Lab Rat or Button Monkey?

I saw a worrying story on the BBC health site today. It concerns chlamydia screening in the UK.   It seems the story is based on some research which can be found here.  A provional PDF of the research can be found here (Note this link may break in the future).  As the BBC article points out, chlamydia [...]

I saw an interesting piece on the BBC news site.  It talked about a report from the Royal College of Surgeons that suggests that the 48 hour per week work limit for doctors is potentially damaging patient care.  The original report can be found here. Whilst the report does contain some valid points e.g. continuity [...]

It seems that fist clenching can increase potassium levels. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7525932.stm

I am surprised by this report.  I don’t know whether the figures are a ‘real’ disaster or part of political fighting, as the report is by the Conservative Party.  I don’t know wether the figures are part of a trend or not.  The figures may actually be lower than five or ten years ago, its [...]

This is an interesting use of maggots.  I have heard of the use of maggots at removing dead tissue etc but to collect the secretions to use as a potential antibiotic is an interesting proposition.

Too much water can be a bad thing. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7521137.stm

I saw this page on the BBC Health page.  It suggests that the use of abbreviations should be potentially phased out as it has contributed to 5% of errors in an American study, some of which were fatal.  An example quoted in the article concerns the dose of insulin given to a patient.  The notes [...]

Been looking at the BBC Health website and found some news items which I would like to bring to your attention. The first story is a protest about the NHS refroms. As someone who works in the NHS, I do feel that we should focus on primary role of patient care rther than all of [...]

This article appeared on the BBC website. As an expectant father, I gave it a read and found it quite interesting. It seems remarkable that such a small thing can profoundly influence the decision process.

This news item has appeared on the BBC site. I know that people do want to know the sex of their child and this opens the possibility of making this very easy form very early in the pregnancy. I do hope the concerns about the use of the test to abort unwanted children prove to [...]