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| Government vows NHS change will benefit patients
LONDON (Reuters) - The government promised on Friday that its planned reform of the NHS, which would see the creation of large health centres, would benefit patients and be driven by clinical needs not cash concerns. |
| Half of diabetics in U.S. have arthritis, CDC says
CHICAGO (Reuters Life!) - People with diabetes are twice as likely to have arthritis, putting them in a double bind as the pain in their joints keeps them from getting the exercise they need to keep both diseases at bay, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday. |
| Amy Winehouse released after drug arrest
LONDON (Reuters) - British singer Amy Winehouse has been released from police custody after being arrested on suspicion of drug offences, police sources said on Thursday. |
| New bowel prep drink easier to take: study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new 2 liter bowel cleansing solution for colonoscopy appears to work as well as the standard 4 liter solution and is more acceptable to patients, researchers report. |
| Early poverty may impair heart's nighttime rest
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A person's blood pressure normally drops during the night, but his or her socioeconomic status in childhood appears to influence how readily this occurs in adulthood, new Canadian research shows. |
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