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'I thought I was alone with my MS' - BBC Health News 31st October 2009
"When Shiv Sharma was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis he was the only South Asian he knew with the condition.
"I got a bit of a shock at the time," he said. "
Mother facing prosecution 'for asking hospital staff from one ethnicity to be excluded from room' as she gave birth - Daily Mail 29th October 2009
"A mother is facing action under race discrimination laws after objecting to ethnic minority hospital staff being present at the birth of her child.
The woman was about to undergo a caesarean section when she made her demand. "
Mersey man's death in health service racial inequality report - Ormskirk Advertiser 22nd October 2009
"THE death of a Merseyside man has been highlighted in a report tackling racial inequality in the health service.
New guidance has been issued by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to make sure ethnic minorities get the right treatment."
Alcohol problems among Indian men - Asian Image 21st October 2009
"Alcohol-related problems among Indian men in the UK are disproportionately high, scientists have warned.
Indian men in the UK are more susceptible to the effects of alcohol than white British males, a new study showed. "
Liverpool man highlighted in report to address health service racial inequality - Liverpool Daily Post 20th October 2009
"THE death of a Merseyside man has been highlighted in a report tackling racial inequality in the health service.
New guidance has been issued by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to stop ethnic minorities struggling to get the right treatment.
The regulator’s report includes evidence from Michelle Cox, who is head of diversity at Liverpool Primary Care Trust."
Ethnicity of patients should be recorded, says NHS trust head - The Guardian 20th October 2009
"Infant mortality among Pakistani-born mothers twice the national average"
Ethnic liver cells help drug race - BBC Health News 20th October 2009
"Scientists have produced liver cells specific to different ethnic groups which could revolutionise the development of drugs to treat diseases.
The Edinburgh University-led study paves the way for a liver cells library to help work-out the reaction of drugs for different ethnicities. "
Indigenous tribes more vulnerable in swine flu outbreaks - The Independent on Sunday 11th October 2
"The only road to St Theresa Point in north-eastern Manitoba is made of ice and lasts just two months. The remote community's 3,200 people, most of them Cree Indians, are squeezed into 530 homes, more than half of them without running water. Until June, a doctor flew in once a week for three days. But since an outbreak of swine flu left more than 200 people ill and sent 12 by air ambulance to Winnipeg, 600km (375 miles) away, Health Canada has been ferrying in more doctors. This autumn, in preparation for the flu season, it is also delivering something else: a supply of body bags."
Concern at abortions rise: Comments - Asian Image 9th October 2009
"Health professionals and community representatives have spoken of their concern after we revealed a rise in abortions amongst the Asian community of Blackburn with Darwen.\n\nDr Sohail Bhatti is Head of BME Health at NHS East Lancashire and Chairman of Blackburn's North West Neighbourhood Board "
British Asians should be classed as obese at a lower BMI limit due to high risk of heart disease - Daily Mail 10th July 2009
An international health expert called for the threshold for being overweight and obese to be lowered for British Asians.
The change has been carried out in India to take into account that people of south Asian origin are more likely to develop heart disease and diabetes.
'Lower' Asian obesity threshold - BBC Health New 9th July 2009
The threshold for being overweight and obese should be lowered for British Asians, international experts say.
People of South Asian origin are more likely than white people to develop heart disease and diabetes.
Flu risk for indigenous peoples - BBC Health News 3rd July 2009
Indigenous peoples, such as Aborigines and Native Americans, have low quality health which puts them at higher risk from swine flu, experts have warned.
There are around 400m people around the world who are classed as indigenous.
Doctors told to give priority to gypsies - The Telegraph 18th June 2009
Gypsies and travellers should be given priority in NHS hospitals and GP surgeries, according to Government guidance.
Want to see a GP? Gipsies come first as NHS tells doctors travellers must be seen straight away - Daily Mail 18th May 2009
Gipsies and travellers should be given priority in NHS hospitals and GP surgeries, doctors have been told.
They will be fast-tracked for doctors, nurses and even some dentist appointments above all other patients.
Nut allergy 'hits Asian children' - BBC Health News 29th May 2009
A disproportionately high number of Asian children are being diagnosed with nut allergy, a leading expert says.
Dr Abbass Khakoo, medical director at London's Hillingdon Hospital, is a specialist in food allergies.
Health watchdogs call for urgent action throughout NHS in England to eradicate racial discrimination against ethnic minority patients and staff - The Guardian 31st March 2009
Trusts in England are failing to meet their obligation under race equality legislation to produce accurate and up-to-date ethnic workforce data
The Mellow organisation is attempting to help Hackney's black and minority males recover from mental health problems - The Guardian 18th February 2009
Can Hackney's Mellow organisation help the borough's black and minority ethnic men recover from their mental health problems?
UK Asians 'fail to check breasts' - BBC Health News 21st January 2009
British Asian women are risking their lives by not checking for signs of breast cancer, a charity warns.
Macmillan Cancer support says Asian women are less likely than any other community to look out for early signs of the disease.
Heart disease gene affects one in 100, say scientists - The Observer 18 January 2009
A gene that almost guarantees serious heart disease in middle age is carried by an estimated 60 million people around the world, a team of scientists has found.
The one in 100 who inherit the mutation usually show few, if any, symptoms before their 40s, but become ill as they get older, with many later dying from heart failure.
Heart attack gene is carried by one in 100 people, say scientists - The Sunday Telegraph 18th January 2009
Around one in 100 people has a gene defect that almost guarantees heart failure, scientists have found.
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