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Out of Hours
Monday to Friday between 6.30 pm & 8.00 am and all day at Weekends and Bank Holidays in an emergency telephone the Lincolnshire Teaching PCT Out of Hours Service (0845) 0450281

Appointments
All patients are seen by appointment. Please contact Nettleham Surgery on (01522) 751717 (8.30 am - 5.30pm) or Cherry Willingham on (01522) 751919 (8.30 am -12.30 pm).

NHS Days (MSW)

01 Dec - 02 Dec
World AIDS Day

World AIDS Day is an opportunity to bring people together to get talking about HIV. By attending or organising an event, you can help spread the word and break the silence on HIV.

01 Nov - 01 Dec
Lung Cancer Awareness Month

Lung cancer is known as the “invisible” or “forgotten” disease but lung cancer is a stark reality for more than 37,000 new patients in the UK every year – that’s one every 15 minutes.

01 Dec - 31 Dec
Children's Cancer Month

Our mission is to be there for each family, caring every step of the way, providing individual support to children and young people with cancer and leukaemia and their families

BBC Health

Antioxidants 'cannot slow ageing'

Diets and creams which claim their antioxidant properties could cheat the advances of time may be worthless, researchers suggest.

Web searches feed health fears

Health information online is breeding a generation of cyberchondriacs, say researchers.

Drink-fuelled attacks alarm A&E

Reseachers at a hospital casualty unit say the proportion of facial injuries related to alcohol has doubled in 10 years.

Group therapy 'beats depression'

Group-taught meditation is as effective as medication for stopping people slipping back into depression, say scientists.

Heart disease 'reversed in mice'

Scientists have halted the advance of heart disease in mice - and even reversed some of its effects.

Papua mulls microchips for HIV

Papua province in Indonesia mulls the introduction of a law allowing microchips to be implanted in people living with HIV.

S Africa unveils new Aids fight

South Africa's new heath minister pledges to increase the availability of treatment for HIV and Aids.

'Man boob' ops on the increase

One of the UK's top doctors says he's seen a rise in the number of men having breast reduction surgery.

Swiss approve prescription heroin

Swiss voters overwhelmingly back a radical health policy that offers prescription heroin to addicts on a permanent basis.

Cheap sex - the credit crunch is biting under the sheets

As the credit crunch hits, Britons may turn to sex as a cheap way to pass the time a charity survey suggests.

Yahoo Health

1 in 5 young adults has personality disorder (AP)

AP - Almost one in five young American adults has a personality disorder that interferes with everyday life, and even more abuse alcohol or drugs, researchers reported Monday in the most extensive study of its kind.

Depression leads to internal fat in 70-somethings (AP)

AP - Older people who are depressed are much more likely to develop a dangerous type of internal body fat the kind that can lead to diabetes and heart disease than people who are not depressed, a disturbing new study found.

Asthma inhalers to go 'green' on Dec. 31 (AP)

AP - Last warning: Asthma inhalers go "green" on Dec. 31, forcing patients still using the old-fashioned kind to make a pricey and even confusing switch. The medicine inside these rescue inhalers the albuterol that quickly opens airways during an asthma attack isn't changing. But the chemicals used to puff that drug into your lungs are.

Some doctors may give up vaccines because of cost (AP)

File photo shows a nurse drawing blood from a patient for an HIV test at the Themba Lethu Clinic in Johannesburg. As World AIDS Day is marked on Monday, the fight against the disease remains stymied by the of adequate treatment in poor countries and setbacks in finding an effective vaccine, experts say.(AFP/File/Paballo Thekiso)

AP - About one in 10 doctors who vaccinate privately insured children are considering dropping that service largely because they are losing money when they do it, according to a new survey.

Study shows families' financial strain from autism (AP)

AP - More than half a million U.S. children have autism with costly health care needs that often put an unprecedented financial strain on their families, national data show.

Obesity fuels fears of faster diabetes rise (Reuters)

Pedestrians wait to walk across a street near Times Square in New York August 28, 2007. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)

Reuters - The prevalence of diabetes worldwide will far outstrip even the sharp increase currently projected unless rising trends of obesity are controlled, health experts said on Saturday.

India's hijras spread safe sex message in life or death AIDS fight (AFP)

Indian sex workers prepare for a night's work at their home inside the redlight area of Kamathipura in Mumbai, on November 25. The Indian government currently estimates that between two million and 3.1 million people are living with HIV-AIDS, sharply down on previous calculations that triggered fears of a South Africa-style epidemic.(AFP/File/Indranil Mukherjee)

AFP - Savitha was born a boy but became a girl at the age of 16. Nine years on, she sells cheap sex to lorry drivers at a dusty truck stop outside the southern Indian city of Bangalore.

