http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/?service=Rss http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/drugresistant-swine-flu-spreads-between-patients-14570995.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/drugresistant-swine-flu-spreads-between-patients-14570995.html?r=RSS <p> A strain of Tamiflu-resistant swine flu has spread between patients in a hospital, it was announced today. </p> Health Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:31:38 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/knowledge-gap-bared-in-sex-survey-14570163.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/knowledge-gap-bared-in-sex-survey-14570163.html?r=RSS <p> More than one in 10 people (11%) do not realise a woman can get pregnant if she has sex standing up, according to a new poll. </p> Health Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:17:53 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/ban-on-under-18s-using-sunbeds-lsquocould-save-livesrsquo-14570150.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/ban-on-under-18s-using-sunbeds-lsquocould-save-livesrsquo-14570150.html?r=RSS <p> A ban on children and young people using sunbeds should save lives, a leading Northern Ireland cancer charity has argued. </p> Health Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:55:02 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/all-children-under-five-will-be-offered-swine-flu-vaccine-14570132.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/all-children-under-five-will-be-offered-swine-flu-vaccine-14570132.html?r=RSS <p> All children under the age of five are to be offered the swine flu vaccine it was announced yesterday as it was revealed the virus has claimed two more lives. </p> Health Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:35:47 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/vicks-nasal-sprays-recalled-over-bacteria-fears-14570119.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/vicks-nasal-sprays-recalled-over-bacteria-fears-14570119.html?r=RSS <p> Thousands of Vicks nasal sprays were being recalled last night amid fears they could contain a dangerous bacteria. </p> Health Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:20:25 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/alcohol-could-cut-your-heart-disease-risk-14566638.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/alcohol-could-cut-your-heart-disease-risk-14566638.html?r=RSS <p> Alcohol may cut the risk of heart disease by almost a third in men, research suggested today. </p> Health Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:55:12 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/new-prostate-cancer-drugs-tested-in-belfast-14566529.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/new-prostate-cancer-drugs-tested-in-belfast-14566529.html?r=RSS <p> Men with advanced prostate cancer could be treated by new drugs being tested in Belfast. </p> Health Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:50:25 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/male-infertility-studies-hit-by-funding-shortage-says-academic-14566526.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/male-infertility-studies-hit-by-funding-shortage-says-academic-14566526.html?r=RSS <p> Studies into male infertility in Northern Ireland have been dogged by lack of funds, it was claimed today. </p> Health Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:46:29 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/six-beers-a-day-keeps-the-doctor-away-14566451.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/six-beers-a-day-keeps-the-doctor-away-14566451.html?r=RSS <p> Drinking a bottle of wine a day, or half a dozen beers, cuts the risk of heart disease by more than half in men, it has been shown. </p> Health Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:20:44 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/obesity-timebomb-lsquocould-bring-down-northern-irelands-health-servicersquo-14564674.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/obesity-timebomb-lsquocould-bring-down-northern-irelands-health-servicersquo-14564674.html?r=RSS <p> Two-thirds of men and 50% of women across Northern Ireland are expected to be clinically obese by 2050, leading to the collapse of the health service, Assembly members have warned. </p> Health Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:49:50 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/smokers-urged-to-have-lung-test-14564673.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/smokers-urged-to-have-lung-test-14564673.html?r=RSS <p> Smokers and quitters are being urged to have a lung check for a disease that causes wheeziness and a persistent cough. </p> Health Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:48:08 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/antidepressant-hailed-as-viagra-for-women-14564655.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/antidepressant-hailed-as-viagra-for-women-14564655.html?r=RSS <p> The debate over how to stimulate female sexual desire is set to be reopened with the discovery of a drug described as &ldquo;Viagra for women&rdquo;. </p> Health Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:01:11 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/childrens-lunchboxes-lsquofull-of-sugarrsquo-14563907.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/childrens-lunchboxes-lsquofull-of-sugarrsquo-14563907.html?r=RSS <p> Parents could be packing more than 12 teaspoons of sugar into their children's lunchboxes by giving them snacks designed for kids, a consumer campaign group claimed yesterday. </p> Health Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:23:27 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/new-hope-for-bad-back-sufferers-14563880.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/new-hope-for-bad-back-sufferers-14563880.html?r=RSS <p> A new twist on an old therapy for bad backs is being pioneered with success at a UK clinic. </p> Health Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:11:29 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/exercise-and-a-healthy-diet-lsquocould-cut-cancer-death-tollrsquo-14563864.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/exercise-and-a-healthy-diet-lsquocould-cut-cancer-death-tollrsquo-14563864.html?r=RSS <p> Almost 80,000 cases of cancer could be prevented every year through healthy diet and exercise, new figures out today suggest. </p> Health Mon, 16 Nov 2009 02:34:05 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/baaps-cosmetic-surgery-lsquois-an-unregulated-messrsquo-14563840.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/baaps-cosmetic-surgery-lsquois-an-unregulated-messrsquo-14563840.html?r=RSS <p> In an astonishing attack on the booming cosmetic surgery industry, the president of the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (Baaps) says it is time to call a halt to the unregulated trade. </p> Health Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:21:31 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/drug-risk-for-dementia-patients-14562271.