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| Statins 'benefit healthy people' Wed, 16 May 2012 23:34:17 GMT Thousands of heart attacks and strokes could be prevented if the cholesterol-lowering drugs, statins, were more widely prescribed, research suggests. |
| Oldest living kidney donor at 83 Wed, 16 May 2012 23:34:32 GMT An 83-year-old man becomes the oldest person in the UK to donate a kidney while still alive, the NHS Blood and Transplant service says. |
| Robotic arm controlled by thought Wed, 16 May 2012 17:05:51 GMT Two patients who are paralysed from the neck down are able to control a robotic arm using their thoughts. |
| Cannabis laws 'need changing' Thu, 17 May 2012 05:01:21 GMT Growing small amounts of cannabis should be treated like a speeding ticket with a fine and no criminal record, according to a UK drugs charity. |
| Ambulance change 'to save lives' Wed, 16 May 2012 15:34:54 GMT At least 150 lives will be saved and thousands of wasted ambulance journeys avoided by a change in 999 response practices, NHS chiefs believe. |
| U-turn on NHS prostate drug use Wed, 16 May 2012 06:12:08 GMT A drug for advanced prostate cancer, which can extend life by more than three months, is likely to be approved for NHS use in England and Wales after the medical watchdog reverses an earlier decision. |
| State-funded elderly care 'drop' Wed, 16 May 2012 07:59:02 GMT The number of elderly people in England getting council-funded care has fallen by 11% in the last two years and looks like it will fall further, figures obtained by Labour suggest. |
| Cutting pollution 'helps hearts' Tue, 15 May 2012 23:31:35 GMT Cutting air pollution has an instant impact on heart health, experts believe, after reviewing studies of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. |
| Nursing 'needs more compassion' Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:50 GMT New nurses should be judged on their compassion not just their skills, the NHS Confederation chairman is to say. |
| Paralysed man moves hand after op Tue, 15 May 2012 14:06:16 GMT A paralysed man has regained limited use of his hand after pioneering surgery to bypass damage to his spinal cord. |
| Home HIV tests backed by US panel Wed, 16 May 2012 06:18:06 GMT Over-the-counter HIV tests, which would allow people in the US to check in the privacy of their homes if they have the virus, move a step closer. |
| NHS risk register veto 'wrong' Tue, 15 May 2012 11:20:26 GMT The government's refusal to publish the full risk assessment of the planned changes to the NHS is unjustified and departs from policy, says the Information Commissioner |
| Old films to aid memory recovery Thu, 17 May 2012 01:35:59 GMT Old home movies are being used to help trigger the forgotten past of people with dementia and other memory loss. |
| Baby's quick birth in bathroom Tue, 15 May 2012 18:34:03 GMT A young couple deliver their baby at home in Wakefield after a labour lasting just eight minutes. |
| 'Care gaps and funding gaps' Sun, 15 Apr 2012 23:05:42 GMT We need to find ways of not just meeting the basic needs of the elderly, but also improving wellbeing, reducing loneliness, and restoring some pleasure to their life |
| AUDIO: Should junk food be taxed? Wed, 16 May 2012 14:50:30 GMT BBC Radio 5 live's Tony Livesey discussed whether junk food should be taxed to help tackle obesity |
| VIDEO: Ban chips on school menus, says Reid Wed, 16 May 2012 09:51:58 GMT Big businesses should sponsor compulsory school meals, and packed lunches should be banned, says the former cage fighter and Celebrity Big Brother winner Alex Reid. |
| VIDEO: Doctor's tube helps beat pneumonia Thu, 10 May 2012 13:51:17 GMT A ventilation tube invented by a doctor to prevent the spread of pneumonia in intensive care patients is saving money as well as lives. |
| AUDIO: Should the NHS risk register be public? Wed, 09 May 2012 07:34:25 GMT The government has again defied an order to make public its own assessment of the risks from its massive changes to the NHS. The Labour MP John Healey and Health minister Lord Howe, discuss the issue. |
| VIDEO: New centre to support war wounded Wed, 09 May 2012 11:16:44 GMT A new centre to help wounded servicemen and women recover from the trauma of war has opened in Colchester. |
| VIDEO: Tackling the trade in human flesh pills Tue, 08 May 2012 14:24:50 GMT South Korea has stepped up customs inspections to stop capsules filled with powdered human flesh being smuggled into the country from China. |
| AUDIO: Novartis defends eye drug cost Mon, 07 May 2012 09:19:53 GMT The maker's of a drug that treats age-related macular degeneration, a disease that can cause loss of sight, are taking the NHS to court to block them from using a drug that costs ten times less and is just as effective, according to tests. |
| VIDEO: North-east young in alcohol warning Mon, 07 May 2012 16:10:04 GMT The number of under-18s receiving alcohol treatment in the north east of England is almost twice the national average, according to new figures. |
| How village life can help the elderly Thu, 17 May 2012 00:31:48 GMT How retirement complexes could help tackle social care crisis |
| Patients 'skip' cholesterol drugs Thu, 17 May 2012 06:14:50 GMT Why some people ignore blood pressure problems |
| Epilepsy children in surgery plan Tue, 15 May 2012 00:51:44 GMT Helping children who do not respond to drugs |
| Boy battled cancer twice in year Sun, 13 May 2012 00:39:25 GMT The genetic disorder that caused cancer twice |
| Extreme breastfeeding Sat, 12 May 2012 00:06:01 GMT Does magazine cover exploit or promote debate on nursing? |
| In pictures: Safety posters found Mon, 14 May 2012 15:13:18 GMT Lost safety warnings dusted down and shown off |
| Is India a dumping ground for drugs? Fri, 11 May 2012 10:02:52 GMT Warning about how drugs are tested and sold in India |
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| Word of the day |
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 17, 2012 is:
maffick • \MAF-ik\ • verb
: to celebrate with boisterous rejoicing and hilarious behavior
Examples:
Fans mafficked for hours outside the stadium, celebrating the team's dramatic victory in the division championship.
"In half an hour, after the mildest of mafficking, the last visitors of the exhibition's last day had gone out of the gates and the staff began their final acts of closing up shop." — From an article in The Guardian (London), October 1, 2011
Did you know?
"Maffick" is an alteration of Mafeking Night, the British celebration of the lifting of the siege of a British military outpost during the South African War at the town of Mafikeng (also spelled Mafeking) on May 17, 1900. The South African War was fought between the British and the Afrikaners, who were Dutch and Huguenot settlers originally called Boers, over the right to govern frontier territories. Though the war did not end until 1902, the lifting of the siege of Mafikeng was a significant victory for the British because they held out against a larger Afrikaner force for 217 days until reinforcements could arrive. The rejoicing in British cities on news of the rescue produced "maffick," a word that was popular for a while, especially in journalistic writing, but is now relatively uncommon.