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Cataracts, hips, knees and tonsils: NHS begins rationing operations
Hip replacements, cataract surgery and tonsil removal are among operations now being rationed in a bid to save the NHS money. Two-thirds of health trusts in England are rationing treatments for "non-urgent" conditions as part of the drive to reduce costs in the NHS by ?20bn over the next four years. One in three primary-care trusts (PCTs) has expanded the list of procedures it will restrict funding to in the past 12 months.
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-s...-nhs-begins-rationing-operations-2327268.html
Pill to stop skin cancer
A simple pill which could stop people developing skin cancer by repairing sunburn damage has moved a step closer. Researchers have found out how animals protect themselves from the sun?s harmful rays.
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/261557/Pill-to-stop-skin-cancer
Fewer teenagers drinking alcohol
There have been falls in the numbers of teenagers drinking, smoking and taking drugs in England, a survey suggests. Between 2009 and 2010 the percentage of 11-15 year olds who had tried alcohol fell from 51% to 45%.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-14323667
Hip replacements, cataract surgery and tonsil removal are among operations now being rationed in a bid to save the NHS money. Two-thirds of health trusts in England are rationing treatments for "non-urgent" conditions as part of the drive to reduce costs in the NHS by ?20bn over the next four years. One in three primary-care trusts (PCTs) has expanded the list of procedures it will restrict funding to in the past 12 months.
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-s...-nhs-begins-rationing-operations-2327268.html
Pill to stop skin cancer
A simple pill which could stop people developing skin cancer by repairing sunburn damage has moved a step closer. Researchers have found out how animals protect themselves from the sun?s harmful rays.
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/261557/Pill-to-stop-skin-cancer
Fewer teenagers drinking alcohol
There have been falls in the numbers of teenagers drinking, smoking and taking drugs in England, a survey suggests. Between 2009 and 2010 the percentage of 11-15 year olds who had tried alcohol fell from 51% to 45%.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-14323667