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A cup of Earl Grey to keep the doctor away: Fruit extract can help you lose weight, lower cholesterol and prevent diabetes
A fruit extract loved by tea drinkers for the aromatic flavour it lends to Earl Grey tea could help you lose weight, lower cholesterol and protect against diabetes.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...eight-lower-cholesterol-prevent-diabetes.html
NHS bill risks: Tribunal hears Freedom of Information battle
Demands that the government publish risk assessments of plans to shake up the NHS in England are being heard at an information tribunal. The Department of Health has appealed against a Freedom of Information ruling that it should publish the "strategic and transitional risk registers".
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17239992
Smoking, drinking teens are the unhappiest of all.... and fruit and veg is the secret to a good life
Teenagers who smoke, drink alcohol and eat junk food are significantly more likely to be unhappy than their clean- living counterparts, a study has found.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...-unhappiest---fruit-veg-secret-good-life.html
New 'popchips' have less calories than piece of fruit | Mail Online
They say a moment on the lips means a lifetime on the hips but now crisp-lovers can brush this clich? away. A packet of crisps sold for the first time in the UK has fewer calories than a piece of fruit.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2110267/New-popchips-calories-piece-fruit.html
NHS changes may increase risks to vulnerable children, warn trusts
The government's NHS reform bill could increase the dangers facing vulnerable children, according to a survey of the risk assessments produced by primary care trusts in response to the legislation.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/mar/04/nhs-health-bill-child-protection-risks
Whitehall defends dual health roles of chairman of NHS watchdog
The Department of Health said it had "every confidence" in the head of the body that polices competition in the NHS after concerns were raised that he also runs one of the UK's biggest healthcare companies.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2012/mar/04/nhs-watchdog-ccp-lord-carter?newsfeed=true
Don't let us down on care funding reform, alliance tells Andrew Lansley
Pressure is being piled upon the beleaguered health secretary, Andrew Lansley with a blunt warning from groups representing millions of elderly and disabled people that they will not stand for "empty promises" on reform of care funding.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/mar/05/care-funding-reform-andrew-lansley
Taking vitamin E supplements may actually WEAKEN bones, study shows
It is dubbed the anti-ageing vitamin. But vitamin E may make bones old and frail before their time. Animals fed on a diet supplemented with the vitamin had bones 20 per cent weaker than those that ate normally, a preliminary study found.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...ements-actually-WEAKEN-bones-study-shows.html
Hay fever season is springing early for 16m sufferers
A PUNISHING dose of hay fever will bring prolonged misery to 16 million sufferers early this year, experts warned last night. Scientists say the mild winter followed by a recent sharp, cold snap will create an unseasonably early start to the usual spring allergy onslaught.
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/306119/Hay-fever-season-is-springing-early-for-16m-sufferers
Poultry ?protects heart?
WOMEN with high cholesterol could cut their risk of deadly heart disease by eating the dark meat of turkey and chicken, say scientists. The key is that the dark as a pose to the white meat contains a nutrient called taurine.
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/306087/Poultry-protects-heart-
Wave goodbye to your wobbly bits
WE ALL have areas of our body that we do not like. Yet no matter how many sit-ups we do or lettuce lunches we eat we cannot seem to shift the bloated tummy, big bum or the saggy arms. That may be because the secret to streamlining our flabby areas does not hinge entirely on diet and exercise but also on our emotions and something as simple as drinking too much coffee.
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/306082/Wave-goodbye-to-your-wobbly-bits
'I wasn't big boned or pleasantly plump, I was greedy': Pauline Quirke tells of her amazing weight loss
It took Pauline Quirke just 12 months to lose EIGHT stone and transform herself from ?fat actress? to svelte star. Now, in an amazingly honest and typically self-deprecating autobiography, Where Have I Gone?, Pauline, 52, reveals what prompted her life-changing weight loss? and the ups and downs of her battle with the bulge...
