Brits should be given record cards to keep track of their vaccination history and are being told that it is part of their civic duty to make sure that they are properly immunised on a regular basis. They are also warning that antibiotic resistance, an increase in the ageing population, and more and more migration will lead to a stronger threat for infectious disease if
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In Britain the NHS is often known for being at the centre of speculation and debate and recent media reports have been no different. There is a great deal of concern surrounding those that are working for the NHS and whether they are able to offer the standard of care that we have come to expect and it all boils down to the nationality of One of the most persuasive arguments in any situation always has to do with money – that’s a cliché, but a given from time immemorial. The results of any large study conducted on health issues will usually include estimates of the financial costs incurred by victims of whatever condition or disease is being studied. For quite some time now, obesity has been one of the UK’s The World Health Organisation is not in the habit of publishing unauthenticated or biased data, so when a recent WHO report said that women in the UK are subject to a poorer quality of life than women in almost every other European country, no one has disputed the information. Certainly many of the UK’s lower-income females would agree, though they probably don’t have any idea Twins who are smokers display more premature ageing on their face than identical twins who don’t smoke, according to a new study which is published in November’s issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery® , the official journal of the ASPS;American Society of Plastic Surgeons The study has revealed that significant differences in facial ageing were found between sets of twins who had as little as 5 years Psoriasis suffers have more to deal with than just irritated skin The skin condition psoriasis, of which there are around 7.5m sufferers in the US, not only irritates the skin but also had a profound effect on the overall well being of those who have the affliction. This is caused by their dent in self confidence, according to Benjamin F Chong MD,Medical Chief of Dermatology In a research carried out by EU to ascertain the economic impact of cancer, the disease was discovered to be very costly as it has recently cost most European Union countries 126bn Euros a year. As reported by the charity Cancer Research UK, the disease presents a huge financial burden. The figures quoted by Lancet Oncology included money for buying drugs, paying for health care services According to recent research, the NHS does not have enough nurses hence they are looking to hire more from overseas. Nursing times reported that nearly 1400 physicians were last year recruited by 40 hospitals besides 41 more hospitals are looking to follow suit. Considering that over the last three years places offering the nursing course have decreased by 2500, Maria Bentley of Nottingham University Hospitals Trust According to scientists, they are very close to making a drug that would provide protection against all known forms of flu. The vaccines that are used for protection against flu have to be changed every year as influenza virus shifts its target. Fortunately, researchers at Imperial College London have developed a blueprint for a vaccine that would provide effective protection against flu. The virus influenza is
Ski 4 Cancer’s new patron is polar explorer Sue Stockdale Sue Stockdale, Britain’s first women to reach the Magnetic North Pole on skis, has been named as the new patron for Ski 4 Cancer, the UK based charity that provides respite breaks in the Alps for families who are affected by cancer. Sue Stockdale achieved her amazing feat of skiing to the North |
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