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News : September 2007

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

Hospital Group offers revolutionary obesity treatment A new form of obesity treatment is now being offered by The Hospital Group,a leading provider of weight loss surgery.Patients can now receive 'balloon implants' - silicone balloons that are inserted...
PruHealth to partner with Boots to make health checks accessible in-store PruHealth has a new screening partnership with high-street chemist Boots to make it easier Boots PMI customers to undertake health checks once a year within selected larger Boots stores. This service...
New keyhole heart surgery may benefit thousands Surgeons at King's College London have performed a new procedure in which a replacement valve is inserted directly into the heart via keyhole surgery, the BBC reports.Experts suggest that the...
Doctors trial new laser eye surgery Experts are testing a new laser eye surgery device that is designed to improve upon the current treatment for glaucoma.Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness in the western world and...
Older people risk loss of sight Six million people are risking their sight by not going for regular eye tests, experts have said.According to the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB), many conditions can be prevented or...
Physiotherapy may benefit knee replacement patients Medical opinion on whether or not to provide physiotherapy after a knee replacement patient has been discharged from hospital is divided, but a new study suggests it may have short-term benefits.Many...
Tangerine peel may provide new cancer treatment Researchers believe that they may be able to develop a new cancer treatment from tangerine peel, having isolated a compound that can kill some cancer cells.Presenting their findings at the British...
Oral contraception may lower cancer risk Women who use oral contraception may be reducing their risk of developing cancer, experts have said.A new study by scientists at the University of Aberdeen, published in the British Medical Journal,...
Tooth whitening on the increase A growing number of people are seeking out tooth whitening treatment, a trend which is thought to be down to greater numbers giving up smoking after the public ban.A survey by the British Academy of...
Dental implant patients told to avoid paracetamol Patients who have received a new prosthesis or dental implants may heal better if they avoid paracetamol, a new study has suggested.Paracetamol is one of the most commonly used medicines, but new...
Which? slams illegal tooth whitening industry Consumer champion Which? has slammed beauty salons that carry out tooth whitening illegally as they do not employ qualified staff for the treatments. A new trend for Hollywood-style white teeth has...
Home tooth whitening kits warning An investigation by trading standards has discovered that some home tooth whitening kits can contain illegally high level of hydrogen peroxide. A report in consumer magazine Which? reveals that the...
Tooth whitening increase since smoking ban There has been a 12% increase in tooth whitening treatments since the start of the smoking ban.Figures, published in Which? magazine today (Thursday) suggest that there has been a surge in the number...
NHS dentistry fails Preston youngsters Over half of young people in the Preston area of Lancashire have experienced tooth decay, suggesting that the government is failing in its provision of dental treatment.A survey of children in...
Men choose cosmetic surgery over exercise One in four men would consider cosmetic surgery to improve their looks, despite the fact that nearly half admit that they do not exercise regularly or eat healthily, a Sunday Telegraph survey has...
Surgeons back smaller breast reductions Cosmetic surgery experts have found that breast reduction surgery can provide significant health benefits for smaller-framed women.Although small women have proportionally smaller breasts than large...
Study confirms safety of liposuction A new study has provided reassuring data on liposuction, a cosmetic surgery procedure often chosen by people who wish to reduce their body fat.Experts at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical...
'Dramatic change' in perceptions of cosmetic surgery Cosmetic surgery providers have noticed a definite increase in the number of people opting to have surgical procedures to improve their appearance, it has been revealed.Recent figures from the...
New alternative to traditional liposuction Cosmetic surgeons are now offering a new alternative to the traditional liposuction procedure, which enables consumers to be treated as outpatients.The SmartLipo technology uses a laser to melt fat...
Rhinoplasty found to benefit transsexuals Patients who have undergone male-to-female gender reassignment may benefit from rhinoplasty to make their facial features more feminine, researchers have said.A report in Archives of Facial Plastic...

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