http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/pauline-quirke-tells-of-her-amazing-weight-751645
Metal hip replacements linked to cancer
The British Hip Society, which represents surgeons carrying out replacements, is so concerned about the failure rate of the metal joints that it has said no more should be used. There are currently 49,000 people in Britain with the large metal-on-metal hip joints. The new statement from the British Hip Society comes days after the health devices regulator said all patients with the large diameter joints should have annual blood tests and possibly MRI scans for the lifespan of the joint.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/9121861/Metal-hip-replacements-linked-to-cancer.html
Ice cream as 'addictive as drugs' says new study
A study suggests that ice cream leaves people feeling addicted in the same way as a person using illegal drugs. American researchers concluded that human cravings for the dessert were similar to those experienced by drug addicts.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/...eam-as-addictive-as-drugs-says-new-study.html
Cancer screening 'risks being a casualty of NHS reform?
Public health programmes could be ?devastated? by the Government?s controversial reform of the NHS, as councils take money set aside for much-needed projects, doctors have warned. Services under threat include immunisation programmes, cancer screening, mental health, tobacco control and smoking cessation, a report said.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/9122674/Cancer-screening-risks-being-a-casualty-of-NHS-reform.html
Many blood tests are unnecessary and even counter-productive.
The current medical enthusiasm for doing lots of blood tests on the apparently healthy presents the almost inevitable hazard that one or other will turn out to be ?slightly abnormal?. The sensible thing would be to ignore it, but the temptation to offer gratuitous advice, or even initiate treatment, can be difficult to resist.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/9119571/Doctors-Diary-James-Le-Fanu.html
Is aluminium really a silent killer?
Twenty-four years ago, one of the UK?s most notorious pollution disasters occurred. At a water treatment works on the edge of Bodmin Moor, 20 tonnes of aluminium sulphate leaked into the water supply serving the nearby town of Camelford.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/9119528/Is-aluminium-really-a-silent-killer.html
Sun-dried tomatoes blamed for hepatitis outbreak
Seven people have developed symptoms of hepatitis A, which is infectious and can lead to fatal liver complications. However, because they are unable to carry out tests on food, it is not known which brand of sun-dried tomatoes is responsible, meaning samples may still be on shelves or in consumers? cupboards.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/h...d-tomatoes-blamed-for-hepatitis-outbreak.html
A fruit extract loved by tea drinkers for the aromatic flavour it lends to Earl Grey tea could help you lose weight, lower cholesterol and protect against diabetes.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...eight-lower-cholesterol-prevent-diabetes.html
NHS bill risks: Tribunal hears Freedom of Information battle
Demands that the government publish risk assessments of plans to shake up the NHS in England are being heard at an information tribunal. The Department of Health has appealed against a Freedom of Information ruling that it should publish the "strategic and transitional risk registers".
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17239992
Smoking, drinking teens are the unhappiest of all.... and fruit and veg is the secret to a good life
Teenagers who smoke, drink alcohol and eat junk food are significantly more likely to be unhappy than their clean- living counterparts, a study has found.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...-unhappiest---fruit-veg-secret-good-life.html
New 'popchips' have less calories than piece of fruit | Mail Online
They say a moment on the lips means a lifetime on the hips but now crisp-lovers can brush this clich? away. A packet of crisps sold for the first time in the UK has fewer calories than a piece of fruit.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2110267/New-popchips-calories-piece-fruit.html
NHS changes may increase risks to vulnerable children, warn trusts
The government's NHS reform bill could increase the dangers facing vulnerable children, according to a survey of the risk assessments produced by primary care trusts in response to the legislation.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/mar/04/nhs-health-bill-child-protection-risks
Whitehall defends dual health roles of chairman of NHS watchdog
The Department of Health said it had "every confidence" in the head of the body that polices competition in the NHS after concerns were raised that he also runs one of the UK's biggest healthcare companies.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2012/mar/04/nhs-watchdog-ccp-lord-carter?newsfeed=true
Don't let us down on care funding reform, alliance tells Andrew Lansley
Pressure is being piled upon the beleaguered health secretary, Andrew Lansley with a blunt warning from groups representing millions of elderly and disabled people that they will not stand for "empty promises" on reform of care funding.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/mar/05/care-funding-reform-andrew-lansley
Taking vitamin E supplements may actually WEAKEN bones, study shows
It is dubbed the anti-ageing vitamin. But vitamin E may make bones old and frail before their time. Animals fed on a diet supplemented with the vitamin had bones 20 per cent weaker than those that ate normally, a preliminary study found.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...ements-actually-WEAKEN-bones-study-shows.html
Hay fever season is springing early for 16m sufferers
A PUNISHING dose of hay fever will bring prolonged misery to 16 million sufferers early this year, experts warned last night. Scientists say the mild winter followed by a recent sharp, cold snap will create an unseasonably early start to the usual spring allergy onslaught.
