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 07/09/2008 - Young 'ignorant on mental health' (BBC) Almost half of all teenagers cannot name a single mental health condition, according to a poll of schoolchildren. Discuss this >> OR Read background >> |
 07/09/2008 - Vein tubes 'fitted needlessly' (BBC) A third of patients have unnecessary tubes inserted into veins when they are in hospital, pharmacists have warned. Discuss this >> OR Read background >> |
07/09/2008 - Women warned of herbal remedies risk in pregnancy (The Scotsman) THOUSANDS of pregnant women could be risking the health of their unborn babies by taking herbal remedies without knowing the risks. Discuss this >> OR Read background >> |
07/09/2008 - Controversial autism guru offers Scots a '£7,000 'cure' (The Scotsman) AN AMERICAN medical guru who charges thousands of pounds to "cure" autistic children is heading to Scotland amid a storm of controversy. Medical experts and autism groups have accused Kaufman's organisation of misleading parents, claiming there is no scientific evidence. Discuss this >> OR Read background >> |
07/09/2008 - Universal jab offers hope in fight against multiple flu strains (The Scotsman) SCIENTISTS are beginning clinical trials of a new flu vaccine which could offer long-term protection against multiple strains of the disease. It is claimed the jab could even make patients immune to human mutations of bird flu in the event of a pandemic. Discuss this >> OR Read background >> |
06/09/2008 - Trials start on flu vaccine that could end yearly jabs (The Independent) Clinical trials of a new universal flu vaccine that could offer long-term protection against strains including human mutations of bird flu are starting at Oxford University. Discuss this >> OR Read background >> |
 05/09/2008 - Isotope shortage may delay scans (BBC) Hundreds of important NHS hospital tests could be put on hold due to a worldwide shortage of a radioactive isotope. Discuss this >> OR Read background >> |
05/09/2008 - MMR and autism again (NHS Choices) 'Fresh research rules out MMR-autism link', is the headline in The Daily Telegraph. The newspaper goes on to describe a new study that replicates one conducted in 1998 by Dr Andrew Wakefield. This earlier study is described by the Daily Mail as being the one that 'caused a furore' by suggesting a link between autism and the MMR vaccine. The new study replicates the methods of the original study even using, along with another two laboratories, the same laboratory that Wakefield and his colle... Discuss this >> OR Read background >> |