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01 Dec - 31 Dec
Children's Cancer Month

Our mission is to be there for each family, caring every step of the way, providing individual support to children and young people with cancer and leukaemia and their families

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Baby Faith remains seriously ill

A baby girl remains seriously ill after her conjoined twin died following emergency surgery to separate them.

Psychiatric drugs force queried

The practice of forcing psychiatric patients to take medication is not backed by evidence, say researchers.

Zimbabwe cholera 'an emergency'

Authorities in Zimbabwe declare a cholera outbreak that has killed more than 500 people a national emergency, state media reports.

Chronic care need 'unsustainable'

The Welsh NHS needs to do more to help people with a long-term illness, says the public finance watchdog.

Adverts warn of cocaine dangers

A hard-hitting £1m television and internet advertising campaign to warn teenagers of the dangers of cocaine use is being launched.

Concern over mentally ill inmates

Prison is inappropriate for people with severe mental health problems, says a report from the chief inspector of prisons.

Health law services 'must change'

The way contracts for legal services are awarded in the health service must improve, a committee is to hear.

Single cancer cell 'poses danger'

Cancer researchers may have underestimated the power of some cancers to spread and cause new tumours, say US researchers.

Child obesity 'may harm thyroid'

Being obese as a child may actually alter the shape of a gland important to growth and metabolism, say Italian scientists.

Pop tunes replace lullabies as a way to get babies to sleep

Rocking a baby to sleep has been given a whole new meaning as mothers ditch traditional lullabies for popular pop and rock tunes.

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Measles deaths drop worldwide, report estimates (AP)

AP - Measles deaths worldwide declined dramatically to about 200,000 a year, continuing a successful trend, global health authorities reported Thursday.

Brain-injured troops face unclear long-term risks (AP)

AP - Many of the thousands of troops who suffered traumatic brain injuries in Iraq and Afghanistan are at risk of long-term health problems including depression and Alzheimer's-like symptoms, but it's impossible to predict how high those risks are, researchers say.

Study raps Web sites touting stem cell therapies (AP)

A cell cluster cultured from embryonic stem cells is seen in this undated handout photo. (National Science Foundation/Handout/Reuters)

AP - Consumers should be wary of Web sites from clinics that offer stem cell treatments, says a study that found a lack of firm medical evidence to back up their claims. The Web sites in the study generally portrayed their therapies as safe, effective and ready for routine use, but published research doesn't support that "overoptimistic" picture, the study authors said.

British conjoined twin dies after surgery (AP)

A handout picture from the Saudi Press Agency shows a team of doctors operating on two Iraqi conjoined twins in 2006. A one-week-old conjoined twin died following high-risk emergency surgery to separate her from her sister, a London hospital said.(AFP/HO/File)

AP - Faith was breathing for Hope. So when the newborn conjoined Williams twins were separated, it turned out that Hope couldn't live without her sister.

Zimbabwe declares health emergency (AP)

Women and children collectclean water from a UNICEF truck in Harare, Zimbabwe Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008. The United Nations is reporting that the death toll from the cholera epidemic in Zimbabwe has risen to 565, with 12,546 people infected. The government had been reporting 473 cholera deaths since August, and a total of 11,700 people infected as of Monday. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

AP - Zimbabwe declared a national emergency over a cholera epidemic and the collapse of its health care system, and state media reported Thursday the government is seeking more international help to pay for food and drugs to combat the crisis.

Exercise Eases Obesity and Anger in Kids (HealthDay)

A group of young men exercise during training in Pokhara November 30, 2008. More than 20 thousand young Nepalis compete every year to be selected for the British Gurkha regiment where only 300 will be recruited. The training includes rigorous fitness exercises such as carrying heavy loads up and down a road. Picture taken November 30, 2008. REUTERS/Gopal Chitrakar (NEPAL)

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Dec. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Overweight kids may be able to work out their anger with exercise, a new report finds.

School-Based Program Can Change Kids' Lives (HealthDay)

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Dec. 3 HealthDay News) -- Urban kids who took part in a social development program in elementary school had improved mental health, sexual health, and educational and economic success as young adults, a new study finds.

Clinical Trials Update: Dec. 4, 2008 (HealthDay)

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:

Health Tip: If You Were Diabetic While Pregnant (HealthDay)

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Many women who develop gestational diabetes during pregnancy will go on to develop type 2 diabetes later in life.

Iraq vets with brain injuries facing long-term health issues (HealthDay)

A US Soldier looks at the sky as he sits atop of a Bradley Fighting Vehicle during a patrol on the outskirts of Baghdad, in 2005. Traumatised by the battlefield or the anguish of divorce caused by long absence from home, many American troops in Iraq are increasingly shedding their macho image and visiting Combat Stress Clinics.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Dec. 4 (HealthDay News) -- A new report provides evidence linking traumatic brain injury sustained by troops in combat in Iraq and Afghanistan to a variety of long-term health problems including dementia, aggression, depression and symptoms similar to those seen in Parkinson's disease.

