Copenhagen restaurant turns diners into donors

The Alchemist serves a dish that encourages people to sign up to donate their organs. via BBC News - Health Read More Here..

Do You Really Need to Clean Your Dishwasher?

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4 Rules for Calling Your Recipe "Simple"

Everyone loves to refer to their recipes as "simple." Simple is fun, simple is promising, simple is sexy. Simple is the word I most want whispered in my ear when I'm feeling overwhelmed and yes I've been married for almost 20 years and have two school-age kids, why do you ask?

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US drinking water at risk from Trump’s cuts to pollution rules

By dismantling guidelines designed to protect US waterways from pollution, Trump is shifting the problem downstream – and leaving the taxpayer to pay for it via New Scientist - Health Read More Here..

Super-fast Parkinson’s app will track symptoms more closely

An app that uses deep learning could help people with Parkinson's track its progression and uncover lifestyle factors that affect their symptoms via New Scientist - Health Read More Here..

Exercise Helps Counter Cancer-Linked Fatigue

Psychological treatment and education can be useful, too, more so than drugs, study finds

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Indoor Tanning is Out - video message from the American Academy of Dermatology

American Academy of Dermatology: Not only can the ultraviolet radiation from indoor tanning beds lead to wrinkles, it also increases the risk of skin cancer, including melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. On an average day, more than 1 million Americans tan in tanning salons. Research shows that nearly 70 percent of indoor tanners are female, primarily 16 to 29 years old.

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Sickle cell gene therapy: 'It gives me joy and hope'

A woman who has lost two children to sickle cell disease says a possible treatment brings her hope. via BBC News - Health Read More Here..

STPs feel in danger of going over a cliff edge

Deficient funding threatens ability to improve care and put services on more sustainable footing Related items from OnMedica Social care collapse by next year will hurt NHS, warn experts Sustainability and Transformation Plans Cash shortfall for NHS transformation plans MPs raise concerns over STPs STP proposals to cut beds not credible without community investment

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CQC finds safety concerns with online primary care

Money has trumped ethics in the world of online prescribing, warns Healthwatch England Related items from OnMedica Largest recorded seizure of fake medicines announced Online pharmacies undermine bid to curb antibiotic resistance Antibiotics available without prescription from almost half of online pharmacies Give pharmacists more prescribing rights to ease GP burden

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Rising use of antithrombotics linked to subdural haematoma

Highest odds of subdural haematoma with combined use of a VKA and an antiplatelet Related items from OnMedica Higher dose statins could prolong lives of CVD patients Diagnosis and management of deep vein thrombosis Extending anticoagulation duration cuts risk of VTE recurrence Self-managing anticoagulants may cut risks after surgery

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Scientists create 'artificial embryos'

Scientists have created a functioning mouse embryo in the lab via BBC News - Health Read More Here..

Exercise and psychological treatments cut cancer fatigue

Exercise and psychological interventions more effective than drug treatments Related items from OnMedica Anxiety and depression linked to higher cancer death risk Ten year hormonal therapy cuts breast cancer relapse Advise bowel cancer patients to take more exercise GPs should advise exercise for patients with chronic disease

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Complications common in young diabetes patients

Teens and young adults with type 2 diabetes more at risk than those with type 1 Related items from OnMedica Cures and solutions for diabetes — but not for all Impaired glucose regulation (pre-diabetes) Child health risks of gestational diabetes Only quarter of 12-year-olds have all diabetes care checks Send children with suspected diabetes to hospital immediately, GPs urged

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Health watchdog warns over online pharmacy services

The Care Quality Commission warns people to be careful when buying medications on the internet. via BBC News - Health Read More Here..

Artificial 'embryos' created in the lab

Stem cells have been used to create a structure closely resembling a natural mouse embryo. via BBC News - Health Read More Here..

Try these simple mental tests to see if you’re a good athlete

Your brain’s mental flexibility and capacity to focus could give you the skills to help make you a world class athlete via New Scientist - Health Read More Here..

