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Deadly new superbug is heading for Britain
Mutant and highly toxic strains of the killer superbug MRSA could pose a ?serious threat?, even to the healthy, experts warn. Scientists investigating the new infections, which have already migrated here from the United States, say they are far more powerful than any seen before in this country. The potentially deadly strains are easily passed between people outside of hospitals and are on the increase in Britain.
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/299526/Deadly-new-superbug-is-heading-for-Britain
Don't dine with your greedy friend say experts, you're likely to eat just as much as they are
If you're struggling to lose weight, here?s one thing you can cut out. Greedy friends. Scientists say the amount we eat is not just about the food on the plate but who you are eating it with. Women who dine with a companion are likely to eat a similar amount and at the same pace as they do, a study by Dutch researchers found.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...-youre-likely-eat-just-are.html#ixzz1lDT29QnQ
Sugar 'is toxic and must be regulated just like cigarettes', claim scientists
Sugar is a poison and its sale should be as tightly regulated as cigarettes and alcohol, scientists say. They warn that sugary foods and drinks are responsible for illnesses including obesity, heart disease, cancer and liver problems. And they claim it contributes to 35million deaths a year worldwide and is so dangerous it should be controlled through taxation and legislation.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...olled-like-tobacco-alcohol.html#ixzz1lDTDXSgX
Women who eat fish during pregnancy 'more likely to have brainy and sociable children'
Women who eat fish during pregnancy are more likely to have brainy and sociable children, according to new EU-funded research. Those mothers-to-be who tucked into oily fish like tuna, sardines and salmon produced infants who scored better in various tests of skill and intelligence, it found. As part of a ?5 million European Commission study into diet, Spanish researchers examined 2,000 women at the 20th week of pregnancy and again after birth.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...y-brainy-sociable-children.html#ixzz1lDTPZLaa
Government offers NHS bill concessions
The government has promised the health secretary will keep ultimate control over the NHS in England, as it pushes for Parliament to pass its health bill.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-16811056
Cancer charities blast health chiefs for not approving 'too expensive' prostate cancer treatment
Health chiefs were today blasted by cancer charities for denying men a life-extending drug on the NHS - because it is too expensive.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/health...ve-prostate-cancer-treatment-115875-23731610/
Measures 'reduced suicide rate'
Measures introduced to lower the suicide rate in England and Wales in the past decade appear to have been successful, according to an analysis.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-16833630
Private firm vows to breathe new life into struggling NHS hospital
The chief executive of the first private company to take over a failing NHS trust announced a "massive war on waste" yesterday to eliminate its debts and secure its future. Ali Parsa, head of Circle Partnership, which took over Hinchingbrooke Hospital in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, on Wednesday, said there was "no reason" why the 223-bed trust with a ?100m annual revenue ? small by NHS standards ? should not be successful.
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-s...ife-into-struggling-nhs-hospital-6298182.html
AstraZeneca axes another 7,300 jobs worldwide
Pharmaceuticals giant AstraZeneca said today that it will axe 7,300 jobs by the end of 2014 as part of a fresh round of cost savings. The company, which has 61,000 staff globally of whom 8,000 are in the UK, axed 12,600 positions between 2007 and 2009 and removed another 9,000 roles by the end of last year.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/b...axes-another-7300-jobs-worldwide-6298252.html
Childbirth in crisis: The Mail goes inside a maternity ward
Dirty, over-crowded wards. Demoralised midwives forced to put form-filling before patients. And a rising number of problem births.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/a...goes-inside-maternity-ward.html#ixzz1lDTY2GjV
Mutant and highly toxic strains of the killer superbug MRSA could pose a ?serious threat?, even to the healthy, experts warn. Scientists investigating the new infections, which have already migrated here from the United States, say they are far more powerful than any seen before in this country. The potentially deadly strains are easily passed between people outside of hospitals and are on the increase in Britain.
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/299526/Deadly-new-superbug-is-heading-for-Britain
Don't dine with your greedy friend say experts, you're likely to eat just as much as they are
If you're struggling to lose weight, here?s one thing you can cut out. Greedy friends. Scientists say the amount we eat is not just about the food on the plate but who you are eating it with. Women who dine with a companion are likely to eat a similar amount and at the same pace as they do, a study by Dutch researchers found.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...-youre-likely-eat-just-are.html#ixzz1lDT29QnQ
Sugar 'is toxic and must be regulated just like cigarettes', claim scientists
Sugar is a poison and its sale should be as tightly regulated as cigarettes and alcohol, scientists say. They warn that sugary foods and drinks are responsible for illnesses including obesity, heart disease, cancer and liver problems. And they claim it contributes to 35million deaths a year worldwide and is so dangerous it should be controlled through taxation and legislation.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...olled-like-tobacco-alcohol.html#ixzz1lDTDXSgX
Women who eat fish during pregnancy 'more likely to have brainy and sociable children'
Women who eat fish during pregnancy are more likely to have brainy and sociable children, according to new EU-funded research. Those mothers-to-be who tucked into oily fish like tuna, sardines and salmon produced infants who scored better in various tests of skill and intelligence, it found. As part of a ?5 million European Commission study into diet, Spanish researchers examined 2,000 women at the 20th week of pregnancy and again after birth.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...y-brainy-sociable-children.html#ixzz1lDTPZLaa
Government offers NHS bill concessions
The government has promised the health secretary will keep ultimate control over the NHS in England, as it pushes for Parliament to pass its health bill.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-16811056
Cancer charities blast health chiefs for not approving 'too expensive' prostate cancer treatment
Health chiefs were today blasted by cancer charities for denying men a life-extending drug on the NHS - because it is too expensive.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/health...ve-prostate-cancer-treatment-115875-23731610/
Measures 'reduced suicide rate'
Measures introduced to lower the suicide rate in England and Wales in the past decade appear to have been successful, according to an analysis.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-16833630
Private firm vows to breathe new life into struggling NHS hospital
The chief executive of the first private company to take over a failing NHS trust announced a "massive war on waste" yesterday to eliminate its debts and secure its future. Ali Parsa, head of Circle Partnership, which took over Hinchingbrooke Hospital in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, on Wednesday, said there was "no reason" why the 223-bed trust with a ?100m annual revenue ? small by NHS standards ? should not be successful.
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-s...ife-into-struggling-nhs-hospital-6298182.html
AstraZeneca axes another 7,300 jobs worldwide
Pharmaceuticals giant AstraZeneca said today that it will axe 7,300 jobs by the end of 2014 as part of a fresh round of cost savings. The company, which has 61,000 staff globally of whom 8,000 are in the UK, axed 12,600 positions between 2007 and 2009 and removed another 9,000 roles by the end of last year.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/b...axes-another-7300-jobs-worldwide-6298252.html
Childbirth in crisis: The Mail goes inside a maternity ward
Dirty, over-crowded wards. Demoralised midwives forced to put form-filling before patients. And a rising number of problem births.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/a...goes-inside-maternity-ward.html#ixzz1lDTY2GjV