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Few GPs offer full range of contraceptive services
Nearly half say they don ’t have enough time to talk through the options, survey reveals Related items fromOnMedica Obese women on the pill more likely to have rare stroke Tell women IUD more effective for emergency contraception Women using hormonal contraception at higher depression risk Sexual health ‘savings’ are a false economy
Source: OnMedica Latest News - December 11, 2016 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Stress could play direct role in causing heart disease
Higher risk from stress alongside lifestyle factors, study suggests Related items fromOnMedica Stress Stress in childhood linked to disease risk in adulthood Teen stress can raise risk of diabetes as adult Hypertension more likely in men easily stressed when young Loneliness and isolation linked to increased heart disease/stroke risk
Source: OnMedica Latest News - January 11, 2017 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Noisy hospitals can accelerate decline in dementia
Busy, noisy hospitals can induce delirium which can accelerate dementia-related mental decline Related items fromOnMedica Dementia and stroke funding remains too low, say experts Hospitals must adapt to better support dementia patients Elderly failed by broken care system Dementia care – tending the roots of identity UK to be 'the world ’s most dementia friendly society’
Source: OnMedica Latest News - January 18, 2017 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Pregnancy BMI has little impact on children ’s fatness
Genetics explains most of the association between maternal BMI and child fatness Related items fromOnMedica Care remains poor for pregnant women with diabetes Gestational diabetes for obese women raises risk of lasting problem Obese women on the pill more likely to have rare stroke Dieting safe for pregnant overweight women, study concludes Low birthweight linked to higher mortality right up to adolescence
Source: OnMedica Latest News - January 26, 2017 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Contraceptive pill appears to protect from cancers for up to 30 years
Large study shows long-term benefits from taking the pill Related items fromOnMedica Women using hormonal contraception at higher depression risk Emergency contraception The pill could give long-term protection against womb cancer Oral contraceptive use not linked to major birth defects Obese women on the pill more likely to have rare stroke
Source: OnMedica Latest News - March 23, 2017 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Colds hit lonely people harder
Study finds that lonelier people report more acute cold symptoms Related items fromOnMedica Family, friends and work key to mental wellbeing Training elderly in social media improves well-being and combats isolation Loneliness and isolation linked to increased heart disease/stroke risk Loneliness blamed for increasing visits to GPs and referrals for social care
Source: OnMedica Latest News - March 31, 2017 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Clues to why air pollution raises risk of heart disease
Pollution may damage ‘good’ cholesterol, causing cardiac problems Related items fromOnMedica Air pollution emerges as a leading factor for stroke Blood pressure link to pollution long-term exposure Think more about air pollution in public planning/provision, councils urged Air pollution may shorten lung cancer patient survival Pollution kills 1.7 million children, says WHO
Source: OnMedica Latest News - April 18, 2017 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Oral contraceptive pill impacts on wellbeing
Women taking ethinylestradiol and levonorgestrel combined pill report lower quality of life Related items fromOnMedica Few GPs offer full range of contraceptive services Contraceptive pill appears to protect from cancers for up to 30 years Combined oral contraception, migraine and stroke Women using hormonal contraception at higher depression risk
Source: OnMedica Latest News - April 19, 2017 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
CVD event risk raised soon after COPD exacerbations
Heart attack/stroke risk four times higher in month after COPD exacerbation in people with CVD Related items fromOnMedica Making sense of the new LABAs and LAMAs for COPD Inhalers High indoor temperatures exacerbate COPD symptoms Loss of lung function faster with COPD exacerbations Diagnosis of COPD needs to be improved
Source: OnMedica Latest News - May 23, 2017 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
'Severe harm' to patients at teaching trust after records failure
A patient suffered a stroke that might have been prevented and another received late treatment for cancer after record keeping failures at a teaching hospital.
Source: HSJ - May 25, 2017 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Air pollution levels exceed legal limits at most London NHS facilities
New analysis suggests air around London ’s NHS facilities is highly polluted, harming both patients and staff Related items fromOnMedica Air pollution emerges as a leading factor for stroke Blood pressure link to pollution long-term exposure Think more about air pollution in public planning/provision, councils urged Pollution kills 1.7 million children, says WHO Clues to why air pollution raises risk of heart disease
Source: OnMedica Latest News - June 15, 2017 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Public should ask GPs about drugs ’ relative risks and benefits
Patients need longer appointments to discuss queries over research evidence for their medicines Related items fromOnMedica Doctors urged to listen more and treat less Over 75s not taking medication correctly, say GPs RCGP defends ‘under-prescription’ of stroke medicines by GPs Acid suppression medications linked to serious gastrointestinal infections Doctors campaign against ‘too much medicine’
Source: OnMedica Latest News - June 20, 2017 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Acute services could switch provider in major overhaul
Hospital based stroke, maternity, gynaecology and paediatric services could be shifted from South Tyneside to Sunderland as part of a major overhaul in services.
Source: HSJ - July 5, 2017 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Ambulance response time overhaul set to cut ‘hidden’ waits
And speed up stroke/heart attack care, says NHS England Related items fromOnMedica Welsh Ambulance Service to pilot new clinical response approach Ambulance trust criticised for 111 ‘failings’ Alcohol plays central role in ambulance assaults A&E ambulance diverts almost double average of previous three winters
Source: OnMedica Latest News - July 14, 2017 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Long working hours linked to heightened irregular heart rhythm risk
Those working 55+hours/week 40% more likely to develop atrial fibrillation Related items fromOnMedica Working long hours raises risk of stroke Women doing heavy or shift work have lower fertility Shift work linked to higher coronary risk 12+ hour shifts heightens risk of burnout Do night shifts hinder body ’s ability to repair DNA?
Source: OnMedica Latest News - July 14, 2017 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