BPA-free water bottles may contain another harmful chemical

A compound called BPA is being phased out of plastic packaging due to fears it may disrupt our hormones – but a replacement for it may be just as harmful via New Scientist - Health Read More Here..

Artificial embryo grown in a dish from two types of stem cells

For the first time, researchers have made something resembling a mouse embryo without using an egg cell, allowing them to probe the early steps of development via New Scientist - Health Read More Here..

World-first therapy reverses sickle cell in teenage boy

French teenager has been "given his life back" by a new treatment. via BBC News - Health Read More Here..

Pregnancy sickness hyperemesis gravidarum 'leading to terminations'

A nurse specialist tells the BBC 10% of hyperemesis gravidarum sufferers seek an abortion. via BBC News - Health Read More Here..

"Bodies have a way of not keeping up with your brain or your career" - Glover from Deep Purple on approaching retirement

Roger Glover from Deep Purple:

"We're all about late 60s, early 70s, and bodies have a way of not keeping up with your brain or your career. The time is approaching when it will end, but we don't want to face that. We don't actually want to make a date or a final tour or anything. We just want to carry on as long as nature allows or is kind of dignified. If we can't do what we do anymore, then yes, it's time to stop. But we're still doing it, and we're still enjoying it very much. So all we're saying is the door is closing, but it's not closed yet."

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CQC head calls for better GP-hospital-care home integration

Where hospital and GP mergers have happened they’ve been very effective – CQC Related items from OnMedica GPs and physicians innovate to improve care GPs must be central to integrated health and social care Approaches to integrated care ‘too top down’, says health alliance Pressure threatens integration and transformation plans Practice sees huge benefits from integration

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Poor GP access ‘not chief reason for A&E winter pressures’

Sicker patients with complex conditions main factor in deteriorating A&E performance Related items from OnMedica Trend to dissuade patients from attending A&E is flawed The incredible invisible bed crisis Better funding and capacity vital for A&E to survive Doctors describe impact on patients of bed shortages in shocking dossier A&E four-hour target only for ‘urgent’ patients

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Mum describes agonising journey to help autistic son

An autistic teen's journey from psychiatric unit to specialist care. via BBC News - Health Read More Here..

Assassins may have made a binary weapon of Kim Jong-nam’s face

The man may have been murdered by two women each wiping a different chemical onto his face, which then blended together to make the deadly nerve gas VX via New Scientist - Health Read More Here..

Exposure to pyrethroid insecticides linked to behaviour problems

Even low environmental doses met by public may be associated with abnormal behaviour Related items from OnMedica Proneness to mosquito bites could be partly genetic Scabies in infants and children Mosquitoes win battle of repellent New target in war against mosquito-borne diseases

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Antenatal flu drugs not linked to newborn risks

Neuraminidase inhibitors in pregnancy not linked to adverse foetal or neonatal outcomes Related items from OnMedica Influenza Pregnant women encouraged to have flu jab Nasal spray flu vaccine for children proving effective Flu vaccination programme extended to thousands more children Flu during pregnancy not linked to child’s autism risk

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Autoimmune disease might be linked to dementia risk

People admitted with autoimmune disease 20% more likely to have subsequent dementia Related items from OnMedica Statins may influence risk of Alzheimer’s Dementia care – tending the roots of identity Protein in urine linked to increased risk of memory problems Dementia patients need more support at diagnosis Thousands delay seeking dementia diagnosis

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'Abnormal' sleep linked to obesity risk

Sleeping too much or too little can increase the likelihood of becoming obese, researchers discover. via BBC News - Health Read More Here..

Baby born four months early survives surgery at Tooting hospital

Abiageal Peters, born four months early, survived thanks to pioneering surgery via BBC News - Health Read More Here..

Nepal fears over US ban on international 'abortion aid'

People in Nepal describe their worries after the US announced it would stop giving money to international groups that perform or even provide information on abortions. via BBC News - Health Read More Here..

Four in five hospitals 'not safe enough' in England

Inspectors highlight insufficient staffing levels and overcrowding as major problems in England. via BBC News - Health Read More Here..

