Friday, May 26, 2006

We're Going to Hell in a Chrome Wheelbarrow

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National News
NHS patients left in dark over post operation recuperation - The Guardian 26/05/06 Patients are routinely sent home from NHS hospitals in England without being told about the side effects of medication or danger signals to watch out for after an operation, the Healthcare Commission said yesterday.
Watchdog criticises firm behind 'elephant man' drug trials - The Guardian 26/05/06 The government's drugs watchdog yesterday criticised the company behind the disastrous Parexel drug trial which left six healthy men seriously ill, and urged caution in the use of the entire class of drug tested on the volunteers. Drug trial firm comes under fire from regulator - The Telegraph 26/05/06 Regulators slam drug trial firm - BBC Health News 25/05/06
It's official - the British diet is getting healthier - The Guardian 26/05/06 It might be every child's favourite treat, but ice cream is officially on the slide. Yet wholemeal bread is definitely back in vogue - poised to become more popular than sliced white loaves - according to an annual survey that provides a snapshot of the nation's weekly shopping basket.
Deaths from 'dirty hospital bug' double in five years - The Independent 26/05/06 The hospital bug Clostridium difficile is causing more than twice as many deaths as it did five years ago, the first official figures show. NHS hospitals are getting dirtier despite promises, claim patients - The Telegraph 26/05/06
R&D surge will make GSK the Microsoft of drug market - Garnier - The Independent 26/05/06 Blockbuster drugs will fuel pipeline, chief executive of pharmaceutical giant tells Julia Kollewe
NHS chief resigns after calling reforms a deceit - The Times 26/05/06 THE management crisis in the health service has worsened with the resignation of a senior director who accused ministers of “deceit over reform”.
The biggest killer by far - The Times 26/05/06 HEART disease claimed the lives of one in five men and about one in six women last year, figures indicate. Heart disease is biggest killer - BBC Health News 25/05/06
NHS hospital staff 'leave patients to go hungry' - The Times 26/05/06 ONE in three patients who needs help eating while in hospital does not receive regular assistance, exacerbating the growing problem of malnutrition in the NHS, research has revealed.
'Five-a-day' advice being ignored - The Times 26/05/06 Most people are ignoring the Government’s message to eat five portions of fruit and vegetables each day, with one in five refusing to eat any at all, according to the latest Food Expenditure report. For the 74 per cent who are trying to eat more, the average consumption is only 3.7 portions. People spent an average of £34.31 a week on food and drink in 2004-05, but only £1.82 of this went on fruit and vegetables. Chocolate sales were up by 10 per cent
Alternative medicine and NHS resources - The Times 26/05/06 In their call for a halt to NHS funding of alternative therapies Professor Michael Baum and his colleagues are in danger of throwing the baby out with the bathwater (report, May 23). While the efficacy of some treatments, such as homoeopathy, reflexology and crystal healing, may be difficult to prove, other alternative treatments have been practised safely and effectively for thousands of years and have been proven by scientific studies.
Is milk really bad for kids? - The Times 26/05/06 The report that certain schools will restrict milk intake to insipid, semi-skimmed milk is a regrettable sign of how distorted our attitude to food has become (news, May 25). The contribution food makes to obesity hinges about quantity and processing, the latter usually involving the addition of refined sugars and salt, and not the consumption of a natural product regarded as irreplaceable in most world societies. Now Nanny bans the hard stuff - The Telegraph 26/05/06
Weighing a possible heart attack against certain pain - The Times 26/05/06 If properly informed, patients can assess the benefits of anti-inflammatory drugs
How can you run faster? Just imagine you're getting a boost - The Times 26/05/06 The key to faster running could be all in the mind, according to a study commissioned by the American Council on Exercise. Dr John Pocari, an exercise physiologist at the University of Wisconsin, measured what happens when runners think they are getting a boost from “super-oxygenated” water. His subjects ran three 5km time-trials, with half the group drinking a glass of plain bottled water and half taking what they thought was super-oxygenated water (but was, in fact, tap water) before they started. The latter group covered the distance 83 seconds faster, on average. Heart rate and blood lactate levels were the same between the groups, leading researchers to conclude that the mind plays a powerful role in helping athletes to improve.
Is this the final collapse for the rugby scrum? - The Telegraph 26/05/06 A leading surgeon has called for a ban on contested scrums in rugby union, thereby picking a fight with a cohort of very large, very strong men whose livelihoods he threatens.
Tories six points ahead as scandals rock Blair - The Telegraph 26/05/06 The Conservatives are experiencing their most sustained electoral recovery for more than 14 years as public confidence in the competence of Tony Blair's government plummets, according to a YouGov poll published in The Daily Telegraph today. Blair starts to lose his grip as Cameron wins a vote of trust - The Telegraph 26/05/06
Prostate patients 'have needless surgery' - Daily Mail 25/05/06 . Men with prostate cancer may be undergoing needless treatments and suffering serious life-long side effects as a result, a study claims.
One cigarette 'could make you a smoker in later life' - Daily Mail 25/05/06 The compulsion to smoke after trying just one cigarette can lie dormant for three years or more, according to research out today.
Card for cut-price prescription - BBC Health News 26/05/06 People living in Wales who use a GP across the border in England will be able to claim lower-price prescriptions under a new scheme.
Trust debt 'bigger than thought' - BBC Health News 25/05/06 Health managers admitted on Thursday that the Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust is more in debt than first thought.
Breast cancer deadlines 'missed' - BBC Health News 25/05/06 Almost 7,000 women in the southern and eastern health board areas missed a government deadline for breast cancer tests, it has emerged.
Private firm GP deal to be signed - BBC Health NEws 25/05/06 A private health firm has won a £5m contract to run GP services in London - one of the first of an wave of deals expected to be given the go-ahead.
Patients Feel That They Are Not Treated With Respect As Persons In The New NHS - Medical News Today 26/05/06 New research into the sustainability of public services and the responses of those who use them has revealed that while strict targets, internal markets and competition may improve output they may also make the people who use the services less trustful.
NICE Responds To Reports Of Herceptin Licence, UK - Medical News Today 25/05/06 In response to the announcement today by Roche that Herceptin has been granted a licence for use in early breast cancer, NICE Chief Executive Andrew Dillon said: “Our appraisal of the clinical and cost effectiveness of Herceptin is already underway. We are working hard to ensure our review is completed as soon as possible, and we will update our timelines on the basis of the earlier than anticipated granting of the licence as indicated by the manufacturer. We are keen to ensure that guidance is available in a matter of weeks.”
International News
'I like to be big' - The Guardian 26/05/06 If there is a 'face of child obesity', it is six-year-old, 15-stone Dzhambulat Khatokhov. Sheer size has made this boy from a poor Russian family a hero in his home town and an object of fascination in the west. Nick Paton Walsh tracks him down
Hunt for origin of HIV pandemic ends at chimpanzee colony in Cameroon - The Guardian 26/05/06 Scientists searching for the origin of HIV, the global pandemic infecting more than 40 million people, believe they have finally tracked its original source to two colonies of chimpanzees in a corner of Cameroon. HIV origin 'found in wild chimps' - BBC Health News 25/05/06
Where death stalks the poor - The Guardian 26/05/06 Faariz Kungara knows the pain is coming when the top of her head grows warm. The heat stretches downward, past her ears, and becomes an unbearable ache, she said. From the claustrophobic confines of the gloomy, waist-high shelter that serves as her home, Kungara prays for relief.
