Artificial pancreas gives hope to children with type 1 diabetes
February 12th 2010
An ‘artificial pancreas’ could dramatically improve the treatment of children with type 1 diabetes, Cambridge scientists revealed today.
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Archive for the ‘Health’ Category
Anxiety drugs like Valium are addictive in the same way as heroin, warn scientists
February 12th 2010
A popular form of anxiety drugs use the same potentially addictive ‘reward pathways’ in the brain as heroin and cannabis, scientists have warned.
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Yes, the internet DOES make you depressed (and I’ve seen it happen to far too many clever women)
February 12th 2010
A recent study found that spending too long online can expose a ‘dark side’.
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‘Dead for 18 minutes’: The miracle father revived by paramedics who refused to give up
February 12th 2010
Father of two Rob Waggett, 31, amazed doctors by surviving for 18 minutes after his heart stopped beating.
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Quack medicine: Disabled boy, 4, learns to walk after copying lame duckling
February 12th 2010
Finlay Lomax who had been told by doctors he would be confined to a wheelchair for the rest of his life, has miraculously learned to walk by studying a disabled duckling.
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‘Bottom-flashing’ hospital gowns replaced by new ‘modesty’ version
February 12th 2010
North Bristol NHS Trust has introduced wraparound gowns which tie up at the sides and protect the modesty of the wearer.
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How a fat-zapping microwave could help shrink ‘man boobs’
February 12th 2010
Man boobs - or ‘moobs’ - may entertain social commentators, but for the men who developed them, they are often deeply embarrassing. The condition, known as gynecomastia, is a growing problem.
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Me and my operation: Air conditioning made my sinuses so bad I thought my head would explode
February 12th 2010
Millions of Britons suffer from chronic sinusitis, which causes pain, difficulty breathing and loss of smell. David Clamp had a new, less invasive operation to cure it.
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The real-life Sleeping Beauty who sleeps for two weeks at a time
February 12th 2010
Louisa Ball, 15, misses school exams, dance lessons - and even missed an entire week’s holiday away with the family as she slept the whole way through.
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Mother who suffered 120 strokes in ten years… and survived
February 12th 2010
Sharon Bowie, 37, had her first stroke when she was 27 and said the symptoms included blacking out, slurred speech and losing the use of her arms.
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