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MARCH 2006
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WALES 'ISN'T READY FOR LIFE-SAVING CANCER SCREENING PROGRAMME'
Wales is not prepared for the kind of life-saving bowel
cancer screening programme about to launch in England, according to new research.
23.03.06
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TALKING TREATMENTS 'CUT ALCOHOL INTAKE BY A QUARTER'
Simple advice and brief interventions, 'talking treatments', could reduce the amount of alcohol individuals consume to low risk levels, the British Society of Gastroenterology's Annual Scientific Meeting heard today. The effect could
be to cut consumption by up to a quarter.
23.03.06
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GUT INFECTION WITH HELICOBACTER BUG 'BOOSTS DEATH RISK BY MORE THAN HALF'
Infection with a common bacteria present in the guts of millions of people can increase the risk of death by nearly two thirds, according to results from a ten-year study released at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the British Society of Gastroenterology.
23.03.06
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STATEMENT FROM THE BRITISH SOCIETY OF GASTROENTEROLOGY FOLLOWING THE CHANCELLOR'S BUDGET ANNOUNCEMENT
"The British Society of Gastroenterology is disappointed and concerned that the level of increase in the duty on alcohol
is not higher. It should have been increased at a level far higher than inflation to limit drinking..."
22.03.06
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NHS PATIENTS 'RISK COMPLICATIONS AND DEATH' BECAUSE OF POOR NUTRITION IN HOSPITALS
Hundreds of thousands of patients admitted to NHS
hospitals lose weight when they enter hospital, slowing
down recovery, increasing the risk of infections and complications, and increasing the risk that they will die from their condition, the Annual Scientific Meeting of the
British Society of Gastroenterology was told today.
22.03.06
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HEPATITIS C EMPIDEMIC VASTLY UNDERESTIMATED BY GOVERNMENT
There are more than double the number of people infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) in England and Wales than the government has estimated, delegates at the British Society of Gastroenterology's Annual Scientific Meeting
were warned.
22.03.06
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CHEAP AND AVAILABLE ALCOHOL FUELS A HEALTH CRISIS 'REMINISCENT OF HOGARTH'
The availability of alcohol in all-day pubs and bars, and in retail outlets ranging from the biggest supermarket to the smallest corner shop, is at risk of fuelling a health crisis that current Government alcohol policy may fail to control, the British Society of Gastroenterology heard at its annual meeting.
22.03.06
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CANNABIS DRUGS 'MAY CONTROL SYMPTOMS OF GUT DISEASE'
The active ingredient of cannabis may be an effective treatment for the chronic gut conditions Crohns' disease
and ulcerative colitis, according to research presented at
the British Society of Gastroenterology's Annual Scientific Meeting today.
22.03.06
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EUROPEAN WORKING TIME RULES 'MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO TRAIN DOCTORS PROPERLY'
The European working time directive, which limits the hours employees are allowed to work, means junior hospital
doctors cannot receive the training they need to become a consultant gastroenterologist, according to results of a survey presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the British Society of Gastroenterology today.
21.03.06
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DELAY LIKELY FOR LIFE-SAVING BOWEL CANCER SCREENING PROGRAMME
It looks unlikely that a new screening programme for bowel cancer will go ahead next month as planned, warned the
new president of the British Society of Gastroenterology today.
21.03.06
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GASTROENTEROLOGISTS DRAW UP BLUEPRINT FOR THE FUTURE: STRATEGY FOR THE CARE OF PATIENTS WITH GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS
A blueprint to provide a strategy for the future care of patients with gastrointestinal disorders, the third most common cause of death in the UK after circulatory and respiratory causes, has been drawn up by the British
Society of Gastroenterology.
14.03.06
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