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Admin (Retired)
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Bulletin campaigns against withdrawal of Mixtard 30 (links to original synopsis)
A campaign has been launched against the decision by the Danish drug company Novo Nordisk to withdraw a form of insulin used by 90 000 patients in the United Kingdom.
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/extract/341/aug04_2/c4210
Clinical Debate: Why diabetes MURs [Medicines Use Review] are a must
Diabetes UK mentioned
http://www.chemistanddruggist.co.uk/c/portal/layout?p_l_id=259751&CMPI_SHARED_articleId=4237461
Flintshire man throws party to thank nurses who cared for his wife
Mobile DJ Pete Williams, from Shotton, is throwing a party for staff at the Countess of Chester Hospital. Diabetes sufferer Margaret, 53, was left with severe brain damage after slipping into a rare diabetic coma caused by hypoglycaemia or low blood sugar on Christmas Day last year.
Diabetes UK mentioned
http://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/91...y-to-thank-nurses-who-cared-for-his-wife.aspx
Sian will face fears for charity which helps her children
A MOTHER-OF-THREE who is scared of flying will face her fears and jump from a plane to raise awareness of a condition two of her daughters suffer from.
http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co...-children/article-2485897-detail/article.html
NHS spends millions on websites that fail patients
The NHS spends up to ?86m a year on thousands of websites that are difficult to find, badly designed and irrelevant to patient needs, according to a leaked government report.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2010/aug/04/nhs-websites-failing-patients
GPs boycott return to out of hours care
Just one in eight GPs plans to start working at night and weekends when doctors take over responsibility for out-of-hours services, a poll shows.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...rs-care-1-8-extra-work.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
259 breast screenings ?will save only one life?
Breast cancer screening may be doing more harm than good, a study suggests. The review found 259 women would have to be screened to prevent one death.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1300169/Breast-cancer-screening-harm-women-helps.html
Gene breakthrough to beat high cholesterol
Scientists have cracked the genetic secrets of high cholesterol, paving the way for new drugs to beat heart disease. Britain?s biggest killer affects 2.5 million people and claims more than 250 lives each day.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...uncover-95-genes-linked-high-cholesterol.html
Greedy GPs want more cash
FAMILY doctors have demanded even more money to provide safe out of hours care, a poll revealed yesterday. Research showed that just one in seven GPs believe they can provide adequate night time and weekend care with the amount of cash provided
http://www.dailyexpress.co.uk/posts/view/191230/Greedy-GPs-want-more-cash/
Coco Pops cut back the sugar
Sugar levels in the children?s cereal Coco Pops will be cut by 15% in the next 12 months, makers Kellogs announced yesterday.
http://www.dailyexpress.co.uk/posts/view/191221/Coco-Pops-cut-back-the-sugar/
Alex: I?ll give my ma a kidney
X Factor winner Alexandra Burke [Diabetes UK celebrity supporter] has offered to donate a kidney to save her mum?s life, it emerged yesteday. Mum-of-four Melissa Bell [who has Type 2 diabetes] turned down her daughter because the surgery can cause complications that prevent women giving birth.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepag...144/Alexandra-Burke-Ill-give-ma-a-kidney.html
Pet dog is have a toe hero
A dog bit off his owner?s toe ? and saved his life.
....the incident forced him to go to hospital where doctors discovered the cause of the contamination was potentially lethal Type 2 diabetes.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3081356/Dog-saves-life-by-eating-toe.html
A campaign has been launched against the decision by the Danish drug company Novo Nordisk to withdraw a form of insulin used by 90 000 patients in the United Kingdom.
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/extract/341/aug04_2/c4210
Clinical Debate: Why diabetes MURs [Medicines Use Review] are a must
Diabetes UK mentioned
http://www.chemistanddruggist.co.uk/c/portal/layout?p_l_id=259751&CMPI_SHARED_articleId=4237461
Flintshire man throws party to thank nurses who cared for his wife
Mobile DJ Pete Williams, from Shotton, is throwing a party for staff at the Countess of Chester Hospital. Diabetes sufferer Margaret, 53, was left with severe brain damage after slipping into a rare diabetic coma caused by hypoglycaemia or low blood sugar on Christmas Day last year.
Diabetes UK mentioned
http://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/91...y-to-thank-nurses-who-cared-for-his-wife.aspx
Sian will face fears for charity which helps her children
A MOTHER-OF-THREE who is scared of flying will face her fears and jump from a plane to raise awareness of a condition two of her daughters suffer from.
http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co...-children/article-2485897-detail/article.html
NHS spends millions on websites that fail patients
The NHS spends up to ?86m a year on thousands of websites that are difficult to find, badly designed and irrelevant to patient needs, according to a leaked government report.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2010/aug/04/nhs-websites-failing-patients
GPs boycott return to out of hours care
Just one in eight GPs plans to start working at night and weekends when doctors take over responsibility for out-of-hours services, a poll shows.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...rs-care-1-8-extra-work.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
259 breast screenings ?will save only one life?
Breast cancer screening may be doing more harm than good, a study suggests. The review found 259 women would have to be screened to prevent one death.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1300169/Breast-cancer-screening-harm-women-helps.html
Gene breakthrough to beat high cholesterol
Scientists have cracked the genetic secrets of high cholesterol, paving the way for new drugs to beat heart disease. Britain?s biggest killer affects 2.5 million people and claims more than 250 lives each day.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...uncover-95-genes-linked-high-cholesterol.html
Greedy GPs want more cash
FAMILY doctors have demanded even more money to provide safe out of hours care, a poll revealed yesterday. Research showed that just one in seven GPs believe they can provide adequate night time and weekend care with the amount of cash provided
http://www.dailyexpress.co.uk/posts/view/191230/Greedy-GPs-want-more-cash/
Coco Pops cut back the sugar
Sugar levels in the children?s cereal Coco Pops will be cut by 15% in the next 12 months, makers Kellogs announced yesterday.
http://www.dailyexpress.co.uk/posts/view/191221/Coco-Pops-cut-back-the-sugar/
Alex: I?ll give my ma a kidney
X Factor winner Alexandra Burke [Diabetes UK celebrity supporter] has offered to donate a kidney to save her mum?s life, it emerged yesteday. Mum-of-four Melissa Bell [who has Type 2 diabetes] turned down her daughter because the surgery can cause complications that prevent women giving birth.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepag...144/Alexandra-Burke-Ill-give-ma-a-kidney.html
Pet dog is have a toe hero
A dog bit off his owner?s toe ? and saved his life.
....the incident forced him to go to hospital where doctors discovered the cause of the contamination was potentially lethal Type 2 diabetes.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3081356/Dog-saves-life-by-eating-toe.html