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Someone dies of lung cancer every two minutes

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Someone dies of lung cancer every two minutes

September 11, 2014 by

75% of patients are diagnosed too late Leading cancer expert Prof John Field, from Liverpool University, warns that delaying national lung cancer screening could cost thousands of lives. The academic believes that plans should start now for the UK wide screening of older smokers by the end of 2016, with US data suggesting that this … [Read more…]

Posted in: Uncategorized Tagged: cancer, death, lung cancer, patient, rates, smokers, tests

Should hospitals have cash incentives to reduce death rates?

September 10, 2014 by

Long term effects of monetary bonus dwindling Researchers have found that the Advancing Quality scheme, which uses financial incentives to reduce hospital death rates, has seen it’s initial success begin to falter. Under the scheme, 24 hospitals based in the North West of England were offered financial rewards for reducing the number of patients dying … [Read more…]

Posted in: NHS and Industry News Tagged: death, death rates, funding, hospitals, money, NHS, patients

800,000 people kill themselves every year

September 5, 2014 by

WHO report suicide as “major public health problem” An important report by the World Health Organisation has stated that someone will take their own life every 40 seconds, with suicide being the second leading cause of death in young people aged between 15 and 29. Analysing 10 years of research and data on this topic … [Read more…]

Posted in: Uncategorized Tagged: children, death, mental health, report

328,000 patients die from prescription drugs

August 20, 2014 by

Are new drugs effective or hazardous? Researchers have discovered that new prescription drugs have a one in five chance of causing serious reactions after they have been approved, with systematical reviews revealing that 1.9 million hospitalisations a year are attributed to using new medication. The Harvard Law report explained that 840,000 patients given new drugs … [Read more…]

Posted in: NHS and Industry News Tagged: death, doctors, drugs, health, research, study

Should you be eating 5 or 7 portions of fruit and veg a day?

July 30, 2014 by

New study shows that more than five portions has no extra benefits The latest research supports the advantages of eating five portions of fruit and vegetables each day, however it also suggests that eating additional portions may have no added benefits. Experts reported in the BMJ after an analysis of 16 international studies, that for … [Read more…]

Posted in: Uncategorized Tagged: death, disease, fruit, health, research

Are you thinking about organ donation?

May 28, 2014 by admin

Considering becoming an organ donor is not a five minute decision, but one that you should think about carefully, discussing it with your family and friends. Being an organ donor can make a huge difference – it can have a domino effect, saving or improving as many as 50 other lives. If you go ahead, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Uncategorized Tagged: death, doctor, patient

Booze kills 3.3 million people per year

May 27, 2014 by admin

One death every ten second is blamed on alcohol The World Health Organisation have released new figures that clearly demonstrate the risks of alcohol consumption, with 5.9% of global deaths linked to drinking too much booze. Shekhar Saxena, M.D. and director of the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse at the World Health Organisation … [Read more…]

Posted in: Uncategorized Tagged: death, mental health

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