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Hospital patients 'still at risk'
27th October 2011
A report by a health watchdog into maternity services at a London hospital after the deaths of two pregnant women says patients remain at risk.
Hospital 'sorry' about revivals
27th October 2011
York Hospital is failing to consult relatives of critically ill patients about whether they should be resuscitated, according to a health watchdog.
VIDEO: Can eating slowly help weight loss?
27th October 2011
A new 'flab lab' is being used to investigate whether eating more slowly helps weight loss.
IVF linked to ovarian tumours
27th October 2011
Women undergoing IVF may have an increased risk of ovarian tumours in later life, according to a study.
VIDEO: 'I was over-treated for cancer'
26th October 2011
Miriam Pryke says she had unnecessary cancer surgery after attending breast cancer screening.
Call for action on 'legal high' drugs
26th October 2011
NHS Choices: Behind the headlines
Government drug advisers have today called for tighter regulation of ‘legal highs’ - recreational drugs sold legally due to loopholes in the law. In a new report the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) has published details of how drugs such as ‘meow meow’ (mephedrone), which was banned last year, have been openly sold over the internet under the guise of being ‘plant food’ or ‘research chemicals’. The report also highlighted the false perception that just because a drug is technically legal it must be safe, pointing out that there have been at least 42 deaths associated with ...
26th October 2011
NHS Choices: Behind the headlines
“The annual flu jab given to hundreds of thousands of people this winter provides only limited protection against the illness,” reported The Independent. This news story is based on a systematic review of studies looking at the effectiveness of two common flu vaccines in the prevention of seasonal flu infection. The vaccines assessed were: trivalent inactivated vaccine (TIV) – the most widely used vaccine in the UK, and live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV), which is less commonly used. Over 5,550 studies were screened resulting in 31 studies being included in the review. Pooling the results of these studies showed that ...
Warning over HIV home test kits
26th October 2011
People in the UK are using illegal HIV testing kits which may be giving the wrong results, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has warned.
Alcohol warnings 'still ignored'
26th October 2011
Many people still do not accept the harm that alcohol can do to their bodies, despite government campaigns, the public health minister says.
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