Significant rise in diabetes in the UK

Feb 24

The UK is seeing an explosion of diabetes linked to growing obesity rates, experts reported. From 1997 to 2003 there was a 74% rise in new cases of diabetes. And by 2005, more than 4% of the population was classed as having diabetes – nearly double the rate of 10 years earlier. The bulk of cases are type 2 diabetes -which is linked to being overweight or obese...

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Handling Stress At Work

Feb 23

Majority of the people are facing stress problem. Most of them assume that their work is providing them stress, their dealing, mouth words, annoying employees and etc are the major stressors. You carry all your stress to home from work and mix it up with your social life; as a result you will be mentally and physically disturbed and frustrated. If you are not...

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Nice approves Kidney cancer drug

Feb 04

National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) the body taked with approvind drugs for NHS has given the go ahead for a kidney cancer drug which can increase survival by a year. A full report about this was on the BBC, excertp follows: Sunitinib is one of the first drugs to be approved under new guidance urging a more liberal approach to treatments which only...

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Cervical cancer linked to deprivation.

Dec 02

BBC health correspondent just filed a report linking cervical cancer to deprivation. Cervical cancer is more common among women living in the most deprived areas of England than their affluent counterparts, research shows. Data from the National Cancer Intelligence Network (NCIN) found diagnosis levels were twice as high in deprived areas. Experts believe lower...

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Diabetes and Nutrition

Oct 06

When suffering from diabetes, it is often the best decision to change your diet. Nutrition is an extremely important part of managing your condition, as, especially with type 2 Diabetes; this is effectively your only necessary treatment. Nutrition is not hard to understand, and your doctor can help you draw up a nutritional plan, or refer you to a nutritionist who...

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Complications with Diabetes

Oct 03

As with most diseases you will find that there will be complications. Diabetes is no different. Diabetes can be something that is very difficult to endure, depending upon your tolerance for pain. It is not an easy disease to live with as many times it can involve daily monitoring and meds. This is no life to live and it can definitely rub you thin regardless of how...

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The Cure for Diabetes

Oct 01

Technically speaking, despite positive efforts at curing diabetes, all attempts to create a cure for diabetes has been met with an unfortunate result. Currently, there is no cure for diabetes. There are only things that can be done to help ensure a normal mortality rate. Once you have been diagnosed with diabetes you will end up having it for the entirety of your...

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