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Runners release photo gallery of marathon success
50 runners did the Cardiff Half Marathon for Diabetes UK Cymru! Fifty runners put their trainers on and took on the Cardiff Half Marathon in aid of leading health charity Diabetes UK Cymru. More than 50 runners, including eight from Bridgend borough, completed the 2010 Cardiff Half Marathon on Sunday 17 October to raise vital funds for Diabetes UK Cymru.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/cardiff/2...act-marathon-diabetes-cancer-china-university
The obesity EPIDEMIC - what's going wrong?
Even if you're not overweight, you only have to walk into the nearest town centre to notice that obesity is a very common problem. NHS figures show one in four adults are obese, while of the remainder, 32% of women and 42% of men are overweight. Even more disturbingly, rates of obesity among children are rising.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-st...-epidemic-what-s-going-wrong-115875-22645898/
End to reading glasses: Now lasers could beat the curse of long-sight too
Laser treatment that can restore 20/20 vision in middle age is being tested by doctors.
While existing laser surgery tackles short-sightedness, the new technique combats presbyopia, or the long-sightedness that develops with age.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1321893/Lasers-end-reading-glasses-long-sightedness.html
Study reveals new potential benefit of testosterone: Could HRT for men cut the risk of heart disease?
Men with low testosterone are at greater risk of dying prematurely from heart disease and other causes, researchers warn. They found almost twice as many men with low levels of the male hormone died, compared to those with normal levels.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1321983/Could-HRT-men-cut-risk-heart-disease.html
Glasgow patients trial new brain cancer drug
Patients in Glasgow are to be the first to benefit from a new trial to develop a brain cancer drug that has been shelved by pharmaceutical companies. The drug being tested at the Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, IMA950, is designed to help the immune system fight glioblastoma, a deadly form of brain cancer.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-11568998
50 runners did the Cardiff Half Marathon for Diabetes UK Cymru! Fifty runners put their trainers on and took on the Cardiff Half Marathon in aid of leading health charity Diabetes UK Cymru. More than 50 runners, including eight from Bridgend borough, completed the 2010 Cardiff Half Marathon on Sunday 17 October to raise vital funds for Diabetes UK Cymru.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/cardiff/2...act-marathon-diabetes-cancer-china-university
The obesity EPIDEMIC - what's going wrong?
Even if you're not overweight, you only have to walk into the nearest town centre to notice that obesity is a very common problem. NHS figures show one in four adults are obese, while of the remainder, 32% of women and 42% of men are overweight. Even more disturbingly, rates of obesity among children are rising.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-st...-epidemic-what-s-going-wrong-115875-22645898/
End to reading glasses: Now lasers could beat the curse of long-sight too
Laser treatment that can restore 20/20 vision in middle age is being tested by doctors.
While existing laser surgery tackles short-sightedness, the new technique combats presbyopia, or the long-sightedness that develops with age.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1321893/Lasers-end-reading-glasses-long-sightedness.html
Study reveals new potential benefit of testosterone: Could HRT for men cut the risk of heart disease?
Men with low testosterone are at greater risk of dying prematurely from heart disease and other causes, researchers warn. They found almost twice as many men with low levels of the male hormone died, compared to those with normal levels.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1321983/Could-HRT-men-cut-risk-heart-disease.html
Glasgow patients trial new brain cancer drug
Patients in Glasgow are to be the first to benefit from a new trial to develop a brain cancer drug that has been shelved by pharmaceutical companies. The drug being tested at the Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, IMA950, is designed to help the immune system fight glioblastoma, a deadly form of brain cancer.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-11568998