Health news 6th August 2010

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Diabetes and literacy key to beat dementia, says studyPreventing diabetes and depression could have a dramatic impact on cutting cases of dementia, a study suggests. Boosting levels of education and upping fruit and vegetable consumption would also have a big effect, the British Medical Journal said.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-10881685


Don?t delay trying for a baby after trauma of a miscarriage
After the trauma of a miscarriage many women take a break to recover before they begin to try again for a baby. But they mauy in fact be increasing their risk of having another pregnancy with complications, research has found.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1300741/Dont-delay-try-miscarriage-women-warned.html

Hundreds 'would miss out if cancer fund cut'
Hundreds of dying patients would lose out if ministers do not set up a ?200m cancer drugs fund, campaigners say. The Tories promised the money in opposition for those struggling to get access to treatment, but the government has since said there is no guarantee.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-10882304

Damaged heart could be coaxed into mending itself, claim scientists
A broken heart could soon be able to mend itself after scientists discover a way of converting ordinary tissue into beating muscle cells. In as little as five years, researchers hope to be able to coax the heart into regenerating itself, repairing the damage caused by cardiac arrests and old age

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/h...xed-into-mending-itself-claim-scientists.html

NHS sheds 11,000 jobs as cuts biteThe scale and speed of cuts to the NHS became apparent yesterday as confirmed job losses this year reached 11,000 and union leaders threatened to take the Government to a judicial review over the pace of reform.

http://www.timesplus.co.uk/tto/news...es.co.uk/tto/news/politics/article2675959.ece

Fertility treatments show diminishing returns the more times they are tried, couple warned.A couple?s chance of becoming pregnant with IVF fall dramatically after just the second try, experts warned today.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...f-effective-just-attempts-couples-warned.html


Chinese takeaway 'has wine glass of fat'

A Chinese takeaway can contain the equivalent of a wine glass full of lard, a study has found. A meal including prawn crackers, crispy duck, chicken balls and spring rolls includes 2,823 calories and 132.5 grams of fat ? the equivalent of a small wine glass. The average takeaway overall includes around 1,500 calories.

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-s...e-takeaway-has-wine-glass-of-fat-2044811.html
 
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