According to an article in the Daily Express today, Britain's growing obsession with cleanliness has fuelled a record rise in life-threatening allergies.
The NHS now spends around 11%, or £1 billion, of its budget on treating people with life threatening allergies.
For more about this story follow this link to the Daily Express article - http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/156817/Obsession-with-cleanliness-has-made-15m-victims-and-cost-NHS-1bn
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Monday, 8 February 2010
Friday, 5 February 2010
Artificial Pancreas Hope for Children with Diabetes
According to a BBC Health news article, scientists in Cambridge have shown that an "artificial pancreas" can be used to regulate blood sugar in children with Type 1 diabetes.
A trial found that combining a "real time" sensor measuring glucose levels with a pump that delivers insulin can boost overnight blood sugar control.
For more about this story follow this link - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8498993.stm
A trial found that combining a "real time" sensor measuring glucose levels with a pump that delivers insulin can boost overnight blood sugar control.
For more about this story follow this link - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8498993.stm
Thursday, 4 February 2010
Psoriasis Patients Wanted for a Compilation of Case Histories
Do you have psoriasis which consists mainly of individual small plaques, for instance on the trunk, knees or elbows?
If so we would like to hear from you.
We have been approached by a pharmaceutical company who are seeking to compile a small series of case histories recording feed-back on the use of their new treatment in psoriasis. The treatment is a licensed medicine currently available on prescription and consists of a steroid in a novel delivery system. It is particularly suitable for small stubborn plaques of psoriasis.
We are looking for adults who have at least a 12 month history of mild to moderate psoriasis and are keen to try something new, perhaps because of dissatisfaction with previous treatments.
If you are interested in finding out more please respond by providing us with your name and contact details by clicking here and completing our form. We will then be back in contact with more information about the next stage.
If so we would like to hear from you.
We have been approached by a pharmaceutical company who are seeking to compile a small series of case histories recording feed-back on the use of their new treatment in psoriasis. The treatment is a licensed medicine currently available on prescription and consists of a steroid in a novel delivery system. It is particularly suitable for small stubborn plaques of psoriasis.
We are looking for adults who have at least a 12 month history of mild to moderate psoriasis and are keen to try something new, perhaps because of dissatisfaction with previous treatments.
If you are interested in finding out more please respond by providing us with your name and contact details by clicking here and completing our form. We will then be back in contact with more information about the next stage.
Obese People May Have Missing Genes
According to a BBC Health article today, a small number of extremely overweight people may be missing the same chunk of genetic material, claim UK researchers.
Follow this link for more information about the study - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8496938.stm
Win Balm Balm Products in our Competition
We've teamed up with Balm Balm on TalkEczema to run a competition for one lucky person to win some fantastic Balm Balm products, including a fantastic Union Jack bag. Follow this link to take part in the competition - http://www.talkeczema.com/competitions/balmbalm.html
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