Regular drinking cuts risk of heart attack... for men - The Independent 26/05/06 Frequent drinking is an effective way of preventing a coronary, unless you are a woman. Men who drink alcohol every day have a lower risk of heart disease than those who drink once a week or less, a study found. But for women, a weekly drink is as effective as a daily one; there is no gain from more frequent drinking. It is well known that moderate drinking protects against heart disease but most research has been done on men. A drink a day is a hearty tonic ... but only if you ar a man - The Times 26/05/06 A daily drink 'only good for men' - BBC Health News 25/05/06 Daily tipple can bring health benefits -- for men - Reuters 25/03/06
Organs transplant girl goes home - The Times 26/05/06 Spanish doctors carried out a six-organ transplant on an 18-month-old girl who was born with cancer, a hospital in Madrid has announded. The baby, named Cristina, was sent home with her parents after the operation on March 25, which was made public this week.
Children missing out on HIV drugs - BBC Health News 25/05/06 Only one HIV-positive child in 20 in developing countries receives the treatment they need, a report by children's campaigners has found.
Nerve stimulation has long-term antidepressant effect - Reuters 25/05/06 For chronically depressed adults who find no relief with drugs or psychotherapy, an implanted pacemaker-like device that sends electrical pulses to the brain -- so called vagus nerve stimulation -- may provide long-term benefits, according to two reports this week at the American Psychiatric Association annual meeting in Toronto.
Few kids with serious insect stings get needed care - Reuters 25/05/06 Most children who suffer a serious allergic reaction to an insect sting are not taken to a hospital as they should be, a large study conducted in Israel suggests.
New approach helps new moms with eating disorders - Reuters 25/05/06 Special training using video feedback can help mothers with eating disorders interact in a healthier way with their infants during mealtimes, a new study shows.
World Bank sees health aid needs at least $25 bln/yr - Reuters 25/05/06 Rich countries would have to give $25 billion to $70 billion more each year for developing nations to meet the health-care needs set out in the Millennium Development Goals, a World Bank study said on Thursday.
Poor physical performance may precede dementia - Reuters 25/05/06 Poor physical performance is associated with an increased risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease among individuals 65 years of age or older, according to a new report. The findings suggest that diminished physical function precedes the onset of cognitive impairment.
Postpartum depression may be linked to colic - Reuters 25/05/06 Mothers who develop postpartum depression may have an increased risk of having an infant with colic and of not forming a strong bond or, attachment, with their infants, according to the results of a study by researchers in Turkey.
Patients, Be Patient: Brain Images Suggest New Therapy For Severe Depression Can Take Months To Work - Medical News Today 26/05/06 It takes time - between three and 12 months - before a new type of therapy for treatment-resistant depression starts to benefit patients, according to new preliminary brain scan research that confirms earlier observations by psychiatrists about vagal nerve stimulation. Saint Louis University, working in collaboration with Washington University School of Medicine, conducted a pilot study of brain scans of a small group of depressed patients who received vagal nerve stimulation after failing other therapies.
Exploring The Potential Of Cholesterol-lowering Drugs For Patients With Systemic Sclerosis - Medical News Today 26/05/06 Systemic sclerosis (SSc), also known as scleroderma, is an uncommon and confounding disease characterized by excessive fibrous tissue formation and vascular abnormalities. Primarily affecting the small arties, SSc decreases blood flow to the body's extremities. This can lead to Raynaud's phenomenon, a condition that causes the hands and feet to feel extremely cold and numb; ulcers on the fingers and toes; and gangrene. SSc can also restrict blood flow to internal organs, resulting in lung, kidney, and heart damage. While its cause and cure have yet to be found, SSc is generally viewed and treated as an autoimmune inflammatory disorder.
New Biomarkers For Improving Treatment Of Spondylarthritis - Medical News Today 26/05/06 Clinical trials are essential to the development of effective treatments for chronic autoimmune arthritis. For ethical, practical, and financial reasons, researchers increasingly face the challenge of achieving proof-of-concept in early-phase clinical trials of limited size, limited duration, and minimal patient risk. Analysis of tissue from the synovium, the thin membrane lining the joint space and primary target of inflammation, provides a straightforward way to meet this challenge. This approach has been used extensively, and proven valuable, in studies of rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
Infectious Disease Experts Offer Advice To Prevent And Treat Lyme Disease - Medical News Today 26/05/06 It's tick season, but gardeners, hikers, and others enjoying the great outdoors shouldn't let concerns about Lyme disease keep them inside. A few tips to keep ticks away, and some advice from infectious diseases doctors about Lyme disease, should help you enjoy the spring and summer weather, according to the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), a medical professional association representing the nation's foremost experts in Lyme and other infectious diseases.
More Effective Reporting Needed On Spinal Manipulation In Children - Medical News Today 26/05/06 Few serious harmful events stemming from spinal manipulation in children have been reported compared to the number of manipulations delivered, says new University of Alberta research. The results, which are to be presented at The North American Research Conference on Complementary and Integrative Medicine held in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, May 24th-27th, 2006, show the need to develop a more effective reporting system among health professions.
Innocuous Intestinal Bacteria May Be Reservoir For Resistance - Medical News Today 26/05/06 "Harmless" bacteria in the digestive tracts of dairy cows, may not be so harmless after all. They may be a reservoir for antibiotic resistance genes that can be transferred to more harmful, disease-causing bacteria, according to research presented today at the 106th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology in Orlando, Florida.
Revolution In The Fight Against Cancer & Viruses - Medical News Today 26/05/06 A recent scientific discovery could herald the introduction of fast, effective treatments for cancer and viruses.
Forsyth Issues Imperative For A Vaccine Against Cavities - Medical News Today 26/05/06 Researchers at The Forsyth Institute have made significant advances in research to develop a vaccine against cavities. The research team of Martin Taubman, DDS, PhD and Daniel J. Smith PhD, has discovered key molecules that can stimulate a human immune response and has successfully conducted immunization trials in animal models. The global epidemic of dental caries (cavities) highlights the growing imperative to develop a vaccine to prevent cavities.
Two Very Different Surgical Procedures Produce Same Results In Often Fatal Intestinal Disorder - Medical News Today 26/05/06 Two surgical procedures, one invasive and the other much less so, for premature infants with intestinal perforation due to necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) produce virtually identical results, according to a Yale School of Medicine study published today in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Reconstructing A Healthcare System In Iraq - Medical News Today 26/05/06 Nurses in Iraq listed building new hospitals, English language training and creating more autonomy and respect for their profession as priorities in reconstructing a healthcare system in the war ravaged country, according to a study by researchers at Yale School of Nursing.
A Gene Predisposing To Pituitary Tumors Identified - Medical News Today 26/05/06 A recent Finnish study identifies a low-penetrance gene defect which predisposes carriers to intracranial tumors called pituitary adenomas. In particular individuals carrying the gene defect are susceptible to such tumors which secrete growth hormone. Excess of growth hormone results in conditions called acromegaly and gigantism. Identification of this gene defect using DNA-chip technologies is an example how genetic research can tackle more and more demanding tasks, such as identification of predisposition genes conferring a low absolute but high relative risk. The results are published in the May 26 issue of the journal Science. The research group, lead by professor Lauri Aaltonen (University of Helsinki, Finland) and Dr Outi Vierimaa (Oulu University Hospital, Finland) providing the initial observations leading to the investigations, aimed at unravelling the genetic basis of susceptibility to pituitary adenomas. Pituitary adenomas are common benign neoplasms, accounting for approximately 15 % of intracranial tumors.
