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Treatment news : January 2007

Private Healthcare UK keeps you up to date with the latest news and developments in private treatment in the UK.

Stroke rehabilitation 'poorer in women' Women who are undergoing stroke rehabilitation seem to show less functional improvement than men, research has suggested.Researchers at the Fondazione IRCCS Santa Lucia in Rome decided to...
New Gamma Knife treats patient with multiple brain tumours at Cromwell Hospital Cromwell Hospital, one of London's premier independent hospitals with over 500 specialists covering more than 70 specialities, today announced the first treatment using the new and innovative Leksell...
Keyhole heart surgery is a UK first Surgeons were today due to carry out the first ever UK non-invasive keyhole procedure to replace a patient's aortic heart valve.The procedure, which was scheduled to take place at Glenfield Hospital...
Tests of new spinal surgery procedure underway Surgeons are currently testing a joint replacement device for the spine, which could provide relief for patients with back and leg pain.The new joint replacement could be beneficial for sufferers of...
Patients left to go blind without private treatment Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) are allowing people to go blind because they are refusing to fund a new treatment, a former Labour MP has claimed.According to Alice Mahon, who stood down at the 2005...
New weight loss procedure 'an effective alternative' Surgeons believe that a new procedure could provide an alternative to gastric bypass when used as a revision procedure following gastric banding.Between six and 15 per cent of gastric band patients...
Ministers attack government obesity strategy The government's strategy to tackle childhood obesity has been "confused" and "dithering", MPs have claimed.According to the Public Accounts Committee, ministers' reaction to the...
Lives depend on cancer vaccine decision The government is putting lives at risk by delaying a decision on whether or not to approve a national vaccination programme against cervical cancer, a charity has claimed.The vaccine Gardasil, which...
Obesity surgery 'should be last resort' for children Gastric bands should be considered a last resort in the treatment of obese children, British experts have claimed.The obesity surgery has been regarded as a success in the US and the National...
Radiotherapy 'should be standard' after breast cancer ops Patients over the age of 65 who are given radiotherapy after breast cancer surgery could be at a lower risk of developing new tumours.At present, women over the age of 65 are less likely to receive...
Surgeon choice could improve breast cancer treatment Women who select their own surgeon and hospital get better breast cancer treatment than those who rely on doctor referrals, research suggests.Patients are often referred to surgeons who, although...
Vitamin A inhibitors 'could prevent gullet cancer' Blocking the action of vitamin A could help to prevent the development of cancer of the oesophagus (gullet), researchers believe.A team of Medical Research Council (MRC) scientists hopes that a new...
Cancer treatment for young people is inadequate Young cancer patients are not receiving adequate treatment on the NHS because of a shortage of both beds and staff, a charity has claimed.According to leading children's cancer charity Clic Sargent,...
Obesity surgery in Brazil is "modern, affordable and safe" The number of overweight people in Brazil is, as in so many countries, growing. But many people are now taking action to increase weight loss.According to Dr Roberto Rizzi, a specialist in obesity...
Obesity surgery helps Helen to 5st weight loss Obesity surgery is becoming increasingly common in the UK, with a growing number of people desperate to lose weight but unable to do so through the traditional methods of diet and...
Computer-aided knee surgery rescues skiers British skiers are benefiting from the latest technology as computer-aided knee surgery, performed by only a handful of surgeons around the world, is helping to get injured sports enthusiasts back on...
Faith-based NHS care "impractical", says professor Calls for the UK to introduce a faith-based system of healthcare within the NHS have been dismissed by a primary care professor, who insists such an initiative would be...
Cold virus provides cancer treatment hope British researchers hope that viruses like the common cold may one day provide a new form of cancer treatment.Teams in both the UK and the US are planning trials this year which should reveal whether...
Gonorrhoea, bladder cancer link confirmed Men who have previously had gonorrhoea are twice as likely to develop bladder cancer, new research has shown.A team at the Harvard School of Public Health analysed 286 cases of bladder cancer and...
Eye surgery: Lasik is "a great comfort for patients" Lasik eye surgery has become safer and more widely applicable thanks to rapid technological improvements, an expert has revealed.Speaking on a recent course at the American Academy of Ophthalmology's...

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