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Elderly told to have regular eye tests to stop falls
Elderly people are being encouraged to have regular eye tests as a way of preventing falls. Age UK and the College of Optometrists say too few request the free check-ups offered to those aged above 60.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-13845552
Legal highs 'becoming bigger issue than illegal drugs'
Legal highs are becoming a bigger problem than illegal drugs, with many young people wrongly believing they are safe, a drugs worker claims. Alan Andrews, an ex-heroin addict who runs a Llanelli-based drug intervention centre, said some legal drugs were stronger than illegal counterparts.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-13846006
Now doctors say M.E. is NOT caused by virus but is found in the blood
M.E. is definitely not caused by a virus despite past claims, leading scientists say. They have ruled out a theory that the illness, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome, is triggered by little-known bugs found in blood.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2006038/Myalgic-encephalomyelitis-caused-virus.html
Taxpayers will no longer 'bail out' failing NHS hospitals
The Department of Health said ?poor quality? organisations would not be ?propped up with subsidies? any more, as it highlighted the importance of competition and choice to improving public services. Ministers have scrapped plans to protect certain health services deemed essential from going bust in advance, raising the prospect that some hospitals or units may be allowed to go to the wall.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/journali...no-longer-bail-out-failing-NHS-hospitals.html
Cocaine addiction linked to brain abnormalities
Scientists have found "significant abnormalities" in the brains of people addicted to cocaine, which could help explain some of the compulsive behaviour associated with using the drug. It may also hint at why some people are more prone to addiction. Brain scans revealed that cocaine users had a "dramatic decrease in grey matter" in their frontal lobes, according to researchers, which affected key functions including decision-making, memory and attention, while some of their brain's rewards systems were significantly bigger.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2011/jun/21/cocaine-addiction-linked-brain-abnormalities
Elderly people are being encouraged to have regular eye tests as a way of preventing falls. Age UK and the College of Optometrists say too few request the free check-ups offered to those aged above 60.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-13845552
Legal highs 'becoming bigger issue than illegal drugs'
Legal highs are becoming a bigger problem than illegal drugs, with many young people wrongly believing they are safe, a drugs worker claims. Alan Andrews, an ex-heroin addict who runs a Llanelli-based drug intervention centre, said some legal drugs were stronger than illegal counterparts.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-13846006
Now doctors say M.E. is NOT caused by virus but is found in the blood
M.E. is definitely not caused by a virus despite past claims, leading scientists say. They have ruled out a theory that the illness, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome, is triggered by little-known bugs found in blood.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2006038/Myalgic-encephalomyelitis-caused-virus.html
Taxpayers will no longer 'bail out' failing NHS hospitals
The Department of Health said ?poor quality? organisations would not be ?propped up with subsidies? any more, as it highlighted the importance of competition and choice to improving public services. Ministers have scrapped plans to protect certain health services deemed essential from going bust in advance, raising the prospect that some hospitals or units may be allowed to go to the wall.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/journali...no-longer-bail-out-failing-NHS-hospitals.html
Cocaine addiction linked to brain abnormalities
Scientists have found "significant abnormalities" in the brains of people addicted to cocaine, which could help explain some of the compulsive behaviour associated with using the drug. It may also hint at why some people are more prone to addiction. Brain scans revealed that cocaine users had a "dramatic decrease in grey matter" in their frontal lobes, according to researchers, which affected key functions including decision-making, memory and attention, while some of their brain's rewards systems were significantly bigger.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2011/jun/21/cocaine-addiction-linked-brain-abnormalities