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Bupa names Diabetes UK as Great Run Series charity partner
The health insurance company Bupa has chosen Diabetes UK as the charity partner for the Great Run Series in a partnership that could be worth more than ?1m a year to the charity.
The partnership ? which will commence in 2012 ? is for an indefinite period, although Bupa traditionally works with a Great Run Series charity partner for three years.
http://thirdsector.co.uk/Channels/F...Diabetes-UK-Great-Run-Series-charity-partner/
The sweet science: Our uncontrollable cravings for treats are triggered by falls in blood sugar
You might have thought resisting that piece of chocolate cake or extra biscuit was simply a matter of exerting a little will power. But for some of us it?s much more difficult than that ? because of the way our brains are wired. Scientists have found that a key part of the brain which stops the body from acting on impulse ? and gorging ? does not function as well in those who are overweight or obese.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2039315/Sweet-cravings-triggered-falls-blood-sugar.html
Weight-loss surgery trebles among teenagers in three years
The number of teenagers having weight-loss surgery on the NHS has more than trebled in only three years. Overweight patients as young as 14 are having gastric bands fitted at a cost of ?7,000 a time ? despite warnings that the procedure is not always effective.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...Weight-loss-surgery-quadruples-25s-years.html
Why 'good' sugar is the secret to a slim figure
Eating fresh fruit and vegetables helps people resist the temptation of waist-expanding treats, scientists have found. When our supplies of glucose - found in carbohydrates - drop we begin to lose our ability to control desire, while our urge to eat increases. The lack of glucose ? which is used to power the brain ? makes us helpless against the urge to reach for high-calorie foods, researchers said.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/h...ood-sugar-is-the-secret-to-a-slim-figure.html
Implants that jump start a heart would save countless lives. So why are so few people given them?
Jane Feinmann suffered a life-threatening abnormal heart rhythm, where an electrical fault in the lower chambers of my heart caused my heartbeat to speed up so dramatically that the chambers themselves were emptied of blood.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...s-So-people-given-them.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
Do these home DNA kits work?
Is it really possible a simple swab taken from the roof of your mouth can pinpoint whether you are at risk of more than 50 different health conditions? That?s the claim made by the marketing men who are selling kits enabling people to take a DNA sample to send off for analysis. Within a few days anyone buying these DIY packs available online from abroad will receive a report highlighting the risks of everything from cancer to heart attacks.
http://www.express.co.uk/features/view/272393
The health insurance company Bupa has chosen Diabetes UK as the charity partner for the Great Run Series in a partnership that could be worth more than ?1m a year to the charity.
The partnership ? which will commence in 2012 ? is for an indefinite period, although Bupa traditionally works with a Great Run Series charity partner for three years.
http://thirdsector.co.uk/Channels/F...Diabetes-UK-Great-Run-Series-charity-partner/
The sweet science: Our uncontrollable cravings for treats are triggered by falls in blood sugar
You might have thought resisting that piece of chocolate cake or extra biscuit was simply a matter of exerting a little will power. But for some of us it?s much more difficult than that ? because of the way our brains are wired. Scientists have found that a key part of the brain which stops the body from acting on impulse ? and gorging ? does not function as well in those who are overweight or obese.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2039315/Sweet-cravings-triggered-falls-blood-sugar.html
Weight-loss surgery trebles among teenagers in three years
The number of teenagers having weight-loss surgery on the NHS has more than trebled in only three years. Overweight patients as young as 14 are having gastric bands fitted at a cost of ?7,000 a time ? despite warnings that the procedure is not always effective.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...Weight-loss-surgery-quadruples-25s-years.html
Why 'good' sugar is the secret to a slim figure
Eating fresh fruit and vegetables helps people resist the temptation of waist-expanding treats, scientists have found. When our supplies of glucose - found in carbohydrates - drop we begin to lose our ability to control desire, while our urge to eat increases. The lack of glucose ? which is used to power the brain ? makes us helpless against the urge to reach for high-calorie foods, researchers said.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/h...ood-sugar-is-the-secret-to-a-slim-figure.html
Implants that jump start a heart would save countless lives. So why are so few people given them?
Jane Feinmann suffered a life-threatening abnormal heart rhythm, where an electrical fault in the lower chambers of my heart caused my heartbeat to speed up so dramatically that the chambers themselves were emptied of blood.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...s-So-people-given-them.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
Do these home DNA kits work?
Is it really possible a simple swab taken from the roof of your mouth can pinpoint whether you are at risk of more than 50 different health conditions? That?s the claim made by the marketing men who are selling kits enabling people to take a DNA sample to send off for analysis. Within a few days anyone buying these DIY packs available online from abroad will receive a report highlighting the risks of everything from cancer to heart attacks.
http://www.express.co.uk/features/view/272393