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Health - Google News Daily Mail | B vitamins may slow brain shrinkage CBC.ca High doses of selected B vitamins may significantly slow the rate of brain shrinkage in elderly people suffering from mild mental decline, say British researchers. Roughly one in six people over the age of 70 has a mild cognitive impairment, ... B vitamins slow brain shrinkage, may delay dementia Vitamin B clue to dementia brain change Vitamin B is revolutionary new weapon against Alzheimer's Disease |
 Daily Mail | Reform of NHS records plan saves £700m Financial Times The £12.7bn scheme to give every patient in England an electronic medical record will cease to be a centralised national programme, Simon Burns, the health minister, has announced. ... NHS IT costs to be cut by £700m NHS IT upgrade cut to save £700m Reaction: The end of the National Programme for IT |
 Hindustan Times | Young Parents May Be Especially Prone to Depression BusinessWeek WEDNESDAY, Sept. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Many parents experience depression during the first 12 years of their children's lives and the risk is highest during the first year after birth, a new study has found. Researchers in the United Kingdom examined ... Fathers get postnatal depression too Depression hits 1 in 5 men after they become fathers, claim top scientists Men should be screened for post-natal depression, say researchers |
 Daily Mail | Payout after Nottingham doctor fails to diagnose tumour BBC News A former clergyman left disabled after a delay in diagnosing a brain tumour has received undisclosed substantial damages from a Nottingham hospital. Adrian Underwood, 42, from Selly Oak, Birmingham, had moved to Nottingham to further his theological ... Settlement payout for ex-clergyman Payout for Birmingham vicar after hospital missed brain tumour Medical Negligence Compensation Paid To Man With Lemon Sized Brain Tumour |
 The Guardian | Challenges to NHS proposals The Guardian The cash offer to NHS managers to give up their jobs "is on the table until the end of October" (£137500 cash offer for NHS bosses to quit, 2 September). Does parliament not have to approve the radical proposals in the white paper? ... Andy Burnham: NHS plans hit morale Lansley denies NHS Direct closure NHS Direct phone service to be replaced |
 This is London | Second person dies in Legionnaires' outbreak WalesOnline A 70-year-old man has become the latest victim to be linked to an outbreak of deadly legionnaires' disease. The man, who has not been named, died in hospital on Wednesday. Health officials have also linked the death of a 64-year-old woman on Monday ... Legionnaires' fear as woman dies One dead in Legionnaires' outbreak Some Legionnaires' Disease cases in Gwent |
 BigPond News | Statins reduce arthritis risk Nursing Times Taking statins, drugs used to lower cholesterol, may reduce the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis, according to new Israeli research. The study looked at 1.8 million people in Israel who regularly took statins and did not have rheumatoid ... Regular statin use 'reduces rheumatoid arthritis risk' Cholesterol drugs lessen arthritis risk Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs May Cut RA Risk |
 InTheNews.co.uk | Why an obesity operation must be the last resort Mirror.co.uk It's sad that we're resorting increasingly to surgery to tackle obesity. The NHS carried out more than 4000 weight-loss operations last year – nine times as many as in 2004. Now a report by research body the Office of Health Economics argues for even ... Obesity Surgery Pays For Itself In 12 Months, Says New Report More obesity ops 'will save cash' Call for more obesity surgery to cut benefits and NHS bills |
 isleofman.com | A new reciprocal health agreement is signed with UK BBC News The Isle of Man government has signed a new reciprocal health agreement with the United Kingdom. The deal means that people travelling between the UK and the Island will receive free hospital care. Politicians have been locked in negotiations since the ... At last! Health deal is signed with the UK Chief Minister Tony Brown reacts to new health deal Tony Brown on new health agreement |
 Los Angeles Times | MRSA-Killing Drugs From Cockroach, Locust Brains? ABC News The next time you're about to zap a cockroach with bug-killing spray, think about this: that creepy crawler may actually help you beat infections. Powerful chemicals in the brains and nervous systems of the lowly ... Cockroaches May Help Protect Against 'Superbugs' Cockroaches used in fight against MRSA Sick and need antibiotics? Cockroach brains may help |
