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05/03/2010Oxford NHS hospital suspends children's cardiac surgery An NHS hospital in Oxfordshire has suspended all scheduled children's heart surgeries following a string of recent deaths on the operating table. Oxford John Radcliffe Hospital said that the children who died...
» read more26/02/2010Alcohol-related illness on the upBetween 1993 and 2003 there was a significant increase in chronic liver disease mortality rates in both Scottish men and women, it has been revealed. Statistics from the Information Services Division indicate...
» read more11/02/2010Obesity seeing more teens go under the knifeThe use of gastric banding surgery can result in a greater percentage of weight loss among obese teens compared to lifestyle intervention, a new study has found. Research published in the Journal of the...
» read more04/02/2010Fast medical response required for effective stroke careWhile stroke treatment and awareness has been improving in recent years, more needs to be done, evidence suggests. Immediate response times are crucial for positive outcomes in terms of mortality and...
» read more01/02/2010Hospital deaths linked to clots 'are preventable'The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has issued new guidelines addressing the number of patients in the UK unnecessarily dying in hospital as a result of blood clots. The report focuses...
» read more29/01/2010Diabetes weighing heavy on NHS wardsThe increasing number of people struggling to cope with diabetes is becoming a drain on NHS resources, according to doctors. It has been widely reported that a fifth of NHS hospital patients in the UK are...
» read more27/01/2010Early mental health care vital for Britain's youthThe UK has one of the highest rates of self-harm in Europe, according to the Mental Health Foundation. While cutting is the most common form of self-injury, others can include burning, scalding, stabbing,...
» read more20/01/2010Positive health outcomes result from home recoveryThe health outcomes of cardiac rehabilitation patients are the same in both hospital and home settings, according to a new report. A team of researchers found that there is no difference between home-based...
» read more29/12/2009Charity calls for end to hospital car parking feesThe vast majority of Britons would like to see an end to car parking charges at hospitals, a new survey has revealed. According to Macmillan Cancer Support, eight in ten people believe it is wrong that ...
» read more23/12/2009Resistance to antibiotics rising, study warnsNatural levels of resistance to antibiotics are rising despite more careful use of medicine and agricultural controls, it has been claimed. According to scientists from Newcastle University, bacterial DNA...
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