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Omega Oils Essential for Health

16. November 2009

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Omega Oils are a family of unsaturated fatty acids. The most important of which are omega 3 & omega 6

Skin cancer sunbed risk for 250,000 children

13. November 2009

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Skin cancer sunbed risk for 250,000 children

A quarter of a million children in England are at risk from skin cancer from sunbeds, researchers have warned today. Concerned researchers have therefore called for the use of sunbeds by children to be banned in England, as the case in place in Wales and Scotland.

DUNDEE CARDIOLOGIST ATTRACTS FANS FOR HER WORK WITH “FANS”

12. November 2009

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A cardiologist from the University of Dundee has been recognised for her work in helping to manage a heart condition which leads to the sudden deaths of hundreds of young people across the UK each year. Dr Anna-Maria Choy has been awarded the Arrhythmia Alliance Award for outstanding achievement in the management of inherited arrhythmias. Dr Choy is a Senior Lecturer in Cardiology at the University of Dundee and

Scottish Government Launch of Health Works

12. November 2009

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Nicola Sturgeon announces new strategy to promote health in Scotland's working age population

Chlamydia screening ‘not value for money’

12. November 2009

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Chlamydia screening 'not value for money'

The government's scheme to control chlamydia infection in young people has not demonstrated "value for money", a new study has claimed. According to a report by the National Audit Office (NAO) after six years of the national screening programme, it had only just begun to reduce the prevalence of the sexually transmitted infection (STI). The NAO said today that the Department of Health had wasted money on the project,

Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS)

11. November 2009

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Fibromyalgia is a rheumatic syndrome in which there is widespread muscular pain on movement, excessive tiredness and sleep disturbance. There are many other symptoms that can also be attributed to this condition and these include:-depression, migraines, irritable bladder and/or bowel and joint pain and stiffness

Green tea cancer prevention claims brewing

5. November 2009

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Green tea cancer prevention claims brewing

The debate over whether drinking green tea is a good preventative measure against cancer has raged on today, with further research coming out in its favour. Scientists, whose research was published in the Cancer Prevention Research journal, suggest drinking green tea could reduce the risk of oral cancer. Vassiliki Papadimitrakopoulo, from the University of Texas, said while the results of the research showed no difference in oral cancer development overall between those who took green tea and those who did not, patients who presented with mild to moderate dysplasia had a longer time to develop oral cancer if they took green tea extract. However, she warned against recommendations that green tea could definitely prevent cancer. "This is a phase II study with a very limited number of patients who took what would be the equivalent of drinking eight to ten cups of green tea every single day," said Ms Papadimitrakopoulo. "We cannot with certainty claim prevention benefits from a trial this size." But Dong Shin, from the Emory School of Medicine, said the results of the research were a step in the right direction. "A clinical trial with a natural compound is no easy task, and these researchers have

Child obesity ‘levelling off’, says govt

3. November 2009

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Child obesity 'levelling off', says govt

The government has today said that the rapid rise in child obesity may be levelling off. Ministers said new data showed progress on obesity after the "healthy towns help communities Change4Life" initiative

Men more likely to have undiagnosed diabetes

2. November 2009

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Men more likely to have undiagnosed diabetes

Men over 50 are twice as likely to have undiagnosed Type 2 diabetes compared to their female counterparts, new research has claimed. A study of 6,739 52- to 79-year-olds, published in the journal Diabetic Medicine, found 502 to have diabetes.

Rise in children prescribed anti-depressants

30. October 2009

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Rise in children prescribed anti-depressants

The Conservatives have criticised what they claim are the unnecessary prescription of anti-depressants for children. Figures obtained under the Freedom of Information Act show antidepressant use in children under 16 has risen by six per cent.