- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Mothers of twins face double risk of baby blues
Mothers of twins and triplets are at double the risk of suffering post-natal depression than those of single children, a survey has shown. They felt exhausted and isolated, and half of them spent less than one hour a day talking to another adult, it found.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1170381/Mothers-twins-face-twice-risk-baby-blues.html
Free flu jabs should start at 60, ministers are told
Offering free flu jabs to people aged 60 to 64 should be considered by the government, vaccination advisers say.
Currently in the UK, over-65s and people with health problems like diabetes, asthma or heart complaints are eligible for a free jab.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8000669.stm
How a diet of fruit and veg can help to beat asthma
EATING a diet rich in fruit, vegetables and even cheese can help beat asthma, according to experts.
Research has found that diets high in levels of vitamins A and C can stave off the condition.
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/95373/How-a-diet-of-fruit-and-veg-can-help-to-beat-asthma
GPs? health warning on web drugs
One in four GPs has treated patients made ill by drugs they bought on the internet, a survey revealed yesterday.
And experts warned people are playing Russian roulette with their health using these online pharmacies.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2009/04/16/gps-health-warning-on-web-drugs-115875-21281630/
Elderly patients denied specialist stroke treatment
Older stroke patients are missing out on hi-tech scans and health advice offered to younger patients because of "ageism" within the health service, a new study suggests.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/e...ssing-out-on-hi-tech-scans-due-to-ageism.html
Aspirin may cause bleeding in the brain, claim researchers
Brain scans of 1,062 people found a 70 per cent higher incidence of microscopic bleeding among those taking aspirin or carbasalate calcium, a close chemical relative, than those not taking the drugs.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...n-cause-bleeding-brain-claim-researchers.html
Asda rolls out new OAP-friendly range of wheelchairs and walking sticks
ASDA is to start selling walking sticks and wheelchairs to cater for Britain's ageing population. It said becoming the first mainstream retailer to offer mobility aids would help 'eradicate the stigma' around disability.
Cholesterol-lowering statins 'cut the danger of stroke by 20 per cent'
Statins reduce the risk of strokes by about a fifth, a review has shown. It examined the results of 24 separate studies investigating the cholesterol-lowering drugs, and involving more than 165,000 patients.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...wering-statins-cut-danger-stroke-20-cent.html
Alcoholics could see benefits cut
Alcoholics face having their benefits docked if they do not get treatment, under government plans.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7998334.stm
Drug offers hope on Alzheimer's
A new drug which shows promise as a treatment for Alzheimer's disease has been developed by UK scientists.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7989814.stm
Rise in multiple allergy patients
Specialist UK clinics have told the BBC they are seeing a significant rise in the number of patients suffering from several allergies at once.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7985616.stm
Mothers of twins and triplets are at double the risk of suffering post-natal depression than those of single children, a survey has shown. They felt exhausted and isolated, and half of them spent less than one hour a day talking to another adult, it found.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1170381/Mothers-twins-face-twice-risk-baby-blues.html
Free flu jabs should start at 60, ministers are told
Offering free flu jabs to people aged 60 to 64 should be considered by the government, vaccination advisers say.
Currently in the UK, over-65s and people with health problems like diabetes, asthma or heart complaints are eligible for a free jab.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8000669.stm
How a diet of fruit and veg can help to beat asthma
EATING a diet rich in fruit, vegetables and even cheese can help beat asthma, according to experts.
Research has found that diets high in levels of vitamins A and C can stave off the condition.
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/95373/How-a-diet-of-fruit-and-veg-can-help-to-beat-asthma
GPs? health warning on web drugs
One in four GPs has treated patients made ill by drugs they bought on the internet, a survey revealed yesterday.
And experts warned people are playing Russian roulette with their health using these online pharmacies.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2009/04/16/gps-health-warning-on-web-drugs-115875-21281630/
Elderly patients denied specialist stroke treatment
Older stroke patients are missing out on hi-tech scans and health advice offered to younger patients because of "ageism" within the health service, a new study suggests.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/e...ssing-out-on-hi-tech-scans-due-to-ageism.html
Aspirin may cause bleeding in the brain, claim researchers
Brain scans of 1,062 people found a 70 per cent higher incidence of microscopic bleeding among those taking aspirin or carbasalate calcium, a close chemical relative, than those not taking the drugs.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...n-cause-bleeding-brain-claim-researchers.html
Asda rolls out new OAP-friendly range of wheelchairs and walking sticks
ASDA is to start selling walking sticks and wheelchairs to cater for Britain's ageing population. It said becoming the first mainstream retailer to offer mobility aids would help 'eradicate the stigma' around disability.
Cholesterol-lowering statins 'cut the danger of stroke by 20 per cent'
Statins reduce the risk of strokes by about a fifth, a review has shown. It examined the results of 24 separate studies investigating the cholesterol-lowering drugs, and involving more than 165,000 patients.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...wering-statins-cut-danger-stroke-20-cent.html
Alcoholics could see benefits cut
Alcoholics face having their benefits docked if they do not get treatment, under government plans.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7998334.stm
Drug offers hope on Alzheimer's
A new drug which shows promise as a treatment for Alzheimer's disease has been developed by UK scientists.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7989814.stm
Rise in multiple allergy patients
Specialist UK clinics have told the BBC they are seeing a significant rise in the number of patients suffering from several allergies at once.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7985616.stm