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Articles tagged with: Health
Calorie Counting Regulations take wrong approach to tackling obesity
Health
By Baroness Bull
Calorie Counting Regulations take wrong approach to tackling obesity
As Parliament winds down for summer recess, I’m gearing up for my first ever regret motion, setting out why I believe the impending Calorie Labelling Regulations take a wrong-headed approach to the obesity challenge.
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Health
By Medicines Discovery Catapult
Medicines Discovery Catapult welcomes new scientific and people leaders
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Health
By Medicines Discovery Catapult
No code, no problem: Chief.AI and Medicines Discovery Catapult harness the power of AI for new pay as you go drug discovery platform
Informing consumer choice is vital to the levelling up health agenda Partner content
Health
By Danone UK
Informing consumer choice is vital to the levelling up health agenda
If we are serious about levelling up, we must give everyone the opportunity to make more informed nutrition choices.
Cervical screenings save lives
Health
By Alex Davies-Jones MP
Cervical screenings save lives
In 2016, I was diagnosed with CIN3 and abnormal cells which have a high chance of becoming cancerous if left untreated. I had to have surgery and now live without the majority of my cervix. It is a story that I was hesitant to open up about because of the stigma that sadly still exists.
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Coronavirus
By British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine (BANT)
BANT critically questions the announcement of a new £100 million NHS Digital Weight Management Programme and subsequent snub of existing practitioners
BANT critically questions the strategy and merit of investing £100 million into the new NHS digital weight management program, launched 1st July 2021
Banning junk food adverts will help people make healthier choices about what they eat
Health
By Mary Glindon MP
Banning junk food adverts will help people make healthier choices about what they eat
Banning junk food ads must be the start, rather than the end, of a multipronged national effort equal to the growing size of the obesity and health challenge.
There are better ways of caring for the most vulnerable than assisted suicide Partner content
Home affairs
By CARE
There are better ways of caring for the most vulnerable than assisted suicide
Legalising assisted suicide would go against the extraordinary efforts over the past 18 months to protect human life.
It’s time to treat the rise in eating disorders as a public health crisis
Health
By Hope Virgo
It’s time to treat the rise in eating disorders as a public health crisis
We must transform the face of eating disorders research, treatment and understanding, so that all types of eating disorders are visible.
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Economy
By Glass and Glazing Federation
GGF Launches New Health, Safety and Environment Hub
The Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) is pleased to announce the launch of a new online Health, Safety and Environment Hub that will house all the health, safety and environment services and products the Federation delivers for Members and the industry.
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Health
By [email protected]
Acute inpatient wards: Time to implement psychological therapies
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommended psychological therapies for severe mental health problems.
Pastimes: kick boxing with Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
Coronavirus
By Rosamund Urwin
Pastimes: kick boxing with Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
In the first in a new series, Rosamund Urwin meets up with a Parliamentarian to discuss how they unwind away from Westminster. First up, kickboxer Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
Government failure on social care should come as no surprise – they’ve been letting down people trapped in institutions for years
Health
By Barbara Keeley MP
Government failure on social care should come as no surprise – they’ve been letting down people trapped in institutions for years
Ten years on from the Winterbourne View revelations, it is time for the government to back up their rhetoric with action and end the long list of broken promises to autistic people and people with learning disabilities.
Action is needed to tackle the desperate situation facing cancer services
Health
By Sharon Hodgson MP
Action is needed to tackle the desperate situation facing cancer services
The government needs a plan to ensure the long-term resuscitation of the cancer workforce and maintain the standards of care that people deserve nationwide.
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Environment
By [email protected]
Microplastics and sewage in rivers: a threat to ecosystems, the environment and public health
River corridors have provided therapeutic green spaces in our towns and cities during the pandemic.
Ministers must face up to the addiction crisis and its devastating consequences
Health
By Jon Ashworth MP
Ministers must face up to the addiction crisis and its devastating consequences
The huge increase in alcohol related deaths is one of the worst consequences of the Covid-related mental health emergency. Without action, many more could pay a tragic price.
Women have right to choose abortion at home
Health
By Louise McCudden
Women have right to choose abortion at home
When visiting a clinic remains such a tough experience for so many, removing the option of telemedicine, without a clinical basis for doing so, would be indefensible.
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Health
By British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine (BANT)
BANT welcomes the BJGP article on the ‘lifestyle medicine movement’ and opens the door to further discussions.
BANT welcomes the British Journal of General Practice (BJGP) May 4th article on lifestyle medicine and is encouraged by the acknowledgement of well-informed drivers validating this movement.
Investing in a healthier nation will make us more resilient to any future pandemic
Health
By Damian Green MP
Investing in a healthier nation will make us more resilient to any future pandemic
A ten year ‘Health Improvement Plan’ backed with £3bn of new funding will transform the health of communities who have suffered most.
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Health
By [email protected]
Place-based developments in health care: What can we learn from health and wellbeing boards?
This article was originally published in On Primary Care, a collection of essays identifying the challenges and opportunities facing policymakers today in the UK primary care sector.
Mental health support is vital for individuals with muscle-wasting conditions
Coronavirus
By Mary Glindon MP
Mental health support is vital for individuals with muscle-wasting conditions
The last long year of Covid restrictions and logjams in health care for non-Covid cases has exacerbated pre-existing inequalities and magnified them.
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Coronavirus
By [email protected]
Health messaging in the vaccine rollout: the role of the community
The COVID-19 vaccination campaign has been met with much enthusiasm, with some hailing it as the beginning of the end of the pandemic. But health experts fear such optimism might prompt people to pay less attention to hygienic compliance measures, such as hand washing and wearing masks in public.
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Coronavirus
By Compassion in Dying
Do Not Attempt Resuscitation decisions: DNR queries to charity more than doubled in 2020, with majority seeking protection from CPR
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Health
By British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine (BANT)
BANT calls time on counting calories over promoting food quality and nutrients
The time has come to recognise the folly of counting calories in favour of recognising the importance of food quality and nutrient diversity says BANT (British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine) in their new Food for your Health Campaign, launched 22nd February 2021.