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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Public advice on sun tanning may mean vitamin deficiency risk
Concerns over the link between rising skin cancer rates and exposure to sunshine may have led to overly precautionary advice being given to the public about staying out of the sun at midday, according to a confidential "position statement" by leading health organisations. Diabetes UK mentioned.
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-s...may-mean-vitamin-deficiency-risk-2018390.html
'Stay out of sun' advice may be wrong, admit experts
CONCERNS over the link between rising skin cancer rates and exposure to sunshine may have led to overly precautionary advice being given to the public about staying out of the sun at midday, according to a confidential "position statement" by leading health organisations. Diabetes UK mentioned.
http://www.independent.ie/world-new...dvice-may-be-wrong-admit-experts-2246188.html
Squadron leader Tony Quinn to take on Great North Run
A RAF leader who has two daughters who suffer from diabetes is taking on the Bupa Great North Run to raise money for charity. Squadron Leader Tony Quinn, 45, from Walter's Ash near High Wycombe will take on the half marathon in Newcastle in September to raise money for Diabetes UK.
http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/8251359.RAF_man_s_race_to_help_diabetes_sufferers/
Walk for diabetes in Llandudno on Sunday Walk the extra mile.
http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/nor...abetes-in-llandudno-on-sunday-55578-26770404/
Walkers and cyclists urged to join the fun Walk the extra mile.
http://www.solihullnews.net/news/so...clists-urged-to-join-the-fun-105074-26774453/
Emergency hospital admissions 'unsustainable' for NHS
The rise in emergency admissions to hospitals is "overheating" the system in England and is "unsustainable" in the future, a health think tank says. Analysis by the Nuffield Trust found there were now 4.9 million unplanned admissions a year - a rise of 12% since 2004-05 - costing the NHS ?11bn a year.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/10490508.stm
More than 300 NHS executives have a larger salary than the prime minister
The report comes as the health service faces cuts to frontline services to reduce the deficit. An investigation found that 320 hospital, ambulance and health authority chiefs are paid more than David Cameron's annual salary of ?142,500.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/h...-a-larger-salary-than-the-prime-minister.html
Vitamin D confusion for pregnant women as new study suggests daily dose IS best after all
Pregnant women were left in confusion today after doctors issued conflicting advice on vitamin pills. A team of experts at the University College London Institute of Child Health said expectant mothers should routinely take vitamin D supplements to protect babies from life-threatening conditions. But the advice clashes with the official NHS guidelines and recommendations from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists which say there is no need for every pregnant women to take the supplement.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...ew-study-suggests-daily-dose-IS-best-all.html
Chemical that can stop you eating for pleasure is discovered by British scientists
An appetite suppressant that takes away the desire for post-pub kebabs and calorific late-night snacks has been discovered by British scientists. The substance, which occurs naturally in the body, could pave the way for a new class of dieting drugs that help people shed pounds without distressing side effects. The idea would be to stop us eating purely for pleasure instead of from hunger. It could also be used to treat alcohol and drug abuse, researchers at Manchester University say.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencet...g-pleasure-discovered-British-scientists.html
Pregnant women should be given vitamin D supplements, researchers claim
All pregnant women should be given vitamin D supplements to safeguard their babies' health, researchers have claimed. Pregnant women should receive vitamin D supplements, research has claimed Photo: PA The study contrasts with official guidance from the National Institute of health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) which does not support the provision of supplements. However, experts claimed that women who do not have enough vitamin D can experience complications in pregnancy which could be life-threatening for a new-born. It could also lead to the development of diseases such as rickets and other deficiency linked conditions.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/h...-vitamin-D-supplements-researchers-claim.html
Concerns over the link between rising skin cancer rates and exposure to sunshine may have led to overly precautionary advice being given to the public about staying out of the sun at midday, according to a confidential "position statement" by leading health organisations. Diabetes UK mentioned.
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-s...may-mean-vitamin-deficiency-risk-2018390.html
'Stay out of sun' advice may be wrong, admit experts
CONCERNS over the link between rising skin cancer rates and exposure to sunshine may have led to overly precautionary advice being given to the public about staying out of the sun at midday, according to a confidential "position statement" by leading health organisations. Diabetes UK mentioned.
http://www.independent.ie/world-new...dvice-may-be-wrong-admit-experts-2246188.html
Squadron leader Tony Quinn to take on Great North Run
A RAF leader who has two daughters who suffer from diabetes is taking on the Bupa Great North Run to raise money for charity. Squadron Leader Tony Quinn, 45, from Walter's Ash near High Wycombe will take on the half marathon in Newcastle in September to raise money for Diabetes UK.
http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/8251359.RAF_man_s_race_to_help_diabetes_sufferers/
Walk for diabetes in Llandudno on Sunday Walk the extra mile.
http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/nor...abetes-in-llandudno-on-sunday-55578-26770404/
Walkers and cyclists urged to join the fun Walk the extra mile.
http://www.solihullnews.net/news/so...clists-urged-to-join-the-fun-105074-26774453/
Emergency hospital admissions 'unsustainable' for NHS
The rise in emergency admissions to hospitals is "overheating" the system in England and is "unsustainable" in the future, a health think tank says. Analysis by the Nuffield Trust found there were now 4.9 million unplanned admissions a year - a rise of 12% since 2004-05 - costing the NHS ?11bn a year.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/10490508.stm
More than 300 NHS executives have a larger salary than the prime minister
The report comes as the health service faces cuts to frontline services to reduce the deficit. An investigation found that 320 hospital, ambulance and health authority chiefs are paid more than David Cameron's annual salary of ?142,500.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/h...-a-larger-salary-than-the-prime-minister.html
Vitamin D confusion for pregnant women as new study suggests daily dose IS best after all
Pregnant women were left in confusion today after doctors issued conflicting advice on vitamin pills. A team of experts at the University College London Institute of Child Health said expectant mothers should routinely take vitamin D supplements to protect babies from life-threatening conditions. But the advice clashes with the official NHS guidelines and recommendations from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists which say there is no need for every pregnant women to take the supplement.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...ew-study-suggests-daily-dose-IS-best-all.html
Chemical that can stop you eating for pleasure is discovered by British scientists
An appetite suppressant that takes away the desire for post-pub kebabs and calorific late-night snacks has been discovered by British scientists. The substance, which occurs naturally in the body, could pave the way for a new class of dieting drugs that help people shed pounds without distressing side effects. The idea would be to stop us eating purely for pleasure instead of from hunger. It could also be used to treat alcohol and drug abuse, researchers at Manchester University say.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencet...g-pleasure-discovered-British-scientists.html
Pregnant women should be given vitamin D supplements, researchers claim
All pregnant women should be given vitamin D supplements to safeguard their babies' health, researchers have claimed. Pregnant women should receive vitamin D supplements, research has claimed Photo: PA The study contrasts with official guidance from the National Institute of health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) which does not support the provision of supplements. However, experts claimed that women who do not have enough vitamin D can experience complications in pregnancy which could be life-threatening for a new-born. It could also lead to the development of diseases such as rickets and other deficiency linked conditions.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/h...-vitamin-D-supplements-researchers-claim.html