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Tamiflu-resistant swine flu hits five patients at British hospital
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A strain of swine flu resistant to Tamiflu has spread
between patients in a British hospital, leaving one person in critical care. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 21, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Revealed... the 515 chemicals women put on their bodies every dayEmail this article to a colleague.
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According to a new report, most of our favourite cosmetics are cocktails of industrially produced and potentially dangerous chemicals that could damage our health. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 21, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Dog stroking is good for your health: Patting a four-legged friend helps patients halve number of painkillers they takeEmail this article to a colleague.
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The effect of pet power is well understood by their owners, but now a new study says dogs should be available for patting in every hospital. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 21, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Water load of rubbish! Drinking water does NOT make your skin glow, say nutrition expertsEmail this article to a colleague.
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It has long been held that eight glasses of water give a glowing complexion. But the advice doesn't hold water. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 21, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Thousands of Vicks nasal sprays recalled over bacteria contamination fearsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Routine testing in Germany showed the decongestant spray could contain the bacteria B. cepacia, which can cause serious infections in people with a weak immune system or those with underlying lung conditions. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Former head of the NHS supports Tory view that the Health Service should be 'left to run itself'Email this article to a colleague.
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Sir Nigel Crisp, NHS chief executive from 2000 to 2006, said politicians should leave the Health Service to run itself day-to-day. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Girl forced to spend EVERY night in hospital after developing unique diabetic conditionEmail this article to a colleague.
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Alice Halstead is only 18 years old, but will have to sleep in hospital for the rest of her life because a single night out could kill her. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Tragedy of girl, five, struck by swine flu: Three GPs and a hospital doctor thought she had tonsillitisEmail this article to a colleague.
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By the time doctors discovered that she had the H1N1 virus, the youngster was on a life support machine, her family said. She died eight days later. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Wii Fit Plus review: Nintendo gives you a run for your moneyEmail this article to a colleague.
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The evenings are blustery and dark and the last thing you want to do is head out into the elements for a jog. With this in mind, Nintendo has launched the latest addition to their virtual gaming empire - the Wii Fit Plus. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
TEN alcoholic drinks a day slashes heart disease risk in men (but it could kill you in other ways)Email this article to a colleague.
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Women can get some benefits too, Spanish government researchers told Heart journal, although more testing is needed. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Condemned to an early death: Rationing body tells liver cancer victims that life-prolonging drug is 'too costly'Email this article to a colleague.
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Campaigners criticised draft guidance that will effectively ban the drug sorafenib - which is routinely used in every other country where it is licensed. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Hope for Down's Syndrome children as blood pressure drug shown to improve mental skillsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Some of the learning difficulties of Down's syndrome have been reversed by a blood pressure drug in a breakthrough that offers hope to millions. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A&E patients are admitted minutes before Government deadline 'to meet targets'Email this article to a colleague.
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A&E patients are being admitted to hospital in order to meet a Government target of treating patients within four hours, new figures suggest. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Drug can halve heart attacks in the healthy: Statins give 'unprecedented' cut in risk, say doctorsEmail this article to a colleague.
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A drug has been found to cut the risk of heart attacks by almost half in 'healthy' people, researchers say today. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What's up Doc? Did you say carrots only really help half of us to see in the dark?Email this article to a colleague.
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Young children have long been told that eating carrots will help them see in the dark. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Salt warning to the takeaway generation: Teens risk health by eating one ready-meal a dayEmail this article to a colleague.
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One in six young people eats a salt-laden ready-meal or takeaway every day, a survey shows. Many have three or more a week, but an astonishing 16 per cent indulge daily. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Fish and chips is out, but baked or boiled fish with soy sauce is in if you want a healthy heartEmail this article to a colleague.
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How fish is cooked helps to determine how healthy it is for the heart, a study suggests and the findings are bad news for the great British tradition of fish and chips. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Grandmother who was sterilised 13 years ago gives birth to 'miracle baby'Email this article to a colleague.
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Now she is mother to health baby boy Connor, born last week and weighing in at 8lbs 8oz, who is younger than her grandchildren. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Policewoman is first in UK to have part of her skull replaced with ceramic plateEmail this article to a colleague.
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A police officer who was diagnosed with five brain tumours has become the first person in the UK to have part of their skull replaced with a ceramic implant. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Yes you CAN be free from pain: From aching joints to hangovers, the experts' guide to which painkillers you should buyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Louise Atkinson asked leading experts to identify the most effective over-the-counter pain relief - and explain how to ensure they really work. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Miracle baby survives 11 blood transfusions INSIDE the wombEmail this article to a colleague.
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Doctors performed multiple blood transfusions on baby Jasmine, after they discovered her blood type was incompatible with that of her mother Melanie. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Shocking story reveals hospitals often fail to check that stand-in surgeons are up to the jobEmail this article to a colleague.
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Carla Bradbrook gently strokes a much-thumbed photograph of her newborn son, Joshua. The couple treasure the image as it's the only picture of their baby. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Yes you CAN be free from pain: From aching joints to hangovers, the experts' indispensable guide to which painkillers you should buyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Louise Atkinson asked leading experts to identify the most effective over-the-counter pain relief - and explain how to ensure they really work. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Thousands of diabetics could be saved from needless amputation, claims 'one-stop shop' specialistEmail this article to a colleague.
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Dr Mike Edmonds, a diabetes consultant at King's College Hospital in London, believes that more than half of diabetic amputations could be avoided if all a patient's diabetic complications were treated, rather than just their feet. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Health news: A berry good way to fight cancer and a new drug to treat goutEmail this article to a colleague.
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Health stories from around the world this week include how raspberries may help in the battle against cancer and the first new gout treatment in more than 40 years. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The breast cancer revolution that saves women from chemoEmail this article to a colleague.
