http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/?service=Rss http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/staff-sickness-costs-health-service-pound650m-a-year-13956061.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/staff-sickness-costs-health-service-pound650m-a-year-13956061.html?r=RSS <p> Staff sickness costs the NHS more than &pound;650m a year, according to a new survey of health trusts. </p> Health Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:04:08 +0100 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/innerear-hair-cells-offer-hope-for-hard-of-hearing-13955406.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/innerear-hair-cells-offer-hope-for-hard-of-hearing-13955406.html?r=RSS <p> The delicate hair cells of the inner ear that are crucial to hearing have been grown successfully in mice for the first time by scientists who believe that the technique may one day be used to restore hearing in profoundly deaf people. </p> Health Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:30:00 +0100 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/final-operation-on-new-chin-for-alan-doherty-successful-13954403.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/final-operation-on-new-chin-for-alan-doherty-successful-13954403.html?r=RSS <p> Doctors in New York said they are extremely pleased with how the final operation to give Ulster teenager Alan Doherty his dream of a new chin has gone. </p> Health Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:44:00 +0100 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/sight-saving-drug-to-be-made-available-on-nhs-13954333.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/sight-saving-drug-to-be-made-available-on-nhs-13954333.html?r=RSS <p> Northern Ireland sufferers of a devastating eye disease could have their sight saved by a new drug being made available on the NHS, under guidelines published today. </p> Health Wed, 27 Aug 2008 08:53:01 +0100 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/increased-cancer-risk-from-eating-a-daily-fry-13954294.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/increased-cancer-risk-from-eating-a-daily-fry-13954294.html?r=RSS <p> People who tuck into a fry-up every day could have a 63pc higher chance of developing bowel cancer, it's been claimed. </p> Health Wed, 27 Aug 2008 08:05:42 +0100 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/aspirin-could-help-fight-heart-problems-13948583.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/aspirin-could-help-fight-heart-problems-13948583.html?r=RSS <p> A daily aspirin could help prevent strokes and heart attacks in middle-aged men and women, a new medical study has revealed. </p> Health Mon, 25 Aug 2008 10:13:32 +0100 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/caesarean-babies-lsquoat-bigger-risk-of-diabetesrsquo-13948575.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/caesarean-babies-lsquoat-bigger-risk-of-diabetesrsquo-13948575.html?r=RSS <p> A leading diabetes charity today urged Northern Ireland mums-to-be to only opt for a Caesarean section if necessary as research showed that babies born this way have a 20% higher risk of developing diabetes. </p> Health Mon, 25 Aug 2008 10:08:25 +0100 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/brave-teen-ready-for-chin-transplant-op-13948540.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/brave-teen-ready-for-chin-transplant-op-13948540.html?r=RSS <p> An Ulster teenager born with no chin was today preparing to undergo the final operation to help him realise his dream. </p> Local & National Mon, 25 Aug 2008 09:41:37 +0100 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/spot-checks-expose-dirty-habits-on-hospital-wards-13947488.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/spot-checks-expose-dirty-habits-on-hospital-wards-13947488.html?r=RSS <p> Improvements must be made to hygiene levels in hospitals across Northern Ireland if the fight against killer superbugs is to succeed, it has been claimed. </p> Local & National Fri, 22 Aug 2008 09:11:41 +0100 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/pharmacistsrsquo-fury-at-having-to-turn-their-patients-away-13947120.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/pharmacistsrsquo-fury-at-having-to-turn-their-patients-away-13947120.html?r=RSS <p> A Northern Ireland pharmacist last night told how he has had to turn patients away because of a row between chemists and the Government over cash for a vital health care service. </p> Health Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:33:33 +0100 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/ulsterman-first-in-world-for-chin-transplant-13947118.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/ulsterman-first-in-world-for-chin-transplant-13947118.html?r=RSS <p> An Ulster teenager born with no chin is steeling himself to undergo the final operation to help realise his dream next Monday. </p> Health Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:24:40 +0100 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/basic-hygiene-ignored-in-our-hospitals-superbug-probe-finds-13946924.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/basic-hygiene-ignored-in-our-hospitals-superbug-probe-finds-13946924.html?r=RSS <p> Improvements must be made to hygiene levels in hospitals across Northern Ireland if the fight against killer superbugs is to succeed. </p> Health Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:49:30 +0100 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/over-7000-nhs-operations-cancelled-more-than-once-last-year-13946873.