Clinical Trials Update: Dec. 1, 2008 (HealthDay)

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:

Scans Show Sound-Processing Deficits in Autistic Kids (HealthDay)

HealthDay - MONDAY, Dec. 1 (HealthDay News) -- Children with autism spectrum disorder process sounds a fraction of a second slower than other children, an abnormality that offers insight into listening and language issues linked to the condition, a new study says.

Study Recruiting From Alzheimer's-Prone Families (HealthDay)

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Nov. 28 (HealthDay News) -- The adult children of people with the rarer, inherited form of Alzheimer's disease are being sought for a new study to better understand the biology of the brain disorder.

MedPage Today

RSNA: Exercise May Prevent Loss of Small Blood Vessels in the Brain

CHICAGO (MedPage Today) -- Older adults who exercise regularly may have increased cerebral blood flow and a greater number of small blood vessels in the brain, researchers here said.

Prenatal Tobacco Exposure Impairs Preterm Infants' Sleep

AMIENS, France - Heavy smoking during pregnancy may put preterm infants at risk for persistent developmental difficulties by impairing sleep patterns, researchers said.

College Students Undertreated for Psychiatric Conditions

NEW YORK - Although mental health problems are common among college students, they are less likely to seek treatment for them than are others in the same age group, researchers here said.

Flu Shots Reduce Illness, Boost Grades Among College Students

MINNEAPOLIS (MedPage Today) -- Flu shots reduce the risk of an influenza-like illness among college students by 30%, researchers here said.

Social Skills Training Gives Urban Children a Brighter Future

SEATTLE (MedPage Today) -- Early attention to social development of children from high-crime urban areas may yield long-term benefits for mental and sexual health and educational and economic achievement.

Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Improves after Bariatric Surgery

GALVESTON, Texas (MedPage Today) -- In obese patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, weight-loss surgery led to improvement or resolution of the condition in more than 90% of cases, according to a meta-analysis of published studies.

FDA Discounts Danger From Melamine in U.S.-Made Infant Formula

ROCKVILLE, Md. (MedPage Today) -- Levels of melamine found in a sample of U.S.-made infant formula do not pose a safety risk, the FDA said.

Drug Firms Accused of Patent Manipulation to Block Competition

BRUSSELS (MedPage Today) -- Pharmaceutical companies' efforts to stave off competition from generic drug makers cost consumers nearly $4 billion over an eight-year period, a European Union investigation found.

Possible Mechanism Found for Binge Drinking- Atherosclerosis Link

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (MedPage Today) -- Binge drinking may drive atherosclerosis by modulating the activities of the primary metabolite of ethanol, according to an in vitro study by researchers here.

Internist Group Urges Routine HIV Testing

PHILADELPHIA (MedPage Today) -- Doctors should routinely recommend HIV testing for all patients older than 13, according to new guidelines from the American College of Physicians.

Daily Mail

Discovery that autistic children 'react more slowly to sound' heralds new technique for early diagnosis

The brains of autistic children react to sounds a fraction of a second slower than those of normal children, which may help explain the communication problems associated with autism.

Experts warn more HIV testing needed on NHS as figures reveal a third of sufferers in the dark

The Government must offer more HIV testing on the NHS to tackle the rising number of people in the UK who do not know they are infected, a group of experts warned today.

Meditation 'as effective as medication' in treating depression

Buddhist meditation techniques can be just as effective at combating depression as medication, a study has found.

Anti-ageing face creams 'don't work' (but exercise and good diet do)

Many anti-ageing creams and vitamin supplements are a waste of money, researchers say. Their study found that antioxidants, the 'must-have ingredients' of these products have little or no effect.

Pregnant women warned off make-up amid growing fears of harm to unborn babies

Pregnant women are being warned off beauty products amid fears they could lead to birth defects.

Courtney Love admits: I once considered having a gastric band fitted... but the doctor wouldn't let me

Courtney love has revealed that she once considered having a gastric band fitted.

The NHS nurse who was paid £100,000 in one year

An NHS nurse has broken the £100,000 pay barrier for the first time as the drive to cut waiting lists brings lucrative rewards for senior staff.

Breast milk bank to be set up to boost supplies for premature babies

The Department of Health has ordered its clinical watchdog NICE to draw up guidance on the safety and running of donor milk banks.

How I beat breast cancer - by TV's Trisha Goddard

In a frank account of her fight with the disease, the chat-show host tells how a regime of extreme exercise was key to her recovery.

Fears of measles epidemic as cases soar to 13-year high in wake of MMR scare

There have been more than 1,000 measles cases so far this year – putting Britain at risk of a deadly epidemic, health officials say.

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