UK News 28-01-2005 who: Disability Rights Commission (DRC) what: Says NHS has deadly bias against mental health patients when: This week snippet: Monday`s Independent revealed that an inquiry has been launched after research found mentally ill people were "four times more likely to die from a treatable illness than other patients and 58 times more likely to die before the age of 50". In other health news, The Times says Rochdale Infirmary has banned flowers because they carry bacteria; Tuesday`s Independent reported that painkiller Vioxx, a "revolutionary treatment for arthritis" launched in 1999, may have caused up to 140,000 heart attacks in the US, 44% of them fatal; and a report in Thursday`s Times says the government is expected to give patients the chance to look up their doctor`s disciplinary and performance records on the internet. [... more]

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