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16/12/2010

Beetroot Juice 'Could Help People Live More Active Lives'

New research into the health benefits of beetroot juice suggests it’s not only athletes who can benefit from its performance enhancing propertie...

16/12/2010

Alcoholics Beware - Genetic Variation Linked to Liver Cirrhosis in Caucasians

A new study by German researchers found that a variation in the PNPLA3 (adiponutrin) gene was associated with cirrhosis of the liver and elevated tran...

15/12/2010

Study Shows Garlic 'Could Protect Against Hip Osteoarthritis

Researchers at King’s College London and the University of East Anglia have discovered that women who consume a diet high in allium vegetables, ...

06/12/2010

Women Smokers Shocked Into Giving Up Habit

Seeing the effect smoking will have on their faces shocks women into giving up the habit, research from Staffordshire University has revealed. A pape...

02/12/2010

Study Suggests Private Sector To Solve Elderly Care Crisis

A form of premium bonds paying out prizes worth £24million a year could help meet the soaring cost of elderly care according to new proposals be...

30/11/2010

Crucial Sex Hormones Re-Routed By Missing Molecule

A hormone responsible for the onset of puberty can end up stuck in the wrong part of the body if the nerve pathways responsible for its transport to t...

25/11/2010

Up To 8 Million Patients ‘At Unneccesary Risk’ From UK’S Biggest Hospital Killer

  A leading group of MPs have warned that millions of patients are not being given mandatory life-saving thrombosis risk-assessments because hos...

19/11/2010

Genes Link Puberty Timing And Body Fat In Women

Researchers at King’s College London’s Department of Twin Research have discovered, as part of a large international consortium, 30 new ge...

18/11/2010

Lower Back and Foot Pain Associated with More Severe Knee Osteoarthritis Symptoms

A new study found that patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee who also have pain in other joints were more likely to experience greater knee pa...

09/11/2010

Scientist Make Advance In Dementia Research

The preservation of a protein found in particular synapses in the brain plays a key role in protecting against vascular dementia after a stroke, say r...

04/11/2010

Teens of Epileptic Mums Display Poor School Performance

A large population-based study revealed that multiple antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) used by pregnant women to control seizures may cause poor school perf...

03/11/2010

Breast Cancer Patients Prefer Silicone over Saline Implants After Mastectomy

A new study has found that women who receive silicone implants after a double mastectomy are more satisfied with their breasts than women who receive ...

06/10/2010

Research Reveals Links Between Ultrasound Results & Th17 Cells In Rheumatoid Arthritis Joints

For the first time, researchers have shown a link between power Doppler ultrasound results and the activity of Th17 cells (a type of white blood cells...

23/09/2010

Anger Amplifies Clinical Pain in Women With and Without Fibromyalgia

 Researchers from Utrecht University who studied the effect of negative emotions on pain perception in women with and without fibromyalgia found ...

23/09/2010

Level Of Bacteria On Lift Buttons 'Three Times Higher Than On Public Loo Seat', research shows

The number of bacteria present on a lift button is more than three times higher than on a public toilet seat, according to new findings. Research...

21/09/2010

Multi- NHS Foundation Trusts Public/Private Partnership Signals New Future For Pathology

GSTS Pathology, a joint venture between Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and Serco Group plc, and KingsPath, the pathology serv...

20/09/2010

Concerns Over Student's Meningitis Awareness

Over 50% of students in the UK do not know whether they have been vaccinated against deadly disease meningitis, according to new research from nationa...

14/09/2010

Long-Term Stenting of Aortic Coarctation 'Yields 77% Success Rate'

Researchers from the Congenital Cardiovascular Interventional Study Consortium (CCISC) who evaluated the intermediate and long-term results of stent i...

02/09/2010

Pivotal Study Finds Link between PTSD and Dementia

Results of a study reported in the September issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society suggest that Veterans with post-traumatic stress ...

17/08/2010

Scientists Uncover Achilles Heel Of Chronic Inflammatory Pain

Researchers have made a discovery that could lead to a brand new class of drugs to treat chronic pain caused by inflammatory conditions such as arthri...

02/08/2010

New Studies Question Vascular Multiple Sclerosis Hypothesis & Treatment

Two important new studies challenge the controversial hypothesis that venous congestion—chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI)&mdash...

27/07/2010

New Report Claims Policies Penalising Unhealthy Behaviour 'inevitable' To Save NHS

Legislation to restrict unhealthy behaviours like smoking and the consumption ofalcohol and fatty foods is inevitable by 2020 if we are to retain a fr...