Pregnant women with severe sickness ‘not told of treatments’

Women are often not given the information and care they need when seriously ill, a survey suggests. via BBC News - Health Read More Here..

Autoimmune disorders linked to an increased risk of dementia

People with conditions like multiple sclerosis and psoriasis are more likely to develop dementia, and cardiovascular problems could be to blame via New Scientist - Health Read More Here..

Face-down restraint 'repeatedly' used on girls

Mental health patients are being repeatedly restrained face-down despite government guidance which says that the practice should rarely be used. via BBC News - Health Read More Here..

Gene therapy ‘cures’ boy of blood disease that affects millions

So far, gene therapy has only treated rare disorders. Now, for the first time, it has been used to treat a boy with sickle cell disease, a common genetic disease via New Scientist - Health Read More Here..

Next-gen microbiome drugs are now on sale – should you buy them?

Drugs that alter the microbiome seem to be treating blood pressure and migraine in clinical trials. And thanks to a legal loophole, you can already buy some of them via New Scientist - Health Read More Here..

Facebook is testing AI tools to help prevent suicide

Facebook is trialling new suicide prevention tools, including using AI to identify concerning posts and making it easier to report Facebook Live videos via New Scientist - Health Read More Here..

Swedish mum's battle against sugar goes viral

Anna Larsson has inspired thousands after cutting sugar out her four-year-old daughter's diet. via BBC News - Health Read More Here..

WHO stresses urgent need for R&D for drug-resistant TB alongside newly-prioritized antibiotic-resistant pathogens

WHO reaffirms the critical need for research and development (R&D) of new antibiotics to tackle the threat of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB). via WHO news Read More Here..

Obesity strongly linked to heightened risk of certain cancers

Every 5kg in weight gain may make the difference Related items from OnMedica Managing obesity in primary care - Part 1 Managing obesity in primary care - Part 2 Rising obesity could fuel more cancer cases Public unaware obesity causes cancer Half a million people a year will be diagnosed with cancer by 2035

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Two out of three people back ‘soft’ opt-out organ donation, survey shows

Time to follow example of Wales to save lives, BMA urges Related items from OnMedica Opt-out organ donation well-meant but ‘misguided’ First successful newborn organ donation carried out in UK Three people die every day due to organ donor shortage Wales introduces ‘deemed consent’ for organ donation Doctors urge people to discuss organ donation

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Shifting care out of hospitals unlikely to save NHS money, in most cases

Rising demand and under-resourced transition will scupper that hope, says report Related items from OnMedica Pressure threatens integration and transformation plans Listening to patients and staff key to the future of health and care Sustainability and Transformation Plans Cash shortfall for NHS transformation plans MPs raise concerns over STPs

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Plans to boost compensation payments for negligence claims ‘calamitous’

Payouts and indemnity costs set to soar as a result, say medical defence bodies Related items from OnMedica Treasury must give GPs respite from spiralling indemnity costs Compensation payouts for poor out-of-hours care top £30m GPs not to blame for increase in negligence claims Clinical negligence claims against hospitals almost double in a year Defence body calls for early help to cut GP legal costs

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Facebook artificial intelligence spots suicidal users

Algorithms are being used to offer help to Facebook users who appear to be considering killing themselves. via BBC News - Health Read More Here..

Osteoporosis drugs may make bones weaker

New evidence suggests bisphosphonates are linked to microscopic cracks in the bones. via BBC News - Health Read More Here..

Palliative/end-of-life care provision a ‘postcode lottery’ in England

Government needs to follow through on its national commitment made in 2015 Related items from OnMedica NHS can’t afford not to transform end-of-life care End-of-life care heading for ‘meltdown’ without cash boost, warns cancer charity chief

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Early warning signs of heart attacks 'being missed'

The British Heart Foundation called the research by Imperial College London "concerning". via BBC News - Health Read More Here..

'I bought hepatitis C cure from Bangladesh'

Zoe Sharam bought a hepatitis C cure, deemed too expensive for her by the NHS, online from Bangladesh. She speaks to the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme. via BBC News - Health Read More Here..