Monthly Archives: May 2012

Watch our webchat about leg ulcer management again here

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Cutting alcohol intake ‘could save 4,600 lives’

Many thousands of lives could be saved if Britons slashed their alcohol consumption, new research suggests. Continue reading

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Emergency waits rise alongside savings target struggle

The number of patients waiting more than four hours in accident and emergency has increased by 26% in the past year, according to the King’s Fund. Continue reading

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Diet and exercise ‘boost life expectancy in older women’

A healthy diet and exercise can boost life expectancy among women in their seventies, a new study shows. Continue reading

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Gonorrhoea cases up by 25% over two years

Too many people are putting themselves at risk by having unsafe sex, health experts have warned, as figures were released showing a “disappointing” rise in the number of new cases of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Continue reading

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Doctors vote for industrial action over pensions

UK doctors have voted strongly in favour of taking industrial action for the first time since 1975, over the government’s planned changes to the NHS pension. Continue reading

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Doctors vote for industrial action over pensions

UK doctors have voted strongly in favour of taking industrial action for the first time since 1975, over the government’s planned changes to the NHS pension. Continue reading

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Child flu vaccination ‘cost effective’ public health policy

Vaccinating children against flu is likely to be a “cost effective” public health policy that could reduce the impact of the illness in the UK, Department of Health advisers have said. Continue reading

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Child flu vaccination ‘cost effective’ public health policy

Vaccinating children against flu is likely to be a “cost effective” public health policy that could reduce the impact of the illness in the UK, Department of Health advisers have said. Continue reading

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High glucose levels ‘raise pneumonia death risk’

Pneumonia patients with raised blood glucose levels are at a higher risk of death, according to new research. Continue reading

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