Work Off Those Christmas Calories

Visit the new TalkExercise section on our TalkHealth sites - lots of post Christmas exercise tips and ideas on how to lose those festive pounds - http://talkhealthpartnership.com/talkexercise.php - take a look at our Christmas section!

Increase in Limb Amputations for People with Type 2 Diabetes

The number of people in England having a limb amputated due to type-two diabetes has risen dramatically, a study has shown. In the last 9 years, below-ankle amputations doubled to more than 2,000, and major amputations increased by 43%! For more about this story visit this BBC Health Link - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8427937.stm