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Arthritis sufferers '40 per cent more likely to develop fatal heart problems'
Arthritis sufferers are far more likely to develop fatal heart problems and strokes, a major study reveals today. It shows that patients with rheumatoid arthritis have a 40 per cent higher risk of suffering from an irregular heartbeat which can lead to heart attacks and death. They have also been found to be at 30 per cent greater risk from suffering strokes.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...cent-likely-develop-fatal-heart-problems.html
Labour uses e-petition to win Commons debate on Health Bill
MPs will get one last chance to derail the Health Bill after Labour used a e-petition calling for the reforms to be scrapped to secure a House of Commons debate. It is scheduled for 13 March ? just seven days before the bill is expected to reach the statue book ? following an intervention by Labour's health spokesman, Andy Burnham. The move overturns an earlier decision the Backbench Business Committee to override the 170,000 signatories of the Drop the Bill e-petition. The Prime Minister's petition rules state that any motion that secures 100,000 names should be considered for a debate.
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-s...in-commons-debate-on-health-bill-7546216.html
NHS reforms: government loses appeal against order to publish risk register
The government has lost the latest stage of its fight to prevent publication of an internal civil service assessment of the risks posed by the controversial NHS reforms. A Department of Health appeal against an order by the information commissioner to publish the "transition risk register" was thrown out by a tribunal. Officials argued that disclosing the dossier would inhibit civil servants from speaking their minds to ministers in the future.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/mar/09/nhs-reforms-appeal-risk-register
Middle-aged tipplers: Over 45s more likely to drink every day than younger people (but guess who's more likely to binge)
The middle-aged of middle England are far more likely than young people to have a daily tipple, official figures revealed yesterday. While young adults are more prone to binge-drinking, those over 45 are three times as likely as younger people to drink alcohol almost every day. Very few young men in their teens and early 20s drink daily, and even fewer women. But more than one in eight of those over 45 drinks practically every day.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...Over-45s-likely-drink-day-younger-people.html
Chained to your desk? Workers should take a turn about the room every 20 MINUTES, say scientists
It may seem impossible during a frantic day in the office when you don't ever seem to leave your desk, but scientists say we should take a turn about the room... every 20 minutes. Australian researchers found taking a regular break to walk around helped reduce the body's levels of glucose and insulin after eating. Though the results, published in the journal Diabetes Care, don't show if this has a lasting health benefit, experiencing large glucose and insulin spikes after a meal is tied to a greater risk of heart disease and diabetes.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2112131/Scientists-urge-workers-turn-room--15-MINUTES.html
Hospital consultants should consider weekend work to cut NHS deaths
Dr Mark Porter, the chairman of the British Medical Association's consultants' committee, said doctors should consider new seven-day-week rotations to help cut patient mortality. Dr Porter, a consultant obstetric anaesthetist at the University Hospital, Coventry, said consultants should make themselves available if needed. He acknowledged that mounting evidence about the problem meant it was time for a change in working practices in the health service.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/h...ould-work-weekends-to-cut-NHS-death-rate.html
Economic woes trigger rise in mental health sickness claims
Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) statistics show the number claiming Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) for mental and behavioural disorders rose 29 per cent between May 2010 and May 2011, from 205,700 to 265,530. Mental health campaigners believe the rise could be due to rising numbers of people either losing their jobs, or being put under greater pressure due to tighter financial circumstances.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/h...er-rise-in-mental-health-sickness-claims.html
We will 'grow' all organs to order in future, says pioneering surgeon
Patients might one day be able to grow their own organs to replace diseased or damaged body parts ? offering a potential solution to the global donor shortage crisis ? one of the world's leading transplant surgeons says today. Professor Paolo Macchiarini, who pioneered the first transplant of a whole organ grown from a patient's own cells four years ago, said the technology of regenerative medicine had advanced to the point where it was possible to contemplate transplants with no human donors, no problems of rejection and no need for lifelong treatment with immuno-suppressive drugs.