Plague Agent Helps UT Southwestern Researchers Find Novel Signaling System In Cells - Medical News Today 26/05/06 The bacterium that causes bubonic plague would seem unlikely to help medical scientists, but researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have harnessed it to uncover a new regulatory mechanism that inhibits the immune system.
Parasitic Worms Used To Fight Bowel Disease - Medical News Today 26/05/06 Although most of us cringe at the sound of the words "parasitic worms," it's a fact that some of these creatures are actually good for us.
DNA: Bacteria's Survival Ration - Medical News Today 26/05/06 Ability to feed on waste DNA can mean difference between life and death The ubiquitous bacteria E. coli rank among nature's most successful species for lots of reasons, to which biologists at the University of Southern California have added another: in a pinch, E. coli can feast on the DNA of their dead competitors. A research team led by Steven Finkel, assistant professor of molecular and computational biology in the USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, had already shown that DNA is an acceptable source of nutrients for bacteria.
New Research Links Placenta Praevia Directly To Assisted Reproductive Techniques - Medical News Today 26/05/06 Norwegian researchers have found the first evidence that techniques used in assisted reproduction (ART) may be directly linked to an increase in placenta praevia - a potentially dangerous condition in which the placenta covers, or partially covers the cervix, blocking the baby's passage into the birth canal.
Enzyme Defect Leads To Hyperinsulinism - Medical News Today 26/05/06 A recent study in the Journal of Biological Chemistry confirms that mutations in an enzyme called glutamate dehydrogenase can cause congenital hyperinsulinism. The research appears as the "Paper of the Week" in the June 2 issue of the Journal of Biological Chemistry, an American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology journal.
Low Carbohydrate Diet Did Not Increase Bone Loss, Study Finds - Medical News Today 26/05/06 A strict low-carbohydrate diet had no effect on bone loss for adults following an Adkins-type diet for weight loss, a three-month study by rheumatologists at the University of South Florida found. The clinical study was published this week in the online issue of the journal Osteoporosis International.
Low-Income Teenagers More Likely To Be Overweight Than Those In Higher-Incomes Families, Study Says - Medical News Today 25/05/06 The percentage of teenagers ages 15 to 17 who are overweight is 50% higher in low-income families than in higher-income families, according to a study published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association, the AP/Long Island Newsday reports. For the study, Richard Miech, a sociologist at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and colleagues examined data from 10,800 teens ages 12 to 17 who participated in four nationally representative surveys conducted between 1971 and 2004 (Tanner, AP/Long Island Newsday, 5/23). Researchers defined low-income teens as those in families whose annual incomes did not exceed the federal poverty level and defined overweight teens as those with a body mass index in the 95th percentile (Bor, Baltimore Sun, 5/24). In the early 1970s, the study finds that about 4% of teens ages 15 to 17 in low-income families were severely overweight, compared with about 5% of those in higher-income families. However, by the early 2000s, 23% of teens ages 15 to 17 in low-income families were severely overweight, compared with about 14% of those in higher-income families, the study finds (AP/Long Island Newsday, 5/23). According to the study, low-income children have about the same obesity rates as higher-income children until age 14, after which time obesity rates increase at a much higher rate among low-income children.
Report Examines Disparities In Sickle Cell Disease Funding, Treatment - Medical News Today 25/05/06 "Sickle Cell Disease: A Question of Equity and Quality," Pediatrics: The report -- by Lauren Smith of the Boston University School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics, Suzette Oyeku of the Children's Hospital Boston Division of General Pediatrics, and colleagues -- looks at gaps in the equity of public and private funding for research on and in care delivery of sickle cell disease. The report also examines how a recent law -- the Sickle Cell Treatment Act of 2004 -- could affect support and treatment of the disease (Smith et al., Pediatrics, May 2006).
Don't Deny Children The Chance Of Child-effective Treatments, Say Doctors And Parents - Medical News Today 25/05/06 New treatments are normally tested on adults before they are tested on children. A paper by doctors involved in gene therapy for cystic fibrosis argues that approach could be wrong. “We could be denying children life enhancing treatment on inadequate grounds” said lead author Dr Adam Jaffe. Link http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=43928
Cheshire and Merseyside News
City academics to join drug trial disaster inquiry - Daily Post 25/06/05 RESPECTED professors from Liverpool University are part of a group set up to investigate drug trials after disastrous tests which left six men seriously ill earlier this year..
Liverpool beats its 'quit smoking' target again - Daily Post 25/06/05 LIVERPOOL has surpassed its anti-smoking targets, encouraging hundreds more people than expected to give up cigarettes for the third year running.
We don't want toxic 'ghost ships' on our riverside - Daily Post 25/06/05 WIRRAL is tonight expected to emphatically reject any prospect of "toxic ghost ships" being dismantled on the Mersey.
Primary Care Trust merges with St Helens - Runcorn World 25/05/06 A NEW organisation will soon run Halton's GPs, dentists and various other community health services.
Health staff face upheaval - Warrington Guardian 25/05/06 MORE than 200 health workers in Stockton Heath look set to face major upheavals - including possible job losses - due to an NHS reorganisation.
Hospitals are quick to deal with patients - Midweek Advertiser 24/05/06 TRIAGE times are tops at Ormskirk Hospital. Along with its sister site at Southport, it deals with more patients within the first four hours than any other hospital in Cheshire or Merseyside.
Cumbria and Lancashire News
Mum’s plea over cancer drugs - Bolton Evening News 25/05/06 A BREAST cancer sufferer who won her fight to be given the wonder-drug Herceptin has backed plans to make more-effective drugs available to women in the early stages of the disease.
Hospital art under the hammer - Lancashire Evening Telegraph 25/04/06 A PAINTING depicting Blackburn Royal Infirmary as it awaits demolition is to go under the hammer to help raise money for a state-of-the-art heart scanner.
Herbal medicine ‘no waste of cash’ - Lancashire Evening Telegraph 25/05/06 A HERBALIST today defended complementary medicine after leading doctors called for an end to free alternative treatment on the NHS.
Nurofen killed nurse - Carlisle News & Star 25/05/06 A FORMER Carlisle nurse died after taking too much Nurofen for a stomach complaint.
Hearing difficulties website launch - Carlisle News & Star 25/05/06 A NEW website has been launched to help people with hearing difficulties in Cumbria.
Retired doctor returns to open new surgery - Carlisle News & Star 25/05/06 FUSEHILL Medical Centre was officially opened yesterday by the doctor who spent years campaigning on behalf of his patients for the new facilities.
Support is avaialable for carers - Carlisle News & Star 25/05/06 CUMBRIANS with disabled, sick or frail relatives are being urged to take advantage of new support channels ahead of the 12th annual Carers Week.
Patients moved from hazard ward - Carlisle News & Star 25/05/06 ELEVEN elderly patients at a psychiatric clinic in Carlisle are to be moved after fire chiefs ruled that their ward posed a fire hazard.
Major shake-up of NHS services - Ormskirk Advertiser 25/05/06 SIX new NHS bodies are to be formed in a major shake-up. PCT changes win approval - Midweek Advertiser 24/05/06
Greater Manchester News
The nip and tuck tourists - Manchester Evening News 25/05/06 ROSLYN Johnson had yearned to have plastic surgery for more than a decade but couldn't afford the operation in England. Last summer the 57-year-old, from Cheadle Hulme, sold her static caravan and joined an increasing number of men and women travelling abroad for low-cost surgery.
Shoplifting doctor faces ban - Bury Times 25/05/06 A DOCTOR from Whitefield has been found to have "damaged the reputation of the medical profession" as a result of her shoplifting.
Trust boss is appointed amid controversy - Bury Times 25/05/06 THE health trust which runs Fairfield Hospital has announced that acting chairman John Jesky is to take on the role permanently.

