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<rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><atom:link href="http://blog.pastest.co.uk/topics/3.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><title>In the news topic feed</title><description>PasTest Blog.</description><link>http://blog.pastest.co.uk/topics/3.rss</link><language>en</language><item><guid>http://blog.pastest.co.uk/the-nhs-from-a-patients-point-of-view-49/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 11:55:00 +0100</pubDate><title>The NHS,  from a patient's point of view</title><link>http://blog.pastest.co.uk/the-nhs-from-a-patients-point-of-view-49/</link><description><![CDATA[
The spotlight is well and truly on the NHS this week.&Acirc;&nbsp; I've been offered a 'ribbon' supporting the NHS for my Twitter profile, and lost count of the number of times i've seen the hashtag #welovethenhs.&Acirc;&nbsp; The Times yesterday was full of comparisons between the NHS and the American healthcare]]></description><author>hannah.brown@pastest.co.uk</author><comments>http://blog.pastest.co.uk/the-nhs-from-a-patients-point-of-view-49/</comments></item><item><guid>http://blog.pastest.co.uk/heart-attack-symptoms-in-women-44/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 10:16:21 +0100</pubDate><title>Heart attack symptoms in women</title><link>http://blog.pastest.co.uk/heart-attack-symptoms-in-women-44/</link><description><![CDATA[
Womens' Heart Attack Symptoms are Different from&Acirc;&nbsp;Mens'...
    Having lost my father at an early age, I’ve been aware of a history of heart attacks within my family. &Acirc;&nbsp;However, it has taken a recent diagnosis of a congenital heart disorder of my female cousin (who is a similar age to myself)]]></description><author>hannah.brown@pastest.co.uk</author><comments>http://blog.pastest.co.uk/heart-attack-symptoms-in-women-44/</comments></item><item><guid>http://blog.pastest.co.uk/water-water-everywhere-35/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:25:39 +0100</pubDate><title>Water, water everywhere</title><link>http://blog.pastest.co.uk/water-water-everywhere-35/</link><description><![CDATA[
Sitting at my desk looking at my empty glass and watching my colleague leave the kitchen armed with a full jug of water , has left me thinking I should be doing the same!
Some people say 1.5 litres is enough, some people say more, and if you exercise even more than that! But if you drink too much]]></description><comments>http://blog.pastest.co.uk/water-water-everywhere-35/</comments></item><item><guid>http://blog.pastest.co.uk/female-docs-to-dominate-the-profession-but-only-some-of-the-time-and-in-some-specialties-37/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 10:36:41 +0100</pubDate><title>Female Docs to dominate the profession (but only some of the time, and in some specialties!)</title><link>http://blog.pastest.co.uk/female-docs-to-dominate-the-profession-but-only-some-of-the-time-and-in-some-specialties-37/</link><description><![CDATA[
The BBC news website reported earlier this week that that by 2017 the majority of all doctors will be female, with GPs reaching this position even sooner.&Acirc;&nbsp; The tone of the article was that women overwhelmingly call for part-time hours which will result in a future requirement for more doctors]]></description><author>hannah.brown@pastest.co.uk</author><comments>http://blog.pastest.co.uk/female-docs-to-dominate-the-profession-but-only-some-of-the-time-and-in-some-specialties-37/</comments></item><item><guid>http://blog.pastest.co.uk/swine-flu-25/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 12:20:28 +0100</pubDate><title>Swine Flu</title><link>http://blog.pastest.co.uk/swine-flu-25/</link><description><![CDATA[
So, a week and a bit has gone by since swine flu hit the headlines and gripped the nation.&Acirc;&nbsp; Suddenly people are scared of blowing their nose in a public place for fear of having to wear bells on their ankles and parade the streets&Acirc;&nbsp;to cries of ‘unclean, unclean!’
How has life changed as we]]></description><author>hannah.brown@pastest.co.uk</author><comments>http://blog.pastest.co.uk/swine-flu-25/</comments></item><item><guid>http://blog.pastest.co.uk/euthanasia-a-family-perspective-24/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 10:13:01 +0100</pubDate><title>Euthanasia: A family perspective</title><link>http://blog.pastest.co.uk/euthanasia-a-family-perspective-24/</link><description><![CDATA[
Over the past few months there have been a number of articles debating Euthanasia. In July 2008 we saw the harrowing drama about the last 18 months of Doctor Anne Turner who, after having witnessed the death of her husband Jack from an incurable neurological disease, is diagnosed with a near-identical]]></description><author>hannah.brown@pastest.co.uk</author><comments>http://blog.pastest.co.uk/euthanasia-a-family-perspective-24/</comments></item><item><guid>http://blog.pastest.co.uk/laser-eye-surgery-10/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:53:41 +0100</pubDate><title>Laser eye surgery</title><link>http://blog.pastest.co.uk/laser-eye-surgery-10/</link><description><![CDATA[
After reading a BBC News article on the largely negative Which Report on laser eye surgery, specifically the ‘high street’ clinics, I thought I would give a more positive view. &Acirc;&nbsp;I had laser eye surgery at Optimax about 7 years ago and received very comprehensive information on the options available]]></description><author>hannah.brown@pastest.co.uk</author><comments>http://blog.pastest.co.uk/laser-eye-surgery-10/</comments></item><item><guid>http://blog.pastest.co.uk/deadly-sofas-and-skin-diseases-12/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 11:04:10 +0100</pubDate><title>Deadly sofas and skin diseases</title><link>http://blog.pastest.co.uk/deadly-sofas-and-skin-diseases-12/</link><description><![CDATA[
I read with disbelief about the toxic furniture that has literally burnt thousands of people, cost the NHS (and therefore the tax-payer) heaven knows how much and … has still not been re-called!!! Sofas manufactured in China have been treated with a fungicide, which, when warmed up (in our cosy living-rooms),]]></description><author>hannah.brown@pastest.co.uk</author><comments>http://blog.pastest.co.uk/deadly-sofas-and-skin-diseases-12/</comments></item><item><guid>http://blog.pastest.co.uk/x-years-younger-8/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:43:37 +0100</pubDate><title>X-years younger</title><link>http://blog.pastest.co.uk/x-years-younger-8/</link><description><![CDATA[
I absolutely hate those TV shows where the subject gets plastic surgery so they ‘fit in’ – the thought of it makes me squirm! However my dad’s going through the painful, drawn-out and unbelievably expensive process of having all his teeth replaced, in an effort to look and feel a little younger.
His]]></description><author>hannah.brown@pastest.co.uk</author><comments>http://blog.pastest.co.uk/x-years-younger-8/</comments></item><item><guid>http://blog.pastest.co.uk/pre-screening-for-mrsa-in-surgical-patients-15/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:12:00 +0100</pubDate><title>Pre-screening for MRSA in Surgical Patients?</title><link>http://blog.pastest.co.uk/pre-screening-for-mrsa-in-surgical-patients-15/</link><description><![CDATA[
I recently had an oesophagoscopy as a day-case at Manchester Royal Infirmary.&Acirc;&nbsp; Shortly after my referral by my ENT consultant I was summoned to the hospital for a pre-operation health test.&Acirc;&nbsp; I anticipated the weighing, the blood pressure testing, even the ECG, but I didn’t see the swab coming.
The]]></description><author>hannah.brown@pastest.co.uk</author><comments>http://blog.pastest.co.uk/pre-screening-for-mrsa-in-surgical-patients-15/</comments></item></channel></rss>
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