7,971 source-backed health facts - each attributed to a named person and a number, linked to the original source. Page 76 of 80.
“has had two major bowel operations”
“spent months in hospital with MRSA”
“I've been in and out of hospital since 2005”
“It will be developed in the grounds of Bishop of Llandaff High School, with construction expected to begin in September 2011. Education Minister Leighton Andrews made the final decision on the plan following objections. The new site will c…”
“"As well as providing extra help in areas of communication and social skills, this centre will give children with autism a new, dedicated unit, specialising in their education needs," she said.”
“She has said in the past that the government needed to take "radical action" to cut the £2.25bn cost of alcohol misuse in Scotland.”
“The recommendations included a legal limit on the caffeine content of alcoholic drinks - which would effectively ban the tonic wine Buckfast. The party hopes to amend the forthcoming alcohol bill to stop drinks firms using more than 150 mi…”
“Buckfast currently contains two-and-a-half times that amount.”
“Researchers from the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota say rheumatoid arthritis cases rose 2.5% between 1995 and 2007, after 40 years of decline, but fell among men in the same 12-year period”
“Rheumatoid arthritis affects around 350,000 people in the UK.”
“women are three times more likely to be affected by the condition than men.”
“They examined the medical records of 1,761 residents in Olmsted County.”
“They found cases of rheumatoid arthritis increased by 2.5% per year from 1995 to 2007, while it fell in men by 0.5%.”
“We observed a modest increase of rheumatoid arthritis incidence in women during the study period, which followed a sharp decline in incidence during the previous four decades.”
“I would like to assure people living with rheumatoid arthritis that in the last 10 years due in part to the use of biological therapies and tighter control of the disease at an earlier stage that more and more people with this long-term co…”
“99 cases over the past two years”
“the 500,000 births a year”
“He said he only realised the severe impact exposure to so much lead was having on his health when he gave blood more than 10 years later.”
“The truth only began to emerge in 2006 when Mr Jones made one of his regular blood donations and the toxic levels were found.”
“he handled three tonnes of lead a year.”
“when he gave blood more than 10 years later.”
“in 2006 when Mr Jones made one of his regular blood donations”
“Toxic levels of the metal were found in his body.”
“By that time, Mr Jones had already been suffering from unexplained pain in his abdomen and joints for some time.”
“He was put on an intensive course of medication to remove the lead from his bone marrow.”
“The drug has been linked to at least 22 deaths, but there has been no conclusive scientific proof yet that it has been the cause of any of them.”
“more than half of NI's practising gynaecologists have suggested.”
“the majority of gynaecologists in Northern Ireland "do not support the current abortion law as it stands"”
“Of 42 gynaecologists working in Northern Ireland, 37 took part in the survey giving a response rate of 88%.”
“Fifty-seven percent of respondents said they would support liberalising the current abortion law”
“more than two thirds agreeing that abortion should be legal on grounds of fetal abnormality.”
“70% said they would be prepared to on grounds of fetal abnormality”
“49% said they would where the woman has been raped.”
“68% of NI gynaecologists agreed that abortion should be legal when the woman had been raped”
“73% wanted free abortions for Northern Ireland women forced to travel overseas for the procedure”
“51% supported major abortion charities being licensed to carry out abortions in Northern Ireland”
“Only 32% said the abortion law should stay as it is.”
“The survey, 'Attitudes and practice of gynaecologists towards abortion in Northern Ireland' (2009), was conducted by Colin Francome, Emeritus Professor in the Sociology of Health, at Middlesex University, England”
“The party hopes to amend the forthcoming alcohol bill to stop drinks firms using more than 150 milligrammes of caffeine per litre of alcohol. Buckfast currently contains two-and-a-half times that amount.”
“She said Labour wanted to see a legal limit on the level of caffeine in alcoholic drinks of 150mg per litre which would mean that any pre-mixed alcoholic drink containing a higher level of caffeine could not be legally sold in Scotland.”
“The commission's chairman, Professor Sally Brown, said her team had consulted widely, but she added that there was still a great deal of work to be done.”
“The 76-year-old died within a day of being discharged from Barnet Hospital in north London, where she was being treated for kidney problems.”
“An NHS London investigation found she was not checked up on properly by staff from private clinic Clinicenta, which was suspended after the death.”
“The woman should have been assessed after being discharged from hospital, the report said. It identified three occasions when a Clinicenta nurse could have done so.”
“But the woman died in October 2009 without being assessed once.”
“Out-of-hospital services were run by Clinicenta in 20 boroughs across north London. They were suspended after the incident.”
“Some 24 failings at the clinic were highlighted by report authors.”
“Following the death of a patient we acted immediately and took the decision to suspend services run by Clinicenta whilst an investigation took place. The services will not be started again until we have absolute assurance that all the issu…”
“CVHT had begun legal action to seek a judicial review over a decision by NHS Surrey to close all 14 in-patient beds.”
“Under the trust's £8m redevelopment plans, the site would provide no in-patient care but would instead offer outpatient services, clinics and home visits. It would also fund up to eight beds in nursing homes in the area.”