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Thursday, May 25, 2006

Sit Down Get Active

Kinda get bullied into Sitting Down and Getting Active. It involves a huge rubber band. Kinda fun but doesn't do my knackered shoulder a whole bunch of good. Sally mans the stand as I disappear for 45 minutes. By the time I get back Tracy and Nicola have arrived to take over for the afternoon. Sally and I return to Reggie. Bit of a race because the students from Liverpool Community College are due in around 1'ish (this is the lot that's had me cataloguing sexual health materials like mad). Some of the students are about as we arrive. Direct them to the stuff, they severely mess it up but as I've just dumped it on an empty shelf that's fine. Not impressed at our lack of study space (not needed we tend to send out to people rather than have them come in). Chase round a few bits and pieces of FoI the odd search. Try contacting Jim and fail, speak to Jen though. Home and cremate meat in the garden, threaten pasta into a salad too. Relax, no cataloguing tonight.

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Learning at Work Day

Walton Sports Centre, a bit of laughter meditation, you're having a laugh. Fake laughter is apparently as good for you as real laughter, dunno about ironic laughter. Been here since 9.15 and the usual round of other people's stalls by those manning them so far we've has seven real people. Still the laughter thing is infectious as a spinning class does its thing at one point to a tune which I'm sure had 'Heart Attack' as a lyric, an exhortation or advert?

Sup coffee, can't really chat because of the noise from the spinners (not the aran wearing folk group). Get asked if they are the 'Sit Down and Get Active' folk. They aren't so direct the requestor past the life size cardboard Elvis across the foyer.

Maybe things'll warm up at lunchtime.

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Wednesday, May 24, 2006

But Armageddon when the flag is unfurled, You know the first to fall out will be me

Knackered, Cheshire and Mersey meeting reminds me what I dislike about librarians. Lots of discussion about why people shouldn't do something rather than saying sod it lets do it. On the whole though I'm good and behave, resist the temptation around a piece of work on the cost of e-journals to say 'I told you so'. However in the gloom there were glimmers, the e-journal work while it will be ultimately no provider of additional resources does highlight the issues and that is significant progress. Some top work from Bernie too. Dash to the Heaf' for a 1-2-1, feed a message to Jim for David, will feed it to David myself too but if it comes from two sources it might hit home. I'm told out new freebies are done and look good. Top work from Sally on the design brief. Home and I catalogue. All materials on sexual health. Need to get the sexual health section of the health promotion library in place for tomorrow. Feed myself cider and carry on. The most intense period of cataloguing I've been involved in recently and it stretches out ahead of me for a while yet. Liberty 3 pays for itself in that I can catalogue at home right now. Technorati Tags: ; ; ; ; ;

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Monday, May 22, 2006

Think Mink?

