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Opiods 'key in palliative care'

6:30am Wednesday 23rd May 2012 content supplied byNHS Choices

Many patients with “advanced cancer and other debilitating conditions” aren’t being given strong enough pain relief, BBC News has reported. This is thought to be due to doctors being reluctant to prescribe strong opioids, such as morphine...

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Superbugs curbed, but still more to do

5:30am Wednesday 23rd May 2012 content supplied byNHS Choices

Rates of MRSA in hospitals have fallen significantly in recent years, but over 6% of hospital patients in England still acquire some form of infection during their stay, according to the Health Protection Agency...

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Health scare 'clouded views on HRT'

5:30am Tuesday 22nd May 2012 content supplied byNHS Choices

"Thousands of women have had a ‘wasted decade’ of suffering since the HRT scare, according to an international panel of experts,” the Daily Mail has reported. The news is based on a major re-evaluation of...

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IVF overhaul proposed

4:35am Tuesday 22nd May 2012 content supplied byNHS Choices

Same-sex couples and women aged up to 42 may soon be eligible for IVF treatment, according to new draft guidelines published today. The proposals were issued by the National Institute for health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) and...

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Snorers 'have higher cancer risk'

6:00am Monday 21st May 2012 content supplied byNHS Choices

“Snoring 'can raise cancer risk five-fold'”, according to The Daily Telegraph. Its story reported that scientists believe low blood oxygen levels seen in some snorers may encourage the growth of tumours, and that stopping snoring could...

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Dysentery drug shows early promise

6:00am Monday 21st May 2012 content supplied byNHS Choices

A cheap drug already prescribed for arthritis “could fight amoebic dysentery”, reported the BBC. Amoebic dysentery is a parasitic infection that causes diarrhoea containing blood or mucus. Although...

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'Parenting and pregnancy tips by text'

8:52am Friday 18th May 2012 content supplied byNHS Choices

“Parents will receive text message and email advice on how to bring up their children after David Cameron said it was ‘ludicrous’ that people get more training in driving a car,” the Daily Mail has reported...

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Weight control in pregnancy reviewed

6:00am Friday 18th May 2012 content supplied byNHS Choices

“Dieting in pregnancy is good for you,” according to The Independent, while the Daily Mail has warned pregnant women not to eat for two since “piling on the pounds during pregnancy” increases the risk of complications...

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'Good cholesterol' theory challenged?

5:55am Friday 18th May 2012 content supplied byNHS Choices

“Good cholesterol” doesn’t lower heart attack risk, the Daily Mail has reported. A great deal of research has previously suggested that higher levels of “good” HDL cholesterol reduce your risk coronary heart disease, while higher levels...

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Statins may help healthy adults

1:12am Thursday 17th May 2012 content supplied byNHS Choices

Everyone over the age of 50 should be given statins because the “cholesterol-busting” drugs reduce the risk of a heart attack even in healthy people, according to the Daily Telegraph and many other newspapers...

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