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Study finds Unmarried Or Single Persons Stand The Risk Of Dying Early

...r family.” Mary Toner, the chief executive of the charity Scottish Marriage Care, was of the opinion that the result of the study clearly shows that the protection is offered by a stable relationship or marriage. She said, “I would argue that good healthy marriages and relationships are enriching, and we wo...

Clothes Treated with Insecticide Reduces the Risk of Malarial Infection

...ion Services International in Washington DC, US, a charity that works to improve healthcare in the developing world warned that the logistics would need further scrutiny. "We've seen this before," said Chavasse. "Spraying households with insecticides is at least as effective as bed nets, but it only wor...

Britain’s cancer initiatives leap forward with a miracle dru

...ent of this disease.” Judith Robinson, from the charity GIST Support UK, said: “Sutent is the first drug shown to be effective in patients with advanced GIST where the current standard of care has failed. For patients it can offer precious extra months of life.” Presently the license for Sutent entails...

Cancer Hospice Opens New In-patient Unit

...oubled the size of the hospice. According to the charity its ultimate aim is to realise its vision for October 2006 towards becoming "one of the very best palliative care hospices in the UK". Still another ￡1.8m has to be raised in order to fund the completion of the project. ...

COPD A Little Known Killer Disease

According to a survey conducted by a charity organization it was shocking to find that about th...nd causes around 30,000 deaths a year. The medical charity organization called the Developing Patient Partnerships said that about 72% of people were unaware o...

Use Of Indoor Swimming Pools Linked To Development Of Asthma In Children

...swimming pools. Meanwhile a spokesperson for the charity Asthma UK said, "Swimming is an excellent form of exercise for children with asthma as the warm humid air in the swimming pool is less likely to trigger asthma symptoms." She also said, "We do recognise, however, that the chemicals present in heavily...

Increasing Numbers Of Dehydrated New Born Babies Needing Emergency hospital care

... the NCT to seek help from their midwife, from the charity or from another experienced mother. They also explain that id no such help was readily available than they should try and feed their baby with breast milk that was expressed into a bottle. The Department of Health has recommended that the mothers sho...

Sexual Assaults Rampant In NHS Mental Units

...hed. Paul Farmer, chief executive of mental health charity Mind has called for immediate publication. It is r...at the true scale of this is." He added that the charity had learned that men and women were not being housed in different wards as required by the rules. "I...

Genes Responsible For Noise-Induced Hearing Loss Identified

...ve to noise. Dr Ralph Holme, of Britain's national charity for the deaf and hard of hearing RNID commented that the finding was a breakthrough. "This discovery could revolutionize the way this common form of hearing loss is prevented and treated in the future," he added....

Mammoth Goof ups by NHS cost dear to one million victims!

...vious ones." Peter Walsh, chief executive of the charity Action said “People have not woken up to the problem. Although the reports include near misses, they still have the potential to damage patients. The scary thing is we cannot have any degree of confidence that things are getting any better. We want t...

Sexually Transmitted Infections Boom In UK

...arlow, chief executive of Brook, the sexual health charity for young people, said the main problem was being complicated by deficits in NHS trusts. "In some areas facing financial pressures, money earmarked for sexual health services has apparently been diverted to help balance the books."...

Alcohol-Related Illnesses On The Rise

...l misuse starting early, the report warned. The charity Alcohol Concern spokeswoman said: "The publication of this latest set of statistics on alcohol presents compelling evidence of the devastating impact of excess drinking on the nation's health”. "In 2004, the Government laid out a national strategy ...

Cancer Patients Discriminated Against By Insurance Industry

...they are disease free. A survey conducted by the charity found that 90 percent of cancer sufferers were bei...cer patients. In a "mystery shopper" exercise, the charity found that most companies do not provide cover for cancer since they are designated as a risk. Indiv...

Pneumonic Plague Kills 22 People in Congo

...us disease is spreading like a wild fire. Medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) has asked the WHO to help it contain an outbreak. Jerome Souquet, MSF Head in Ituri district has called in volunteers who have the capacity to conduct active searches for suspected cases and identification of individua...

Increased Childhood Leukemia Risk If House Is Near Power Lines

A charity called Children with Leukemia has urged MSPs to in...ents near areas where there are power lines//. The charity said that health concerns were forcing people to reconsider buying houses in such areas. "It's a v...

Woman Elects For Mastectomy: Prolonged Wait For Genetic Results

...e extremely worried and could not wait longer, the charity ‘Breakthrough Breast Cancer’ warned. Others preferred to go private to get the test results quickly, and this would cost them up to ￡1,800. No figures could be provided on the number of women waiting to find out the results of the genetic tests, bu...

Parking is a worse pain than disease in hospitals

...atment which is ￡318 in Wales. The demand of the charity is that parking costs be made free or subsidized. "These regional variations are shocking and grossly unfair - cancer patients in Scotland and the South West can pay almost double the costs. Missing an appointment is not an option for cancer patien...

Australian beauty with roots in India open to acting in Bollywood

...r and a Lebanese father. Sabrina, who supports a charity called Astara Angels that works with children in Rishikesh, said she might consider offers from Bollywood although this will be only "for a short while." Her long term goal is television journalism. "My community has been getting a bad rap from the...

So Called Benefits of Nicotine

... supplements. Campaigners such as the anti-smoking charity Ash comes down on tobacco giant saying that Phil Morris have turned towards treatments in order to boost their image. The research which is funded by the tobacco giant said that supplements such as mineral selenium and vitamin E boost fertility in me...

Appeals Against The New Resolution By NICE Increases

Pfizer Inc, Eisai Co. Ltd, charity organizations, The Alzheimer's Society, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) and Age Concern will appeal have lodged// an appeal on Friday against a British watchdog's decision to restrict access to Alzheimer's drugs. The National Institute for Healt...

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