From Ann
D. Telegraph 14.4.05 "REGULAR PREVENTION TREATMENT FOR MILD ASTHMA MAY BE UNNECESSARY"
1 in 4 asthma patients may be taking regular doses of strong steroids unnecessarily. 1.3 UK asthmatics with mild asthma may be better off ignoring current medical advice on taking anti-inflammatory preventative medication each day, says a report by Prof. Homer Boushey of California Uni & published in New England Journal of Medicine.
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Guardian 14.4.05 "SCIENTISTS HUNT 1000s OF VIALS OF DEADLY FLU VIRUS ACROSS WORLD"
Scientists in 18 countries are tracking down & destroying 1000s of vials of a lethal virus which could start a pandemic. Virus H2N2, which caused 4m deaths in 1957, was mistakenly sent to over 3,700 labs by a leading US medical institute in Illinois several months ago.
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New Scientist 16.4.05 "AT LAST A SCANNER THAT CAN SEE IT ALL"
A safe non-invasive high resolution scanner which can pinpoint particular tissues & differentiates between benign & malignant cells has been built at Uni of Southern California. The High Resolution Ultrasonic Transmission Tomography (HUTT) is more accurate than MMR & mammogram X-rays. (It gives off no nuclear radiation) It's not expected to be commercially available for 3 years.
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D. Mail 14.4.05 "KELLOGGS CUTS THE SALT IN CORNFLAKES" by 25% but experts say this isn't enough, as a bowlful still contains more salt than a packet of crisps.
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D. Telegraph 14.4.05 "ANIMAL RIGHTS GROUP CAN CHALLENGE EXPERIMENTS"
BUAV won permission at the High Court yesterday to challenge the legality of animal experiments at Cambs. Uni. Secret documents disclosed that laws intended to protect lab animals (from suffering) were not being properly enforced, said Justice Stanley Burton.
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Guardian 14.4.04 "UNLICENSED GM RICE MAY BE IN UK FOOD CHAIN"
GM rice was sold illegally on internet to Chinese farmers & has been sold for human consumption & may have been imported undetected into UK, even though it could cause allergic reactions.
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D. Express 14.4.05 "NHS CAN'T COPE SO PATIENT IS KICKED OUT BY HER DOCTOR AFTER 79 YEARS"
83-year old widow Muriel Roe was told to find a new doctor when a Norwich practice she joined as a 4-year old was overwhelmed by too many new patients. Since 1926 she has only called out the doctor once.
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D. Telegraph 14.4.05 "PATIENT, 91, TREATED ON HOSPITAL FLOOR"
A 91 year old blind patient with dementia was left lying on a floor mattress for 3 days at Norfolk & Norwich Hospital because his bed was no longer available for him.
Ann
1 in 4 asthma patients may be taking regular doses of strong steroids unnecessarily. 1.3 UK asthmatics with mild asthma may be better off ignoring current medical advice on taking anti-inflammatory preventative medication each day, says a report by Prof. Homer Boushey of California Uni & published in New England Journal of Medicine.
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Guardian 14.4.05 "SCIENTISTS HUNT 1000s OF VIALS OF DEADLY FLU VIRUS ACROSS WORLD"
Scientists in 18 countries are tracking down & destroying 1000s of vials of a lethal virus which could start a pandemic. Virus H2N2, which caused 4m deaths in 1957, was mistakenly sent to over 3,700 labs by a leading US medical institute in Illinois several months ago.
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New Scientist 16.4.05 "AT LAST A SCANNER THAT CAN SEE IT ALL"
A safe non-invasive high resolution scanner which can pinpoint particular tissues & differentiates between benign & malignant cells has been built at Uni of Southern California. The High Resolution Ultrasonic Transmission Tomography (HUTT) is more accurate than MMR & mammogram X-rays. (It gives off no nuclear radiation) It's not expected to be commercially available for 3 years.
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D. Mail 14.4.05 "KELLOGGS CUTS THE SALT IN CORNFLAKES" by 25% but experts say this isn't enough, as a bowlful still contains more salt than a packet of crisps.
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D. Telegraph 14.4.05 "ANIMAL RIGHTS GROUP CAN CHALLENGE EXPERIMENTS"
BUAV won permission at the High Court yesterday to challenge the legality of animal experiments at Cambs. Uni. Secret documents disclosed that laws intended to protect lab animals (from suffering) were not being properly enforced, said Justice Stanley Burton.
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Guardian 14.4.04 "UNLICENSED GM RICE MAY BE IN UK FOOD CHAIN"
GM rice was sold illegally on internet to Chinese farmers & has been sold for human consumption & may have been imported undetected into UK, even though it could cause allergic reactions.
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D. Express 14.4.05 "NHS CAN'T COPE SO PATIENT IS KICKED OUT BY HER DOCTOR AFTER 79 YEARS"
83-year old widow Muriel Roe was told to find a new doctor when a Norwich practice she joined as a 4-year old was overwhelmed by too many new patients. Since 1926 she has only called out the doctor once.
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D. Telegraph 14.4.05 "PATIENT, 91, TREATED ON HOSPITAL FLOOR"
A 91 year old blind patient with dementia was left lying on a floor mattress for 3 days at Norfolk & Norwich Hospital because his bed was no longer available for him.
Ann
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