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Kidney failure risk for diabetics
24 January 2013 Last updated at 20:50 ET Keeping your kidneys healthy could be one of the best ways to extend your life if you have diabetes, researchers have suggested.
NHS drug decisions ‘are flawed’
24 January 2013 Last updated at 18:59 ET By Jane Dreaper Health correspondent, BBC News The formula used by the NHS to recommend which drugs should be funded is “flawed” and should be scrapped, researchers say. The European Commission-funded study tested the assumptions of the system used by NICE (the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence).
Using Twitter to track the flu: Researchers find a better way to screen the tweets
Jan. 24, 2013 Sifting through social media messages has become a popular way to track when and where flu cases occur, but a key hurdle hampers the process: how to identify flu-infection tweets. Some tweets are posted by people who have been sick with the virus, while others come from folks who are merely talking about the illness.
Controversial bird flu work resumes
23 January 2013 Last updated at 13:00 ET By James Gallagher Health and science reporter, BBC News Controversial research into making bird flu easier to spread in people is to resume after a year-long pause. Some argue the research is essential for understanding how viruses spread and could be used to prevent deadly pandemics killing millions of people.
Antibiotic ‘apocalypse’ warning
24 January 2013 Last updated at 07:06 ET The rise in drug resistant infections is comparable to the threat of global warming, according to the chief medical officer for England. Prof Dame Sally Davies said bacteria were becoming resistant to current drugs and there were few antibiotics to replace them. She told a committee of MPs that going for a routine operation could become deadly due to the threat of infection.
Antibiotic ‘apocalypse’ warning
24 January 2013 Last updated at 07:06 ET The rise in drug resistant infections is comparable to the threat of global warming, according to the chief medical officer for England. Prof Dame Sally Davies said bacteria were becoming resistant to current drugs and there were few antibiotics to replace them
Deadly ‘self-eating enzymes’ blocked
24 January 2013 Last updated at 06:03 ET By Smitha Mundasad BBC News Digestive juices normally used to break down food can turn against the body and start damaging it when people are critically unwell, research suggests. The study undertaken in rats looks closely at why the body starts to shut down when facing overwhelming illness. And this research could help explain why vital organs often fail during sepsis and shock, University of California researchers say
Deadly ‘self-eating enzymes’ blocked
24 January 2013 Last updated at 06:03 ET By Smitha Mundasad BBC News Digestive juices normally used to break down food can turn against the body and start damaging it when people are critically unwell, research suggests. The study undertaken in rats looks closely at why the body starts to shut down when facing overwhelming illness. And this research could help explain why vital organs often fail during sepsis and shock, University of California researchers say
Merge NHS and social care – Labour
23 January 2013 Last updated at 22:44 ET By Nick Triggle Health correspondent, BBC News The NHS and social care budgets in England should be combined to create a super pot to meet the needs of the ageing population, Labour says. The money – worth £119bn this year – could be used to provide more joined-up care across the hospital, mental health and care sectors, the party believes. In a speech on Thursday, shadow health secretary Andy Burnham will say the current arrangements are outdated.
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