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Kidney Transplant Referrals Lower for Health-Illiterate Patients

SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) -- Medically unsophisticated patients were markedly less likely to get kidney transplant referrals, even when they were just as needy as more health-literate counterparts, researchers here said.

Americans Are Active, But How Many Depends on Criteria

ATLANTA (MedPage Today) -- About two-thirds of adult Americans exercised the recommended minimum of 150 minutes a week last year, according to a CDC telephone survey.

RSNA: No Time Limit on Starting Stroke Rehab

CHICAGO (MedPage Today) -- Stroke patients can be effectively rehabilitated long after the generally accepted three-to-six-month rehabilitation window, researchers said here.

Drinking and Medication Adherence Don't Mix

SEATTLE (MedPage Today) -- Heavy or even moderate users of alcohol are less likely to fill prescriptions for statins or antihypertensives than those who drink more lightly or abstain, researchers here said.

Aggressive Lipid Lowering Controls Atherosclerosis Effects

WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- Diabetic patients who reached aggressive lipid-lowering targets saw nearly identical vascular benefits whether on high-dose statins alone or with ezetimibe (Zetia), researchers found.

IOM Cites Poor Preparedness for Brain Injuries of Iraq and Afghanistan Vets

WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- The dramatic increase in brain injuries suffered by soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan, compared with earlier wars, has been met by ill-prepared medical systems -- including the VA, the Pentagon, and civilian healthcare, according to a report issued today by the Institute of Medicine.

RSNA: Functional Breast Imaging and Self-Mutilation Get Notice at RSNA

CHICAGO (MedPage Today) -- A molecular imaging process that identifies thesmallest breast cancers and a newly identified self-mutilation practice were the topics in this exclusive MedPage Today newsmaker panel discussion.

Extensive Liver Cancer Is No Bar to Successful Transplant

MILAN, Italy (MedPage Today) -- Current criteria for evaluating liver cancer patients for possible transplantation may unnecessarily disqualify some who would benefit from the procedure, researchers here said.

Contaminated Heparin Confirmed as Cause of Allergic Reactions

ATLANTA (MedPage Today) -- Contaminated heparin has been confirmed in a case-control study by the CDC as the cause of hundreds of allergic reactions, some fatal, over the past year, researchers said.

Tenofovir Outperforms Adefovir in Chronic HBV

DURHAM, N.C. (MedPage Today) -- For patients with chronic hepatitis B infection, the nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitor tenofovir (Viread) was more effective than adefovir (Hepsera) after 48 weeks of treatment.

Daily Mail

Wartime diet of regular fasting slashes prostate cancer risk

Rationing food intake every few weeks could slash men's risk of prostate cancer, scientists believe. Men who halve the amount they normally eat for a week or two once a month could markedly lower their chances of a tumour at a young age.

It's not just the power of suggestion: 'Placebo effect' is in the genes

Why some people miraculously get better when given a dummy drug called a placebo has baffled doctors for years. But scientists have now linked the mysterious phenomenon to a gene.

Abortion is NOT linked to depression, scientists claim

It is widely believed to be a source of real suffering for women. But researchers now say there is actually no good evidence that having an abortion causes women psychological distress.

The middle-aged sex time bomb: It's not just the young and single risking their health any more

This week, Britain was named as the most promiscuous country in the West. But as a Harley St doctor reveals in this disturbing interview, it's not just the young and single who are risking their health in dangerous liaisons...

Women who exercise during pregnancy face risk of pre-eclampsia, researchers warn

Women who exercise during pregnancy are at risk from a illness that can be fatal for themselves and their baby, it was claimed today.

Surviving Siamese twin Faith clings on to life after death of sister Hope

Siamese twin Faith Williams was today fighting for her life in intensive care as doctors gave her a 50 per cent chance of survival.

How we can smell fear... and why it's catching

Research has shown that the sweat we produce when we are scared gives off signals that are subconsciously picked up by others.

I'm still fighting: Angry Patrick Swayze hits back at reports that he's dying from cancer

Last week, a U.S. supermarket tabloid claimed the Dirty Dancing actor was beginning 'the countdown to the end' after being told the cancer had spread to his liver.

Babies born by Caesarean section 'more likely to develop asthma'

Babies delivered by Caesarean are at greater risk of asthma than those born naturally, warn researchers.

LORRAINE MORGAN: Uncaring. Slovenly. Some of our nurses are a disgrace (... and I can say it, because I'm a nurse myself)

Lorraine Morgan, a lecturer in nursing, had the highest opinion of British nurses. But when her elderly aunt was hospitalised she was so shocked by what happened that she launched a campaign.

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