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Help on the Way for Salfords Sick? Charities urge prescriptions reform Health charities have called on the government to reform NHS prescription charges, claiming that the system is "inherently unfair". In a letter to the Times, they say the poorest and neediest patients cannot afford potentially life-saving treatment because of the £7.10 charge. Meanwhile, the Independent reports that plans to boost the development of rural pharmacies could see up to three million people losing the right to obtain prescription drugs ... ( Click for More Information ) Nice Drug Decisions The body that decides which drugs should be made available on the NHS has been ordered to be more transparent about how it reaches... Medicine Guides An indispensible guide to prescribed medicines, with online patients’ leaflets, information on what to do if you missed a tablet, ... Keyboards 'dirtier than toilet seats' People who eat their lunch at their desk during work could increase their risk of becoming ill, a consumer watchdog has warned. Wh... Treatment Targeting Peanut Allergy 'within five... A treatment to target peanut allergy could be available within five years, a US health expert has claimed. Professor Wesley Burks ... Please Tell Ten Friends to Tell... The Breast Cancer site is having trouble getting enough people to click on their site daily to meet their quota of donating at lea... Mixed-sex wards 'to end in a... Health secretary Alan Johnson has said mixed-sex NHS wards will be abolished within a year. The promise was made more than a decad... Muscular Dystrophy Stem Cell Hope A new way to manipulate human embryonic stem cells (ESCs) offers hope of a treatment for muscular dystrophies. The muscle-wasting... Breastfeeding 'Protects Babies From Allergic Asthma' Breastfeeding could help to stop babies from developing allergic asthma, according to a new study. French researchers found that t... Cutting Out Caffeine 'Could Help to... People with diabetes may be able to control their condition by cutting out caffeine from their diet, a new study suggests. Researc... Smoke Worsens Lung Function in Cystic... Secondhand smoke can worsen lung function in people with cystic fibrosis, with the effect worse in those with a specific gene vari... Psychological Abuse Increases Risk of Postnatal... Pregnant women who are psychologically abused by an intimate partner are more likely to develop postnatal depression, a new study ... Deep Brain Stimulation Could Improve People's... Deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery could help people to regain their memories, a new study suggests today. The technique is alre... Med Diet 'Cuts Baby Asthma Risk'... Pregnant women who eat a Mediterranean diet may help protect their children from asthma and other allergies, researchers say. The... Xeloda Approved in the EU for... Roche announced that the European Commission has approved its oral chemotherapy Xeloda (capecitabine) for the treatment of metasta... Scientists Develop Needle-free Form of Flu... An oral form of the flu vaccine for patients afraid of needles could one day be available, scientists claim. The international tea... Binge Eating Then Dieting Increases... Binge eating and then dieting could increase the risk of sudden death and significantly reduce lifespan, a new study suggests. In ... New Report Shows Why Drunk People... A new study has shown why alcohol consumption makes social drinkers are more likely to become involved in a fight. It found that a... Friends Undervalued in Teen Pregnancy, Warns... Health workers and service providers may be overlooking a valuable resource by failing to engage with the friends of teenagers req... Scientists Make Key Heart and Kidney... Scientists say they have made two key discoveries that could help develop treatments for heart and kidney problems. The researcher... Gene Therapy Breakthrough for Blind A gene therapy breakthrough may improve the sight of thousands suffering from a congenital retinal condition. UK researchers from ... Novo Nordisk Donation Helps Chinese Pharmaceutical... Novo Nordisk announced that it will donate a license of its small molecule compound library to the National Center for Drug Screen... MP Attacks Online Cancer Cures The government has been urged to clamp down on websites which sell unproven cures for cancer sufferers. Dr Ian Gibson, the chairma... Health Experts Issue Malaria Warning for... Despite a fall in the number of cases of UK travellers contracting malaria last year health experts are warning that risk of the d... Nurses Call for More