Northerner
Admin (Retired)
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Woman?s Hour - Diabetes UK mentioned in Phone In: Losing Weight
Presented by Jenni Murray. Are you a habitual dieter? What strategy has worked - or gone horribly wrong - for you?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/features/womans-hour/
Diabetes Careline service now linked up to NHS Direct
Careline, the telephone advice service run by the national charity Diabetes UK has announced a link up with the NHS Direct service, where callers can be transferred to the NHS service for further advice if thought necessary.
http://www.diabetes.co.uk/news/2011...ice-now-linked-up-to-nhs-direct-99769754.html
GPs turn to old swine flu vaccine as seasonal flu death toll hits 50
GPs have begun giving patients doses of last year's swine flu vaccine to try to overcome the shortage of seasonal flu vaccines, as the death count from this winter's outbreak rises to 50 people. The Department of Health approved the move today, and Labour claimed that that was further evidence of ministers being "slow to act at every stage" as the threat posed by flu escalated.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/jan/06/gps-swine-flu-vaccine-flu-death
Half of school pupils suffer from stress because of ambitious parents (... and schools)
Half of eight to 17-year-olds are stressed and anxious about their academic performances, according to the Children?s Commissioner. The youngsters cite ambitious parents, as well as schools, as the source of the overwhelming pressure to achieve good marks and exam grades, said Dr Maggie Atkinson.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...us-parents-schools-overwhelming-pressure.html
Full-fat milk and butter may not be bad for us after all, say scientists
BUTTER, cheese and full-fat milk might not be as bad for our health as had been thought.
Current health advice dictates that saturated fat from dairy products can clog arteries, leading to heart disease and strokes. But new research claims that such fats may have got a bad reputation and evidence linking them to disease is far from clear-cut.
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view...ay-not-be-bad-for-us-after-all-say-scientists
Presented by Jenni Murray. Are you a habitual dieter? What strategy has worked - or gone horribly wrong - for you?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/features/womans-hour/
Diabetes Careline service now linked up to NHS Direct
Careline, the telephone advice service run by the national charity Diabetes UK has announced a link up with the NHS Direct service, where callers can be transferred to the NHS service for further advice if thought necessary.
http://www.diabetes.co.uk/news/2011...ice-now-linked-up-to-nhs-direct-99769754.html
GPs turn to old swine flu vaccine as seasonal flu death toll hits 50
GPs have begun giving patients doses of last year's swine flu vaccine to try to overcome the shortage of seasonal flu vaccines, as the death count from this winter's outbreak rises to 50 people. The Department of Health approved the move today, and Labour claimed that that was further evidence of ministers being "slow to act at every stage" as the threat posed by flu escalated.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/jan/06/gps-swine-flu-vaccine-flu-death
Half of school pupils suffer from stress because of ambitious parents (... and schools)
Half of eight to 17-year-olds are stressed and anxious about their academic performances, according to the Children?s Commissioner. The youngsters cite ambitious parents, as well as schools, as the source of the overwhelming pressure to achieve good marks and exam grades, said Dr Maggie Atkinson.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...us-parents-schools-overwhelming-pressure.html
Full-fat milk and butter may not be bad for us after all, say scientists
BUTTER, cheese and full-fat milk might not be as bad for our health as had been thought.
Current health advice dictates that saturated fat from dairy products can clog arteries, leading to heart disease and strokes. But new research claims that such fats may have got a bad reputation and evidence linking them to disease is far from clear-cut.
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view...ay-not-be-bad-for-us-after-all-say-scientists