“a six-inch blade was retrieved from Mr Hughes's neck”
“Residents have been told the odour is unlikely to pose a health risk.”
“South Cambridgeshire District Council said the fumes are unlikely to pose a health risk.”
“Five thousand signatures have been collected for a petition requesting that a heart specialist from Coventry be allowed to return to his job.”
“In 2002, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust suspended cardiologist Raj Mattu for five-and-a-half years over bullying allegations.”
“In 2008 the General Medical Council rejected all 150 claims that Dr Matthu had bullied a junior doctor.”
“Eleven patients died in overcrowded bays at the former Walsgrave Hospital in Coventry but a review in 2004 cleared the trust of responsibility for any of the deaths in relation to overcrowding.”
“Out of 115 seats checked in Brecon, Builth Wells, Machynlleth, Newtown and Ystradgynlais, 92 were found to have problems.”
“Fifty seven per cent of the seats examined had a minor problem that needed to be rectified, which included tightening the seatbelt, said the council.”
“It said 12% of the seats had major faults, which included the seatbelt being incorrectly routed, while 6% were unsuitable for the vehicle or the child and should not have been used.”
“It extends life by less than three months on average, costing £27,000 a patient.”
“While the policy pledge is due in April 2011, today we are asking the government to bring this date forward. We are not talking about a lot of patients - there are only about 400 who need this drug - so I don't see why it can't be done as …”
“The Pamela Northcott Fund received 10% of its funding from Bayer last year.”
“the £200m cancer drug fund”
“The Pamela Northcott Fund received 10% of its funding from Bayer last year, although Ms Spall said the company did not have any say over her work.”
“The fund is to be set up next year by the government to give patients access to treatments the NHS cannot afford.”
“We are not talking about a lot of patients - there are only about 400 who need this drug - so I don't see why it can't be done as soon as possible.”
“While the policy pledge is due in April 2011, today we are asking the government to bring this date forward.”
“without predator control less than 20% of breeding birds were able to raise their young.”
“We had a nine-year project that looked at what happened on sites where we reduced the level of predators and compared it with sites with higher levels of predators,”
“We found that when we had lower levels of predators the birds were breeding much better with about three-times higher breeding success.”
“She suffered heart failure on her way to hospital and was pronounced dead within an hour.”
“A total of 150,445 prescription items for two specific drugs were dispensed in 2009, up 12% from 2008.”
“In 2009 nearly 95,000 prescription items were dispensed of Acamprosate calcium, which helps restore the brain's chemical balance to reduce a patient's withdrawal symptoms from alcohol.”
“During the same time period just over 55,500 prescription items were dispensed of Disulfiram, which causes a severe and unpleasant reaction in the patient if they drink alcohol.”
“The number of men with symptoms of alcohol dependency fell between 2000 and 2007, from 11.5% of men aged 16 to 74 to 9.3%.”
“At 4%, the number of women with symptoms of alcohol dependency remained unchanged over that period.”
“More than one in five men and over one in 10 women are technically binge-drinking once a week and they probably don't even realise.”
“Dr Gasson admits that the test is a proof of principle but he thinks it has important implications for a future where medical devices such as pacemakers and cochlear implants become more sophisticated, and risk being contaminated by other …”
“Dr Gasson predicts that wider use will be made of implanted technology. "This type of technology has been commercialised in the United States as a type of medical alert bracelet, so that if you're found unconscious you can be scanned and y…”
“Dr Gasson believes that there will be a demand for these non-essential applications, much as people pay for cosmetic surgery. "If we can find a way of enhancing someone's memory or their IQ then there's a real possibility that people will …”
“The coalition government has now confirmed an independent board for the NHS which will set priorities.”
“the board will exercise its functions through the regional offices that will report directly to the chief executive.”
“In the meantime, Strategic Health Authorities would continue to have a vital role in delivering financial control and performance, and driving improvements in quality and productivity, he said.”
“The health service in England has been promised real-term increases in its budget every year of this parliament by the coalition.”
“It is thought the political price to be paid for that will be very significant cuts at the Department of Health in Whitehall.”
“Managers at the most senior level in the NHS have been told changes could happen within the next two years.”
“In 2006 the numbers of PCTs was halved to 152”
“Any major changes in the NHS in England will come at a time when it is grappling with trying to find £15bn to £20bn of savings by 2014.”
“the research says 40% could be prevented if single-lens glasses were worn outside.”
“In all, the first group had 8% fewer falls than the second.”
“For those who regularly went outside, the difference was significant - with 40% fewer incidents.”
“40% could be prevented if single-lens glasses were worn outside.”
“more than 600 people”
“at least three times a week”
“Half were given single lens glasses for going out, the other half were not.”
“8% fewer falls”
“40% fewer incidents”
“All of them used varifocals and not single lens glasses, and wore them outside at least three times a week.”
“The UK's College of Optometrists welcomed the study, but stressed some people did find it frustrating to have two pairs of glasses.”
