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UK Diabetes cases soar by 60% in past decade
Posted in Medicine on 17th Aug, 2015
by Alex Muller
More than 3.3 million people have the condition, up from 2.1 million in 2005. The inability to control the level of sugar in the blood can lead to blindness and amputations.
Dementia research boosted by surge in volunteers
Posted in Science on 15th Aug, 2015
by Alex Muller
There has been a surge in the number of people volunteering to help with medical research into dementia, with a reported 60% jump in people signing up in the past year.
New NHS centres to bring in era of DNA-medicine
Posted in Medicine on 22nd Dec, 2014
by Alex Muller
The NHS is setting up 11 centres to unlock the secrets of DNA and develop tests and drugs to target cancer and genetic disease. DNA project 'to make UK the world leader'
Obesity is the new smoking, says NHS boss in England
Posted in Medicine on 18th Sep, 2014
by Alex Muller
A quarter of adults, up from 15% 20 years ago, and one in five schoolchildren are obese, figures show.
NHS cancer services struggling, says charity
Posted in Medicine on 8th Sep, 2014
by Alex Muller
NHS cancer services in England are at a "tipping point" in the wake of years of efficiency savings and the recent NHS reforms, warns Cancer Research UK.