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Text messages boost malaria care

bbc.co.uk — Daily text messages to health workers more than doubled the number of children getting the correct treatment for malaria, research shows. 22 hr 12 min ago View in Crawl 4

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  NHS funds 'moved to rich areas'

  Labour is accusing the government of moving NHS spending in England away from poorer areas towards richer parts of the country. It says this is because of changes to the funding for primary care trusts. For years, areas which have higher incidences of poor health have been given a higher per-capita funding but this weighting is set to be reduced. Health Secretary Andrew Lansley called Labour's claims "nonsense" and said all areas were getting budget increases. He said Read ahead

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  NHS funds 'moved to rich areas'

  bbc.co.uk — Labour accuses the government of switching health spending in England away from poorer areas towards richer parts of the country. 2 days ago View in Crawl 4

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    Swaziland: A kingdom in crisis

    Swaziland's King Mswati III ascended to the throne 25 years ago but he has little to celebrate during his silver jubilee. An absolute monarch who rules over 1.2 million people, his government is in financial ruin, running out of cash for salaries, health care and fuel. "My wife works at the university. Last month they got paid late. And they don't know what will happen when it's pay day again," Sikelela Dlamini, the co-ordinator of the opposition Swaziland United Democratic Front (SUDF), told the BBC. "In the health sector, it's worse. Some people got only half their salaries. There is no money – only panic," he says. Read ahead

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    Swaziland: A kingdom in crisis

    bbc.co.uk — Swaziland's King Mswati III ascended to the throne 25 years ago but he has little to celebrate during his silver jubilee. An absolute monarch… 21 hr 23 min ago View in Crawl 4

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      First trial of embryonic stem cells in humans

      US doctors have begun the first official trial of using human embryonic stem cells in patients after getting the green light from regulators. The Food and Drug Administration has given a license to Geron to use the controversial cells to treat people with spinal injuries. The cells have the potential to become many of the different cell types found in the body, including nerve cells. The trials at a hospital in Atlanta will check if the treatment is safe. … Read ahead

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      US healthcare to blame for poor life expectancy rates

      The US healthcare system is to blame for declines in the country's life expectancy ranking, a study suggests. The Columbia University report rejects claims that factors such as obesity have shortened life-spans for Americans relative to other wealthy nations. The study blames reliance on costly and fragmented specialised care, and calls for systemic reform. Its release comes as President Barack Obama's healthcare reform remains a key issue in upcoming mid-term elections. … Read ahead

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      Parasite disease rises in Sudan

      The number of cases of a potentially fatal parasitic disease has increased six-fold in southern Sudan. Visceral leismaniasis- also known as kala-azar – is the most severe form of the disease. More than 6,000 people have been infected and over 300 have died in the last year. The World Health Organization and the Sudanese ministry of health are leading the distribution of treatments and testing equipment to affected areas. … Read ahead

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      Men better than women at sweating during exercise – study

      The adage "men perspire, women glow" is correct, according to Japanese researchers, who found men are much more efficient at sweating. Women unused to physical exercise had the worst sweating response, says the research in Experimental Physiology which confirms previous findings. This could mean women suffer more in hot temperatures as sweating helps the body deal with heat. A UK expert said women had less body fluid so could not lose as much as men. The researchers asked 37 people to cycle continuously for an hour in a controlled climate with increasing intensity intervals. They were divided into four groups – trained and untrained females, trained and untrained men – and the rate at which they produced sweat was measured. … Read ahead

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      Blog reveals Afghanistan medic Karen Woo’s dedication

      Blog posts written by Briton Dr Karen Woo, killed in Afghanistan, offer a human insight into the aid mission to the war-torn country. … Read ahead

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      BBC News – Herpes virus used to treat cancer

      UK doctors report the successful use of a genetically engineered herpes virus to treat patients with head and neck cancer in a phase I\/II study. … Read ahead

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      Ecstasy may cheer up trauma victims

      Ecstasy may help boost therapy success in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder, say researchers. … Read ahead

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