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/drug-risk-for-dementia-patients-14562271.html?r=RSS <p> Hundreds of thousands of dementia patients are wrongly prescribed powerful &ldquo;chemical cosh&rdquo; drugs, with an estimated 1,800 dying every year as a result, a report has said. </p> Health Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:35:15 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/top-medic-worst-of-swine-flu-may-be-over-for-now-14562238.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/top-medic-worst-of-swine-flu-may-be-over-for-now-14562238.html?r=RSS <p> Northern Ireland&rsquo;s chief medical officer has said he is &ldquo;cautiously optimistic&rdquo; that the worst of the swine flu wave currently circulating Northern Ireland has passed. </p> Health Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:01:51 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/swine-flu-claims-another-victim-in-northern-ireland-14562221.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/swine-flu-claims-another-victim-in-northern-ireland-14562221.html?r=RSS <p> Swine flu has claimed another victim in Northern Ireland, the Health minister announced yesterday. </p> Health Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:01:23 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/film-tv/news/george-bests-son-calum--speaks-of-his-dads-battle-with-booze-14558244.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/film-tv/news/george-bests-son-calum--speaks-of-his-dads-battle-with-booze-14558244.html?r=RSS <p> George Best's son Calum has spoken about the tragic downfall of his father. </p> News Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:17:02 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/lung-cancer-new-drug-breakthrough-14558150.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/lung-cancer-new-drug-breakthrough-14558150.html?r=RSS <p> A new lung cancer drug that could mark a breakthrough in combating the deadly disease may be tested on patients as early as next year. </p> Local & National Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:33:46 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/the-az-of-conflicting-health-advice-14557698.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/the-az-of-conflicting-health-advice-14557698.html?r=RSS <p> Every week, it seems a scientific study appears disproving what last week's study showed. </p> Health Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:54:46 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/how-nhs-rebuilt---teens-broken-body-14557643.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/how-nhs-rebuilt---teens-broken-body-14557643.html?r=RSS <p> A teenager brought back from the brink of death by a team of Northern Ireland doctors and nurses today hailed their miracle work in rebuilding his life. </p> Local & National Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:56:16 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/total-hospital-bug-toll-unknown-14557277.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/total-hospital-bug-toll-unknown-14557277.html?r=RSS <p> The Government has no idea how many people are dying from hospital bugs other than MRSA and Clostridium difficile (C. diff) despite evidence they are on the rise, an MPs' report says. </p> Health Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:35:10 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/expert-swine-flu-outbreak-is-really-very-mild-14557275.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/expert-swine-flu-outbreak-is-really-very-mild-14557275.html?r=RSS <p> The 2009 swine flu pandemic may turn out to be the weakest in history. It is spreading more slowly than expected and the latest figures show a flattening &mdash; or even a dip &mdash; in new infections. </p> Health Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:33:22 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/junk-food-withdrawal-symptoms-lsquolike-drugsrsquo-14557234.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/junk-food-withdrawal-symptoms-lsquolike-drugsrsquo-14557234.html?r=RSS <p> Yo-yo dieting may produce withdrawal symptoms similar to those suffered by alcoholics and drug addicts, a study suggests. </p> Health Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:59:28 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/boffins-may-have-found-new-anticancer-weapon-14557116.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/boffins-may-have-found-new-anticancer-weapon-14557116.html?r=RSS <p> Drugs that block the effects of the female hormone oestrogen may be an effective new weapon against cervical cancer, research suggests. </p> Health Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:41:31 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/new-alzheimerrsquos-test-14556217.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/new-alzheimerrsquos-test-14556217.html?r=RSS <p> A multi-tasking test can help avoid confusion between symptoms of depression and early Alzheimer's, research suggests. </p> Health Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:33:40 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/nanos-to-heal-spinal-cord-14556214.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/nanos-to-heal-spinal-cord-14556214.html?r=RSS <p> Tiny nanoparticles that act as &ldquo;sticking plasters&rdquo; for broken nerves could provide a new treatment for spinal cord injuries, research from Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indianopolis suggests. </p> Health Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:30:51 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/home-birth-warning-after-baby-death-14554966.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/home-birth-warning-after-baby-death-14554966.html?r=RSS <p> A doctor has warned that home births should only take place within 20 minutes travel of a hospital. </p> Local & National Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:32:50 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/gpsrsquo-swine-flu-vaccine-programme-is-on-target-14554799.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/gpsrsquo-swine-flu-vaccine-programme-is-on-target-14554799.html?r=RSS <p> Health chiefs have moved to reassure the public that the swine flu vaccination programme will be completed by the December deadline after it was confirmed there were two more swine flu-related deaths over the past week. </p> Health Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:52:24 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/cells-lsquodamaged-from-a-distancersquo-14554774.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/cells-lsquodamaged-from-a-distancersquo-14554774.html?r=RSS <p> Nanoparticles can damage DNA from a distance by affecting biological signals, scientists at the University of Bristol have shown. </p> Health Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:10:25 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/superbug-probe-over-hospital-deaths-14548692.