by Research Team | Dec 25, 2014 | Health News
Ted Pepper, 81, of Chelmsford, will play a starring role at the Blind Veterans UK training and rehab centre in Brighton on Christmas day after being helped by the charity himself. Ted was eligible to receive free support from Blind Veterans UK, as he is an ex-Navy...
by Research Team | Dec 24, 2014 | Health News
Obesity is a big contributor to Type 2 diabetes, but Asian-Americans may need to pile on fewer excess pounds to develop the disease than other groups do, according to new guidelines from the American Diabetes Association . The ADA has now lowered the body-mass index...
by Research Team | Dec 24, 2014 | Health News
The federal Medicaid agency has approved financing plans for contracts that turn six LSU hospitals over to private companies. That ends questions about whether care for Louisiana’s uninsured could be in jeopardy.
by Research Team | Dec 24, 2014 | Health News
Three television ads for e-cigarettes have been banned just weeks after new rules came into effect allowing people to be shown using the devices. Two ads for Must Have, which trades as VIP Electronic Cigarettes, showed a woman exhaling vapour – or...
by Research Team | Dec 24, 2014 | Health News
The Food and Drug Administration has approved a Novo Nordisk diabetes drug as a treatment for obesity. It’s the first injectable drug approved for weight loss.