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/over-7000-nhs-operations-cancelled-more-than-once-last-year-13946873.html?r=RSS <p> Over 7,000 patients had an NHS operation cancelled more than once in the past year, figures from the Conservatives reveal today. </p> Health Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:27:16 +0100 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/probe-exposes-deficiencies-in-maternity-services-13946763.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/probe-exposes-deficiencies-in-maternity-services-13946763.html?r=RSS <p> The independent review into maternity services in hospitals within the Northern Trust area exposed a number of major deficiencies. </p> Local & National Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:05:51 +0100 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/mum-calls-for-independent-inquiry-after-babys-death-13946760.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/mum-calls-for-independent-inquiry-after-babys-death-13946760.html?r=RSS <p> The mother of a new-born baby boy who died in hospital called last night for an independent inquiry after a report exposed failings in a Trust&rsquo;s maternity services. </p> Local & National Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:58:04 +0100 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/familyrsquos-anger-at-lsquohorrible-deathrsquo-of-grandmother-with-cdiff-13945973.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/familyrsquos-anger-at-lsquohorrible-deathrsquo-of-grandmother-with-cdiff-13945973.html?r=RSS <p> The family of a Londonderry woman who died after contracting a hospital superbug in Altnagelvin hospital has criticised how she was treated. </p> Local & National Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:55:42 +0100 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/patients-lose-out-in-health-cash-row-13945888.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/patients-lose-out-in-health-cash-row-13945888.html?r=RSS <p> Thousands of people in Northern Ireland are being deprived of a vital health care service after a major row between pharmacists and the government over cash, the Belfast Telegraph can reveal today. </p> Health Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:18:52 +0100 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/juices-lsquocan-reduce-the-efficiency-of-vital-drugsrsquo-13945855.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/juices-lsquocan-reduce-the-efficiency-of-vital-drugsrsquo-13945855.html?r=RSS <p> Fruit juices including grapefruit, orange and apple can dramatically reduce the effectiveness of heart and cancer drugs, it has been claimed. </p> Health Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:54:37 +0100 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/the-good-news-about-coffee-13945584.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/the-good-news-about-coffee-13945584.html?r=RSS <p> Giving up your skinny latte or double espresso every morning is currently top of the list of finance editors' tips for pain-free belt-tightening in the face of the looming recession. </p> Health Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:50:30 +0100 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/red-bull-it-promises-energy-but-doesnt-mention-sticky-blood-13944437.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/red-bull-it-promises-energy-but-doesnt-mention-sticky-blood-13944437.html?r=RSS <p> Australian researchers have found that the sugar-free version of Red Bull may increase the danger of blood clots, and creates &quot;sticky&quot; blood, raising the risk of heart attack or stroke. How this affects the sales of Red Bull &ndash; last year 3.5 billion cans were sold in 143 countries &ndash; is yet to be seen. </p> Health Mon, 18 Aug 2008 07:35:24 +0100 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/fattest-children-to-be-taken-away-from-their-parents-13944082.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/fattest-children-to-be-taken-away-from-their-parents-13944082.html?r=RSS <p> Dangerously overweight children will have to be taken from their parents and put into care because of Britain's worsening &quot;obesity epidemic&quot;, council leaders have warned. </p> Local & National Sat, 16 Aug 2008 10:48:34 +0100 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/better-care-for-elderly-could-save-60000-lives-13943762.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/better-care-for-elderly-could-save-60000-lives-13943762.html?r=RSS <p> Elderly people are dying of neglect and spending their final years in pain and discomfort because basic care is not being provided, a study has found. </p> Health Fri, 15 Aug 2008 12:00:50 +0100 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/moisturisers-raise-skin-cancer-risk-13939260.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/moisturisers-raise-skin-cancer-risk-13939260.html?r=RSS <p> Moisturisers used by millions every day may be increasing the risk of common skin cancers, scientists have warned. </p> Health Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:57:35 +0100 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/half-of-cancer-sufferers-cut-food-bill-to-pay-for-treatment-13937605.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/half-of-cancer-sufferers-cut-food-bill-to-pay-for-treatment-13937605.html?r=RSS <p> Almost half of cancer patients are cutting back on food and heating so they can afford their prescriptions, a charity has warned. </p> Local & National Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:50:11 +0100 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/women-on-the-pill-sniff-out-mr-wrong-13937477.