27/07/2010

Adherence To Exercise 'Improves Physical Function, Reduces Pain for OsteoArthritis Patients'

Patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee or hip who adhere to the recommended home physical therapy exercises and physically active lifestyle exp...

27/07/2010

New Funding Announced To Beat Food Poisoning Bug

  Up to £2 Million is being made available today to tackle the most common causeof food poisoning in the UK - Campylobacter. Three of the ...

26/07/2010

Depression 'Overlooked in Patients with Hepatitis C; Compromising HCV Therapy'

Researchers from Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland (the NORDynamIC project group) have observed that depressive symptoms in patients with hepatitis ...

29/06/2010

Research Demonstrates New Damaging Effect Of Salt Intake On Circulatory System

New data provides increasing evidence to suggest that our high salt intake has direct damaging effects on small blood vessels (capillaries) that may b...

23/06/2010

Experimental Stem Cell Treatment Concerns

Its been reported that the experimental use of stem cells for kidney repair has been linked to complications in a patient with kidney disease. It's be...

23/06/2010

Cuppa's Could Reduce Heart Disease

People who drink several cups of tea or coffee a day could be at lower risk of heart disease. Evidence from a study in the netherlands suggest it coul...

26/05/2010

Rheumatoid Arthritis Incidence 'On The Rise' in Women

The incidence of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in women has risen during the period of 1995 to 2007, according to a newly published study by researchers f...

20/05/2010

Abdominal Fat At Middle Age Associated With Greater Risk of Dementia

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine determined that excess abdominal fat places otherwise healthy, middle-aged people at risk for de...

19/05/2010

Altered Brain Development Found In Children With Newly Diagnosed Epilepsy

A newly published study reported that children with new/recent onset epilepsy have significantly slowed expansion of white matter volume compared to h...

28/04/2010

Reactive Arthritis: "Controversial Treatment Approach Could Lead to a Cure"

Researchers from University of South Florida College of Medicine found a combination of antibiotics to be an effective treatment for Chlamydia-induced...

31/03/2010

Ordinary People Tell The Story Of The NHS

A new study looking at the experiences of ordinary people and their opinions of their care over the sixty years of the National Health Service ha...

31/03/2010

New Hope For AF Patients Following NICE Guidance Rethink

the Atrial Fibrillation Association and the Arrhythmia Alliance welcomed the decision by NICE to recommend approval of dronedarone as a second line tr...

23/03/2010

Do Not Forget The Person!!

“Do not forget the person!” is the key message of a new multi-agency campaign which has been launched today by the British Geriatrics Soci...

16/03/2010

Jonathan Ross Charity Marks Tenth Birthday With A Michael Jackson Legacy and New NHS Backing

The Lowe Syndrome Trust (LST), the charity dear to the heart of trustee Jonathan Ross and many celebrity patrons including Penny Lancaster Stewart, ce...

16/03/2010

Dementia Strategy Minister Promises Like 'Shutting The Stable Door After The Horse Has Bolted'

Sutton and Cheam MP, Paul Burstow, called a debate today to press the Government to make a reality of the National Dementia Strategy following new fig...

12/03/2010

Occassional Bouts Of High Blood Pressure 'A Risk For Stroke'

People who incur occasional bouts of high blood pressure are more at risk of stroke than those with consistently high readings, a new study published ...

26/02/2010

Study Shows That Suffocating Head Lice Works In New Treatment

A new non-neurotoxic treatment for head lice has been found to have an average of 91.2% treatment success rate after one week, and to be safe in human...

24/02/2010

Prescription For Disaster As Millions Dish Out Powerful Drugs To Family & Friends

Patients are handing over millions of doses of prescription medicines to family members and friends according to a recent study. Research by communit...

17/02/2010

Young People With Mental Health Problems Spend Record Number Of Days In Hospital

The amount of time children and young people with mental health problems spend in hospital has hit a five-year high, new figures reveal. Released in r...

16/02/2010

RSPH Acrredits New Mental Health Training

  The Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) has accredited a new training programme developed to improve the care given to individuals with men...

28/01/2010

New Study Calls Into Question Current BMI Guidelines For Older Adults

Adults aged over 70 years who are classified as overweight are less likely to die over a ten year period than adults who are in the ‘normal&rsqu...

28/01/2010

Rheumatoid Arthritis 'Doesn’t Hinder Computing Skills'

A recent study by researchers from the University of Pittsburgh found that workers with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) were comparable to non-impaired indi...