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News: October 2006

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

Indian hospitals in modernisation drive Private hospitals in Agra, India, are currently being modernised in a bid to attract more medical tourists.The country is in the process of promoting itself as the ideal destination for visitors...
Cost of smoking to the NHS: Smokers to be denied NHS ops Patients who refuse to give up smoking will not receive certain operations on the NHS, health bosses have revealed.Hospitals in Norfolk and Newcastle, both of which are battling severe financial...
Bone marrow cancer drug not available on NHS A new drug to slow the advance of bone marrow cancer will not be available to Welsh and English patients, says a leaked NHS report.The report, leaked to the Daily Mail, said the drug Velcade is not...
India increasingly popular for medical tourism The demand for cheap and efficient healthcare is drawing medical tourists from western countries to India for their surgeries.Desperate Americans, Canadians and British tourists lead the way for the...
New heart centre to boost medical tourism in the Philippines The race to be the top medical tourist destination will get a new player shortly after a new Philippine Heart Centre will open in Quezon City, reports the Manila Standard.The centre will be...
Obesity surgery gives women pregnancy hope A growing number of severely overweight women are turning to obesity surgery in the hopes of increasing their chances of becoming pregnant.Consultant Steve Pollard told BBC News that around 30,000...
ECG test on sale to the public in UK The world's first intelligent personal ECG (electrocardiogram) is now for sale to the public in the UK from Medick Healthcare.The heart monitor uses neural network software to monitor rhythms in such...
More delays as NHS cancels 620 operations a day Around 162,000 operations may have been cancelled last year because of NHS administration errors.Conservative MP Grant Shapps has claimed the figure after extrapolating from information obtained...
Vision and hearing deterioration connected Australian researchers have claimed that there could be a link between visual impairment and deafness in older people.Around 1,911 adults with an average age of 70 were examined as part of a...
Health divide splits England A new government report has warned that there is a "consistent 'north/south' divide" when it comes to the health of those living in England, with residents in the north demonstrating signs of poorer...
Cervical cancer vaccine "should be mandatory" for 11 to 12-year-old girls Girls between the ages of 11 and 12 should all receive a new vaccine against the virus responsible for the majority of cervical cancers, according to the Lancet medical journal.The European...
Current exercise guidance 'not reducing childhood obesity' Exercising is not as effective at combating childhood obesity as experts had previously thought, according to a new study.Researchers at Glasgow University have found that exercising for half an hour...
Medical information on a memory stick There's a new way for individuals to carry their own emergency medical information and medical history on a portable user friendly memory stick. The Zaptag enables individuals to update and manage...
New AMD drug produces 'exciting' results Trials of a drug for age-related macular degeneration (AMD) have produced extremely promising results in almost all recipients.The condition, which is diagnosed in around 24,000 patients each year,...
Research aims to improve sleep patterns in children A new study into children suffering from sleep problems has presented a series of straightforward guidelines for concerned parents.The review of over 50 clinical studies was published in the journal...
Robotic wheelchair could boost independence during rehabilitation A new robotic wheelchair could help disabled people regain a greater degree of independence, according to the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).The NIST-developed wheelchair is...
Medication needs of obesity surgery patients highlighted Patients who have undergone obesity surgery need to ensure that they are absorbing the necessary medications and nutrients, a new study has found.Published in the October 1st edition of the American...
Patients 'not to treat obesity surgery as a cure' Obesity surgery is an effective way of assisting with weight loss but surgeons warn that patients should not treat it as a cure.Explaining the form of surgery known as gastric banding to the Times,...
Gastric band offers effective obesity surgery A surgical option for super-obese patients has been proven effective in weight reduction, according to a study released by the Laparoscopic Associates of San Francisco.Adjustable gastric banding was...

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