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Tag Archives: Health care
Nov
8th
8th
NHS is spending more than £440 million in a year on painkillers, according to new analysis it is the biggest bill in the north. England data shows, health trust spends £8.80 an average per head on the population on drugs treating pain, with some doctors even giving patients Lemsip and Anadin on their prescription.
Data analysis firm SSentif examined the year for 2010/11 from the NHS and head of population’s data from Office for National Statistics.
Researchers found that the overall NHS has spent on painkillers in the year 2010/11 was over £442 million. On northern cities and towns, the cost per head was as high as £15, dropping in some parts of the south to just £3.26 per head. According to analysis, the highest spend was in Middlesbrough, Rochdale, Blackpool and Hartlepool, with prescriptions of painkillers billed on primary care trust averages to £2.3m each.
The figures doubled more than the prescription in Twickenham and Richmond, Camdem and Westminster primary care trust (PCT’s), in despite of lower populations. The analysis also showed that PCT spents thousands prescribing over-the-counter painkillers and branded flu and cold medicines such as Beechams, Anadin, Lemsip and Panadol. PCt’s spent just over £3,000 between January and June on Prescriptions for flu and cold remedies and more than £59,000 on prescribing over-the-counter painkillers.
The research also looked at any links between prescribing painkillers, older age and deprivation (over 65 yrs). Found strong correlations in between prescribing painkillers and age in south but didn’t find no link with deprivation.
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Oct
27th
27th
My daily journey to work includes public transport. Today morning, while on the train a woman next to me suddenly sniffed. Reaction: all surrenders move a few inches away. I felt my stress level rising: flu! It’s started!
For most people, flu is unpleasant but not serious. You will usually recover within a week. However, certain people are at greater risk of developing serious complications of flu, such as bronchitis and pneumonia. These conditions may require hospital treatment.
A Department of Health spokesman said: “Vaccination is the best line of defence against flu’.
But here comes a reality: scientists who had been studying 40 years of research say the current batch of vaccines do not offer adequate protection against seasonal flu outbreaks or pandemics and is only 59% effective in healthy adults.
Dr Michael Osterholm, one of the authors of the study published in the journal The Lancet, said: ‘an urgent need for a new generation of more highly effective and cross-protective vaccines that can be manufactured rapidly’.
Anyway, of a test group of 2,000 people half said they would go in to work for fear of repercussions from bosses due to the economic downturn.
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Oct
20th
20th
Yes, it is not a New Year to make yet another resolution (which, to be honest, we barely ever keep). So maybe it is a good time to set a goal and make each day of your life healthier and happier?
“Planning one perfect, healthy day will help you see what changes you need to make in order to bring better nutrition, more activity and peace of mind into your life on a regular basis.”- says Mark Stafford, M.D., a physician at the Kirklin Clinic at the University of Alabama-Birmingham.
This 10 steps schedule might looks very different from your typical day, so engage in some advance planning. Buy the food, schedule the time you need and focus on accomplishing each of these easy – and enriching – tasks. You’ll feel better for it and, we hope, want to incorporate most of these ideas into every day.
- 1. Plan to be healthy
- 2. Ditch your alarm clock
- 3. Don’t overdo your morning workout
- 4. Start your day on a positive note
- 5. Don’t eat at your desk
- 6. Get more active, more often
- 7. Listen to music
- 8. Watch some comedy
- 9. Stop mindless snacking
- 10. Keep a diary
One of the old adages says: Where the mind goes, the body will follows. Taking care of yourself and emotional connections are equally important to your health.
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Oct
10th
10th
The winter quietly knocking to our doors: the nights are longer and the days are shorter. When leaving home is still dark, when coming back- is already dark. Lack of daylight could decrease level of our happiness to the bottom line. We could become more stressed; we could struggle with anxiety and depression. It’s been said that more women than men suffer Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). Also in present market situation we could add to it stress at work, money related stress and so on.
But good mental wellbeing does not mean being constantly happy and never feeling sad or worried but it does mean feeling able to cope and resilient when facing difficulties. Good mental health can also lead to good physical health.
Try to look after yourself this Autumn and Winter. You could avoid SAD and anxiety by doing several simple things: get your friend together, go for a long walk, and keep yourself active. Find something which will keep your mind occupied. Learn new skills- try to learn to cook, to play a musical instrument or a new language. Learn how to manage the stress level. It is easy to say all of this things but you will never know how is working as you don’t try yourself.
Don’t get the winter blues to beat you. Be first this year to fight!
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By in Health
November 09, 2011 - 01:12 pm
Michael Jackson’s doctor, Dr. Conrad Murray was convicted Monday of manslaughter after a trial that painted him as a reckless caregiver administered a lethal dose of a powerful anesthetic that killed the pop star.
Dr. Murray sat stone faced during the trial and was handcuffed and taken into custody without bail until sentencing on 29 November. He appeared calm as officials removed him from the room. A cry broke the eerie silence in the packed courtroom when the verdict was read, and the crowd erupted outside the courtroom. Jubilant supporters cheered and sang Jackson’s “Beat It” and carrying signs reading: “guilty” and “murderer.” Passing motorists sounded their horns. There was no law against the administration of propofol or other sedatives. But expert witnesses said Murray was performing well below the standard of care required of a physician. They said the use of propofol in a home without rescue equipment on hand was a gross deviation from the norm. They called gross negligence, the legal basis for a charge of manslaughter.
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