London: The Alzheimers Society today launched a national campaign to reduce peoples risk of dementia as the count down to Dementia Awareness Week begins. Running from the 6 12 July 2008, Dementia Awareness Week will challenge people to reduce … Continue reading
London: As part of a project looking into helping dementia sufferers remain in their own homes for as long as possible, a flat within a Sheltered Housing Scheme in the UK town of Bristol has been converted into a prototype … Continue reading
London: A new generation of hormone diet drugs which could be as effective as weight-loss surgery could soon be on the market after the announcement that it was ready for human trials. Scientists believe the drug, which creates a false … Continue reading
Vienna: The worlds first dynamic volume CT (computerised tomography) scanner, which can scan a heart in a single heartbeat while administering just a fifth of the radiation dose of conventional scanners*, is launched at the European Congress of Radiology in … Continue reading
London: As the number of people with diabetes continues to grow, the number of diabetics who have a heart attack has doubled over the last ten years, UK researchers say. The number of people with type 2 diabetes, the form … Continue reading
London: People suffering from depression are getting few benefits from drugs to treat their symptoms, researchers at a UK university have concluded. Researchers at the University of Hull analysed studies of thousands of patients on some of the most widely-prescribed … Continue reading
Boston: Stem cell injections have potential to repair the human brain following a stroke, according to US doctors. Gary Steinberg at Stanford University has led the team of researchers who experimented with the brain cells of rats. They used embryonic … Continue reading
London: Research conducted by Help the Aged has revealed that the UK public rank mental decline higher than any other worry about ageing, including big issues like the pensions crisis and the fear of isolation (1). In response to this … Continue reading
London: A revolutionary new treatment will offer new hope for a group of people with Type 1 diabetes, the UK’s Health Minister Ann Keen announced today. From 1 April 2008, a specialised service at six centres across the UK will … Continue reading
London: Research conducted by Help the Aged has revealed that the UK public rank mental decline higher than any other worry about ageing, including big issues like the pensions crisis and the fear of isolation (1). In response to this … Continue reading
New York: Scientists have discovered one of the ways in which smoking cigarettes makes you age faster and puts you at risk of diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung cancer. Researchers at the University of Rochester … Continue reading
London: Breakthrough ice technology developed by a British company means that many thousands of women with non-cancerous breast tumours can now be successfully treated in their doctors surgery rather than having to endure a hospital operation. The treatment, developed by … Continue reading
London: Insreasing numbers of females are dying of alcohol-related diseases, official UK Government statistics have revealed. The number of deaths from both men and women have also doubled in the last 15 years, with a huge rise in middle-aged women. … Continue reading
New York: Cancer deaths continue to increase, with the American Cancer Society reporting 12 million new cases of malignancy diagnosed worldwide in 2007, with 7.6 million people dying from the disease. The report, Global Cancer Facts & Figures, finds that … Continue reading
London: Mobile phones severely disrupt sleep patterns, according to scientific research into their impact on human rest, funded by the Mobile Manufacturers Association. The research undertaken by the Electromagnetic Academy based at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in the United … Continue reading
A coalition of gynecologists, internists, allergists, ER physicians and general practitioners responsible for treating thousands of women today criticized the US’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for taking action that threatens to deny hundreds of thousands of women access to … Continue reading
Cambridge: People with dementia survive an average of four and a half years after diagnosis, with age, sex, and existing disability all having an influence on life expectancy, finds a study published on www.bmj.com today. The authors hope that these … Continue reading
MindWeavers plc, the company behind the unique computer-based brain workout MindFit, has set you to a memory test. The challenge comprises 12 simple questions covering events from throughout the year, each question designed to test the memory. Which teams … Continue reading
Prostate cancer is now the most common cancer diagnosed in men in the UK every hour at least one man dies from this disease. It is a cause that has suffered from years of neglect, so plan NOW for … Continue reading
London: The smoking ban, which came into effect earlier this year, leaves the UK’s 12 million smokers facing a very bleak winter… So if hanging outside in the bitter cold to indulge in a cigarette doesn’t seem like such a … Continue reading
Oslo: A Norwegian company has developed a blood test for breast cancer which could be on the market in a few months. The life sciences company DiaGenic ASA is hoping to get Europe-wide approval by the end of next year. … Continue reading
London: ONE in four women in the UK is drinking more than is recommended following a Government revision of the alcohol unit system. The new guidelines have been issued because many drinks and particularly wine are higher now in alcohol … Continue reading
Los Angeles: Scientists from UCLA have recently pinpointed a possible physical origin of Alzheimer’s disease. The amyloid-beta protein has long been known to clump in the brain and be involved in the progression of the disease. The UCLA team identified … Continue reading
London: Receive a free pelvic health guide… A lack of strong pelvic floor muscles means that half of all women of all ages suffer stress incontinence when laughing, coughing and exercising. Effective exercise develops tighter muscles which also brings the … Continue reading
London: Is it arthritis? Is it rheumatism? What can I do to help it, or stop it getting worse? These are common questions and not just for the elderly. by Dr Charles Mackworth-Young, Consultant Rheumatologist, King Edward VII’s Hospital … Continue reading
