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Insulin use to treat type 2 diabetes trebles
The number of UK patients receiving prescriptions for insulin increased (almost tripled) between 1991 and 2010. The number of people with prescriptions for insulin for type 2 diabetes overtook th...
Causes of snacking (leading to high BMI)
The nucleus accumbens region of the brain is associated with motivation and reward and has been found to play a significant role in a person's drive to eat between meals, so-called snacking being a...
Could targeting the skin help prevent the spread of HIV?
Applying a vaccine patch to the skin with thousands of tiny micro-needles could help boost the body's immune response and prevent the spread of life-threatening infections like HIV and TB. This is ...
Possible genetic risk factors for Alzheimer's Disease
Identification of possible genetic risk factors for Alzheimer's Disease has resulted from recent research conducted in the UK and USA. Scientists have confirmed one gene variant and have identified...
Human Virus cloned in Cardiff, Wales
South Wales' first self-management course for those with long-term mental health issues
The Mental Health Foundation is holding South Wales’ first self-management training course for people with a long-term mental health diagnosis in the Canton area of Cardiff in Feb 2010. The course ...
Otago-UK research may bring 'radical overhaul' to family court system
How best to support children affected by conflicts within families is the subject of an innovative study. Researchers will examine the roles of both negative parenting and children's own interpreta...
THT and regional partners aim to roll out Play Zone nationally
After a successful pilot in London and Brighton, Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) is working with a range of regional HIV and sexual health organisations to launch Play Zone across England and Wales. P...
School sexual health clinics could reduce teenage pregnancy rate (UK)
Young people are more likely to use sexual health services if they can access them in schools, according to research being presented today at the Royal College of Nursing's 2009 International Resea...
Parents take children with minor illnesses to A&E for supportive advice (RCN)
Many parents who take their children to A&E with minor illness do so to obtain better practical advice about how to treat their child's condition at home. This is part of information being presente...
IKEA, UNICEF and Save the Children team up for children
IKEA, UNICEF and Save the Children team up for children. The IKEA Soft Toy Campaign is an opportunity for both IKEA customers and co-workers to get involved in working for children in the run-up to...
British Medical Association in Wales calls for law to regulate provision of sunbeds
BMA Cymru Wales is deeply concerned about the link between cosmetic sunbed use and the rising incidence of skin cancer in Wales and is suggesting that the National Assembly for Wales, as part of it...