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/superbug-probe-over-hospital-deaths-14548692.html?r=RSS <p> An investigation is under way to find out if the deaths of two elderly patients in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda are linked to a serious outbreak of the superbug C Diff which has led to a major curtailment in services. </p> Health Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:27:27 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/have-experts-found-cure-for-leukaemia-14547936.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/have-experts-found-cure-for-leukaemia-14547936.html?r=RSS <p> Scientists have discovered a new drug which they claim is able to kill leukaemia. </p> Health Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:52:54 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/men-twice-as-likely-to-have-diabetes-14547213.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/men-twice-as-likely-to-have-diabetes-14547213.html?r=RSS <p> Men over the age of 50 are almost twice as likely as women to have |diabetes without knowing it, it was claimed today. </p> Health Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:02:09 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/exercise-will-cut-diabetes-say-doctors-14545826.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/exercise-will-cut-diabetes-say-doctors-14545826.html?r=RSS <p> A healthy diet and regular exercise can reduce the long-term likelihood of diabetes by a third in people at high risk of the disease, research has shown. </p> Health Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:38:11 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/experts-warn-over-ticking-timebomb-of-type-2-diabetes-14545813.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/experts-warn-over-ticking-timebomb-of-type-2-diabetes-14545813.html?r=RSS <p> Northern Ireland is in dire need of an NHS diabetes screening service to tackle exploding numbers of the life-threatening condition being fuelled by rising levels of obesity. </p> Health Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:20:37 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/rise-in-northern-ireland-elderly-dying-from-cold-14546222.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/rise-in-northern-ireland-elderly-dying-from-cold-14546222.html?r=RSS <p> The number of older people in Northern Ireland dying from the cold reached its highest level for almost a decade last winter, it was revealed today. </p> Health Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:01:33 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/swine-flu-mum-is-lsquostablersquo-14544999.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/swine-flu-mum-is-lsquostablersquo-14544999.html?r=RSS <p> A woman who was transferred from Northern Ireland to a London hospital for treatment after being diagnosed with swine flu shortly after giving birth is in a stable condition. </p> Health Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:36:47 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/everyone-at-high-flu-risk-to-get-vaccine-by-.htmlmber-14544994.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/everyone-at-high-flu-risk-to-get-vaccine-by-.htmlmber-14544994.html?r=RSS <p> Health officials have moved to reassure the public that the swine flu vaccination programme in Northern Ireland will be completed as soon as possible. </p> Health Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:30:17 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/drugs-chief-alcohol-more-dangerous-than-ecstasy-lsd-and-cannabis-14544981.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/drugs-chief-alcohol-more-dangerous-than-ecstasy-lsd-and-cannabis-14544981.html?r=RSS <p> The British Government's chief drug adviser has sparked controversy by claiming ecstasy, LSD and cannabis are less dangerous than cigarettes and alcohol. </p> Health Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:52:27 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/curry-spice-begins-to-kill-cancer-within-24-hours-14544226.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/curry-spice-begins-to-kill-cancer-within-24-hours-14544226.html?r=RSS <p> Spices in curry may help to cure a certain type of cancer, new research shows. </p> Health Wed, 28 Oct 2009 06:21:34 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/boy-rushed-to-hospital-after-swine-flu-jab-14543347.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/boy-rushed-to-hospital-after-swine-flu-jab-14543347.html?r=RSS <p> The safety of Northern Ireland&rsquo;s swine flu vaccination programme was called into question today by the parent of a young special needs pupil who ended up in hospital just hours after getting the jab. </p> Local & National Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:39:26 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/mcgimpsey-cash-concern-14542456.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/mcgimpsey-cash-concern-14542456.html?r=RSS <p> Cash being spent to tackle the swine flu pandemic in Northern Ireland is coming off other health priorities, the Health Minister has warned. </p> Health Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:07:05 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/trial-on-obesity-drug-lsquopromisingrsquo-14541204.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/trial-on-obesity-drug-lsquopromisingrsquo-14541204.html?r=RSS <p> People taking the highest dose of a new anti-obesity drug lost more than a stone in weight in 20 weeks, a study has shown. </p> Health Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:31:38 +0100 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/closing-swine-flu-schools-wrong-response-or-wise-precaution-14540461.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/closing-swine-flu-schools-wrong-response-or-wise-precaution-14540461.html?r=RSS <p> The Departments of Education and Health have both been adamant that schools should remain open as far as possible even in the face of a swine flu pandemic. </p> Local & National Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:12:09 +0100 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/why-are-northern-ireland-swine-flu-death-schools-still-open-14540459.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/why-are-northern-ireland-swine-flu-death-schools-still-open-14540459.html?r=RSS <p> Health chiefs were today called on to close special needs schools dealing with swine flu outbreaks as the number of pupils dying with the virus rose to four. </p> Local & National Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:10:08 +0100 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/scientists-closer-to-womb-transplant-breakthrough-14538193.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/scientists-closer-to-womb-transplant-breakthrough-14538193.html?r=RSS <p> British scientists believe they are a step closer to carrying out the first-ever successful womb transplant. </p> Health Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:15:29 +0100