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Gene find could lead to drug for chronic back pain
A gene responsible for chronic pain has been identified, with scientists saying this could lead to drugs for treating long-lasting back pain. Writing in the journal Science, University of Cambridge researchers removed the HCN2 gene from pain-sensitive nerves in mice.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-14837879
Oily fish and nuts 'cut chance of food allergies'
Academics have discovered that omega-3 fatty acids - found in fish like salmon, mackerel and tuna, as well as walnuts, pumpkin seeds and linseeds - prompt the gut to develop in a way that boosts the immune system. And they warn that more children could now be at risk of food allergies than in the past because consumption of such foods has fallen.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/8750495/Oily-fish-and-nuts-cut-chance-of-food-allergies.html
Lord Winston's fears over poor English of foreign nurses
Speaking in the House of Lords, he pointed to particular problems with nurses coming from some former Eastern Bloc countries such as Romania and Bulgaria. ?Communication between the patient and the professional is of vital importance,?? he told peers. ?We run the risk of losing it with this issue of nurses who can?t speak the English language and have been trained in a different way.?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/8...ears-over-poor-English-of-foreign-nurses.html
Savings from NHS reforms reduced by ?700m
Revised official estimates show that the costs of back-office functions in the health service are lower than had been assumed, partly because staff have been made redundant quicker than expected. Andrew Lansley, the Health Secretary In addition, the long-term annual savings that will come from the biggest reorganisation in the NHS?s 63-year history will be delayed as key organisations will no longer be scrapped next year.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/8750625/Savings-from-NHS-reforms-reduced-by-700m.html
A gene responsible for chronic pain has been identified, with scientists saying this could lead to drugs for treating long-lasting back pain. Writing in the journal Science, University of Cambridge researchers removed the HCN2 gene from pain-sensitive nerves in mice.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-14837879
Oily fish and nuts 'cut chance of food allergies'
Academics have discovered that omega-3 fatty acids - found in fish like salmon, mackerel and tuna, as well as walnuts, pumpkin seeds and linseeds - prompt the gut to develop in a way that boosts the immune system. And they warn that more children could now be at risk of food allergies than in the past because consumption of such foods has fallen.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/8750495/Oily-fish-and-nuts-cut-chance-of-food-allergies.html
Lord Winston's fears over poor English of foreign nurses
Speaking in the House of Lords, he pointed to particular problems with nurses coming from some former Eastern Bloc countries such as Romania and Bulgaria. ?Communication between the patient and the professional is of vital importance,?? he told peers. ?We run the risk of losing it with this issue of nurses who can?t speak the English language and have been trained in a different way.?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/8...ears-over-poor-English-of-foreign-nurses.html
Savings from NHS reforms reduced by ?700m
Revised official estimates show that the costs of back-office functions in the health service are lower than had been assumed, partly because staff have been made redundant quicker than expected. Andrew Lansley, the Health Secretary In addition, the long-term annual savings that will come from the biggest reorganisation in the NHS?s 63-year history will be delayed as key organisations will no longer be scrapped next year.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/8750625/Savings-from-NHS-reforms-reduced-by-700m.html
