| 20/05/2013 |
| The Times |
| By: Presswatch |
| Pharmacies 'failing to warn of drug clashes' |
| An investigation by Which? states that more than 40pc of high street pharmacies are giving unsatisfactory advice. The consumer watchdog sent mystery shoppers to 122 pharmacies to complain about three sets of symptoms. The advice they received was rated by a panel of pharmacists. |
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| 20/05/2013 |
| International Herald Tribune |
| By: Presswatch |
| Yellow fever shot is good for a lifetime |
| One yellow fever shot confers lifetime protection and the customary ''booster shot'' given at 10 years is no longer necessary, according to the World Health Organisation. |
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| 20/05/2013 |
| Daily Express |
| By: Presswatch |
| Blood pressure tablets 'can slash cancer risk' |
| Blood pressure pills which cost just 5p a day could be the key to beating cancer, research has found. Yinka Ebo, Cancer Research UK's senior health information officer, said: "This is the latest of a handful of small studies hinting that beta blockers could help to treat some cancers. But it's too early to be sure whether or not these drugs could be routinely given to cancer patients." |
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| 20/05/2013 |
| The Independent |
| By: Presswatch |
| Surgeon finds remedy for big ears |
| A new implant may make cosmetic surgery for those unhappy with their prominent ears quicker and easier. A device being piloted among private patients at London's Royal Free Hospital, developed by consultant plastic surgeon Norbert Kang, can be implanted in 15 minutes with only local anaesthetic. |
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| 20/05/2013 |
| The Guardian |
| By: Presswatch |
| NYC heatwave deaths could rise by up to 22% |
| New York City could experience up to 22% more deaths from extreme summer heat in the coming decade as a consequence of rising temperatures, according to a study published in Nature Climate Change. |
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| 20/05/2013 |
| By: Presswatch |
| NHS and Health Sector News |
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The Daily Mail reports that fifty hospital beds have been axed every week since the last election - pushing overstretched accident and emergency wards ever closer to breaking point. Critics say the cuts are putting pressure on doctors to discharge frail patients too early because they need the beds. The Daily Mail reports that an army of robots resembling Star Wars' R2D2 could soon be 'patrolling' Scotland's wards in a high-tech bid to beat hospital superbugs. The Daily Telegraph reports that Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said yesterday that family doctors need to build a "closer personal relationship" with their patients to help ease the crisis in hospital accident and emergency units. The Independent reports that the Care Quality Commission's report on Harmoni has criticised the care provider for failing to employ enough doctors to keep patients safe. The Sun reports that NHS bosses have been criticised for blowing nearly £700,000 on training days where staff made collages and watched actors and cartoonists. |
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