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-s...n-future-says-pioneering-surgeon-7546214.html
We like to eat walls, ice, cream After sponge-eating girl, more women with bizarre food cravings
LOTS of us crave chocolate and crisps ? but have you ever felt the need to munch on bricks or sponges? Pica is a rare medical disorder causing patients to crave objects that are not food. Last week, we told how dental nurse Kerry Trebilcock, 21, has eaten more than 4,000 washing-up sponges and 100 bars of soap. Other pica sufferers eat metal, coal, sand, chalk, cigarette butts, light bulbs and furniture.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/woman/health/health/4179827/We-like-to-eat-walls-ice-cream.html
Arthritis sufferers are far more likely to develop fatal heart problems and strokes, a major study reveals today. It shows that patients with rheumatoid arthritis have a 40 per cent higher risk of suffering from an irregular heartbeat which can lead to heart attacks and death. They have also been found to be at 30 per cent greater risk from suffering strokes.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...cent-likely-develop-fatal-heart-problems.html
Labour uses e-petition to win Commons debate on Health Bill
MPs will get one last chance to derail the Health Bill after Labour used a e-petition calling for the reforms to be scrapped to secure a House of Commons debate. It is scheduled for 13 March ? just seven days before the bill is expected to reach the statue book ? following an intervention by Labour's health spokesman, Andy Burnham. The move overturns an earlier decision the Backbench Business Committee to override the 170,000 signatories of the Drop the Bill e-petition. The Prime Minister's petition rules state that any motion that secures 100,000 names should be considered for a debate.
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-s...in-commons-debate-on-health-bill-7546216.html
NHS reforms: government loses appeal against order to publish risk register
The government has lost the latest stage of its fight to prevent publication of an internal civil service assessment of the risks posed by the controversial NHS reforms. A Department of Health appeal against an order by the information commissioner to publish the "transition risk register" was thrown out by a tribunal. Officials argued that disclosing the dossier would inhibit civil servants from speaking their minds to ministers in the future.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/mar/09/nhs-reforms-appeal-risk-register
Middle-aged tipplers: Over 45s more likely to drink every day than younger people (but guess who's more likely to binge)
The middle-aged of middle England are far more likely than young people to have a daily tipple, official figures revealed yesterday. While young adults are more prone to binge-drinking, those over 45 are three times as likely as younger people to drink alcohol almost every day. Very few young men in their teens and early 20s drink daily, and even fewer women. But more than one in eight of those over 45 drinks practically every day.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...Over-45s-likely-drink-day-younger-people.html
Chained to your desk? Workers should take a turn about the room every 20 MINUTES, say scientists
It may seem impossible during a frantic day in the office when you don't ever seem to leave your desk, but scientists say we should take a turn about the room... every 20 minutes. Australian researchers found taking a regular break to walk around helped reduce the body's levels of glucose and insulin after eating. Though the results, published in the journal Diabetes Care, don't show if this has a lasting health benefit, experiencing large glucose and insulin spikes after a meal is tied to a greater risk of heart disease and diabetes.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2112131/Scientists-urge-workers-turn-room--15-MINUTES.html
Hospital consultants should consider weekend work to cut NHS deaths
Dr Mark Porter, the chairman of the British Medical Association's consultants' committee, said doctors should consider new seven-day-week rotations to help cut patient mortality. Dr Porter, a consultant obstetric anaesthetist at the University Hospital, Coventry, said consultants should make themselves available if needed. He acknowledged that mounting evidence about the problem meant it was time for a change in working practices in the health service.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/h...ould-work-weekends-to-cut-NHS-death-rate.html
Economic woes trigger rise in mental health sickness claims
Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) statistics show the number claiming Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) for mental and behavioural disorders rose 29 per cent between May 2010 and May 2011, from 205,700 to 265,530. Mental health campaigners believe the rise could be due to rising numbers of people either losing their jobs, or being put under greater pressure due to tighter financial circumstances.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/h...er-rise-in-mental-health-sickness-claims.html
We will 'grow' all organs to order in future, says pioneering surgeon
Patients might one day be able to grow their own organs to replace diseased or damaged body parts ? offering a potential solution to the global donor shortage crisis ? one of the world's leading transplant surgeons says today. Professor Paolo Macchiarini, who pioneered the first transplant of a whole organ grown from a patient's own cells four years ago, said the technology of regenerative medicine had advanced to the point where it was possible to contemplate transplants with no human donors, no problems of rejection and no need for lifelong treatment with immuno-suppressive drugs.
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-s...n-future-says-pioneering-surgeon-7546214.html
We like to eat walls, ice, cream After sponge-eating girl, more women with bizarre food cravings
LOTS of us crave chocolate and crisps ? but have you ever felt the need to munch on bricks or sponges? Pica is a rare medical disorder causing patients to crave objects that are not food. Last week, we told how dental nurse Kerry Trebilcock, 21, has eaten more than 4,000 washing-up sponges and 100 bars of soap. Other pica sufferers eat metal, coal, sand, chalk, cigarette butts, light bulbs and furniture.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/woman/health/health/4179827/We-like-to-eat-walls-ice-cream.html
