Whiteley & Locks Road Surgeries

News:

Out of Hours
On weekdays between the hours of 6.30pm and 8.00am, and all day and night at weekends and on bank holidays, services are commissioned by Hampshire Primary Care Trust. If you wish to see an emergency doctor, phone Locks Road on 01489 583777 or Whiteley on 01489 881982

Test Results
If any tests are taken, it is your responsibility to telephone the surgery for the results. Please only telephone between 11:00am and 2:00pm. If you wish to discuss the results, please request a routine telephone conversation with your GP or Nurse.

Cancelling your Appointment
If you are unable to attend an appointment with one of the doctors or nurses, please telephone or use the link at the bottom of this page to cancel your appointment.

Announcements

01 May - 30 Jul
HPA Swine Flu Update

The Health Protection Agency has prepared advice for the public and for healthcare professionals on swine influenza.

26 Apr - 30 Jul
NHS Swine Flu Updates

If you feel unwell ...If you have flu-like symptoms and have recently travelled to Mexico, stay at home and contact either your GP or NHS Direct on 0845 4647.

10 Feb - 24 Jul
Ovarian Cancer Awareness

Love Women, Ovarian cancer action’s awareness and fundraising campaign for Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month in March 2009.

BBC Health

'Lower' Asian obesity threshold

The threshold for being overweight and obese should be lowered for British Asians, experts say.

Proof mounts on restricted diet

Cutting calories may delay the ageing process and reduce the risk of disease, a long-term study of monkeys suggests.

Common cancer deaths 'falling'

The number of people dying from three of the most common cancers has fallen to its lowest level in nearly 40 years.

UK swine flu death toll hits 14

Fourteen people in the UK are now thought to have died after contracting swine flu, the government says.

Plan for non-urgent health number

A new non-emergency 111 NHS number could be introduced across England, it has been announced.

Tests raise life extension hopes

A compound discovered in the soil of a South Pacific island may help to fight the ageing process, research suggests.

'Services fail' on Parkinson's

Some Parkinson's disease patients go for years without seeing a specialist doctor or nurse, a report suggests.

'Growing worry' on sunbed salons

An inquiry begins into whether tighter controls are needed over tanning salons after "ever younger" children are burned.

Language 'predicts dementia risk'

People with superior language skills early in life may be less likely to get Alzheimer's later, research suggests.

Health researchers want 200 patients for maggots trial

Two hundred patients are being asked to take part in a trial to study how efficient maggots are at cleaning wounds.

Yahoo Health

Study: 1 in 3 breast cancer patients overtreated (AP)

AP - One in three breast cancer patients identified in public screening programs may be treated unnecessarily, a new study says. Karsten Jorgensen and Peter Gotzsche of the Nordic Cochrane Centre in Copenhagen analyzed breast cancer trends at least seven years before and after government-run screening programs for breast cancer started in parts of Australia, Britain, Canada, Norway and Sweden.

Monkeys live longer on low-cal diet; would humans? (AP)

This May 28, 2009, photo provided by the University of Wisconsin at Madison via the journal Science shows Rhesus monkeys Canto, 27, left, who is on a restricted diet, and Owen, 29, right, who is on an unrestricted diet, at the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The two are among the oldest surviving subjects in a pioneering study of the links between diet and aging in Rhesus macaque monkeys. The 20-year study found cutting calories by almost a third slowed the aging of monkeys, and fended off death, and shows the first evidence that it delays the diseases of aging in primates too, researchers from the University of Wisconsin report in the Friday, July 10, 2009, issue of the journal Science. (AP Photo/UW-Madison University, Jeff Miller)

AP - Eat less, live longer? It seems to work for monkeys: A 20-year study found cutting calories by almost a third slowed their aging and fended off death. This is not about a quick diet to shed a few pounds. Scientists have long known they could increase the lifespan of mice and more primitive creatures worms, flies with deep, long-term cuts from normal consumption.

Tests reveal some pet supplements skimp on meds (AP)

In this June 25, 2009 photo, Nicole Albino poses for a photograph with her pug Chakka at her home in New York. Albino said Chakka was constantly chewing and licking his knees until her veterinarian recommended glucosamine and chondroitin. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)

AP - Arthritis supplements bought by millions of pet owners for their dogs, cats and horses sometimes skimp on the ingredients the makers claim can help aching paws and aging joints, and some contain high amounts of lead, an independent laboratory found.

Swine flu shots at school: Bracing for fall return (AP)

A scientist prepares a DNA test for the A(H1N1) virus. A vaccine for swine flu could be ready for testing next month and ready for mass distribution by October, US health officials told a high-level meeting here Thursday.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)

AP - U.S. swine flu vaccinations could begin in October with children among the first in line at their local schools the Obama administration said Thursday as the president and his Cabinet urged states to figure out now how they'll tackle the virus' all-but-certain resurgence.

Ebola found in Philippine pigs for first time (AP)

AP - A form of ebola virus has been detected in pigs for the first time, raising concerns it could mutate and threaten humans, scientists report.

WHO approves cervical cancer vaccine Cervarix (AP)

AP - The World Health Organization has approved a second cervical cancer vaccine, this one made by GlaxoSmithKline, meaning U.N. agencies and partners can now officially buy millions of doses of the vaccine for poor countries worldwide.

Amylin obesity treatment trial fails to impress (Reuters)

Reuters - Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc said on Thursday a mid-stage study of its combination obesity treatment yielded positive results, but investors were unimpressed and the company's stock rose just 1 percent.

Use of vibrators common, surveys show (Reuters)

Reuters - Two Indiana University surveys suggest that vibrator use during sexual encounters is common among American men and women and is linked to better sexual health.

Questions to Pharmacists Rise After Michael Jackson's Death (HealthDay)

HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 9 (HealthDay News) -- News reports about a possible link between pop star Michael Jackson's death and his alleged abuse of prescription drugs may have increased the public's concern about prescription medication overdose risks, suggests a survey of U.S. pharmacists.

Vaccine May Someday Thwart Ear Infections (HealthDay)

HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 9 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. researchers have developed a pain-free vaccination that might thwart ear infections in children.

WHO Influenza A(H1N1)

Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 news brief: no. 1

8 July 2009 -- WHO has been informed by health authorities in Denmark, Japan and the Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong, China of the appearance of H1N1 viruses which are resistant to the antiviral drug oseltamivir (known as Tamiflu) based on laboratory testing.

Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 - update 58

6 July 2009 09:00 GMT

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3 July 2009 09:00 GMT

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1 July 2009 09:00 GMT

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29 June 2009 09:00 GMT

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26 June 2009 07:00 GMT

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24 June 2009 07:00 GMT

Influenza A(H1N1) - update 52

22 June 2009 07:00 GMT

Influenza A(H1N1) - update 51

19 June 2009 07:00 GMT

Influenza A(H1N1) - update 50

Cumulative and new figures are subject to revision
17 June 2009 12:00 GMT

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