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Cardiff teacher?s half marathon challenge for diabetes charity
A TEACHER whose friend lost her son and husband through diabetes complications is to run the streets of Cardiff to raise money for the charity which provides information on the condition. Ken East, of Llanishen, Cardiff, is preparing to take part in the Lloyds TSB Cardiff Half Marathon on Sunday for Diabetes UK Cymru after friend Val Bull?s loved ones died after suffering heart attacks as a complication of their diabetes.
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/w...hallenge-for-diabetes-charity-91466-27450420/
Brighten winter with new tea dance
DANCE away those wintry blues at a new weekly tea dance held in Torquay. The afternoon tea dances, held at Furrough Cross Church Hall in St Marychurch, are hosted by Philip and Hazel Moon from the New Moon Dance Studio. The tea dances run every week on Wednesdays from 2pm to 4.30pm. Diabetes UK mentioned. Also sourced on,
http://www.thisissouthdevon.co.uk/e...tea-dance/article-2741401-detail/article.html
Special dinner is on the table to celebrate diabetes group?s 20th birthday
THOUSANDS of Buddies have a very good reason to be grateful to Paisley gran Dorothy Farquharson. For 20 years, Dorothy has been at the forefront of supporting people with diabetes across Renfrewshire. Diabetes UK mentioned.
http://www.paisleydailyexpress.co.u...iabetes-group-s-20th-birthday-87085-27431007/
Me and my operation: The tube that opened my arteries then melted away
Every year, around 85,000 Britons have stents ? small metal tubes ? put into their arteries to help blood flow, but sometimes the blood vessels get blocked again. Shabir Makda, a 52-year-old bus driver from Leicester, was the first Briton to have a new stent which cuts this risk.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1319737/Soluble-stent-open-arteries-melt-away.html
Diet to combat cancer: Olive oil, cheese and, yes, even cake can protect you
The anti-breast cancer diet is unique in that it has been *scientifically proven to *combat breast cancer ? and will make you lose weight. Devised by eminent U.S. dietician Dr Mary Flynn, the anti-breast cancer diet is based on years of research, and is equally effective for healthy women who want to reduce their risk of developing the disease as for those who are recovering from it.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...er-Olive-oil-cheese-yes-cake-protect-you.html
First trial of embryonic stem cells in humans
US doctors have begun the first official trial of using human embryonic stem cells in patients after getting the green light from regulators. The Food and Drug Administration has given a license to Geron to use the controversial cells to treat people with spinal injuries.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11517680
Trial confirms prostate drug promise
A drug discovered in the UK could help thousands of men with advanced prostate cancer, experts say. Trials involving men who had exhausted all other treatment options found abiraterone acetate extended life by an average of four months.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11516362
A TEACHER whose friend lost her son and husband through diabetes complications is to run the streets of Cardiff to raise money for the charity which provides information on the condition. Ken East, of Llanishen, Cardiff, is preparing to take part in the Lloyds TSB Cardiff Half Marathon on Sunday for Diabetes UK Cymru after friend Val Bull?s loved ones died after suffering heart attacks as a complication of their diabetes.
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/w...hallenge-for-diabetes-charity-91466-27450420/
Brighten winter with new tea dance
DANCE away those wintry blues at a new weekly tea dance held in Torquay. The afternoon tea dances, held at Furrough Cross Church Hall in St Marychurch, are hosted by Philip and Hazel Moon from the New Moon Dance Studio. The tea dances run every week on Wednesdays from 2pm to 4.30pm. Diabetes UK mentioned. Also sourced on,
http://www.thisissouthdevon.co.uk/e...tea-dance/article-2741401-detail/article.html
Special dinner is on the table to celebrate diabetes group?s 20th birthday
THOUSANDS of Buddies have a very good reason to be grateful to Paisley gran Dorothy Farquharson. For 20 years, Dorothy has been at the forefront of supporting people with diabetes across Renfrewshire. Diabetes UK mentioned.
http://www.paisleydailyexpress.co.u...iabetes-group-s-20th-birthday-87085-27431007/
Me and my operation: The tube that opened my arteries then melted away
Every year, around 85,000 Britons have stents ? small metal tubes ? put into their arteries to help blood flow, but sometimes the blood vessels get blocked again. Shabir Makda, a 52-year-old bus driver from Leicester, was the first Briton to have a new stent which cuts this risk.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1319737/Soluble-stent-open-arteries-melt-away.html
Diet to combat cancer: Olive oil, cheese and, yes, even cake can protect you
The anti-breast cancer diet is unique in that it has been *scientifically proven to *combat breast cancer ? and will make you lose weight. Devised by eminent U.S. dietician Dr Mary Flynn, the anti-breast cancer diet is based on years of research, and is equally effective for healthy women who want to reduce their risk of developing the disease as for those who are recovering from it.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...er-Olive-oil-cheese-yes-cake-protect-you.html
First trial of embryonic stem cells in humans
US doctors have begun the first official trial of using human embryonic stem cells in patients after getting the green light from regulators. The Food and Drug Administration has given a license to Geron to use the controversial cells to treat people with spinal injuries.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11517680
Trial confirms prostate drug promise
A drug discovered in the UK could help thousands of men with advanced prostate cancer, experts say. Trials involving men who had exhausted all other treatment options found abiraterone acetate extended life by an average of four months.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11516362