| 02/08/2007 |
| Daily Telegraph |
| By: Presswatch |
| Cauliflower and broccoli 'cut risk of prostate cancer' |
| Research by the US National Cancer Institute in Maryland has found that cauliflower can cut the chances of developing the cancer by 52 per cent, while broccoli can reduce the risk by as much as 45 per cent. Although the two vegetables have long been thought to protect against the disease, this is the first study to show they are particularly good at preventing dangerous forms of prostate cancer. The researchers tracked 29,000 men over a four-year period and monitored their eating habits, particularly their intake of different vegetables. |
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| 02/08/2007 |
| Daily Telegraph |
| By: Presswatch |
| Banned wrinkle treatments 'tested on British women' |
| According to a report by Which?, the consumer watchdog, British women are acting as guinea pigs for wrinkle treatments banned in America. There are about 65 filler products in Britain compared to only seven in America, where regulations are much tighter. The report says that women are put at risk or ripped off by cosmetic surgery clinics and beauty parlours using treatments that have not been properly assessed and are not approved in other countries. |
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| 02/08/2007 |
| Financial Times |
| By: Presswatch |
| Stressful job found to double risk of depression |
| A stressful, demanding job doubles the risk of developing depression and anxiety in young professionals, scientists at King's College London have found. Research into 1,000 workers aged 32 discovered 45 per cent of new cases of depression and anxiety were attributable to stressful work that resulted in excessive workload and extreme time pressures. Psychiatric assessments revealed that one in 20 can expect to experience serious depression or anxiety every year as a direct result of work. |
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| 02/08/2007 |
| Daily Telegraph |
| By: Presswatch |
| Massage 'prevents heart attack' |
| Scientists at the University of Leeds have found that links between neck muscles and the brain play a role in controlling blood pressure and that manipulating the muscles can lower it without using drugs. The study, published in the Journal of Neuroscience, identified neck cells that are connected to an area of the brain called the nucleus tractus solitarius, an area that helps to control blood pressure, heart rate and breathing. |
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| 02/08/2007 |
| The Sun |
| By: Presswatch |
| Infertility link fears |
| A study has shown that a popular fertility drug could leave baby boys unable to have their own children later in life. Scientists linked ICSI, an alternative to IVF, with low testosterone, which affects the development of boys' reproductive systems. A third of couples eligible for IVF choose ICSI, where a single sperm is injected into an egg. However, researcher Dr Anders Juul of Copenhagen University Hospital, said that more research was needed as the low testosterone may have been inherited from the children's fathers. |
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| 02/08/2007 |
| Daily Telegraph |
| By: Presswatch |
| Wi-fi for pupils 'should be suspended until proved safe' |
| Wireless internet use in schools should be suspended amid fears that millions of children may be exposed to a risk of cancer, teachers said yesterday. Philip Parkin, the General Secretary of the Professional Association of Teachers, said that children were effectively acting as guinea pigs because the risk posed by 'wi-fi' networks had not yet been thoroughly considered. |
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| 02/08/2007 |
| By: Presswatch |
| NHS and Health Sector News |
| The Daily Telegraph reports that police checks carried out last year on 12,715 people working in the health sector or applying for positions involving looking after children or vulnerable adults found that the health sector is employing over 1,000 people with criminal records. Separately, thousands of arthritis sufferers will be denied a treatment with proven benefits due to a decision not to pay for a new drug. Guidance issued by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) is to recommend today that the drug, Abatacept, does not represent value for money, although it has been shown to improve dramatically the severest symptoms of arthritis in almost half of patients. The Financial Times reports that a second takeover of an NHS hospital by a foundation trust is under consideration as health services attempt to fix longstanding service and clinical problems in Surrey. |
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