NHS to offer mums-to-be new blood test for pre-eclampsia
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NHS to offer mums-to-be new blood test for pre-eclampsia

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-47771688 By BBC Health News Pregnant women in England will be able to get a new type of blood test to check for the potentially life-threatening condition pre-eclampsia. NHS England is making PLGF testing more widely available as evidence suggests it speeds up diagnosis which could save lives. Mums-to-be who develop…

Ask children about social media use, psychiatrists urged
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Ask children about social media use, psychiatrists urged

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-47749964 By BBC Health news Psychiatrists are being urged to ask children with mental health issues how long they spend online and what they use social media for. Questions about technology should be a routine part of assessments, the Royal College of Psychiatrists says. It is concerned about how time spent…

Jump in antidepressant prescriptions in England
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Jump in antidepressant prescriptions in England

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-47740396 By BBC Health news A total of 70.9 million prescriptions for antidepressants were dispensed in England in 2018. NHS Digital figures show that the number of drugs issued – for conditions like depression and anxiety – went up from 67.5 million in 2017. The total is almost double the number…

Easter eggs are ‘fuelling obesity crisis because shops sell them too early’
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Easter eggs are ‘fuelling obesity crisis because shops sell them too early’

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/03/29/easter-eggs-fuelling-obesity-crisis-shops-sell-early/ By Laura Donnelly, health editor Shops are being urged to stop putting Easter eggs on sale so early, as health chiefs warn that one in four consumers has already eaten a whole one. Charities said increasingly aggressive sales tactics were fuelling the global obesity crisis, and leaving parents at the mercy of…

Take over pharma to create new medicines, says top adviser
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Take over pharma to create new medicines, says top adviser

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-47719269 By  James GallagherHealth and science correspondent, BBC News Part of the drugs industry should be taken over to make new antibiotics, an influential economist has argued. Lord Jim O’Neill, who advised the government on antibiotic resistance, said he was shocked by pharmaceutical companies failing to tackle drug-resistant infections. He said…