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NHS shakeup risks return to 1930s, warns leading doctor
The government's deliberate dismantling of parts of the NHS risks returning healthcare provision back to the grim and unfair days of the 1930s and 40s, one of Britain's leading doctors has warned. The sweeping reforms are in danger of turning the service into "an increasingly tattered safety net" for those with complex illnesses such as diabetes and obesity because private healthcare firms will "cherry-pick" patients who are easy to treat, said Dr Mark Porter, the chairman of the British Medical Association's hospital consultants committee.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/mar/06/nhs-shakeup-risks-return-doctor
Cuts put future of more than 50 hospitals at risk
The future of at least 50 hospitals is under threat from the unprecedented squeeze on NHS finances, evidence shows. Alarm about cuts to services outweighs all other concerns for senior managers of NHS trusts as they struggle to balance their books, the NHS Confederation says.
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-s...f-more-than-50-hospitals-at-risk-2234229.html
Simple blood test for Down's syndrome is on its way, say scientists
Scientists have developed a blood analysis that tells expectant mothers if they are carrying a child with Down's syndrome and hope to offer the test to all pregnant women. The test could replace existing surgical techniques used to diagnose the genetic disorder in unborn babies. These techniques cause about one in 100 women to miscarry.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2011/mar/06/downs-syndrome-simple-test-in-pregnancy
17 gene finds could slash heart attacks
Scientists have made a series of landmark discoveries that could revolutionise the treatment of heart disease. Medical experts have identified 17 previously unknown genetic causes of conditions that can lead to heart attacks or strokes.
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/233010/17-gene-finds-could-slash-heart-attacks
Women's lung cancers has doubled since 1970s in over-60s
Lung cancer rates have more than doubled for women over 60 since the mid-1970s, figures show. Cancer Research UK figures say the rate rose from 88 per 100,000 in 1975 to 190 per 100,000 in 2008, the latest year for which statistics are available.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-12651455
Concerns about controversial MS treatment
Serious concerns have been raised about a controversial vein-widening treatment being offered to people with multiple sclerosis. An investigation by BBC Inside Out discovered that one doctor carrying out the procedure in Egypt is not licensed to practice medicine in that country.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-12637191
?775m health research funding 'to benefit NHS patients'
The government has announced funding worth ?775m for research that ministers say will directly benefit NHS patients. The cash will be spent over the next five years on projects that improve results in priority areas, such as heart disease, cancer and dementia.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-12653306
Hope for early bowel cancer DNA test
Scientists have discovered what could be the first step towards a DNA test to detect the early signs of bowel cancer. Tests on two distinct genes were highly accurate in distinguishing between tumours and benign polyps - growths in the bowel that can become cancerous.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-12637096
The government's deliberate dismantling of parts of the NHS risks returning healthcare provision back to the grim and unfair days of the 1930s and 40s, one of Britain's leading doctors has warned. The sweeping reforms are in danger of turning the service into "an increasingly tattered safety net" for those with complex illnesses such as diabetes and obesity because private healthcare firms will "cherry-pick" patients who are easy to treat, said Dr Mark Porter, the chairman of the British Medical Association's hospital consultants committee.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/mar/06/nhs-shakeup-risks-return-doctor
Cuts put future of more than 50 hospitals at risk
The future of at least 50 hospitals is under threat from the unprecedented squeeze on NHS finances, evidence shows. Alarm about cuts to services outweighs all other concerns for senior managers of NHS trusts as they struggle to balance their books, the NHS Confederation says.
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-s...f-more-than-50-hospitals-at-risk-2234229.html
Simple blood test for Down's syndrome is on its way, say scientists
Scientists have developed a blood analysis that tells expectant mothers if they are carrying a child with Down's syndrome and hope to offer the test to all pregnant women. The test could replace existing surgical techniques used to diagnose the genetic disorder in unborn babies. These techniques cause about one in 100 women to miscarry.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2011/mar/06/downs-syndrome-simple-test-in-pregnancy
17 gene finds could slash heart attacks
Scientists have made a series of landmark discoveries that could revolutionise the treatment of heart disease. Medical experts have identified 17 previously unknown genetic causes of conditions that can lead to heart attacks or strokes.
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/233010/17-gene-finds-could-slash-heart-attacks
Women's lung cancers has doubled since 1970s in over-60s
Lung cancer rates have more than doubled for women over 60 since the mid-1970s, figures show. Cancer Research UK figures say the rate rose from 88 per 100,000 in 1975 to 190 per 100,000 in 2008, the latest year for which statistics are available.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-12651455
Concerns about controversial MS treatment
Serious concerns have been raised about a controversial vein-widening treatment being offered to people with multiple sclerosis. An investigation by BBC Inside Out discovered that one doctor carrying out the procedure in Egypt is not licensed to practice medicine in that country.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-12637191
?775m health research funding 'to benefit NHS patients'
The government has announced funding worth ?775m for research that ministers say will directly benefit NHS patients. The cash will be spent over the next five years on projects that improve results in priority areas, such as heart disease, cancer and dementia.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-12653306
Hope for early bowel cancer DNA test
Scientists have discovered what could be the first step towards a DNA test to detect the early signs of bowel cancer. Tests on two distinct genes were highly accurate in distinguishing between tumours and benign polyps - growths in the bowel that can become cancerous.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-12637096
