A remedy reject in the fight against flu
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The changeability of the influenza virus makes it very difficult for scientists to develop one vaccine to combat its effects or to forecast an outbreak of the disease. A new drug, Relenza, has been successfully developed to help counter the effects of influenza. The UK National Institute for Clinical Excellence advised the government Relenza should not be prescribed by the National Health Service. They were concerned about the cost of the drug at 24 pounds sterling for a five day supply and in tests it was found to reduce the infection by only one day.
Publication Name: Times Higher Education Supplement
Subject: Education
ISSN: 0049-3929
Year: 2000
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The fat of the land
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Scientists claim people in the UK are becoming fatter due to their lifestyles and not because of their genetic make up. Genetics can predispose people to fatness but individual behavioural patterns is the determining factor. It has been established genetics may have some influence on the size of 40-60% of people. A number of scientists are looking into the role of the hormone leptin, in making people fat. Some 16% of men and 18% of women, in the UK, are considered to be obese. The National Health Service spends about 2 billion pounds sterling on diseases caused by patients' being overweight.
Publication Name: Times Higher Education Supplement
Subject: Education
ISSN: 0049-3929
Year: 1998
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Nurses are not carrying on
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Only one out of ten UK health trusts reports not having difficulty in finding sufficient nurses, with the other trusts having to cope with 8,000 vacant nursing jobs throughout the UK. Fewer nurses are applying for places on the training courses, with around one in three leaving whilst undergoing training. Nurse and midwife education is begin reviewed by the United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting. Some observers have suggested all nurses should be trained to degree level rather than just the 13% who currently study for nursing degrees.
Publication Name: Times Higher Education Supplement
Subject: Education
ISSN: 0049-3929
Year: 1998
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