Mind Mapping a-go-go, this is what I think I have to do! Adventures in mind mapping was interesting and it may prove to be a valuable tool in the armoury of getting myself to do what I should!

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Course was interesting and nice to sit with the Arrowe crew who I like loads. Usual suspects at the mind mapping gig and I freely confess to being one of them. Good to see Shan and Linda. Meanwhile at home it's a case of cooking, making more scones with Cally for him to take into school tomorrow. On the mind mapping front I play with Mayomi which is a snap to use but has drawbacks in terms of printing and exporting stuff. Pity because it is a pleasure to use. End up downloading FreeMind on which the above was produced. It in its turn was OK, and easy enoough when accompianied by the sound of the Jasmine Minks. Technorati Tags: ; ; ; ; ; ;

Posted by Kieran at 5/22/2006 09:44:00 pm 0 rants

Drifting

Indeed there is time for the aforementioned sausage sandwich in the cleverly named 'Sandwich Bar'. Place is full of people working the sites. Feels like most of the construction industry is resident in the North West right now, loads being built here and in Liverpool.

Plan a gradual drift to the YHA from here. It's no more than a five minute walk through the canal basin. That's the other thing with Manchester always loads of water! Who knows I might even bum a coffee from them. This always my travel problem, I hate being late and therefore tend to arrive at training way too early. Usually it's less of a problem because I have a book with me, today no book, I've read the paper and can't see the point in buying another. Add to that that Monday's news always seems to rehash about 20% of the weekends news and it feels like I've read a fair proportion of it anyway.

Shove some Chumbawamba at my lugholes 'Shhh' if you're interested.

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Posted by Kieran at 5/22/2006 08:09:00 am 0 rants

6.37 to Nowhere

Rattling down the rails Manc bound for the Mind Mapping gig. The Arctic Monkeys provide a sonic backdrop and a sodden Grauniad (travel to Manchester home of rain) gives me something to read. So I now know all about the might of Watford, read about the survival of independent bookstores and find out more abou Dee Caffri. I sup piss weak coffee too. As ever on the train other peoples headlines are more interesting, 8 million for Sol Campbell from Fenerbace apparently. I'd flog him....

Big question is will I arrive in Manc land in time for a sausage sarnie? The alternative is legging it to the YHA. I'm not even certain that this train'll stop at Deansgate but so far its stopping everywhere else. Yep, I've planned this journey well, train heads in the right direction anyway.

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Sunday, May 21, 2006

Scones, Music, and Ranting

You can tell how good today has been when the highlight has been a trip to Widnes! Still on the plus side because Monst ain't in work we decide to have unch at lunchtime and that bizarre Scottish invention the High Tea (do check out the link and the rest of the amusing and informative SoYouWanna.com). All this while checkin out the Revola label which appears to be feeding Wippit and is full of cracking sounds. To support the High Tea notion, Cal and I break out an inherited Scottish recipe book of Sharon's Mum and manufacture some scones that we plan on corrupting by adding the west country delicacy that is clotted cream. Top job, I do the mixing, Cal does the rolling and cutting and they are good. even Monst say's they're 'No' bad!'. Learn of Dee Caffari's trip the wrong way round the world, impressive no doubt but the world's a globe, how can there be a wrong way, which ever way you go if you keep on going you'll end up where you began. I notice she's an ex-PE teacher so that might explain it! Mind you I shouln't joke I'm learning about Mind-mapping tomorrow in the land of Manc (hope I can find the bloody thing - my mind not the YHA). Technorati Tags: ; ; ; ;

