http://www.ra4food.org Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:59:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Girls from the age of 12 are now being inoculated against the virus responsible for cervical cancer. The nationwide schools programme has hit a series of controversies throughout its development and inception, and now parents are refusing to consent to the vaccine. After the launch of the Government’s campaign to ... http://www.ra4food.org/2008/09/05/parents-refuse-%e2%80%98cervarix%e2%80%99-cervical-cancer-jab/ B-vitamin deficiency may be responsible for vascular cognitive impairment, according to a study published in Proceeding of the National Academy of Sciences. The research on mice showed that a diet lacking in B-vitamin resulted in lower levels of cognitive ability.  The research is significant because it reveals an association between levels ... http://www.ra4food.org/2008/09/04/b-vitamin-deficiency-linked-to-alzheimer%e2%80%99s-disease/ Bernard Matthews Farms are investing £3 million in a new marketing campaign to ‘dispel myths’ shadowing the company. The UK poultry group will be launching a national press, poster and TV campaign headed by the strapline, 'Proud to Work at Bernard Matthews Farms'.  The message that Bernard Matthews is a trusted ... http://www.ra4food.org/2008/09/03/bernard-matthews-new-campaign-to-%e2%80%98dispel-myths%e2%80%99/ A recent joint replacement study conducted by the Royal College of Surgeons has revealed that the latest surgical techniques used for hip or knee replacements have lower success rates than the older methods. Over 16,000 NHS patients have hip resurfacing or partial knee replacements every year, but one in seventy five ... http://www.ra4food.org/2008/09/02/low-success-rates-for-new-knee-and-hip-replacements/ Scientists have discovered the protein structure responsible for nearly all human tumours.  It is hoped the discovery will lead to better cancer drugs. Telomerase protein allows the development of cancer cells.  It has been the principle focus for scientists for more than a decade because of it’s role in the ... http://www.ra4food.org/2008/09/02/protein-breakthrough-will-lead-to-new-cancer-drugs/ There is new hope in the treatment of deafness.  Scientists have successfully proven it is possible to regenerate ear hair cells. 60% - 90% of deafness and hearing impairment is due to the loss of hair cells in the cochlea (inner ear).  The cochlea is responsible for detecting sound and ... http://www.ra4food.org/2008/09/02/hair-cell-therapy-research-could-%e2%80%98cure%e2%80%99-deafness/ Sufferers of the most common cause of progressive blindness in the elderly are due to receive a drug that cost £10,700 per patient on the NHS. The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (Nice) has approved the Use of Lucentis for wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The advice should ... http://www.ra4food.org/2008/08/27/nice-approves-10000-eye-injections-for-nhs-patients/ Canadian researchers have found that anyone taking medication should beware of drinking fruit juice. Apple, Orange and Grapefruit Juice can all have significant effect of the uptake of drugs, lowering or increasing their effectiveness. While the influence of grapefruit juice is already well known, and some drug labels caution against ... http://www.ra4food.org/2008/08/20/taking-drugs-with-juice-adjusts-their-effectiveness/ Under proposals to be announced next week by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), nationwide testing for tens of thousands of young people for a genetic defect that can kill them in their twenties. The tests will include children as young as ten, and focuses on those ... http://www.ra4food.org/2008/08/19/uk-gene-tests-for-tens-of-thousands-of-young-people/ A study has found that less than one in 100 Britons have a healthy diet, preferring high sugar, salt, and fatty foods. The study found that just eight in 1000 adults – or 0.8 percent – met all five targets for levels of saturated fats, total fats, fruit and vegetables, ... http://www.ra4food.org/2008/08/18/new-study-finds-less-than-one-in-a-hundred-have-a-healthy-diet/