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  • http://www.bbc.co.uk/emp/worldwide/player.swf<!– Research into happiness has been collated in The World Database of Happiness Studies, as reported by the BBC. Based in the Netherlands, the database has found some surprising discoveries.

  • A new cancer database is to be launched by Public Health England: It will collate all the available data on each of the 350,000 new tumours detected in the country each year. The aim is to use the register to help usher in an era of “personalised medicine” that will see treatments matched to the…

  • Hypnosis CD reduces biological measure of inflammation associated with stress and improves resilience Chronic stress and anxiety have been associated with inflammatory changes in the body, and high levels of inflammation have been linked to a number of acute and chronic conditions.   The authors of a pilot study recently published in Complementary Therapies in…

  • Health Secretary Alex Neil has pledged improved specialist care for patients in Scotland with chronic pain, such as back pain, MS, arthritis or cancer. The BBC reports: “Mr Neil told MSPs that health boards had now been tasked with creating action plans to improve the services available locally, such as in pain-management. The minister also…

  • The World Health Organization (WHO) and partners will mark World No Tobacco Day on 31st May: Free yourself! This is WHO’s message to governments on World No Tobacco Day 2013, celebrated on 31 May. A comprehensive ban of all tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship is required under the WHO Framework Convention for Tobacco Control. Yet,…

  • Do you have a food allergy?  If so the Anaphylaxis Campaign, as part of the Patient Organisation Committee of the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) would like you to take part in an important online survey. We are seeking comments from people affected by food allergies on the emerging topic of food…

  • Phones, probes and sensors to transform healthcare Innovative projects including:  smart-phone test and tracking systems for infectious diseases; fibre optic probes that can monitor people’s condition in intensive care; and in-home sensors that can relay patient information to doctors immediately, have benefitted from a £32 million investment. The funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences…

  • The owner of a tanning salon in Flint, Wales, has become the first person to be prosecuted under sunbed regulations. Sunbed use – the rules in Wales The Sunbeds (Regulation) Act 2010 came into force in April 2011. Under the regulations, a sunbed business must do the following: Prevent under-18 from using a sunbed on…

  • 176 hospices across England have been awarded a share of £60 million of government funding, to improve end of life care. Click here for more » Image: 123RF

  • Breast cancer research

    A new study, published by the British Medical Journal, reports on new findings in breast cancer survival: A study published in the British Medical Journal shows that breast implants seem to affect the survival of women who are subsequently diagnosed with breast cancer. The authors of the study stress that these findings are to be…

  • Bridging the gap between medical professionals and complementary therapists

    This is an interesting article from American therapy organisation, Institute for Integrative Healthcare Studies on how to bridge the gap between medical professionals and complementary therapists. Article

  • ‘The sound of an instrument or parent singing can make a newborn sleep better and puts them in a quietly attentive state.’ An article from the Daily Mail reported on a new study examining the benefits of musical therapy on premature babies and babies with issues such as respiratory distress and sepsis. The study was carried…