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Phoning Aunt Margaret

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National News
NHS seeks 1,000 non-execs - The Observer 21/05/06 Ambitious mass recruitment programme for primary care trusts will take away talent from the City, according to experts
What teens really think about sex - The Observer 21/05/06 Experts shocked as report reveals depths of ignorance that lead many to unsafe sex
Copies of lost 'blood row' papers found - The Observer 21/05/06 Families' delight as vital documents thought to have been destroyed turn up in solicitors' offices
Smoking can blind you, say doctors - The Observer 21/05/06 Cigarette packets should carry warnings that smoking causes blindness, doctors will argue this week as a new study shows that the habit can badly damage eyesight.
'More NHS beds must go' in boost for home care - The Observer 21/05/06 Proposal by hospital managers' leader will fuel doctors' anger over wards already shut down
Lack of PE teachers puts health drive in doubt - The Observer 21/05/06 The government's commitment to tackle childhood obesity has been thrown into doubt because Glasgow's primary schools have only a handful of PE teachers.
Charity worker's stab horror - The Observer 21/05/06 Graduate's death leads to calls for increased protection for mental health staff who visit patients in their own homes
Fighting for his life - The Observer 21/05/06 The BBC's security correspondent was a champion of the Arab world, but that didn't stop al-Qaeda gunmen pumping him with bullets and leaving him for dead on a Saudi street. Horrific injuries left him paralysed, but he was back at work within a year and now he's written an extraordinary book about his ordeal. Here Kate Kellaway listens to his humbling refusal to cast blame
All set for a baby.com revolution - The Observer 21/05/06 Babies assigned a personal website at birth; companies that store your 'digital assets' like a bank; search engines which find your perfect holiday with undreamt-of precision. These are some of the concepts on the agenda at the 15th International World Wide Web Conference, the first to be held in Britain.
Seven ways to cope with IBS - The Guardian 20/05/06 Have you been told to put up with your irritable bowel syndrome? Don't, says Andy Darling. There's help out there
Grief.com - The Independent 21/05/06 Tim died aged 29. But his mother keeps him alive on the web, and they are not alone
Men use Botox to keep cool at work - The Independent 21/05/06 One fifth of those having cosmetic injections are male, and do so to combat sweat and stress
Single minded: I want your baby (but not you) - The Independent 21/05/06 She really, really wanted a baby and now she's got one. Sarah Harris on the trend for single women to choose parenthood
MASH-style 'drunk tents' to treat town centre bingers - The Independent 21/05/06 Dozens of makeshift field hospitals will be set up in cities across Britain this summer as emergency services prepare for a surge in drink-related violence. Ambulance officials warned they may be unable to reach other people who dial 999 with life-threatening conditions in time because of the burden they face from drunks.
A culture in ferment: Why it's kill or cure for the world's pharmaceutical giants - The Independent 21/05/06 At GlaxoSmithKline's annual general meeting last week, chief executive Jean Paul Garnier at times sounded as much like a field general as he did the head of the UK's biggest pharmaceutical company.
Women able to take a tipple while pregnant - The Sunday Times 21/05/06 WOMEN can drink small amounts of alcohol during pregnancy without damaging their baby, one of Britain’s royal colleges of medicine has ruled.
Big Mac bites back as salad drive wilts - The Sunday Times 21/05/06 THE salad days are over at McDonald’s. The fast-food chain’s British outlets are to undergo a “back to burgers” relaunch after years of trying to promote sales of pasta, fresh fruit and salads, under pressure to encourage healthy eating.
Pupils to get obesity check - The Sunday Times 21/05/06 PARENTS are to be sent official warning letters if their children are found to be obese after ministers decided to bring back routine weighing of primary school children. Obesity tests: The fat police - The Independent 21/05/06 Fat: How the national obsession is coming into the classroom - The Independent 21/05/06 Candida Crewe: The weigh-in could become a weapon in the war against fat - The Independent 21/05/06
Tory A-lister urges well-off to avoid burdening NHS Hospital refuses to take stem cells - The Sunday Times 21/05/06 THE most controversial character on the Conservative party’s new A-list of favoured prospective parliamentary candidates has urged the well-off not to use the NHS.
Harrison's parents chose his name when he was a 35-week foetus - then they were offered a termination - The Telegraph 21/05/06 Lisa Green could hardly wait to give birth to her second child. The images from her eight-month scans were showing a fully formed baby weighing more than 7lb. With the excitement and anticipation familiar to any expectant parent, she and her husband Tim had already chosen a name for their unborn son. Legal nicety that kills babies - The Telegraph 21/05/06 Anti-abortionists bombard MP with hate mail and death threats - The Independent 21/05/06
A new hip resort for sun, sea and surgery - The Telegraph 21/05/06 'Hello, you're looking lovely and pale." "Thanks, I'm afraid the pallor will soon wear off. I've just got back from having an NHS operation abroad."
Honourable men - The Telegraph 21/05/06 Rebecca Tyrrel reviews Julius Caesar, Coriolanus, Enemies and NHS The Musical!
Nish Joshi's Q & A - The Telegraph 21/05/06 If I eat potato, pasta or bread, or drink lager, I feel bloated and uncomfortable. Could I be allergic to yeast or wheat? I'm at a loss to know what to eat, which is ruining my appetite.
Coroner issues baby death warning - BBC Health News 21/05/06 A coroner has warned that more than 300 babies may be dying each year in England and Wales after sharing a bed or sofa with their parents.
Hearing tests 'key for language' - BBC Health News 20/05/06 etecting hearing impairment in babies early can improve their language ability later, a study suggests.
Eyeballs Vs Footballs: The Final - Medical News Today 21/05/06 Professional goalkeepers fail to stop free kicks because of shortcomings in their visual system, according to new research by Cathy Craig and colleagues, from Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland. The projected trajectory of a ball following a curved flight path is more difficult to judge because our visual system is not sensitive enough to gauge a change of direction at speed, mid-flight. The research1 is published in Springer-Verlag's journal Naturwissenschaften.
Super Broccoli Takes Brassica Family To Chelsea Flower Show - Medical News Today 21/05/06 Super Broccoli takes brassica family to Chelsea Flower Show Warwick HRI, the University of Warwick's plant research Department, has created a stand at the world famous RHS Chelsea Flower Show in London this week. However the star exhibit in their garden won't be multicoloured flowers or a soothing water feature. The Warwick HRI stand will show how far scientists have reached in breeding a range of "Super Broccoli" and its wider brassica family which will: help us live longer, last longer on our shelves, and use much less pesticide and fertilizer.
Adolescents Behaving Badly, But Better Than Their Parents Did, UK - Medical News Today 21/05/06 Bournemouth University study reveals that today's girls are worse behaved than boys and children of smokers are even more likely to behave badly
New Study Assesses Impact Of Early Detection Of Hearing Impairment On Children's Language Skills - Medical News Today 21/05/06 The early detection of hearing impairment in babies significantly improves the language ability of affected children in later childhood, a new study led by Dr Colin Kennedy of the University of Southampton has revealed.
Health Services Should Borrow Marketing Ideas From Big Companies Like Nike And Coca-Cola To Improve People's Health - Medical News Today 20/05/06 Health services should borrow marketing ideas from big companies like Nike and Coca-Cola to improve people's health, say experts in this week's BMJ.
