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| Friday, 31 December 2004 10:34 |
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Researchers from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine claim that the vast majority of second infant deaths in families who have already suffered the sudden loss of a baby are due to natural causes.
Controversy over mothers accused of murdering their babies was heightened after Angela Cannings's conviction for killing her two sons was quashed on appeal, leading to hundreds of other cases being reviewed.
Now a massive study following thousands of families after a sudden unexpected and unexplained infant death has revealed that second deaths are not rare and eight out of 10 are most likely due to natural causes.
Professor Robert Carpenter who led the study said "Although child abuse is not uncommon, from the best available data, we believe that the occurrence of a second or third sudden unexpected death in infancy within a family, although relatively rare, is in most cases from natural causes”.
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| Saturday, 18 December 2004 09:10 |
| BNN: British Nursing News Online · www.bnn-online.co.uk |
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A team of scientists from The Southampton University have devised a way of checking brain fluid levels which should eventually reduce the need for painful lumbar punctures.
Doctors who need to measure fluid pressure currently only have the choice of carrying out a lumbar puncture - where a sample of cerebrospinal fluid that surrounds the spinal cord is removed using a needle - or surgically implanting a pressure sensor in the head.
The scientists say their research, which also involved experts in London, could offer a non-invasive aid to the diagnosis and treatment of conditions such as meningitis, head injury and sleeping disorders.
The team also says the technique, which uses headphones linked to a computer, could be particularly useful in treating children.
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| Thursday, 16 December 2004 09:25 |
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Researchers from London's Hammersmith Hospitals are pioneering tests of the use of adult stem cells which could reverse cirrhosis of the liver.
The team will use a patient's own bone marrow stem cells to treat the disease.
Currently, the only hope for many patients is a transplant - but there are too few organs available, so other treatments are urgently needed.
Professor Nagy Habib, head of liver surgery at the trust, said "Usually, these patients will need a liver transplant, but there are very long waiting lists. They may not be able to have a transplant.
"And there is no option of dialysis, as there is with kidney disease, if this research is successful, it would be a very good option for those people”.
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| Tuesday, 14 December 2004 08:43 |
| BNN: British Nursing News Online · www.bnn-online.co.uk |
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A team at the University of Iowa, United States, claims that parasitic worms may be an effective treatment for the inflammatory bowel disorder Crohn's disease.
Patients with Crohn's disease were given drinks containing 2,500 whipworm eggs every three weeks for six months.
The scientists, writing in the journal Gut, said the therapy could be a safe alternative to current treatments for the disease.
Dr Alastair Forbes, a consultant gastroenterologist at St Mark's Hospital, London, and spokesman for the National Association for Colitis and Crohn's Disease, said the research was interesting, but still at an early stage.
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| Sunday, 12 December 2004 08:49 |
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A team of scientists, led by Alan Cowman, have discovered particular genetic survival codes used by malaria parasites. These genetic codes enable proteins produced by the parasites within infected red blood cells to penetrate outwards and alter the invaded red blood cells. The parasites use such alterations to acquire nourishment and to ensure their survival and replication within the human host. The discovery of the protein penetration signal suggests a potential antiparasitic drug target.
Dr Colin Sutherland, a malaria expert at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, said: "There are two key strategies against malaria that may be assisted with this new information.
"Firstly, the proteins that reach the outside of the red blood cell interact directly with the human immune system and may be useful targets for future vaccines.
"Secondly, because we know that these proteins are transported into the red blood cell, they are much easier to reach with circulating drugs than targets hidden within the parasite's membrane cloak”.
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| Thursday, 09 December 2004 08:26 |
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Kevin Woods, a leading health service reformer from London has been appointed to the top NHS job in Scotland.
Dr Woods served as acting chief executive of Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire Strategic Health Authority until recently when the man he will replace in Scotland, Trevor Jones, took over that position.
His appointment comes at a time when Scotland appears to be adopting previously resisted English policies – such as greater use of private hospitals to cut NHS waiting lists.
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| Saturday, 04 December 2004 08:46 |
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Researchers from Imperial College London found that drinking tap or bottled water could help people suffering from low blood pressure who faint while standing up.
The researchers focused on 14 patients with autonomic failure. Seven had pure autonomic failure (PAF), a disorder affecting only the autonomic nervous system.
The others had multiple system atrophy (MSA), a neurodegenerative disease marked by a combination of symptoms affecting movement, blood pressure and other body functions.
In both groups drinking water appeared to be enough to counter the fall in blood pressure caused by standing up.
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| Friday, 03 December 2004 11:33 |
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Researchers from St Mary's Hospital in London have claimed that services for children in hospital A&E departments are still failing to meet minimum standards.
They asked 139 A&E departments about their services for children. They discovered that a quarter of those seeing more than 18,000 children each year did not have separate facilities to assess children on arrival, known as triage.
The survey also revealed that 36% of A&E consultants did not have specialist training in paediatric emergency care.
Five years after a major review of A&E services for children, many departments were still not acting on their recommendations.
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| Thursday, 02 December 2004 11:59 |
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A study by researchers at the Royal London Hospital has concluded that of the 63 obese children involved in the study, over 80% suffer from obstructive sleep apnoea.
Addressing the British Thoracic Society, the researchers warned that untreated, OSA may result in poor performance at school. The problem is compounded by a lack of resources to treat obesity.
One of the researchers said: "Currently, resources in district general hospitals are insufficient to diagnose and treat obstructive sleep apnoea but we need to be able to establish the best way to investigate and treat obese children with OSA if they can't lose weight, which many can't."
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| Monday, 29 November 2004 11:41 |
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Staff who struggle into work with a cold is not an act of dedication but a short-cut to heart disease, a study by British civil servants have found.
A ten-year study of 10,000 Whitehall workers, conducted by University College London, has revealed that working even with a common cold can put undue strain on the heart.
Professor Sir Michael Marmot, head of the survey, said that “presenteeism” leads to an increase in coronary heart disease. “So many people force themselves into work when they are not well and have little knowledge of the consequences”.
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