<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0"> <channel> <title><![CDATA[Health News]]></title> <description><![CDATA[Health News]]></description> <language>en-us</language> <link>http://news.aol.co.uk</link> <copyright>Copyright 2008, AOL. All Rights Reserved.</copyright> <lastBuildDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 02:28:00 GMT</lastBuildDate> <ttl>60</ttl> <item><title><![CDATA[Arthritis sufferers 'denied drugs']]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://o.aolcdn.com/dims-eu/UKPP/1/150/-/112/http://www.aolcdn.com/aoluk_feeds/category/200807/2008072019019950647087" > Around 60,000 people in the UK with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are being denied access to potentially life-changing drugs, charities said.]]></description> <link><![CDATA[http://news.aol.co.uk/arthritis-sufferers-denied-drugs/article/2008072019480150575206?rsp=Health News]]]></link><guid>http://news.aol.co.uk/arthritis-sufferers-denied-drugs/article/2008072019480150575206?rsp=Health News]</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 01:27:05 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mental health stigma hits job hunt]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://o.aolcdn.com/dims-eu/UKPP/1/150/-/112/http://www.aolcdn.com/aoluk_feeds/category/200807/2008072019049953267807" > Nine out of 10 people with mental health problems do not go out or apply for jobs due to the stigma associated with their condition, a poll has found.]]></description> <link><![CDATA[http://news.aol.co.uk/health-news/mental-health-stigma-hits-job-hunt/article/2008072019480453195116?rsp=Health News]]]></link><guid>http://news.aol.co.uk/health-news/mental-health-stigma-hits-job-hunt/article/2008072019480453195116?rsp=Health News]</guid> <pubDate>Sun, 20 Jul 2008 23:48:04 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Surgeon bonus plan 'too simplistic']]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://o.aolcdn.com/dims-eu/UKPP/1/150/-/112/http://www.aolcdn.com/aoluk_feeds/category/200807/20080720101299001211485" > Paying bonuses to surgeons based on the outcomes of operations is too "simplistic" and could discourage doctors from treating high-risk patients, the British Medical Association has warned.]]></description> <link><![CDATA[http://news.aol.co.uk/surgeon-bonus-plan-too-simplistic/article/20080720101612001144283?rsp=Health News]]]></link><guid>http://news.aol.co.uk/surgeon-bonus-plan-too-simplistic/article/20080720101612001144283?rsp=Health News]</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 01:27:02 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cancer sufferer hails veg drink]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://o.aolcdn.com/dims-eu/UKPP/1/150/-/112/http://www.aolcdn.com/aoluk_feeds/category/200807/20080720112899187314079" > An elderly cancer sufferer has told how he believed he had stopped the spread of the disease by drinking a daily tumbler of broccoli juice.]]></description> <link><![CDATA[http://news.aol.co.uk/health-news/cancer-sufferer-hails-veg-drink/article/20080720115128187319918?rsp=Health News]]]></link><guid>http://news.aol.co.uk/health-news/cancer-sufferer-hails-veg-drink/article/20080720115128187319918?rsp=Health News]</guid> <pubDate>Sun, 20 Jul 2008 23:48:07 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Happy hour drinking ban considered]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://o.aolcdn.com/dims-eu/UKPP/1/150/-/112/http://www.aolcdn.com/aoluk_feeds/category/200807/20080720064699199719370" > Happy hours in pubs and clubs could be banned in an attempt to promote responsible drinking, a government spokesperson has said. ]]></description> <link><![CDATA[http://news.aol.co.uk/health-news/happy-hour-drinking-ban-considered/article/20080720064446199659708?rsp=Health News]]]></link><guid>http://news.aol.co.uk/health-news/happy-hour-drinking-ban-considered/article/20080720064446199659708?rsp=Health News]</guid> <pubDate>Sun, 20 Jul 2008 23:48:08 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[300,000 more offered cancer vaccine]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://o.aolcdn.com/dims-eu/UKPP/1/150/-/112/http://www.aolcdn.com/aoluk_feeds/category/200807/20080720091599519418733" > Girls aged 17 to 18 will be offered a new vaccination to protect against cervical cancer, the Department of Health has said.]]></description> <link><![CDATA[http://news.aol.co.uk/health-news/300000-more-offered-cancer-vaccine/article/20080720091315519353936?rsp=Health News]]]></link><guid>http://news.aol.co.uk/health-news/300000-more-offered-cancer-vaccine/article/20080720091315519353936?rsp=Health News]</guid> <pubDate>Sun, 20 Jul 2008 23:48:10 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[NHS trust's talks with Virgin group]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://o.aolcdn.com/dims-eu/UKPP/1/150/-/112/http://www.aolcdn.com/aoluk_feeds/category/200807/20080719225099748652055" > The Camden Primary Care Trust had an "informal meeting" with Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group earlier this year, it is confirmed.]]></description> <link><![CDATA[http://news.aol.co.uk/health-news/nhs-trusts-talks-with-virgin-group/article/20080719223250748586901?rsp=Health News]]]></link><guid>http://news.aol.co.uk/health-news/nhs-trusts-talks-with-virgin-group/article/20080719223250748586901?rsp=Health News]</guid> <pubDate>Sun, 20 Jul 2008 23:48:11 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Retailers back responsible drinking]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://o.aolcdn.com/dims-eu/UKPP/1/150/-/112/http://www.aolcdn.com/aoluk_feeds/category/200807/20080719220299700733475" > Retailers are to help consumers drink more responsibly by educating them about alcohol units at point of sale.]]></description> <link><![CDATA[http://news.aol.co.uk/health-news/retailers-back-responsible-drinking/article/20080719223202700671424?rsp=Health News]]]></link><guid>http://news.aol.co.uk/health-news/retailers-back-responsible-drinking/article/20080719223202700671424?rsp=Health News]</guid> <pubDate>Sun, 20 Jul 2008 23:48:13 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Probe over Legionnaires' patient]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://o.aolcdn.com/dims-eu/UKPP/1/150/-/112/http://www.aolcdn.com/aoluk_feeds/category/200807/20080719105999128752719" > An "urgent" investigation is under way after a hospital patient was diagnosed with Legionnaires' disease, an NHS trust said.]]></description> <link><![CDATA[http://news.aol.co.uk/health-news/probe-over-legionnaires-patient/article/20080719080635312872756?rsp=Health News]]]></link><guid>http://news.aol.co.uk/health-news/probe-over-legionnaires-patient/article/20080719080635312872756?rsp=Health News]</guid> <pubDate>Sun, 20 Jul 2008 23:48:14 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anatomy exhibition tickets on sale]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://o.aolcdn.com/dims-eu/UKPP/1/150/-/112/http://www.aolcdn.com/aoluk_feeds/category/200807/20080719083999317056668" > Tickets have gone on sale for the latest exhibition from the controversial anatomist Dr Gunther von Hagens.]]></description> <link><![CDATA[http://news.aol.co.uk/health-news/anatomy-exhibition-tickets-on-sale/article/20080719080639316996817?rsp=Health News]]]></link><guid>http://news.aol.co.uk/health-news/anatomy-exhibition-tickets-on-sale/article/20080719080639316996817?rsp=Health News]</guid> <pubDate>Sun, 20 Jul 2008 23:48:16 GMT</pubDate></item></channel> </rss>
