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Lists of loal medical
facilities.
Disabled People A UK
Government offering information on a wide range of topics.
Alzheimer's The
Alzheimer's Society is the UK's
leading care and research charity for people with dementia, their
families and careers.
MENOPAUSE
Hearing A
BBC page on deafness and hearing problems with links to many other
health info pages.
Back Pain A
site to help if you have a back pain problem.
Diabetes A
BBC page on diabetes with links to
many other health info pages.
Epilepsy A
BBC page on epilepsy with links to
many other health info pages.
Heart British
Heart Foundation at the forefront of the fight against heart disease.
Snoring A
site to help if you have a snoring problem (or sleep with someone
with them)
Cancer A
site to help with cancer questions.
Woking Hospice
Arthritis A
site to help with arthritis questions
Indigestion Some information
about indigestion.
Poisoning
Some information about poisons & contact details
for advice.
Sight The BNIB web Pages are not
for blind people but can help many who have eyesight problems.
Drug Problems  Talk to FRANK
Stroke A
BBC page with lots of info & links
relater to strokes.
Asthma Info.
links & even games
about asthma.
Pain  A
site to help if you have pain.
Alcohol
Alcohol
Concern. Services available to people with alcohol-related problems , information & contact
details for advice.
Mental
Health
The biggest web site on mental health (and mental
illness) in the UK
Complementary Medicine BBC
Health location:uk - Google News
Health location:uk - Google News
Health board probes baby's death - BBC News
BBC News
Health board probes baby's death
BBC News, UK - 3 hours ago
NHS Tayside is investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a nine-month-old baby in Perth. Rebecca Hutchison was taken to the town's Royal ...
Detention units 'fail on health' - BBC News
BBC News
Detention units 'fail on health'
BBC News, UK - 15 hours ago
The Lancet says children there are "essentially imprisoned with little to do, and provided with inadequate education and health care". ...
Burger chains agree to health-drive revolution - Independent
BigHospitality.co.uk
Burger chains agree to health-drive revolution
Independent, UK - 15 hours ago
McDonald's said it would continue to work on making health improvements but did not make any specific commitments. "We have done a huge amount already and ...
Burger King, McDonald's and KFC agree to cut levels of salt and ... Daily Mail
all 12 news articles
Warning over mental health - TeleText
24dash
Warning over mental health
TeleText, UK - 8 hours ago
The economic downturn could cause a 26% rise in mental health problems, affecting more than 1.5 million people in the UK, the Conservatives claim. ...
100000 Mental Health Professionals To Receive 'Debt First Aid ... Medical News Today (press release)
Doctors given debt advice for patients OnMedica
all 122 news articles
Winona Ryder is picture of health at awards ceremony after ... - Daily Mail
Daily Mail
Winona Ryder is picture of health at awards ceremony after ...
Daily Mail, UK - 5 hours ago
By Tammy Lovell The elfin actress had obviously bounced back from her health scare the day before when she was rushed to hospital after collapsing on a ...
American health care A shrewd choice - Economist
Voice of America
American health care A shrewd choice
Economist, UK - 2 hours ago
And health reform has long been his passionate interest. He helped to champion Hillarycare, the doomed attempt by Mrs Clinton to reform health in 1993 and ...
Approval for Obama?s new Health Sec, but row brews over lobbying Pharma Times
Former US senator Tom Daschle named as Obama's health secretary guardian.co.uk
Obama to give Daschle health role BBC News
Reuters UK - Medical News Today (press release)
all 1,587 news articles
Scottish farmers in good shape after CAP Health Check - The Herald
Scottish farmers in good shape after CAP Health Check
The Herald, UK - 15 hours ago
The deal struck yesterday by EU farm ministers on the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Health Check will deliver a fair outcome to Scottish farmers and ...
CAP health check agreement branded 'a nasty fudge' by NFU FarmersWeekly
CAP explained NFU Online
all 4 news articles
Drugs and cattle: Are we giving Katine residents what they need? - guardian.c...
Drugs and cattle: Are we giving Katine residents what they need?
guardian.co.uk, UK - 4 hours ago
How can village health teams in Katine hope to distribute anti-malaria drugs when there have been no drug supplies coming into the sub-county's health ...
Up in smoke: Bars ignore Dutch smoking ban - guardian.co.uk
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Up in smoke: Bars ignore Dutch smoking ban
guardian.co.uk, UK - 3 hours ago
"The minister is leaving bar owners out in the cold," said Lodewijk van der Grinten, after a meeting late Tuesday with Health Minister Ab Klink. ...
Smoking ban, shaky economy wallop Dutch bars guardian.co.uk
all 20 news articles
Zimbabwe battles mounting cholera crisis - Africasia
The Age
Zimbabwe battles mounting cholera crisis
Africasia, UK - 3 hours ago
Health authorities in Zimbabwe were struggling on Friday to contain an unprecedented outbreak of cholera, with the water-borne disease spreading to nine out ...
