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| 19/10/2009 |
| The Independent |
| By: Presswatch |
| Embryo screening test boosts success rate of IVF pregnancies |
| A British test for screening the quality of IVF embryos has significantly improved the chances of achieving a successful pregnancy, according to the results of a preliminary trial carried out on American women. A study of more than 500 embryos from 115 women undergoing IVF treatment found that the screening test for abnormal chromosomes could double the number of women becoming pregnant compared to normal IVF treatment. |
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| 19/10/2009 |
| The Guardian |
| By: Presswatch |
| Urgent action needed to stop rise in drink-related deaths, say experts |
| Alcohol will claim more than 90,000 lives over the next decade without urgent action to tackle the country's increasingly ruinous relationship with drinking, experts warn today. They predict that 90,800 people will be killed by diseases directly linked to drinking, such as alcoholic liver disease and chronic hepatitis, and alcohol poisoning. Deaths due to drinking have trebled over the last 25 years as per capita consumption has risen to become one of the highest in Europe, according to research by Prof Martin Plant, of the University of the West of England, one of the UK's leading authorities on alcohol-related harm. If recent trends continue, the number of people each year who die because their body can no longer cope with alcohol will reach 9,080, a study by Plant and colleagues shows. |
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| 19/10/2009 |
| Daily Telegraph |
| By: Presswatch |
| Millions in UK "have precursor to diabetes" |
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Seven million people in Britain have a precursor of diabetes that could be putting their health at risk, a charity said yesterday. It is estimated that millions of people have "pre-diabetes" which means they are 15 times more likely to develop full-blown type-2 diabetes, the charity Diabetes UK said. They have defined pre-diabetes sufferers as those who have high blood sugar levels but not high enough to be classed as diabetic. |
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| 19/10/2009 |
| Daily Telegraph |
| By: Presswatch |
| Chemical discovery could help stop spread of breast cancer |
| Scientists believe they have found a chemical that plays a key role in triggering the spread of cancer in the body. A team from Cancer Research and Breast Cancer Campaign examined a chemical that activates genes that, in turn, cause cancer cells to move from the breast to other parts of the body. Once the cells have moved, the "signal'' stops and causes the cells to grow in the new site, according to the research published in Nature Cell Biology. |
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| 19/10/2009 |
| Daily Express |
| By: Presswatch |
| Cancer risk |
| Vitamin supplements taken by millions of Britons do nothing to stave off illness and could even cause cancer, a leading expert warned last night. People who take high-dose vitamin and mineral pills may be doing themselves more harm than good, according to Professor Martin Wiseman. Most at risk are those who take supplements instead of eating a balanced diet, he said. Professor Wiseman, medical and scientific adviser for the World Cancer Research Fund, said: "Many people think they can reduce their cancer risk by taking supplements, but the evidence does not support this." |
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| 19/10/2009 |
| Daily Express |
| By: Presswatch |
| NHS and Health Sector News |
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The Department of Health has launched an investigation after consumers complained about being "duped" into paying for a medical insurance card that it issues free of charge. Separately, health trusts are trying to reduce the number of life-saving drugs pioneered on the NHS, with a number joining a lobby group suspected of seeking to influence the type of treatments endorsed by rationing body NICE. Finally today, a poll by the Royal College of Nursing has revealed that more than a third of nurses claim staff shortages mean patient care is compromised at least once a week. |
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