by Jamye Drohan “We have a major epidemic on our hands”, says Lorenzo Piemonte, from the International Diabetes Federation(IDF), “and the major challenge we’re facing is the lack of global awareness of the seriousness of the diabetes epidemic.” World Diabetes Day(WDD) takes place on Sunday November 14th and is the primary global awareness campaign for diabetes. [...]
By Vibecke Gudmundsen Regular napping is dramatically raising the risk to develop diabetes, according to new research. The study conducted by scientists at the University of Birmingham has found that people who sleep for short periods during the day are up to 26% more likely to evoke type-2 diabetes. “There is an obvious link between [...]
By Vibecke Gudmundsen Regular napping is dramatically raising the risk to develop diabetes, according to new research. The study conducted by scientists at the University of Birmingham has found that people who sleep for short periods during the day are up to 26 per cent more likely to evoke type-2 diabetes. “There is an obvious [...]
Sufferers of chronic health conditions such as Diabetes and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease are set to benefit significantly from e-technology. NHS Lothian is pioneering the largest telehealth system in Scotland. It allows sufferers to monitor their own condition on a daily basis at home which will remove the neccesity of recurring hospital visits and free up beds [...]
By Paul McCormack Doctors in Lanarkshire are urging patients to book an appointment with their GP as the number of people with the flu virus continues to rise. Although a high percentage of the over 65s have already taken the advice and protected themselves with the free flu vaccination, people who are most at risk [...]
by Margaret Kearns, Magnus Huntly-Grant, Maxim Lewerenz Ex RBS boss named “Worst banker in the World” Disgraced ex-RBS boss Fred Goodwin was this week named by American mag Newsweek as “The Worst Banker in the World”. Goodwin was knighted for ‘his services to banking” in 2004 but resigned in 2008 after the bottom fell out [...]
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