Zimbabwe police bar health march BBC News
Doctors' group: Zimbabwe health services 'in a state of collapse' Earthtimes (press release)
Zimbabwe health collapse prompts protests InTheNews.co.uk
Reuters AlertNet - Religious Intelligence Ltd
all 421 news articles
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NHS- National Library for Health
HITTING THE HEADLINES ARCHIVE
NLH - Hitting The Headlines
Displays a listing of Hitting The Headlines
items published on the National Library for Health (NLH) website
'Omega-3 can help control eczema'
A diet rich in omega-3 fatty acids can reduce the severity of eczema symptoms reported one newspaper (28 March 2008). The newspaper report generally accurately summarised the findings of a well-conducted randomised controlled trial. The small size of the trial means that further research is needed to confirm the findings.
Radiotherapy for breast cancer: could fewer doses be equally effective?
Women receiving radiotherapy following surgery for breast cancer could receive fewer doses in future, reported two newspapers (19 March 2008). One newspaper generally accurately reported the findings of a well-conducted randomised controlled trial; the other report was very brief. Longer term data are required to confirm the trial findings.
Does aspirin reduce the risk of asthma in women?
Aspirin reduces the risk of asthma by 10% in women reported two newspapers (13 March 2008). The newspaper reports of a well-conducted trial of 37,270 women with no history of asthma were generally accurate. The study's results appear reliable, but may not apply to all women.
Increased risk of cancer persists after HRT stopped
The risk of cancer remains higher in the period after hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is stopped reported five newspapers (5 March 2008). The reports were based on the well-conducted follow-up study of a large randomised controlled trial (RCT), and were largely accurate.
"Research casts doubt on anti-depressants"
Millions of Britons are taking anti-depressants for no reason reported eight newspapers (26 February 2008). These reported conclusions of a meta-analysis, which showed a small benefit of certain antidepressants over placebo. Though reports were generally accurate, the analysis did not include all available data on the effects of these drugs.
IVF using single embryo transfer strategy boosts success and safety
In vitro fertilisation (IVF) using single embryo transfer boosts success and safety, reported five newspaper articles on 21 February 2008 (1-5). The generally accurate reports were based on a large before- and after-study that found beneficial effects of a single embryo transfer strategy aimed at a selected group of women.
MMR vaccination and autism
There is no link between the MMR vaccination and autism, reported eight newspapers (5 February 2008). The newspaper reports were based on a well-conducted case-control study and were generally accurate. The study findings are likely to be reliable.
'Folic acid may cut premature births by 70%'
Folic acid taken for at least a year before pregnancy can cut the risks of premature birth by 50 to 70 per cent, reported three newspapers (31 January 2008). The reports were based on a press release that summarised the findings of an unpublished observational study.
Non-prescription cough medicines 'could be a waste of money'
Non-prescription cough medicines 'could be a waste of money', reported the Daily Telegraph (23 January 2008). The newspaper was accurate in its reporting of a well-conducted review that appropriately concluded that there was no evidence for or against the effectiveness of over-the-counter medicines due to the lack of good quality trials.
Etanercept for psoriasis in children and adolescents
A drug originally developed for arthritis can reduce symptoms of psoriasis in children, reported the Daily Telegraph (17 January 2008). The newspaper briefly but accurately reported the main result of a well-conducted randomised controlled trial.
Screening for breast cancer
Breast cancer deaths have been nearly halved by NHS breast cancer screening, reported four newspapers (9 January 2008). The newspaper reports were based on a case-control study. The newspaper reports were generally accurate but only one raised the possibility that the study could have over-estimated the benefit of screening.
'Vaccine to fight all flu 'on the way''
A vaccine that could protect against all forms of flu has been developed by British scientists, reported five newspapers (4 January 2008). The reports are based on limited information about early-stage research distributed in a press release, so the reliability of the evidence cannot be assessed.
'Hormone help for prostate cancer'
An early short course of hormone treatment can slow the spread of prostate cancer by up to eight years, reported two newspapers (3 January 2008). The newspapers briefly summarised the findings of a well conducted randomised trial, which found adding four months' hormone therapy to radiotherapy improved disease-specific outcomes in men with advanced prostate cancer.
MRSA test 'cuts infections by 40%'
Rapid testing of patients for MRSA reduced infection rates by nearly 40%, reported the Times (19 December 2007). The newspaper accurately reported the results of a study comparing infections before and after the introduction of the test. The causal relationship between testing and the reduction in infections is uncertain.
'Planned caesareans linked to breathing difficulties'
Babies born by planned caesarean section are up to four times more likely to suffer from breathing problems in the first days of life reported four newspapers (12th December 2007). These provided generally accurate summaries of a well-conducted cohort study that looked at the relationship between method of delivery and breathing difficulties in newborns.
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Woman gets windpipe transplant
Scientists have carried out the world's first tissue-engineered whole organ transplant made with a patient's own stem cells.
Drugs deal boost for NHS
The NHS has made a major new deal with the big pharmaceutical companies which could cut the annual drugs bill by £400m, a BBC investigation has found.
Organ donation decision rejected
Plans to make everyone in the UK a potential organ donor have been rejected by a government advisory body.
Hospital's 'supersize' beds
Rotherham hospital has provided new equipment and training to help its staff to deal with obese patients.
Warning over tanning injections
Newsbeat's Hannah Morrison speaks to girls who've used tanning injections which aren't licensed and illegal to sell in the UK. Health experts are also warning people not to use them.
China faces smoking crisis
Smoking-related illnesses could kill millions of people in China over the next 25 years, experts say.
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