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Thursday, 28 February 2013

Housing Improvements Should Be Targeted At Those In Poorest Health

Improving housing can improve health, particularly when interventions are targeted at those in the poorest health, according to a systematic review published in The Cochrane Library. The authors say their review underscores the importance of targeting those most in need when devising programmes for housing improvement. Despite a wealth of research linking housing to health, it remains difficult to separate the effects of poor housing from the effects of other socioeconomic factors that influence health, such as poverty... via Health News from Medical News Today Read More Here..

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Helping Dementia Patients Remember To Eat Well Improves Physical And Mental Health

A new analysis has found that a combination of methods that help patients with dementia remember proper eating habits can improve their physical health and lessen symptoms of depression. Published early online in the Journal of Advanced Nursing, the study indicates that clinicians should consider using this intervention in individuals with dementia who also have poor nutrition and signs of depression. In patients with dementia, poor nutrition or decreased food intake may cause symptoms of depression... via Health News from Medical News Today Read More Here..

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Every Degree Fall In Winter Air Temperature Equals 1% Drop In Ambulance Response Time, UK

Climate change likely to prompt further extremes of weather and add to pressures Every one degree fall in outside air temperature during the winter corresponds to a drop in ambulance response time of more than 1 per cent, reveals research published online in Emergency Medicine Journal. Increased demand and treacherous road conditions during the winter months combine to stretch ambulance services in England, which have a target of reaching 75% of immediately life-threatening (category A) calls within eight minutes, say the authors... via Health News from Medical News Today Read More Here..

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First Signs Of Heart Disease Seen In Newborns Of Overweight/Obese Mums

Artery wall thickening already present at birth The walls of the body's major artery - the aorta - are already thickened in babies born to mums who are overweight or obese, finds a small study published online in the Fetal and Neonatal Edition of Archives of Disease of Childhood. Importantly, this arterial thickening, which is a sign of heart disease, is independent of the child's weight at birth - a known risk factor for later heart disease and stroke... via Health News from Medical News Today Read More Here..

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Wednesday, 27 February 2013

Patients' Fear Of Developing Lymphedema Far Exceeds Risk Following Breast Cancer Treatment

Women who have had the lymph nodes under their arm surgically removed during breast cancer treatment are warned to avoid certain practices that can cause lymphedema - a condition that causes chronic, painless swelling in the arm. Now, a new study published in the March issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons suggests that the vast majority of women who undergo breast cancer operations worry about developing this complication and that this fear far exceeds their actual risk of getting lymphedema... via Health News from Medical News Today Read More Here..

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Heart Development Breakthrough Utilises Nottingham Technology

Technology developed at The University of Nottingham has been used in a breakthrough study aimed at developing the first comprehensive model of a fully functioning fetal heart. The abdominal fetal ECG device, designed originally by academics in the University's Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering and on commercial sale throughout the world since 2008 through the University spin-out company Monica Healthcare Ltd, has been used to observe living fetal hearts of babies in their mothers' wombs... via Health News from Medical News Today Read More Here..

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A Step Towards Malaria Transmission Prevention - SHLP1

Experts have disabled a unique member of the signalling proteins which are essential for the development of the malaria parasite. They have produced a mutant lacking the ancient bacterial Shewanella-like protein phosphatase known as SHLP1 (pronounced 'shelph'). This mutant is unable to complete its complex life cycle and is arrested in its development in the mosquito. The discovery could help in the design of new drugs to arrest the spread of this killer disease. Targeting SHLP1 SHLP1 is critical to the cellular development of the malaria parasite... via Health News from Medical News Today Read More Here..

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