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Patients in Austria are unlikely to receive chemotherapy. But they do better than women who undergo the treatment and avoid the gruelling side effects. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The empire strikes back pain (or how a surgical wedge ended this Star Wars actor's agony)Email this article to a colleague.
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Actor Richard Le Parmentier, 63, (best known as Admiral Motti from Star Wars) underwent a new treatment for severe neck pain, as he explains to JUDY HOBSON. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Could wearing a high-tech brace boost your hearing?Email this article to a colleague.
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A device that transmits sound through the teeth could help the hard-of-hearing. The high-tech gadget is clipped on to the teeth and works by sending sound up through the bones in the face to the centre of the ear. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Eating fibre may NOT be so good for your stomachEmail this article to a colleague.
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Irritable bowel syndrome sufferers are usually told by their GPs to eat more fibre. But a major study, due to be published soon in the British Medical Journal, shows conclusively that eating extra bran and other fibre is likely to do more harm than good. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Under the microscope: Alan Whicker, 84, answers our health quizEmail this article to a colleague.
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Broadcaster Alan Whicker on his war experience of jaundice, the BBC World Service and his home-made vegetable concoction for that super-quick vitamin hit. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Viewpoint: Can't get to see your GP? Here's who to blame...Email this article to a colleague.
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Do you often struggle to get an appointment with your GP? Patients are meant to be able to see their doctor within 48 hours, but a recent report found that millions still don't. Tom Sykes thinks he knows why. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Fitness news: Exercise stops you wanting to smokeEmail this article to a colleague.
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Psychologists at the University of Exeter say even a moderate workout can reduce the smoker's interest in cigarettes. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ask the doctor: I often get pneumonia, so should I have a jab?Email this article to a colleague.
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Dr Martin Scurr has been treating patients for more than 30 years and is one of the country's leading GPs. Here he tackles pneumonia and cat allergies. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The 'prostate problems' that could actually turn out to be male cystitisEmail this article to a colleague.
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As many as 400,000 people (ten per cent of them men) in the UK are thought to have the condition (commonly referred to as PBS/IC), mainly those between the ages of 20 to 50, according to the Cystitis and Overactive Bladder Foundation. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Greens to be gorgeous: Why eating your five fruit and veg a day makes you sexyEmail this article to a colleague.
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We're frequently told a good diet is essential for our health. But now Scottish researchers have given us an extra-enticing incentive to eat our greens. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Hospital 'makes dementia WORSE': Half of all patients deteriorate on NHS wardsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Thousands of Alzheimer's patients deteriorate so badly that they cannot return to their own homes and go into care instead. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Meditation can cut the risk of heart attacks by up to 47%, a new study showsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Transcendental meditation techniques that were all the rage during the Summer of Love in the 1960s can halve the rate of heart attacks and strokes in patients with cardiovascular disease. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Playing on a Nintendo Wii is 'as healthy as a jog or swim'Email this article to a colleague.
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The console is as effective as 'moderately intense' conventional exercise, according to new research. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
At last, a chocolate that makes you LOSE weight (if you don't mind the green tinge)Email this article to a colleague.
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Chocolate makers at Covcoa BIO in Spain claim special amino acids contained in the recipe trick the brain into believing the person eating it is not hungry and stops them over-eating. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Why the kiss of life could actually be the kiss of death for heart attack victimsEmail this article to a colleague.
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The kiss of life used by first-aiders around the world - is almost a complete waste of time on heart attack victims, controversial new research claims. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
'Miracle cure' for swine flu girl, 4, saved from the brink of deathEmail this article to a colleague.
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Jessie Flewker was given the aggressive anti-flu drug Relenza by doctors in a last-ditch attempt to save her life. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 16, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
School lunchboxes with as much sugar as TEN doughnutsEmail this article to a colleague.
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A snapshot survey by consumer watchdog Which? found that a packed lunch made up of five seemingly healthy items, including cheese and biscuits and fruit juice, contained 60g of sugar. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 16, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
'Miracle cure' for swine flu girl, 4, saved from the brink of deathEmail this article to a colleague.
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Jessie Flewker was given the aggressive anti-flu drug Relenza by doctors in a last-ditch attempt to save her life. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 16, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Discovered, the mutant gene which holds the key to a long and healthy lifeEmail this article to a colleague.
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Scientists found there is a clear link between living to 100 and inheriting a version of an enzyme that repairs cells. They believe the findings could lead to anti-aging drugs. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 16, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How holding hands with a lover or just looking at their picture reduces a woman's painEmail this article to a colleague.
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When young women were given a mild burn in experiments, they felt less discomfort if looking at a picture of their boyfriend than if they looked at a photo of an object or a stranger. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 16, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Healthier lifestyles could cut 80,000 cancers every yearEmail this article to a colleague.
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Almost 80,000 patients diagnosed with cancer each year could have avoided the disease by adopting a healthier lifestyle, figures show. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 16, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Royal Society warns of dangers at hands of 'greedy' cowboy cosmetic surgeonsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Women wanting cosmetic surgery are more at risk than ever from 'greedy' doctors and supermarketstyle offers, experts warn. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 16, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Daughter's amazing return to health after mum AND dad donate their kidneysEmail this article to a colleague.
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A woman whose life was saved when her dad donated a kidney 10 years ago has now had a life-saving transplant from her mum. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 16, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Heat pads and a psychic healer... how Kate O'Mara is coping with painful hipsEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Dynasty actress tells of her battle with debilitating condition that hits two million Britons (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 14, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
May the sauce be with you... and Jamie Oliver, please note, they don't have to be laden with saltEmail this article to a colleague.
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As one of Jamie Oliver's ready-made pasta sauces is rapped over its high salt content, dietician CATHERINE COLLINS recommends some healthier options. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 14, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
