Research shows that while scratching provides temporary relief, it triggers the production of a brain chemical called Serotonin which intensifies the itch sensation and makes the itch even more maddening. That’s why the more you...
Vicky McDermott is Chair of the Care and Support Alliance which represents 80 of Britain’s leading charities including Age UK, Scope, Alzheimer’s Society and The Royal British Legion and writes: In quieter times the bleak picture of...
One of the challenges identified by the Kings Fund for the NHS in England is developing new and better models of care – they write: The ageing population, changing patterns of disease – with more...
Govconnect is a social enterprise dedicated to assisting the wide range of organisations challenged with delivering the NHS 5 year forward view strategy and all other associated healthcare policy. Dementia 2020 – 12th April 2016 –...
Autism is almost entirely genetic in origin, according to new research that suggests the condition is more heritable than previously thought. Genetic influence on Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) was estimated at between 74 per cent...
James Moore’s comments in the Independent regarding the revelation that drug companies are giving up research on treatments for Alzheimers disease which appears to be nothing less than shameful. Alzheimer’s is a hideous condition that...
Contact lenses that magnify a field of vision like wearable binoculars could help millions of visually impaired people to see clearly, scientists say. The contact lenses, developed at École Polytechnique Fėdėrale de Lausanne in Switzerland...
Despite her tender years, a girl of five sprang into action when she saw her mum unconscious at their home. Frightened hero Sienna Adderley called 999 to to save mum Katie’s life. Sienna fought back...
A crisis-hit NHS hospital has had Army medics treating patients. Patients were shocked to see the troops on duty at St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington, London, last month. Last year the hospital’s A&E department was...
A SENIOR doctor was sacked by text while on holiday after blowing the whistle on a suspected drugs scam at a British Army base. Dr Stephen Frost who led the campaign for an inquest into...
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