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/306119/Hay-fever-season-is-springing-early-for-16m-sufferers
Poultry ?protects heart?
WOMEN with high cholesterol could cut their risk of deadly heart disease by eating the dark meat of turkey and chicken, say scientists. The key is that the dark as a pose to the white meat contains a nutrient called taurine.
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/306087/Poultry-protects-heart-
Wave goodbye to your wobbly bits
WE ALL have areas of our body that we do not like. Yet no matter how many sit-ups we do or lettuce lunches we eat we cannot seem to shift the bloated tummy, big bum or the saggy arms. That may be because the secret to streamlining our flabby areas does not hinge entirely on diet and exercise but also on our emotions and something as simple as drinking too much coffee.
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/306082/Wave-goodbye-to-your-wobbly-bits
'I wasn't big boned or pleasantly plump, I was greedy': Pauline Quirke tells of her amazing weight loss
It took Pauline Quirke just 12 months to lose EIGHT stone and transform herself from ?fat actress? to svelte star. Now, in an amazingly honest and typically self-deprecating autobiography, Where Have I Gone?, Pauline, 52, reveals what prompted her life-changing weight loss? and the ups and downs of her battle with the bulge...
http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/pauline-quirke-tells-of-her-amazing-weight-751645
Metal hip replacements linked to cancer
The British Hip Society, which represents surgeons carrying out replacements, is so concerned about the failure rate of the metal joints that it has said no more should be used. There are currently 49,000 people in Britain with the large metal-on-metal hip joints. The new statement from the British Hip Society comes days after the health devices regulator said all patients with the large diameter joints should have annual blood tests and possibly MRI scans for the lifespan of the joint.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/9121861/Metal-hip-replacements-linked-to-cancer.html
Ice cream as 'addictive as drugs' says new study
A study suggests that ice cream leaves people feeling addicted in the same way as a person using illegal drugs. American researchers concluded that human cravings for the dessert were similar to those experienced by drug addicts.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/...eam-as-addictive-as-drugs-says-new-study.html
Cancer screening 'risks being a casualty of NHS reform?
Public health programmes could be ?devastated? by the Government?s controversial reform of the NHS, as councils take money set aside for much-needed projects, doctors have warned. Services under threat include immunisation programmes, cancer screening, mental health, tobacco control and smoking cessation, a report said.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/9122674/Cancer-screening-risks-being-a-casualty-of-NHS-reform.html
Many blood tests are unnecessary and even counter-productive.
The current medical enthusiasm for doing lots of blood tests on the apparently healthy presents the almost inevitable hazard that one or other will turn out to be ?slightly abnormal?. The sensible thing would be to ignore it, but the temptation to offer gratuitous advice, or even initiate treatment, can be difficult to resist.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/9119571/Doctors-Diary-James-Le-Fanu.html
Is aluminium really a silent killer?
Twenty-four years ago, one of the UK?s most notorious pollution disasters occurred. At a water treatment works on the edge of Bodmin Moor, 20 tonnes of aluminium sulphate leaked into the water supply serving the nearby town of Camelford.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/9119528/Is-aluminium-really-a-silent-killer.html
Sun-dried tomatoes blamed for hepatitis outbreak
Seven people have developed symptoms of hepatitis A, which is infectious and can lead to fatal liver complications. However, because they are unable to carry out tests on food, it is not known which brand of sun-dried tomatoes is responsible, meaning samples may still be on shelves or in consumers? cupboards.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/h...d-tomatoes-blamed-for-hepatitis-outbreak.html