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Warning Over Increase In Hepatitis C Deaths

August 30, 2010 by ·

Hepatitis C is causing a large rise in the number of people dying from liver disease, a Parliamentary report has warned.

There has been a 60% increase in deaths from liver disease over the past decade but patient services in England’s hospitals are poor, MPs said.

Liver disease is the fifth biggest killer after heart disease, cancer, stroke and lung disorders, and the number of deaths is rising by about 8% per year.

It killed more than 10,000 people in the UK in 2008, including from causes such as alcoholism, but hepatitis C is a growing contributory factor. [Read more...]

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August 29, 2010 by ·

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Vaccine Lowers Child Cases Of Bacterial Pneumonia

August 29, 2010 by ·

The number of children admitted to English hospitals with bacterial pneumonia decreased by a fifth in the 2 years following the introduction of a vaccine to combat the disease

The number of children admitted to English hospitals with bacterial pneumonia decreased by a fifth in the two years following the introduction of a vaccine to combat the disease, according to a new study published August 27 in the journal Thorax.

Bacterial pneumonia is a serious illness caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria that mostly affects babies, young children and elderly people. In Europe, around one in ten deaths in the under-fives is caused by the disease. [Read more...]

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First & Lasting Impression

August 29, 2010 by ·

When you are considering your entry into health care jobs you may want to begin with standard employers. There are typical employers that hire people to health related jobs. These positions often provide full and part time hour options, and they also supply many employees with hourly pay and benefits. But as a job seeker for health care career, nothing can be more nerve-wracking than working your way through the hiring process and then finding yourself in the initial interview stage. Well, you’ll probably be competing with other finalists where each of you will be properly vetted, references checked out and skills and experiences be screened. While you have to be prepared to talk about your skills, talents, experiences and background, you also have to prepare yourself in how you talk about these things in order to make a home-run first and lasting impression that will get you the job.

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Migraines And The Menstrual Cycle

August 28, 2010 by ·

Vickie Martin’s migraines began when she was a teenager, and gradually became more frequent and intense over time. By her late 20s Ms. Martin realized that her migraines were closely tied to her menstrual cycles. Ms. Martin estimates that she was having migraines monthly for as long as 10 days each. Tom Uhlman for The New York Times By her late 20s, Vickie Martin realized that her migraines were closely tied to her menstrual periods; she is among those featured in Patient Voices: Migraine.

Several readers had questions for the Consults blog about hormones and migraines. Here, Dr. David Dodick of the Mayo Clinic responds to one reader who wondered if birth control pills can prevent migraines tied to the menstrual cycle. [Read more...]

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Baby’s Nappy Reveals Mum’s Smoking Habits

August 27, 2010 by ·

Scientists have found that the first stools that a baby passes after being born can actually be used to determine how much their mother smoked, or if she was exposed to tobacco smoke during pregnancy.

Meconium is a dark and tarry stool passed by a baby during the first few days after birth.

Researchers measured tobacco smoke metabolites in meconium samples from 337 babies, finding that they correlated well with reported smoke exposure and other markers of tobacco smoke exposure.

Joe Braun, from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, USA, worked with a team of researchers to carry out the study. [Read more...]

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Even When Prostate Cancer Returns, Most Survive

August 26, 2010 by ·

Men who show signs that their disease has returned after prostate cancer treatment are still more likely to die of other causes, a new study in US veterans shows.

Nevertheless, researchers say the study underscores the need to find a better way to identify the minority of men who will die of prostate cancer after disease recurrence.

“We often don’t know what to tell these men in terms of their risk of dying of prostate cancer,” Dr. Timothy Daskivich of the University of California, Los Angeles, told Reuters Health. [Read more...]

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