Sharp rise in spending on A&E locum doctors
Spending on locum doctors to plug the gaps in A&E units in England has risen by 60% in three years, figures show.
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Lest we forget: There can be light in the darkness for those affected by dementia
Some 820,000 people in the UK have dementia. That’s one in 14 people over 65, and it is a figure that’s set to rise to more than a million by 2021.
Britons to live eight years longer
PEOPLE in Britain are set to enjoy the longest lifespans in the world, according to official predictions.
Miriam Stoppard: Alzheimer’s diesease experts have target in their sights
The headlines have been saying: Cure for Alzheimers is within reach.
Outrage as Michael J Fox’s Parkinson’s diagnosis is described as a ‘fun fact’ by E! to millions of Golden Globes TV viewers
The E! Entertainment network has apologized to Michael J. Fox after viewers witnessed a grossly insensitive screen graphic which referred to his diagnosis with Parkinsons Disease as a ‘fun fact’.
Landmark moment as India to be declared ‘polio-free’
Monday is the third anniversary of the day Rukhsar was diagnosed and the third consecutive year India has not seen a single new case.
Fruit juice ‘shouldn’t count in your 5 a day’: Some brands have more sugar than cola says obesity tsar
Fruit juice is so high in sugar it should not count as part of a healthy five-a-day diet, the Governments obesity tsar has warned.
Caffeine pill ‘could boost memory’
A US study has raised the possibility that we may one day rely on caffeine to boost memory as well as to wake up.
Alzheimer’s disease: 15-minute test could spot early sign of dementia
Currently Alzheimers is only diagnosed through in depth cognitive testing, but researchers said the simple test worked equally well.
Obesity UK – It’s worse than feared: Bombshell report reveals true scale of crisis
Dire warnings that half of Britons will be obese by 2050 are an underestimate, a shock report warns today.