Pseudomonas, anti-coags, alcohol, pres drugs, high heels
Inside Health
BBC
4.4 • 575 Ratings
🗓️ 31 January 2012
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
On Inside Health this week, the bacteria Pseudomonas that's been responsible for a number of deaths in special care baby units in Northern Ireland.
Mark Porter asks Prof Richard James, Director of Healthcare Associated Infection at the University of Nottingham, why the outbreak occurred and how the Department of Health is likely to try to prevent future occurrence..
We look at a new class of drugs that could transform the lives of tens of thousands of people on warfarin. Recently approved by NICE, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, these drugs overcome many of the drawbacks of taking warfarin. Mark Porter explores just who is likely to benefit if the drug gets its final endorsement from NICE next week.
Mark also explores which prescription drugs are addictive, and how wearing high heels can damage your calves but might improve your sex life.
Presenter: Dr Mark Porter Producer: Beth Eastwood.
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| 0:41.0 | Hello and welcome to Inside Health. In today's program, we look at a new class of drugs that could |
| 0:45.7 | transform the lives of tens of thousands of people on warfarin. Our resident skeptic, Cameronabassi, |
| 0:52.0 | answers a listener's query on how much we should be drinking. |
| 0:55.7 | I discover how wearing high heels can increase the risk of torn muscles, |
| 0:59.3 | but it's not all bad news. |
| 1:00.8 | They may also improve your sex life. |
| 1:02.8 | And I'll be exploring which prescription drugs are addictive. |
| 1:06.4 | But first, the bacteria that have been linked to a number of recent deaths in special care baby units, pseudomonas. |
| 1:12.7 | Our top story and investigation has begun into the deaths of three babies at the neonatal unit at the Royal Jubilee. |
| 1:18.6 | The bug responsible for the deaths of four babies has been found in the Ulster Hospital, but none of the babies is infected. |
| 1:24.4 | Sudamonis bacteria are found in soil and water and are naturally resistant to many |
| 1:28.7 | antibiotics. Fortunately, they are opportunistic invaders, meaning they tend to only cause serious |
| 1:33.8 | problems in people whose defences are down, such as patients in intensive care and premature babies. |
| 1:40.0 | Recent coverage suggests pseudomonas is a new problem, but is it. |
| 1:48.9 | Professor Richard James is Director of Healthcare Associated Infection at the University of Nottingham. |
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