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06/09/2010 |
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Daily Mirror |
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Beware of bogus food-allergy tests
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The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence is giving GPs more advice on how to respond to suspected food allergies in young people to speed up diagnosis of genuine cases. The draft advice from NICE suggests that GPs should be alert to the possibility of food allergy when other members of a child's family have allergies, a child has other allergies like eczema, has gastrointestinal problems, shows signs of malnutrition or is not responding to treatment for some conditions. |
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06/09/2010 |
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Daily Express |
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Fears over diabetes pill
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The British Medical Journal has called for the immediate withdrawal of diabetes drug Avandia, saying that it should never have been licensed. An investigation found that the Commission on Human Medicines advised the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency in July to withdraw the drug as the "risks of rosiglitazone outweigh its benefits". |
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06/09/2010 |
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Daily Express |
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"Brushing your teeth can help you live longer"
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Failing to clean teeth properly leaves people at a higher risk of heart attacks, a study has found. Professor Howard Jenkinson, of Bristol university's department of oral and dental science, said: "Poor dental hygiene can lead to bleeding gums, providing bacteria with an escape route into the bloodstream, where they can initiate blood clots leading to heart disease." |
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06/09/2010 |
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Evening Standard |
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Bird flu outbreak "will be next killer"
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A US virus expert has warned that the next big outbreak will be a human form of bird flu. Dr Robert Webster urged health authorities to stay vigilant despite the swine flu pandemic proving less lethal than expected. A mutated form of bird flu could spark the next global epidemic, he warned. |
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06/09/2010 |
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Daily Telegraph |
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Pharmacists in care homes can cut drug errors, study shows
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Medication errors in care homes could be reduced by more than 90 per cent if pharmacists were responsible for the task, a pilot study claims. Nick Barber of London University led the study which found that on any day seven out of 10 patients suffered at least one medication error, an "unacceptably high" rate. The study said a pharmacist should run the whole system. |
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06/09/2010 |
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The Times |
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NHS and Health Sector News
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Almost a quarter of junior doctors drop out of their NHS training after two years, according to the first survey since a European directive imposed a cap on their working time. |
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