Metal hip replacements might be dangerous

There is a current fear in the medical community that hip replacements that work by having metal on metal might be dangerous. Currently, advice is being drawn up for over 30,000 people in the UK who have been given hip replacements of this type.

Despite the news that these replacements might be more dangerous than previously [...]

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Ski 4 Cancer heads for the slopes…

Ski 4 Cancer heads for the slopes…

’4 Cancer Group’, the charity aimed at cancer respite using a focus on sport, has announced the formations of a new subsidiary of the group that is focused in snowboarding and skiing. As the name suggests Ski 4 Cancer will be using an alpine environment as a vehicle for both [...]

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MyAsthma App, A new concept in asthma control

MyAsthma App, A new concept in asthma control

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has proudly announced the launch of MyAsthma, the first free personalised health app in the UK that has been designed to help asthma sufferers over the age of 12 to take greater control over the disease. The app features an ACT, or Asthma Control Test™ , [...]

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Creative self-help ideas for depression & anxiety

Taking back power over your own health is perhaps your most effective route to recovery, or, if you live with a chronic condition, greater control over your own wellbeing. This goes for mental health as well as physical, especially if you’re living with anxiety or depression. Small acts, like sticking the depression helpline number somewhere [...]

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Earlier diagnosis of lung cancer with screening

Individuals who suffer from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are to be screened earlier in a bid to get an earlier diagnosis of lung cancer. According to the latest research published in the online European Respiratory Journal, clinicians attempting to detect chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are able to spot lung cancer earlier.

The news was released [...]

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The Benefits of Dementia Care Homes Over Home Caring

For many, the very notion of admitting an elderly relative into a nursing or care home can be a very difficult choice. Doing all that is possible to keep your loved ones at home may quickly become a priority – although this may change if they are diagnosed with dementia. Whether from Alzheimer’s disease, atherosclerosis [...]

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What you need to know about Type 1 diabetes

It destroys the body’s own immune system as part of an inflammatory response known as insulitis, the insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas itself.  This inflammatory reaction is probably present already in early childhood.

The ensuing destruction of the insulin-producing beta cells leads to a gradually increasing deficiency of insulin.  Only when about 80-90% of the [...]

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DECIDE for alzheimer’s sufferers

DECIDE for alzheimer’s sufferers

New International Research Project Improves Lives For Alzheimer’s Sufferers

DECIDE infrastructure combines high speed GÉANT and national research networks with powerful computers to enable earlier diagnosis and treatment

At the Alzheimer’s Europe conference which has just ended a new research project which has the potential to help people who suffer from Alzheimer’s and [...]

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Understanding diabetic ketoacidosis

Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) refers to a decompensation of diabetes mellitus, along with the hyperosmolar state and hypoglycaemias, which are the three major acute complications of diabetes mellitus. Unlike the chronic complications, this complication develops within hours and endangers the life of the patient and is considered a medical emergency.

The essential background of the CAD is the [...]

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Diabetes Classifications

A distinction between 2 different types of the disease was published 1965, by the World Health Organization (WHO) in its “Recommendations for the classification and diagnosis.  In 1997, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) changed the criteria for classification and diagnosis, which was adopted by the WHO in 2000.

In the new model there is no longer [...]

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