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/women-on-the-pill-sniff-out-mr-wrong-13937477.html?r=RSS <p> It was an experiment that involved sweat, love... and could have ended in tears. When 100 women were asked to sniff 100 men's sweaty shirts in the interests of discovering the secrets of sexual attraction, they found the contraceptive Pill disrupted their ability to select the ideal partner. </p> Health Wed, 13 Aug 2008 09:00:23 +0100 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/the-town-with-irelands-top-life-expectancy-13937423.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/the-town-with-irelands-top-life-expectancy-13937423.html?r=RSS <p> Either local residents have discovered the secret of eternal life, or there&rsquo;s definitely something in the (rain) water in Northern Ireland town these days. </p> Local & National Wed, 13 Aug 2008 08:55:42 +0100 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/nhs-should-not-save-lives-if-it-costs-too-much-watchdog-13936659.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/nhs-should-not-save-lives-if-it-costs-too-much-watchdog-13936659.html?r=RSS <p> Patients cannot rely on the NHS to save their lives if the cost of doing so is too great, the Government's medicines watchdog has ruled for the first time. </p> Health Tue, 12 Aug 2008 11:00:38 +0100 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/salmonella-outbreak-is-linked-to-subway-13935370.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/salmonella-outbreak-is-linked-to-subway-13935370.html?r=RSS <p> A fatal salmonella outbreak across the British Isles that has infected 90 people may be linked to sandwiches sold by Subway. </p> Health Sat, 09 Aug 2008 14:09:00 +0100 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/botox-jabs-could-put-an-end-to-sweaty-pits-13934439.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/botox-jabs-could-put-an-end-to-sweaty-pits-13934439.html?r=RSS <p> Noticed that the person next to you is not sweating? Perhaps they have poison in their armpits. </p> Health Fri, 08 Aug 2008 08:26:05 +0100 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/gene-technique-stops-hiv-in-its-tracks-13934433.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/gene-technique-stops-hiv-in-its-tracks-13934433.html?r=RSS <p> HIV can be stopped dead in its tracks using a revolutionary technique for &quot;silencing&quot; genes, a study has shown. The discovery raises the possibility of a treatment for HIV that does not involve potentially toxic anti-viral drugs. </p> Health Fri, 08 Aug 2008 08:11:20 +0100 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/salmonella-outbreak-warning-13931989.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/salmonella-outbreak-warning-13931989.html?r=RSS <p> Food safety experts were last night trying to trace the source of an outbreak of a new strain of salmonella that has spread throughout the British Isles. </p> Health Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:06:22 +0100 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/threat-of-measles-epidemic-13931970.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/threat-of-measles-epidemic-13931970.html?r=RSS <p> Department of Health scientists say Britain faces a greater threat of a measles epidemic, which would result in up to 100,000 children and young people being infected, than at any time for decades. </p> Health Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:34:30 +0100 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/chlamydia-drug-to-be-sold-on-demand-13931008.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/chlamydia-drug-to-be-sold-on-demand-13931008.html?r=RSS <p> A drug to treat chlamydia, the most common sexually transmitted infection (STI), is to be made available without prescription for the first time. </p> Health Wed, 06 Aug 2008 08:12:19 +0100 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/pill-taken-before-sex-would-prevent-transmission-of-hiv-13931005.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/pill-taken-before-sex-would-prevent-transmission-of-hiv-13931005.html?r=RSS <p> Scientists are developing a pill to be taken before sex that would stop transmission of HIV. In the latest development in the battle against the global epidemic which claimed two million lives last year, researchers are investigating whether drugs used to treat the disease might be harnessed to protect against it. </p> Health Wed, 06 Aug 2008 08:08:57 +0100 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/ulster-people-more-likely-to-be-lose-sleep-due-to-hectic-social-life-13930420.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/ulster-people-more-likely-to-be-lose-sleep-due-to-hectic-social-life-13930420.html?r=RSS <p> People from Northern Ireland are more likely to lose sleep because of a hectic social life than anyone else in the UK, new research has found. </p> Health Tue, 05 Aug 2008 10:33:51 +0100 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/nhs-pays-pound30m-for-ulster-agency-workers-13930374.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/nhs-pays-pound30m-for-ulster-agency-workers-13930374.html?r=RSS <p> A chronic shortage of health service staff across Northern Ireland emerged today after it was revealed that NHS bosses have shelled out over &pound;30m for agency workers in the past three years. </p> Local & National Tue, 05 Aug 2008 09:53:32 +0100 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/report-may-cause-some-patients-to-avoid-ms-drug-13930291.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/report-may-cause-some-patients-to-avoid-ms-drug-13930291.html?r=RSS <p> The report from drugmaker Elan and its research partner Biogen Idec about new potentially deadly infections linked to its multiple sclerosis treatment Tysabri will cause some physicians and patients to avoid the drug. </p> Health Tue, 05 Aug 2008 08:03:10 +0100 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/vitamin-c-injections-stop-spread-of-cancer-in-rodents-13930289.