Study Suggests New Human Genotype May Be Prone To VCJD - Medical News Today 20/05/06 A small study in this week's BMJ suggests a new human genotype may be prone to variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD).
International News
Nurse exodus leaves Kenya in crisis - The Observer 21/05/06 Poor pay and lack of jobs are forcing workers to abandon their country's health service to seek work in the UK, reports Tracy McVeigh in Nairobi
Wallaby milk gives scientists the jump on deadly superbug Hospital refuses to take stem cells - The Sunday Times 21/05/06 IT’S a magical liquid 100 times stronger than penicillin in combating bacteria — and it comes ready-made in a pouch. Scientists have found that wallaby milk could be nature’s greatest elixir for fighting disease.
Hospital refuses to take stem cells - The Sunday Times 21/05/06 A PREGNANT woman has been refused permission by an Irish hospital to collect stem cells from the blood in her baby’s umbilical cord.
One in 50 teenagers 'wet the bed' - BBC Health News 20/05/06 As many as one in 50 teenagers still wet the bed, research has suggested.
China Must Produce Pediatric Antiretrovirals To Fill Shortage, Advocate Says - Medical News Today 21/05/06 China must produce HIV/AIDS medications for the tens of thousands of children living with the disease, Chung To, a Hong Kong-based HIV/AIDS advocate, said, Reuters Health reports. Although Chinese companies since 2002 have been manufacturing at least three generic antiretroviral drugs, they do not produce any such drugs for children. According to Chung, founder of the Chi Heng Foundation, which advocates for children affected by and living with HIV/AIDS, no pediatric antiretroviral drugs were available in China until last year when the Clinton Foundation donated antiretroviral drugs to 200 children. Chung said he hopes the Clinton Foundation's contribution will make the Chinese government aware of the need to care for HIV-positive children. There are about one million children in China either living with or affected by HIV/AIDS, Chung said (Tan, Reuters Health, 5/16).
Women Exposed To Violence From Partner Have Higher Rates Of Depression, Adverse Health, Study Says - Medical News Today 21/05/06 Women who have been exposed to intimate partner violence, or IPV, have significantly higher rates of depression, social isolation and physical health symptoms than other women, according to a study published in the June issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, United Press International reports (United Press International, 5/16). Amy Bonomi, senior research associate at the health system Group Health Cooperative's Center for Health Studies, from 2003 to 2004 interviewed a random sample of 3,429 18- to 64-year-old women who were members of Group Health (King, Seattle Times, 5/16). The study finds that women who have been exposed to IPV within the last five years are four times as likely as other women to have symptoms of severe depression and three times as likely to describe their health as fair or poor, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. Robert Thompson, senior investigator for the Center for Health Studies, and colleagues in another AJPM study of the same women found that 44% said they had been sexually, physically or psychologically assaulted by a partner at some point in their life (Davidow, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 5/16). About 8% said they had been abused in the last year, according to the study. "It's an enormous problem that's buried in our society," Thompson said, adding, "It's across the population and has major effects" (Seattle Times, 5/16). Bonomi said, "We need billboards that say, 'Being called names by a partner is hazardous to your health'" (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 5/16).
How Accommodating Is Our Society To Women Who Choose To Breastfeed Their Babies? - Medical News Today 21/05/06 Although the act of breastfeeding is not "illegal," women in various parts of the U.S. can be arrested for "public indecency" when breastfeeding their baby in public. As of November 2005, 12 states and Washington, DC had not enacted at least some kind of law regarding breastfeeding.
Researchers Make Vitamin E Offshoot A Potent Cancer Killer - Medical News Today 21/05/06 Researchers here have learned how a derivative of vitamin E causes the death of cancer cells. The researchers then used that knowledge to make the agent an even more potent cancer killer.
Computerized Atlas Highlights 'plethora' Of Changes In Brain Disorder - Medical News Today 21/05/06 A computerized atlas has brought unprecedented sensitivity to the search for brain structure changes in a genetic condition known as Williams syndrome, revealing 33 abnormalities in the folding of the brain's surface. The disorder, which occurs in 1 in every 20,000 births, impairs visual and spatial skills but preserves musical ability and sociability.
Researchers Link Two More Genes To Sudden Infant Death Syndrome - Medical News Today 21/05/06 Recent discoveries at Mayo Clinic added two more cardiac genes to the list of potential links to sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), increasing the possibility that genetic defects of the heart may cause up to 15 percent of SIDS cases. This research will be presented Friday at Heart Rhythm 2006, the 27th Annual Scientific Sessions of the Heart Rhythm Society in Boston.
Millions Squandered In Unnecessary Tests Ordered In Routine Doctor Visits - Medical News Today 21/05/06 Unnecessary medical tests are costing the U.S. health care system millions--and potentially billions-- of dollars per year, and add unnecessary patient stress, say researchers from Georgetown University Medical Center and Johns Hopkins University in the June issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
New Study Finds Key Role For VEGF In Onset Of Sepsis - Medical News Today 21/05/06 A study led by researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) has found that the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) protein is a key biomarker for sepsis, a severe inflammatory response that develops following a bacterial infection. The findings, which will be published in the June 12, 2006, issue of The Journal of Experimental Medicine (JEM) and currently appear on-line, offer a promising new target for the development of drug therapies to treat this overwhelming - and often fatal -- condition.
The Public Library Of Science Launches The New Open-access Journal PLoS Clinical Trials - Medical News Today 21/05/06 The Public Library of Science announces PLoS Clinical Trials: A new open-access journal advancing the reporting of trial results
The University Of Jaen Uses Virtual Reality Techniques For Hallucinations Treatments - Medical News Today 21/05/06 Scientists of the University of Jaen are working in a project, pioneer in the world, to improve the treatment of hallucinations, by means of acting in the attention processes using virtual reality techniques. It is a project funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Technology, carried out by the ‘Evaluación Psicológica' group, focused on the development of psychological methods that complement pharmacological treatments in order to try to control psychotic symptoms.
Granada-born Researcher Warns That Female University Students Have The Profile Of Women Prone To Develop Breast Cancer - Medical News Today 21/05/06 The risks of suffering from breast cancer are mostly linked to reproductive habits. This is not goods news for female university students today, as they have the profile of potential ill breast cancer patients. The research coordinator of the Hospital Clinico of Granada, Dr. Nicolás Olea, reasserts this idea with a study he carried out with over 500 women who were admitted to that hospital between 1996 and 1998 to have a breast cancer-related operation. Approximately half of them had a breast tumour removed, whereas the rest was due to other medical reasons.
SequenceBase Corporation And FIZ Karlsruhe Announce Introduction Of The USPTO Genetic Sequence Database - USGENE On STN International - Medical News Today 21/05/06 SequenceBase Corporation and FIZ Karlsruhe are pleased to announce that a preview of The USPTO Genetic Sequence Database, USGENE will be shown for the first time to attendees at the Patent Information Users Group Meeting (PIUG) in Minneapolis, Minnesota on May 21, 2006. This database, USGENE, will be available on STN International (The Scientific & Technical Information Network) in the summer of 2006. This comprehensive database, USGENE, is an entirely new resource for freedom-to-operate, prior-art, validity and patent infringement searches. The database has been loaded for worldwide access at FIZ Karlsruhe, the European Service Center of STN.
