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Treatment news : January 2010

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

IVF success rates decrease with age Couples who leave conception until later in life are risking "more trouble" with fertility, according to one expert. Clare Lewis-Jones MBE, chief executive of Infertility Network UK, has said that...
Visceral fat important for weight loss High quantities of visceral fat have been linked to an increased risk of type 2 diabetes and heart disease. Despite these risks, around 88 per cent of Europeans are unaware of what visceral fat is,...
Young people 'indifferent' to Chlamydia risk Parents and their offspring remain largely ignorant of the risks posed to health by STIs, such as Chlamydia. A new report from Populus has found nearly 60,000 young people between the ages of 15 and...
More awareness needed for bowel cancer More awareness is needed to protect Britons from the dangers of bowel cancer, according to one doctor. While bowel cancer is Britain's second biggest cancer killer, Dr Chris Steele has warned that...
Better diabetes awareness urged Education about diabetes needs to be improved urgently to make sure patients understand how to look after themselves. That is according to Jenny Hirst, co-chairman of the Insulin Dependent Diabetes...
Vitamin D, lung problems linked in asthma patients Researchers have identified an association between vitamin D intake and poor lung function in people with asthma. The study, carried out by scientists at National Jewish Health in Denver, found that...
Childhood obesity 'not being recognised' Three-quarters of parents whose children are overweight think that they are normal weight, new research has revealed. A study by scientists at the University Medical Centre Groningen in the...
Thailand major medical tourism destination Thailand has been highlighted as a major destination for medical tourism. The Asian Medical Tourism Analysis (2008-12) has found that medical care in the country can be up to 70 per cent cheaper than...
Childhood obesity treatment 'a focus on both sides of Atlantic' Obesity treatments and new ways of tackling the problems associated with being overweight have been discussed in a new report. Using information gathered by the London Metropolitan University and...
Oxygen treatment pioneered in Scotland A new treatment involving the use of pressurised oxygen is being pioneered at one of Europe's leading rehabilitation clinics. Castle Craig, a rehab clinic in Scotland, is also to become a global...
Babies 'most likely reason for female weight gain' Having a baby is the most likely reason for a woman to gain weight, a survey has revealed. The survey, from slimming group Slimming World, found that having a baby is the most likely reason for...
Vitamin D 'could cut bowel cancer rates' Colon cancer could be prevented by vitamin D supplements, according to new research. Published in the British Medical Journal, a recent study led by the International Agency for Research on Cancer...
Harley Street specialist centre renamed The One Stop Day Surgery Centre, part of a prestigious independent private surgery on 108 Harley Street, is to be renamed. Rechristened The London Skin Clinic, it is hoped that the clinic's new name...
Too many private hospitals failing patients when it comes to weight loss surgery One of the UK's leading bariatric surgeons has expressed serious concern about the extremely poor levels of aftercare being provided to many weight loss surgery patients by private hospitals who...
The 100th patient is treated at the UK's first CyberKnife™ Centre A man from Greater London has become the 100th person to be treated at the UK's first CyberKnife Centre at the renowned Harley Street Clinic in London. The man, who has been suffering from prostate...
Arthritis drug 'should be made universal' Patients in England and Wales should be able to access a new drug for rheumatoid arthritis if sufferers in Scotland can, a charity has said. Tocilizumab has been approved for patients north of the...
Cervical cancer 'will drop with HPV jab' Cases of cervical cancer among women in their 20s are likely to drop by 63 per cent as a result of the HPV vaccine, a new study has suggested. The research, published in the British Journal of...
Experts advise caution concerning e-cigarettes Experts have warned the public to wait for more evidence before purchasing and consuming e-cigarettes. Writing in the British Medical Journal today (January 20th), Andreas Flouris and Dimitis...
Women choose tablets over traditional weight loss methods A rising number of women are choosing to manage their size with weight loss tablets, a new report has found. Commissioned by Richard Leigh, the founder of fatfreefitness.co.uk, the study found that...
Bristol is now a national 'centre of excellence' for heart surgery NHS patients anywhere in the country can “choose and book” the South West's biggest private hospital for cardiac surgery. Bristol's NHS and private sector hospitals' investment in cardiac services...

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