Day March 19, 2013

A parallel paper, commissioned by Mencap using the same data, calculated that there are more than 1,200 avoidable deaths of people with mental disabilities every year across the country – the equivalent of a Mid-Staffordshire hospital deaths scandal every year.…

Mr Walker was sacked from his post in February 2010, allegedly for swearing in meetings. He has always maintained the real reason was his refusal to bend to pressure from East Midlands Strategic Health Authority (SHA) to prioritise hitting waiting…

But Morrinsons denied that claims, claiming the HPA seemed to want to make an “eye catching announcement” before they are disbanded in two weeks. The infection is caused by a parasite in the intestine which causes an acute short term…

Today Mr Justice MacKay approved a compensation package for Miss Ross valued at about £5million. On top of a £1.5m lump sum, the trust will pay £126,500-a-year, tax free and index-linked, until Miss Ross is 18. Those payments will then…

18-Mar-2013 [ | E-mail | ] Contact: Lorin [email protected] 202-334-2138National Academy of Sciences WASHINGTON — A new National Research Council report finds that by the year 2050, the U.S. may be able to reduce petroleum consumption and greenhouse gas emissions…

Mammograms every other year do not increase the risk of breast cancer compared to yearly screening. In 2009, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) amended its longtime recommendations for screening for breast cancer, advising women to start mammograms at age…

By Karen Keller Joshua Whitley, 2, wears “Don’t Feed Me” shirt. (Image courtesy Kym Whitley) Move over, note-pinning. Kym Whitley, a comedian and reality television show star, is launching a new line of “Don’t Feed Me” T-shirts that parents of…

A staggering 1 in 3 seniors dies with Alzheimer’s disease or other types of dementia, says a new report that highlights the impact the mind-destroying disease is having on the rapidly aging population. Dying with Alzheimer’s is not the same…

We know a bad habit when we see one. Smoking? Check! Not exercising? Duh! Gorging on doughnuts? Of course! But what about, say, eating lunch at your desk? Turns out that can be worse for you than you’d think (and…

Sometimes, no matter how hard you work out, you just don’t see the results you want. But, knowing something as simple as your blood type could change the way you exercise. “Each blood type is your own genetic blueprint,” said…

Overall, 8.9 percent of patients over the age of 55 smoked compared with 23.9 percent of those aged 55 and younger. Twenty-five percent of the patients older than age 55 had quit smoking, as did 26.1 percent of those younger…

Researchers examined a program available to members of South Africa’s largest private health insurance company that provides a rebate of 10 percent or 25 percent on purchases of healthy foods. The program, started in 2009, now has about 800 participating…

The body responsible for regulating drugs in Australia, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), is poised to decide whether to restrict access to benzodiazepines, such as Xanax, Valium and Normison. The drugs are commonly – but controversially – used to treat…

Until just 10,000 years ago, for millions of years primates, hominids, and early humans lived in hunter-gatherer groups that bred mainly within the band while competing intensely with other bands for scarce resources. Therefore, genes got passed on that promoted…

   Jenni told us, “Never, never, never give up!” She then quoted Amelia Earhart who said “The best way to do it, is to do it.” In treatment, Jenni learned that her eating disorder was not about the food, but,…

#2 Abusing drugs, alcohol, food or sex to cope. When you turn outside yourself to a substance or behavior to help you feel better, your coping skills may need some fine-tuning. If you feel unable to control these behaviors or…

They were convicted over the weekend of raping the 16-year-old girl at a series of parties last summer. They never took the stand but maintained their innocence throughout the process. Text messages described a sex act between one of the…