Two in three English people are overweight or obese, NHS says
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Two in three English people are overweight or obese, NHS says

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This article was taken from: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/health/two-in-three-english-people-are-overweight-or-obese-nhs-says-in-bleak-study-a4008036.html By James  Morris Nearly two in three English people are overweight or obese, a new study by the NHS has found. The NHS’s Health Survey for England, released today, found 64 per cent of adults are overweight or obese according to Body Mass Index (BMI) scores. This compares to 53 per cent recorded in last year’s…

Why the world is becoming more allergic to food
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Why the world is becoming more allergic to food

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-46302780 By Dr Alexandra SantosKing’s College London at BBC Health news Around the world, children are far more likely than ever before to develop food allergies. Recent inquiries into the deaths of two British teenagers after eating sesame and peanut highlighted the sometimes tragic consequences. In August, a six-year-old girl in Western Australia died as the result…

NHS hospitals treat soaring number of older people for drug misuse
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NHS hospitals treat soaring number of older people for drug misuse

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/dec/02/nhs-sees-spike-in-amount-of-older-people-admitted-to-hospital-with-drugs-side-effects By Arifa Khan at the Guardian News Number of over-45s in England admitted with drug-related mental problems rose 85% over decade Growing numbers of middle-aged and older people are ending up in hospital suffering serious mental health problems after taking drugs, new NHS statistics reveal. The number of people in England aged 45…

Proton beam failure leaves hundreds of child cancer patients at risk
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Proton beam failure leaves hundreds of child cancer patients at risk

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This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/12/02/proton-beam-failure-leaves-hundreds-child-cancer-patients-risk/ By Justin Stoneman  & Henry Bodkin st the Telegraph news Hundreds of children with cancer are resorting to inferior treatment because of a failure to open two flagship specialist centres, experts have warned. NHS officials have admitted that no patient has yet received state-of-the-art proton beam therapy (PBT) at either its new London or Manchester…

Millions could lose GP next year as staff shortages and stress force doctors to close surgeries, study claims
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Millions could lose GP next year as staff shortages and stress force doctors to close surgeries, study claims

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This article was taken from: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/doctor-shortages-nhs-gp-surgery-closed-england-figures-number-stress-a8663536.html By Tom Barnes at the Indepedent news Survey suggests hundreds in England could walk away from profession next year citing poor working conditions Millions of patients could lose their GP surgery within the next 12 months as factors such as stress contribute to a shortage of doctors, a new…