Tobacco companies knew that cigarette smoke contained radioactive alpha particles for more than four decades and developed "deep and intimate" knowledge of these particles' cancer-causing potential, but they deliberately kept their findings from the public, according to a new study by UCLA researchers.
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Tabex tablets mimics nicotine's effects on smokers by stimulating the brain's reward pathways.
Fed up of using nicotine gum, patches or lozenges, or relying on walks, food treats or sheer willpower to beat your cigarette addiction? Pills bought online costing 12p each may just be your salvation. The tablets in question, called Tabex, more than triple a smoker's chances of giving up, according to new research which is expected to lead to a rush of internet orders from Britons hooked on nicotine. http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/sep/28/smokers-beat-habit-tabex-tablets The cost of smoking can add up to more than ill-health or even premature death. It can run into many thousands of pounds. Work out how much smoking costs you using our simple calculator:
Input the amount you pay for a pack of 20 cigarettes Input the number of cigarettes you smoke a day Use the calculate button to work out the cost of smoking to you. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/financialservices/insurance/aviva-medical-insurance/7865266/Calculate-the-cost-of-smoking.html?utm_source=tmg&utm_medium=WGT_smoking&utm_campaign=aviva&WT.ac=8122044 A TELEVISION channel to give people more information about their health and allow them to make GP appointments using their remote control is being launched today. The digital TV channel - available on Freesat, Sky, and Virgin - is being launched by health secretary Nicola Sturgeon at the headquarters of NHS 24 in Glasgow.
http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/editor-s-picks/book-your-gp-through-the-telly-1.1126180 http://www.thedrum.co.uk/news/2011/09/27/26540-nhs-24-launches-new-digital-tv-channel/ http://www.strathspey-herald.co.uk/News/Patients-will-be-able-to-diagnose-with-health-TV-27092011.htm http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/health/Sturgeon-to-launch-TV-health.6843211.jp Science Daily (Sep. 25, 2011) — A new type of diagnostic imaging -- which can better differentiate benign lung lesions from those which are cancerous -- could be used to prevent unnecessary surgery by enabling more accurate diagnosis of the disease.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110925125149.htm A Cancer Research UK-funded study has shown that giving radiotherapy between or during chemotherapy cycles to women with early breast cancer significantly reduces the risk of the disease returning. Chemotherapy is usually given after breast cancer surgery, followed by radiotherapy, to destroy any remaining cancer cells in the breast, chest wall or underarm area.
http://info.cancerresearchuk.org/news/archive/cancernews/2011-09-23-Study-finds-best-way-to-give-radiotherapy-after-breast-cancer-surgery?rss=true They call bladder cancer the poor man’s cancer because the highest level of occurrence appears to be in the lower income groups.
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/features/beating-the-poor-mans-cancer-2359092.html A trial of a new cancer drug, which accurately targets tumours, has been so successful it has been stopped early. Doctors at London's Royal Marsden Hospital gave prostate cancer patients a powerful alpha radiation drug and found that they lived longer, and experienced less pain and side effects. Cancer Research UK said it was a very important and promising discovery.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-15039216 The NHS in Scotland spent almost £4 million on translators for foreign patients last year - almost £11,000 every day. Latest figures reveal the cost of paying interpreters to help foreign patients has almost doubled in the past four years. One Glasgow-based interpreter said yesterday, it is "commonplace" to be called out and paid, even though no translation work takes place. The figure, revealed through the Freedom of Information Act, covers all 14 NHS bodies in Scotland and is 96 per cent more than the £2m spent on the same services in 2006
http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/health/How-11000-a-day-is.6841140.jp Published 22 September 2011
A look at the percentage of patients seen within 48 hours across the UK... East Midlands 37% West Midlands 35% South-west 34% North-east 33% East Anglia 32% North-west 31% Yorks & Humber 30% South-east 30% London 26% Wales 26% Scotland 22% http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/health/Doctor-waiting-times-The-UK.6840447.jp Anti-wrinkle pill cuts crows' feet by up to 30 per cent An anti-wrinkle pill which can reduce crows' feet by up to 30 per cent could be available to buy from next month, British scientists claim. Early results from trials on 480 women suggest that taking the tablet three times a day can help shrink wrinkles from the inside. The pills, which boost the body's production of collagen, a protein which gives skin its tone, are set to be launched by Unilever at 44 spas in Britain, Spain and Canada next month. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/women_shealth/8779453/Anti-wrinkle-pill-cuts-crows-feet-by-up-to-30-per-cent.html |
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