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Sunshine vitamin ‘helps treat TB’
3 September 2012 Last updated at 20:34 ET By James Gallagher Health and science reporter, BBC News Vitamin D could help the body fight infections of deadly tuberculosis, according to doctors in London. Nearly 1.5 million people are killed by the infection every year and there are concerns some cases are becoming untreatable.
IVF freezing methods debate call
3 September 2012 Last updated at 20:21 ET By James Gallagher Health and science reporter, BBC News Fertility doctors have called for a debate around whether freezing embryos should become the main option for IVF treatment in the future. An analysis of 13,000 IVF pregnancies suggested the freezing process might be better for the mother and the baby’s health.
Intelligent self-repairing clothing and sensors will detect potential onset of an epileptic seizure
ScienceDaily (Sep. 3, 2012) Intelligent self-repairing clothing and sensors that can detect the potential onset of an epileptic seizure sound like the stuff of science fiction but Northumbria University designers and engineers are turning them into reality.
Improved diagnosis of lung disease: New global benchmarks
ScienceDaily (Sep. 2, 2012) New research has established the first global benchmarks for assessing lung function across the entire life span. The lung growth charts will help healthcare professionals better understand lung disease progression and help raise awareness of lung disease, which is the world’s leading cause of death.1 The research will be presented Monday (Sept
Can’t smell anything? Discovery may give you hope
ScienceDaily (Sep. 2, 2012) Scientists have restored the sense of smell in mice through gene therapy for the first time — a hopeful sign for people who can’t smell anything from birth or lose it due to disease.
Atos benefit appeal woman dies
31 August 2012 Last updated at 04:33 ET A cancer sufferer, who had her benefits cut by government officials who said she was fit to work, has died. Cecilia Burns, 51, from Strabane, County Tyrone, had started a campaign in February to have the decision overturned
Tuning a piano ‘moulds the mind’
28 August 2012 Last updated at 19:41 ET Tuning a piano also tunes the brain, say researchers who have seen structural changes within the brains of professional piano tuners. It appears that listening to two notes played simultaneously to get them pitch perfect causes the brain to adapt. Brain scans revealed highly specific changes in the hippocampus, which governs memory and navigation.
Private bids plea for NHS trust
24 August 2012 Last updated at 11:34 ET Private healthcare providers have been asked if they want to run South London Healthcare NHS Trust. In July the government announced the trust, which had run up debts of more than £150m since being created in 2009, would be put into administration.
Private bids plea for NHS trust
24 August 2012 Last updated at 11:34 ET Private healthcare providers have been asked if they want to run South London Healthcare NHS Trust. In July the government announced the trust, which had run up debts of more than £150m since being created in 2009, would be put into administration.
Court rejects anorexia force-feed
24 August 2012 Last updated at 14:00 ET A High Court judge has ruled in favour of an NHS trust that force feeding would not be in the “best interests” of an anorexic woman. Mrs Justice King, at the Court of Protection in London, heard that the 29-year-old woman, who weighs about 3st 2lb (20kg), does not wish to die. She ruled “all reasonable steps” should be taken to gain the woman’s co-operation, without “physical force”
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