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/vitamin-c-injections-stop-spread-of-cancer-in-rodents-13930289.html?r=RSS <p> Injections of vitamin C can stop the spread of cancer and slow the growth of tumours by 50 per cent in tests on laboratory mice, scientists said yesterday. </p> Health Tue, 05 Aug 2008 08:00:53 +0100 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/superbug-fear-as-eight-more-die-from-clostridium-difficile-13930097.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/superbug-fear-as-eight-more-die-from-clostridium-difficile-13930097.html?r=RSS <p> Fears are rising over superbug Clostridium Difficile in local hospitals after it emerged that eight more people have died in a month. </p> Local & National Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:28:11 +0100 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/us-has-underestimated-spread-of-hiv-by-40-per-cent-13929730.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/us-has-underestimated-spread-of-hiv-by-40-per-cent-13929730.html?r=RSS <p> The United States has been under-estimating the spread of HIV by more than 40 per cent per year for the past decade, according to newly-published research indicating that the domestic AIDS epidemic may be far more widespread than previously thought. </p> World news Mon, 04 Aug 2008 10:39:03 +0100 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/craigavon-may-axe-leisure-centres-13927447.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/craigavon-may-axe-leisure-centres-13927447.html?r=RSS <p> Fear are growing in Portadown and Lurgan that the towns&rsquo; leisure centres are about to close. </p> Health Mon, 04 Aug 2008 10:01:36 +0100 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/garlic-lsquoisnrsquot-only-wayrsquo-to-cut-blood-pressure-13927446.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/garlic-lsquoisnrsquot-only-wayrsquo-to-cut-blood-pressure-13927446.html?r=RSS <p> A Northern Ireland kidney specialist has warned people across the province not to pin all their hopes on taking a daily dose of garlic to reduce high blood pressure &mdash; but rather adopt other lifestyle measures instead. </p> Health Mon, 04 Aug 2008 10:00:16 +0100 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/drinking-makes-hay-fever-even-worse-13926688.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/drinking-makes-hay-fever-even-worse-13926688.html?r=RSS <p> It's the summer scourge of thousands of sneezing people, and now you can't even console yourself with a drink. </p> Health Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:06:33 +0100 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/warning-to-beijing-olympics-over-undetectable-drugs-that-mimic-exercise-13926087.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/warning-to-beijing-olympics-over-undetectable-drugs-that-mimic-exercise-13926087.html?r=RSS <p> A new threat to the Beijing Olympics has emerged in the shape of two new undetectable drugs that could boost the performance of endurance athletes by a medal-winning margin. </p> Health Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:26:58 +0100 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/health-minister-pledges-more-psychiatric-beds-13926067.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/health-minister-pledges-more-psychiatric-beds-13926067.html?r=RSS <p> The Health Minister, Michael McGimpsey, has pledged to ensure there are more hospital beds available for patients with mental health problems. </p> Local & National Fri, 01 Aug 2008 07:58:00 +0100 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/stemcell-advance-for-motor-neurone-disease-13926055.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/stemcell-advance-for-motor-neurone-disease-13926055.html?r=RSS <p> Scientists have succeeded in transforming skin cells from two sisters with motor neurone disease into the same kind of nerve cells being destroyed by their illness, raising the possibility that the new cells can be transplanted back into them to offset the degenerative condition. </p> Health Fri, 01 Aug 2008 07:37:10 +0100 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/irish-researchers-shed-light-on-schizophrenia-13926053.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/irish-researchers-shed-light-on-schizophrenia-13926053.html?r=RSS <p> Irish researchers have played a key role in developing new information on understanding schizophrenia. </p> Health Fri, 01 Aug 2008 07:28:13 +0100 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/health/alzheimerrsquos-wonder-drug-itrsquoll-be-years-before-we-get-it-13925353.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/health/alzheimerrsquos-wonder-drug-itrsquoll-be-years-before-we-get-it-13925353.html?r=RSS <p> A new drug hailed as a potential breakthrough in the fight against Alzheimer's is still years away from being available in Northern Ireland, an MP whose husband suffers from the disease has said. </p> Health Thu, 31 Jul 2008 09:33:12 +0100 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/dna-faults-hold-key-to-schizophrenia-13925298.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/dna-faults-hold-key-to-schizophrenia-13925298.html?r=RSS <p> Scientists have identified three faults in human DNA that are linked with schizophrenia in a study that could open the way to a fundamental understanding of an illness that affects one in every hundred people at some time in their lives. </p> Health Thu, 31 Jul 2008 07:41:54 +0100