Nexa Orthopedics Receives FDA Clearance To Market Pyrolytic Carbon Implant - Medical News Today 21/05/06 Nexa Orthopedics Inc. ("Nexa"), the technology leader in products for reconstructive surgery of the extremities, announced today that it has received 510(k) clearance to market from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its pyrolytic carbon Carpometacarpal Implant (CMI). The Nexa CMI is designed to relieve basal thumb joint pain associated with arthritis while improving the thumb's range of motion and biomechanical function.
Diovan(R) (valsartan) Trial To Lower C-Reactive Protein, An Important Marker Of Inflammation - Medical News Today 21/05/06 Diovan lowered the level of the inflammatory marker high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP), independently of its established efficacy in lowering blood pressure, according to findings presented at the American Society of Hypertension, Inc. (ASH) Annual Scientific Meeting and Exposition (ASH 2006) and published online in Hypertension later today. The study also showed that Diovan and Diovan HCT helped a significant number of hard-to-treat patients with a severe form of high blood pressure -- called "stage 2" -- quickly achieve blood pressure goals.
Spine Surgeons Dr. Adelt And Dr. Bertagnoli Present Follow Up Data On Patients Receiving The Coflex(TM) Interspinous Implant - Medical News Today 21/05/06 Prominent German spine surgeons, Dieter Adelt, MD and Rudolf Bertagnoli, MD announced encouraging results in separate studies of a total 246 stenosis patients receiving Paradigm Spine's coflex(TM) spinal implant. The surgeons spoke to more than 1,500 colleagues attending the sixth annual Spine Arthroplasty Society (SAS) meeting in Montreal last week.
Boston Scientific Launches Two Large-Scale Studies Of Wireless Home Monitoring System For Heart Failure Patients - Medical News Today 21/05/06 Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) today announced the launch of two large-scale clinical studies to evaluate the benefits of the LATITUDE(R) Patient Management system in managing heart failure patients. The system includes the Cardiac Rhythm Management industry's first and only wireless weight scale, wireless blood pressure cuff and monitoring of patient symptoms. It is also the industry's only system that provides automatic alerting to physicians of heart failure conditions using a wireless weight scale. An abrupt change in weight could indicate worsening heart failure. Close management of weight and other parameters is recommended by the recently issued American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association Class I guidelines for managing heart failure patients.
Gene First Linked To Rare Disease May Trigger Skin Cancer, Other Tumors - Medical News Today 20/05/06 A gene first identified in connection with a rare disease in which patients develop multiple, benign skin tumors may be a more general player in cancers found throughout the body, according to a report in the May 19, 2006 Cel
How Humans Represent Themselves And Others As Physical Responses In Their Brains - Medical News Today 20/05/06 Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) have mapped not only where trust forms in the brain but have also uncovered clues as to how humans represent themselves and others as physical responses in their brains. Results are reported in this week's issue of the journal Science.
Schizophrenia Limits Understanding Of Body Language, Study - Medical News Today 20/05/06 Understanding the meaning behind a person's posture or body movement comes easily to many people and helps guide how we react to others socially.
Observing For The First Time How DNA Damage Is Identified, Hebrew University - Medical News Today 20/05/06 For the first time anywhere, researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have succeeded in observing and describing how damaged DNA is naturally identified.
Safe Sex Messages In Schools Don't Change Behaviour - Medical News Today 20/05/06 Current efforts to combat sexually transmitted infections and unplanned pregnancy in schools do not change sexual risk behaviour, concludes a study in this week's BMJ.
MSF Backs R&D Project To Develop Needed AIDS Test For Patients - Medical News Today 20/05/06 As health ministers meet in Geneva at the World Health Assembly (WHA) next week, the medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is calling on governments to overhaul the way medical research and development (R&D) is prioritised and financed. Because the current R&D system continues to fail people in developing countries, MSF is collaborating on a project underway at the University of Cambridge to develop a much-needed AIDS test for use in resource-poor settings.
FDA Should Approve Emergency Contraceptive Plan B Quickly To Demonstrate Its Independence - Medical News Today 20/05/06 Andrew von Eschenbach, acting US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner, should move quickly to approve emergency contraceptive Plan B to show he has the independence needed to head the organisation, states an editorial in this week's issue of The Lancet.
Automated External Defibrillator Recalls Common, Study - Medical News Today 20/05/06 Data presented today at the Heart Rhythm Society's 27th Annual Scientific Sessions finds that during a 10-year study period more than one in five automatic external defibrillators (AEDs) were recalled due to potential malfunction. The findings represent some of the first data available on safety and reliability of the devices, which are used to resuscitate victims of cardiac arrest.
Aspirin + Dipyridamole Better Than Aspirin Alone To Prevent Circulatory Problems After Minor Stroke - Medical News Today 20/05/06 A combination of aspirin and the antiplatelet drug dipyridamole is better than aspirin alone for the prevention of new circulatory events after a minor, non-disabling stroke, according to a paper published in this week's issue of The Lancet.
Heart Attack Survivors Lacking Variability In Their Heart Rate Are At A Greater Risk Of Death - Medical News Today 20/05/06 Heart attack survivors who lack variability in their heart rate are at a greater risk of death, according to a paper in this week's issue of The Lancet. The study found that measuring the ability of the heart rate to slow down (heart rate deceleration capacity) was a better predictor of mortality after heart attack than current measures.
Journal Of Gastrointestinal Surgery Added To Springer's Growing Medical Program - Medical News Today 20/05/06 The Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (SSAT) has chosen Springer as the publisher of the Society's journal Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. Springer will begin publishing this monthly journal both online and in print in January 2007, with Volume 11, Issue 1. It was previously published by Elsevier.
Vegan diet lowers odds of having twins - Reuters 21/05/06 Women who eat a vegan diet -- a strict vegetarian diet that excludes all animal products including milk -- are one-fifth as likely as other women to have twins, a U.S. researcher reported on Saturday.
Cheshire and Merseyside News
Centre 'to halve waiting times' - Warrington Guardian 20/05/06 A 10 MILLION state-of-the-art NHS orthopaedic treatment centre opening soon in Runcorn will halve waiting times.
Speak out - Warrington Guardian 20/05/06 RADICAL plans to close five wards at Halton Hospital and transfer acute medical services to Warrington are available for public consultation.
Cumbria and Lancashire News
Miracle for horse kick mum - Carlisle News & Star 20/05/06 CLAIRE Halliday gently cradles the baby son she feared she may never see.
Greater Manchester News
Hospital misses A&E waiting times target - Bolton Evening News 20/05/06 WAITING times at the Royal Bolton Hospital's Accident and Emergency department are among the worst in the country, according to new figures.
Children will go on the scales at school - Bolton Evening News 20/05/06 CHILDREN are to be weighed in a bid to tackle obesity in Bolton under plans announced by health bosses.

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