UK News

Debenhams’ High Summer Look Book Features Real Men and Women

Tue, 04/23/2013 - 11:56

A new summer campaign by the Debenhams' is featuring unique range of models in their High Summer Look Book. These include an amputee, a 69-yearl-old and an over sized model.

New Device for Quick, Perfect Curls

Tue, 04/23/2013 - 10:57

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Everyone with straight and flat hair has at some point of time tried for glossy, tumbling curls or sexy beach-chic waves. But, it means tussling with infernal heated hair gadget - tongs, wands, heated rollers or crimpers. This at times causes various burns and knots. Occasional emergency removal of tangles locks are not out of the place as well.

eHealth Strategy to Do More with Less

Tue, 04/23/2013 - 07:35

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eHealth Strategy along with some other transformation projects is aimed at helping the health boards provide better and more services with lesser efforts and inputs.

Man Dies As Doctors Misdiagnose Pea in Lungs as Cancer Tumor

Tue, 04/23/2013 - 07:32

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A man died after doctors were unable to recognize what was the actual reason for the chest infection of an 85-year-old man.

Debate over Renaming of ‘God Particle’

Mon, 04/22/2013 - 12:42

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It is being said by a group of rival scientists that the scientific icon of its age, Higgs Boson, should be named again. Since, Professor Peter Higgs from Edinburgh University was not the only discoverer of the particle in 1964. Rather, five others were involved in the breakthrough research.

Impact of Cancer More Prominent in Economic Crisis

Mon, 04/22/2013 - 08:15

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It has recently emerged that cancer is becoming more difficult to deal with in the times of economic crisis. It is seen that presently one-third of the people are losing about £860 a month in their income as they are not able to work or are working for less hours now.

Campaigners Accuse Government of Using Competition as Means for Privatizing NHS

Mon, 04/22/2013 - 08:08

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Ministers have affirmed that the government has used competition as a tool that the clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) use in the interest of patients. However, the campaigners have accused the authorities of clandestinely using it as means of privatizing the NHS.

Two-third of Nursing Staff Worried about ‘Negligence’ towards Patient

Mon, 04/22/2013 - 07:59

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As revealed by new reports, two-third of the nurses in the hospitals believes that patients hospitalized in their own hospitals are at a threat of being neglected.

The nurses suggested that the hospital chiefs focus on completing financial targets and usually neglect patient care. One-third of the nurses stated the level of staffing is dangerously low.

Smaller Aspirin Doses May Terminate Breast Cancer Growth

Mon, 04/22/2013 - 05:04

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As revealed by a new research, aspirin consumed in small doses may block the growth and spread of most powerful strains of breast cancer.

NHS nurses spend a fifth of their time on paperwork

Sun, 04/21/2013 - 05:39

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Patients at NHS hospitals are being deprived of vital care as nursing staff are being forced to spend a considerable part of the time on paperwork.

A survey of more than six thousand nurses revealed that nurses spend nearly a fifth of their working time on filing, photocopying and placing orders for fundamental supplies.

Probe into Macclesfield Deaths, Warnings over PMA Use

Sat, 04/20/2013 - 08:09

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As the investigations into death of three goes on, police has sent out warnings asking people to avoid the use of a drug called PMA.

Tandridge has Lowest Number of Deaths from Heart Diseases

Sat, 04/20/2013 - 08:00

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As discovered by the British Heart Foundation. Around 10,000 lives are lost because of the heart diseases on yearly basis in the south east.

As revealed by the records, Tandridge has one of the lowest death rates caused by the heart diseases. Cardiovascular diseases are regarded as the biggest cause of deaths in the UK.

Two Million Kids can Suffer from Measles

Sat, 04/20/2013 - 07:58

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As per a notifications issued by the health experts, around two million schoolchildren are prone to measles. This is a result of the deficiency of the MMR vaccine, that people are avoiding because of wrongly spread MMR scare.

Tameside People at Highest Risk of Dying from Coronary Heart Disease in the UK

Fri, 04/19/2013 - 08:20

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According to recent reports, the people of Tameside, Greater Manchester, are at the highest risk of dying from coronary heart disease in the UK.

Scottish Government Challenged Over Minimum Staff-to-Patient Ratio Implementation

Fri, 04/19/2013 - 08:12

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As a key recommendation of the Francis report into Staffordshire scandal, the Scottish government has been challenged by the public services union Unison to implement the minimum staff-to-patient ratio.

Study Reveals Hospital Expenditure Worries of Cancer Patients

Fri, 04/19/2013 - 08:02

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As per the warnings issued by a charity, the treatment of cancer patients in the UK can cost them hundreds of pounds a month.

Measles Epidemic in Wales could Spread to London, Warn Doctors

Fri, 04/19/2013 - 07:57

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A warning was issued by the doctors that two million children are under the threat of getting affected by measles as an outcome of the MMR scare.

Space Junk Can Prove Fatal for Satellites

Thu, 04/18/2013 - 11:19

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Researchers across the globe have been working hard to come up with ways by which they can retrieve space debris. Among them, British researchers have developed a harpoon to solve the problem.

Nipple Tattooing: Fashion Craze among UK Women

Thu, 04/18/2013 - 10:38

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Nipple tattooing also known as tittooing is becoming a craze among women in the UK. It seems to be quite a recent phenomenon that women have been going mad over semi-permanent nipple tattooing.

Bird Flu Scare at Bernard Matthews Farm

Thu, 04/18/2013 - 07:19

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Recent news confirmed presence of a bird flu strain in a Bernard Matthews poultry farm. In consequent, restrictions have been imposed on the premises in Suffolk as precautionary measures.

It has been stated that the strain doesn't belong to the most virulent H5 or H7 forms. It is believed that the restrictions would be lifted soon.