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Parents' diabetes day
A FREE networking event is being held for parents of children with diabetes across West Wales.
It is being staged by leading health charity Diabetes UK Cymru in the Halliwell Centre at Trinity College, Carmarthen, on Saturday, November 20, between 10am and 3pm.
http://www.thisissouthwales.co.uk/news/Parents-diabetes-day/article-2797175-detail/article.html
Gwent diabetes patients on the up
THE numbers of people in Gwent with diabetes rose by close to 2,000 during 2009/10. And four of its five local authority areas are in the top seven places in Wales in terms of the percentage of patients on their GPs' diabetes registers. Dai Williams, National Director, Diabetes UK Cymru, quoted.
http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/8476118.Gwent_diabetes_patients_on_the_up/
DEATH RATE AT ALL TIME LOW
DEATH rates in Britain have fallen to their lowest level thanks to the wonders of new heart drugs, dramatic figures revealed yesterday. Last year, there were 491,348 deaths in England and Wales, a fall of 3.5 per cent in a year.
http://www.dailyexpress.co.uk/posts/view/207819
?600m cancer drug fund announced
Patients in England will benefit from a ?600m fund to improve access to cancer drugs over the next three years, the government has confirmed. The move is to address the UK's poor record of cancer treatment provision compared with the rest of Europe.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11630699
Testicular cancer risk 'greater' for tall men
Taller men may have a higher risk of getting testicular cancer, say experts in the United States.
After looking at data on more than 10,000 men, researchers found that for every extra two inches or 5cm in height above average, the risk went up by 13%.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11628266
New IVF test that detects faulty embryos trebles the chance of giving birth to a healthy baby
An IVF test that trebles a woman?s chance of having a baby has been developed by scientists.
It could spare thousands of couples the heartache of miscarriage as well as removing the risk that children conceived by fertility treatment have of conditions such as Down?s syndrome.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...F-test-trebles-womans-chance-having-baby.html
Five ways you can avoid bowel cancer: Lifestyle changes could prevent 25% of cases
One in four cases of bowel cancer could be prevented if people drank less alcohol, cut down on red meat and took more exercise. Watching waist size and stopping smoking are also important ways of avoiding one of Britain?s biggest killers, claim researchers.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1324020/Five-ways-avoid.html
A FREE networking event is being held for parents of children with diabetes across West Wales.
It is being staged by leading health charity Diabetes UK Cymru in the Halliwell Centre at Trinity College, Carmarthen, on Saturday, November 20, between 10am and 3pm.
http://www.thisissouthwales.co.uk/news/Parents-diabetes-day/article-2797175-detail/article.html
Gwent diabetes patients on the up
THE numbers of people in Gwent with diabetes rose by close to 2,000 during 2009/10. And four of its five local authority areas are in the top seven places in Wales in terms of the percentage of patients on their GPs' diabetes registers. Dai Williams, National Director, Diabetes UK Cymru, quoted.
http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/8476118.Gwent_diabetes_patients_on_the_up/
DEATH RATE AT ALL TIME LOW
DEATH rates in Britain have fallen to their lowest level thanks to the wonders of new heart drugs, dramatic figures revealed yesterday. Last year, there were 491,348 deaths in England and Wales, a fall of 3.5 per cent in a year.
http://www.dailyexpress.co.uk/posts/view/207819
?600m cancer drug fund announced
Patients in England will benefit from a ?600m fund to improve access to cancer drugs over the next three years, the government has confirmed. The move is to address the UK's poor record of cancer treatment provision compared with the rest of Europe.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11630699
Testicular cancer risk 'greater' for tall men
Taller men may have a higher risk of getting testicular cancer, say experts in the United States.
After looking at data on more than 10,000 men, researchers found that for every extra two inches or 5cm in height above average, the risk went up by 13%.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11628266
New IVF test that detects faulty embryos trebles the chance of giving birth to a healthy baby
An IVF test that trebles a woman?s chance of having a baby has been developed by scientists.
It could spare thousands of couples the heartache of miscarriage as well as removing the risk that children conceived by fertility treatment have of conditions such as Down?s syndrome.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...F-test-trebles-womans-chance-having-baby.html
Five ways you can avoid bowel cancer: Lifestyle changes could prevent 25% of cases
One in four cases of bowel cancer could be prevented if people drank less alcohol, cut down on red meat and took more exercise. Watching waist size and stopping smoking are also important ways of avoiding one of Britain?s biggest killers, claim researchers.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1324020/Five-ways-avoid.html