doctors are being told they can no longer sign contracts that contain gagging orders, in new guidance issued by the medical regulator. The General Medical Council advice states medics should not enter contracts or deals that seek to stop them raising concerns about poor care.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-16729289
Doctors told to blow the whistle or be struck off
Doctors who fail to raise concerns about sub- standard patient care could be struck off, according to whistle-blowing guidance published yesterday.
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-s...low-the-whistle-or-be-struck-off-6294620.html
Three hours' extra work a day doubles risk of depression
People who work for 11 or more hours a day are twice as likely to suffer from major depression as those working the standard eight-hour day, research has shown.
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-s...a-day-doubles-risk-of-depression-6294621.html
NHS to usher in genetic medicine
Government ministers yesterday promised to put the NHS at the forefront of the revolution in genetic medicine and perhaps eventually see everyone having the three billion letters of their genome fully sequenced.
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-s...nhs-to-usher-in-genetic-medicine-6294619.html
Over-55s do 'half an hour more exercise a week' than the young
Over-55s are more active than people half their age, putting in half an hour more exercise a week.
They do an average of 726 minutes of physical activity ? 12 hours, six minutes ? compared with the 698 minutes done by 18 to 25-year-olds, or 11 hours and 38 minutes.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ur-exercise-week-young.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
My healthy life...133 colds, 7 stitches and a fracture
Britons are living longer than ever ? but are likely to spend a year and a half waiting for doctors? appointments, suffer 152 migraines and battle 133 coughs and colds.
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/298014/My-healthy-life-133-colds-7-stitches-and-a-fracture
The lives of almost 80,000 heart attack victims have been saved in just under a decade as deaths have halved due to healthier lives and better treatment, research has found.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/h...attack-deaths-halve-in-a-decade-research.html
Heart attack deaths halve in eight years... due to fewer smokers, better diet and improvements to care
Deaths from heart attacks have halved in less than a decade, a study has found. Experts say the dramatic decline has been fuelled by fewer people smoking and better treatment in NHS hospitals. Improvements to diet and general health ? which lead to lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels ? have also had an impact, they say.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...s-halve-years--fewer-smokers-better-care.html
The curious case of the vanishing killer
It's a good news story that has medical researchers baffled: in the past decade, deaths from heart disease in the UK have fallen spectacularly, and no one knows why.
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-s...ous-case-of-the-vanishing-killer-6294626.html
National DNA database needed for personalised medicine drive
A national DNA database is needed if the NHS is to capitalise on advances in technology and offer personalised medicine to all in the future, advisors have told the Government.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/h...e-needed-for-personalised-medicine-drive.html
Blood test to detect early stages of Alzheimer's
A novel blood test that appears to identify the earliest stages of Alzheimer's disease is being developed by scientists.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/h...est-to-detect-early-stages-of-Alzheimers.html
Do carrots really make you see better? Popular health myths investigated
Many of us struggle to wade through the mass of confusing advice and old wives' tales we grew up hearing.
Here Sun Health investigates some of the most popular myths in a bid to uncover the truth.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepag...53/Do-carrots-really-make-you-see-better.html
Bid to stop doctor gagging orders
Doctors are being told they can no longer sign contracts that contain gagging orders, in new guidance issued by the medical regulator. The General Medical Council advice states medics should not enter contracts or deals that seek to stop them raising concerns about poor care.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-16729289
Doctors told to blow the whistle or be struck off
Doctors who fail to raise concerns about sub- standard patient care could be struck off, according to whistle-blowing guidance published yesterday.
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-s...low-the-whistle-or-be-struck-off-6294620.html
Three hours' extra work a day doubles risk of depression
People who work for 11 or more hours a day are twice as likely to suffer from major depression as those working the standard eight-hour day, research has shown.
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-s...a-day-doubles-risk-of-depression-6294621.html
NHS to usher in genetic medicine
Government ministers yesterday promised to put the NHS at the forefront of the revolution in genetic medicine and perhaps eventually see everyone having the three billion letters of their genome fully sequenced.
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-s...nhs-to-usher-in-genetic-medicine-6294619.html
Over-55s do 'half an hour more exercise a week' than the young
Over-55s are more active than people half their age, putting in half an hour more exercise a week.
They do an average of 726 minutes of physical activity ? 12 hours, six minutes ? compared with the 698 minutes done by 18 to 25-year-olds, or 11 hours and 38 minutes.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ur-exercise-week-young.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
My healthy life...133 colds, 7 stitches and a fracture
Britons are living longer than ever ? but are likely to spend a year and a half waiting for doctors? appointments, suffer 152 migraines and battle 133 coughs and colds.
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/298014/My-healthy-life-133-colds-7-stitches-and-a-fracture