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Brexit cannot be an excuse to trash our rights at work
Last night MPs held their first debate on the terms of Britain’s exit from the EU. Unsurprisingly given recent events, Article 50 was high on the agenda. But crucially, the debate also revolved around the rights at work that we enjoy as part of our EU membership.
Workplace rights was at the heart of UNISON’s campaign to keep Britain in the EU. We may have lost that argument, but our concerns remain. Before the referendum UNISON members told us that rights at work were their top priority – and in the aftermath, preserving those rights has been one of our top priorities.
The government have tried to claim that our righ...
Source: UNISON Health care news - November 8, 2016 Category: UK Health Authors: Dave Prentis Tags: Blogs General secretary's blog BREXIT employment rights EU Source Type: news
Men From The South Are More Likely To Die From Smoking-Related Cancers
Smoking causes nearly 29 percent of all cancer deaths among Americans over the age of 35, according to a new analysis published in JAMA Internal Medicine. But that doesn’t tell the full story.
Men from the top five southern states skew this data, dying at a rate that’s 40 percent higher than the national average.
The higher proportion of cancer deaths attributable to smoking in the South isn’t simply because people in that region smoke more ― that distinction goes to the Midwest. Instead, experts say, the lack of funding for tobacco control programs means that there are less resources for people wh...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - November 1, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Toxic Air – The ‘Invisible Killer’ that Stifles 300 Million Children
On 24 October 2016 in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria, children pass in front of a flame fed by waste and rubber materials in order to make Kanda, a type of smoked meat, at an abattoir. Photo: UNICEF/Tanya BindraBy Baher KamalROME, Nov 1 2016 (IPS)About 300 million children in the world are living in areas with outdoor air so toxic – six or more times higher than international pollution guidelines – that it can cause serious health damage, including harming their brain development. This shocking finding has just been revealed by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in a new report — ‘Clear the...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - November 1, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Baher Kamal Tags: Climate Change Featured Global Headlines Health Humanitarian Emergencies IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse Poverty & SDGs Source Type: news
Exploring the benefits of a stroke telemedicine programme: An organisational and societal perspective
Discussions with the Victorian Stroke Telemedicine management were undertaken and field notes were also reviewed. Several benefits of telemedicine were identified within and across participating hospitals, as well as for the state government and community. For hospitals, standardisation of clinical processes was reported, including improved stroke care co-ordination. Capacity building occurred through professional development and educational workshops. Enhanced networking, and resource sharing across hospitals was achieved between hospitals and organisations. Governments leveraged the Victorian Stroke Telemedicine programm...
Source: Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare - October 29, 2016 Category: Information Technology Authors: Bagot, K. L., Bladin, C. F., Vu, M., Kim, J., Hand, P. J., Campbell, B., Walker, A., Donnan, G. A., Dewey, H. M., Cadilhac, D. A., on behalf of the VST collaborators Tags: Special Issue - SFT 2016 Source Type: research
Change to Australasian College of Sport and Exercise Physicians--position statement: the place of mesenchymal stem/stromal cell therapies in sport and exercise medicine
The Board of the Australasian College of Sport and Exercise Physicians has recently learnt concerns of the Australian Government, other medical colleges and our own fellowship regarding the safety of procedures involved with the provision of stem cell therapy to patients. These concerns are partially driven by reports recently published in the lay media, scientific literature and a coroner’s report. A recent case report in the New England Journal of Medicine1 of a glioproliferative tumour in the spine after treatment with a mixture of mesenchymal, embryonic and fetal allogeneic stem cells for residual effects of a st...
Source: British Journal of Sports Medicine - September 29, 2016 Category: Sports Medicine Authors: Osborne, H., Castricum, A. Tags: Editorial Source Type: research
May be time for Britons to switch to Mediterranean diet, study suggests
First UK research shows it is linked to 6-16% lower risk of heart disease/stroke Related items fromOnMedica Omega 3 benefits for bowel cancer patients Mediterranean diet cuts womb cancer risk Nutrition more important than calories, say experts ‘Mediterranean’ diet reduces risks for heart patients Coalition government derailed measures to cut salt in food
Source: OnMedica Latest News - September 29, 2016 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Time window to help people who ’ve had a stroke longer than previously shown
Time is of the essence when getting people stricken with acute ischemic strokes to treatment. And the use of stent retrievers — devices that remove the blood clot like pulling a cork out of a wine bottle — has proven to be a breakthrough for removing the life-threatening blockage of blood flow to the brain.Current professional guidelines recommend that the procedure be performed within six hours for people to benefit. But researchers on a UCLA-led study published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association have found that the procedure has benefits for people up to 7.3 hours following the onset of a stroke...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - September 27, 2016 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Department of Error Department of Error
Bagot KL, Cadilhac DA, Hand PJ, Vu M, Bladin CF. Telemedicine expedites access to optimal acute stroke care. Lancet 2016; 388: 757 –58—the conflict of interest statement of this Correspondence piece (published Aug 20, 2016) should have stated “KLB, DAC, MV, and CFB report grants from The Windemere Foundation, The State Government of Victoria: Department of Business and Innovation and Department of Health, Commonwealth Gov ernment: Health and Hospitals Fund, and Telstra. KLB, DAC, MV, and CFB report non-financial support from Monash University, Ambulance Victoria, National Stroke Foundation, and Loddon Mallee Rural Health Alliance.
