Health news 7th October 2010

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Claire completes three peaks three-legged.
GOOD things definitely come in threes as a trio of diabetics took on the UK?s three highest peaks and raised thousands of pounds for charity - and all three-legged.

http://www.thecomet.net/news/claire_completes_three_peaks_three_legged_1_663926


Alzheimer's patients to get drugs on NHS after government U-turnTens of thousands of people with Alzheimer's will be provided with drugs by the NHS that may delay the onset of the disease after the government's health rationing body performed a U-turn.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/oct/06/alzheimers-drugs-nhs-government


Radiation treatment should be minimised over heart fearsDoctors who treat cancer patients with radiotherapy are being urged to keep the doses to a minimum over fears the treatment raises the risk of heart disease. Government advisers have urged caution as studies have shown high doses of radiation affect the blood vessels causing them to thicken.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/h...d-be-minimised-over-heart-fears-advisers.html


'Too posh to push myth' exposed, say researchersIt is "unlikely" that women undergo caesarean sections to avoid the pain of childbirth, research suggests. Most caesareans were carried out for medical reasons, the review of 620,000 births in England in 2008 found.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11485987

Stressed out mothers make asthma in children worse
Children are more likely to suffer severe asthma if their mothers are stressed, study finds. Angry and irritated mothers or those who try to suppress their emotions can worsen the condition in their offspring, particularly when the children are young

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/h...ut-mothers-make-asthma-in-children-worse.html
 
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