‘Proof still needed’ for flu jab
There is not enough evidence to support the effectiveness of immunising older people against flu, US research finds.
Archive for September, 2007
NHS rationing rife, say doctors
Rationing is becoming more widespread in the NHS, a survey of GPs and hospital doctors suggests.
Dentist in Islamic headscarf row
A dentist refused to treat a female patient unless she wore an Islamic headscarf, a disciplinary panel hears.
PM driven by own NHS experience
Gordon Brown has used his own experience of the NHS when he almost lost his sight to explain why he is a strong believer in the health service.
Seniors balk at ban on free doughnuts
Seniors balk at ban on free doughnuts, AP reports here at Yahoo News: At issue is a decision to refuse free doughnuts, pies and breads that were being donated to senior centers around Putnam County, north of New York City. Officials were concerned that the county was setting a bad nutritional precedent by providing mounds [...]
Warning on vCJD blood screening
An expert warns vCJD could become endemic in the UK unless blood screening is introduced.
Bad sleeping ‘doubles heart risk’
Researchers say both too much and too little sleep is linked to a doubled risk of fatal cardiovascular disease.
Baby deaths ‘can be stopped’
As many as 1,000 stillbirths each year could be prevented if clinicians were able to spot when foetuses were not developing properly, a study suggests.
Paedophiles’ brains mapped
Distinct differences in the brain activity of paedophiles have been found using scanners, scientists say.