Attention to... A survey of over 2,000 nurses by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has shown that 8 in ten of those polled were worried about pat... Hepatitis B Patients Achieve Highly Positive... New data show that a significant number of patients with chronic hepatitis B virus infection who received PEGASYS® treatment achie... Short Breastfeeds 'Best for Baby' Giving regular, short breastfeeds is more beneficial than the "baby-led" method, a British study suggests. Allowing a baby to choo... John Prescott Says he Suffered from... Former deputy prime minister John Prescott has revealed that he suffered from the eating disorder bulimia during his years in poli... Celebrities Join Industry Experts in Speaking... Some of Britain’s most popular celebrities have spoken out against this week’s alarmist and grossly misleading vitamin story, whic... Health Experts Issue Measles Warning for... Football fans travelling to Switzerland and Austria this summer for Euro 2008 could be at risk of measles, health experts have war... Drug Reduces Breast Cancer Tumours After... A new drug could reduce breast cancer tumours after just six weeks, according to new research. Scientists at the Baylor College of... “What Every Woman Should Know About... The Lowry Hotel, Manchester Sunday 20th April 2008 11am to 4:30pm Women’s Health Questions and Concerns Answered By To... Herceptin® Helps Eradicate Aggressive Form of... Roche announced that new data presented at European Breast Cancer Conference (EBCC), in Berlin, showed that Herceptin (trastuzumab... Nursing: Accident and Emergency The Independent today carries a story about the Accident and Emergency Department at Salford Royal Hospital ( formerly Hope Hospit... Medical Discovery of the Decade? An injection that dramatically relieved the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease within minutes would qualify as the discovery of the d... Pro-suicide Websites 'Outnumber' Pro-life Sites Suicidal people searching the internet are more likely to find advice on how to end life than sites offering help and support, a n... Demonstrators in California Protest “Misleading” Juice... A group of protestors from POM Wonderful held a rally in California to raise awareness of what it calls “misleading and inconsumab... New Kind of Breast Cancer Please forward to all of the women in your lives . Mothers, daughters, sisters, aunts, friends, etc. In November, a rare kind of b... Half of Britons Unaware of Signs... Half of Britons are unaware of the signs of skin cancer and a quarter do not check their moles for signs of the disease, a survey ... 'Government Begins Review into Sale of... The government is looking into plans to sell NHS property and hospitals in order to improve the services provided by the health se... Salford Royal Hospital to Reduce Patient... Bosses at Salford Royal Hospital have announced plans to cut the number of deaths on its wards by 1,000 over the next three years.... Ozone Signals New Defence for Salford... A revolutionary cleaning method is being used to protect old soldiers in Greater Manchester from killer bugs. Broughton House, a ... Brief Exercise Bouts Help Smokers Trying... People trying to give up smoking may be more successful if they do brief bouts of exercise, new research suggests. Scientists at t... Female Vets Have Two-fold Miscarriage Risk,... Female vets have twice the risk of miscarriage than those outside the profession, new research claims today. The increased risk is... Key Protein Molecule 'also triggers cancer'... A common molecule known to have a key role in building protein can also trigger cancer, researchers have discovered. Scientists sa... Pharmacists to Provide Some GP Services... Pharmacists are to provide some services traditionally carried out by GPs to improve access to healthcare under new plans announce... Salford Volunteers Needed to Develop Pain-reducing... Researchers at the University of Salford are looking for 200 volunteers who are experiencing knee or heel pain to wear specially d... Government Set to Unveil Health Screening... Health screening for all people aged over 40 is set to be announced today by health secretary Alan Johnson. Plans will include tes... Crestor Study Ends Early Due to... AstraZeneca announced it has decided to stop the CRESTOR JUPITER clinical study early based on a recommendation from an Independen... Health Minister Attacks Labour for Defending... A senior minister has warned that the government is not meeting people's needs and must pay more attention to issues of daily impo... Displaying Health Items 1 - 50 of 50