Source: LANCET - September 23, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Department of Error Source Type: research
China's shift from population control to population quality: Implications for neurology
China's population restriction, known across the globe as the 1-child policy, has been in place since 1981, with variations to allow some couples a second child.1,2 In response to social challenges arising from this policy, the Chinese government announced in 2015 that it would transition to a new 2-child policy, encouraging couples since January 1, 2016, to have 2 children.3 This transition accompanies a focus on population quality (i.e., improvements in health, education, and social welfare) in newborns to the large Chinese elderly population, with an initiative to reform the Chinese health care system and increase disea...
Source: Neurology - August 21, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Ke, Q., Zhang, L., He, C., Zhao, Z., Qi, M., Griggs, R. C., Gatheridge, M. A. Tags: Stroke prevention, All Neuromuscular Disease, All Cognitive Disorders/Dementia GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES Source Type: research
N.W.T. orders review of Hugh Papik case after niece says stroke victim was treated as drunk
The Northwest Territories government now says it will launch an external investigation into the care of an Aklavik elder who had a massive stroke, but whose niece says that health staff had mistaken him for being drunk.
Source: CBC | Health - August 17, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/North Source Type: news
Hypertension in Russia: Changes Observed After 4 Years of a Comprehensive Health System Improvement Program in the Yaroslavl Region
Rates of cardiovascular mortality and morbidity in Russia have been among the highest in Europe. A comprehensive health system improvement program targeting better diagnosis and control of hypertension was undertaken in the Yaroslavl Region of Russia. This initiative was a joint program between clinicians, the Department of Health and Pharmacy of the Yaroslavl Region, and Novartis Pharma LLC. From 2011 to 2014, the blood pressure control rate improved substantially (94% relative improvement), the percentage of patients with a systolic blood pressure ≥180 mm Hg decreased (from 10% to 5%), and there was a reduction in stro...
Source: The Journal of Clinical Hypertension - August 16, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Maria Mozheyko, Sergey Eregin, Natalia Danilenko, Alexey Vigdorchik, Sheldon W. Tobe, Norman Campbell, Donna McLean, Zhanna Baskakova, Ilnaz Klimovskaia, Krishnan Ramanathan, David Hughes Tags: Original Paper Source Type: research
To floss or not to floss: That is suddenly the question
For decades, the federal government and dentists have recommended flossing daily to prevent cavities and gum disease.
Now the evidence for flossing appears to be hanging by a string.
The Associated Press announced last week that its investigation of 25 studies on flossing found the data supporting its benefits to be “weak, very unreliable,” while also noting that the federal government’s new dietary guidelines have quietly removed any mention of flossing.
If you’re smiling about the news — a recent study found that nearly one-third of American adults never floss — hold on.
Should you still floss? Yes, say exp...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - August 9, 2016 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Air pollution may shorten lung cancer patient survival
Trends most noticeable for early stage disease, findings show Related items fromOnMedica Making sense of the new LABAs and LAMAs for COPD Act now to halt air pollution ’s death toll, MPs urge government Air pollution emerges as a leading factor for stroke Doctors call for ‘major shift’ away from cars 40,000 deaths annually due to air pollution
Source: OnMedica Latest News - August 4, 2016 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Trends in Prescription of Novel Oral Anticoagulants (NOACs) and Warfarin in Australia 2010-2015
This study examines the rates of prescription of rivaroxaban, apixaban, dabigatran and warfarin over the period of July 2010 to June 2015.
Source: Heart, Lung and Circulation - July 27, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: A. Vlachadis Castles, I. Tsay, W. van Gaal Tags: 321 Source Type: research
