| Personal Injury News: Over one million people misdiagnosed with heart disease |
| A study released by the British Medical Journal has made a number of discoveries pertaining to the misdiagnosis of illnesses. It revealed that thousands of people have been wrongly advised they are in danger of developing heart disease due to the way in which doctors routinely calculate the risk. Concern over the misdiagnosis of heart disease will be further compounded by a separate study due from the Healthcare Commission which raises concern over the way that healthcare trusts in England and Wales are monitoring the problem as a third of them were unable to provide the details of the treatment being given to patients. Current estimates of the numbers at risk of cardiovascular diseases have been inflated by over 1.5 million, the report says, suggesting that anti-cholesterol drugs are massively, and needlessly, over-prescribed inflating the £2bn annual bill to the NHS. The study in the British Medical Journal found a series of other considerable discoveries. It found that white middle-aged men have a lower risk of heart disease than once previously thought and women from poorer backgrounds have a significantly higher risk. It also found one in three women in their 60s are at risk of heart disease, a figure previously thought to be one in four. Julia Hippisley-Cox, lead author of the study, said: "We are potentially missing the right people for treatment. If we use this new score it would increase treatment to deprived areas and especially to women. They are being under-treated across the board." She added that research was urgently required into the risks for people from ethnic minorities amid fears that the current assessment scores, which were originally modelled on white populations in the US, are discriminating and ultimately not representative. Source: easilyclaim.co.uk  More News:-  Cosmetic Surgery on the Increaseomen have been indulging in cosmetic surgery for decades however an audit carried out by the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons details.... Precautions required when removing asbestos, warns HSEhe Health and Safety Executive has reiterated its warning to all companies to ensure correct precautions are taken when dealing with asbestos after a .... Substandard treatment in casualty harms patientsrecent report entitled Emergency Admissions: A journey in the right direction? published by the National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome an.... Accrual for compensation owed to NHS patients hits £9 billionigures released by the NHS Litigation Authority (NHSLA) suggest that an estimated £9.2 billion could be owing to patients who have received substandar.... MP3 players spark compensation worriesesearchers in Canada have suggested that a high number of people, who use MP3 players, may notice a hearing loss sparking fears of a compensation clai.... Injured worker loses legrecycling company has admitted breaching Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 following an inquiry by the Health and Safety Executi.... Criminal injury compensation claim turns out to be a hoaxman has appeared in court charged with perverting the course of justice after he claimed he was attacked with a nail gun. David Russell of Glouceste.... |
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