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  • Addiction drugs 'aid weight loss'
    A combination pill of two drugs used to treat addiction may help people lose weight, say US researchers.
  • Pregnant women rights questioned
    The right of women to choose whether they have home births is being questioned by a leading medical journal.
  • Calcium pills 'raise' heart risk
    Calcium supplements taken by many older people could be increasing their risk of a heart attack, research shows.
  • Royal couple visit new hospital
    The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall have visited Birmingham to take a look around the city's new "super-hospital".
  • Child heart op ban 'should stay'
    Children's heart surgery should remain suspended at Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital where four babies died, a report says.
  • Churchill's teeth fetch £15,200
    A partial set of false teeth made for Sir Winston Churchill are sold at auction in Norfolk for £15,200.
  • Mother's grief
    Living with the effects of the Oxford heart surgery deaths.
  • Child-free by choice
    But why do others question the decision?
  • Can your doctor call you 'fat'?
    Doctors need to be more direct when they are dealing with overweight patients, according to the government's health minister.
  • Coping with loss of armed forces parent
    A special holiday break is helping UK children cope with the loss of loved ones killed in conflict
  • Destination Harley Street
    Referring patients to a specialist private clinic cheaper than NHS
  • Public health fear in NHS revamp
    The overhaul of the NHS may harm the public health drive, a health think tank is warning.
  • Hip hope from stem cell technique
    Doctors may soon be able to patch up damaged bones and joints anywhere in the body with a simple shot in the arm.
  • What to do if stung by a Weever fish
    What should you do if you are stung by Britain's most poisonous fish?
  • Say fat not obese, says minister
    GPs and other health professionals should tell people they are fat rather than obese, England's public health minister says.
  • Asian donation
    Organs for the community are in short supply
  • Are we all ill?
    New mental health manual could mean we'll all end up diagnosed
  • Weight, exercise and pregnancy confusion
    NICE have issued new guidelines on women's weight during and after pregnancy.
  • Can music aid athletic performance?
    Music has helped elite tri-athletes in Australia increase their endurance by 15%, researchers say.
  • Friends offer 'a survival boost'
    Having good friends and neighbours appears to boost survival chances by 50%, say researchers.
  • Alcohol can 'lessen' arthritis
    Drinking alcohol can reduce the severity of rheumatoid arthritis symptoms, a study has found
  • Warning for obese mothers-to-be
    Obesity levels among pregnant women have reached epidemic levels, putting the health of their babies at risk, experts say.
  • 'Emergency fund' for cancer drugs
    The government announces a £50m fund aimed at giving patients access to cancer drugs sooner.
  • Ample bodied
    How realistic is it for women to want this actor's shape?
  • Creative block
    Robert Winston on the torment of scientists not just artists
  • Super-sized school uniforms sold
    As more and more children start primary school overweight, retailers are having to expand the waistlines on school uniforms.
  • Elderly care: Who should pay?
    Dame Joan Bakewell tackles the dilemma of who should pay for the care of our aging population.
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    AbilityNet is a national charity helping disabled adults and children use computers and the internet by adapting and adjusting their technology.
    ableize A UK and Ireland resource of disability mobility and special needs advice, support and information. Find products and services, sports and holidays plus the largest collection of disabled clubs, groups and charities in the UK. All this plus children's and child care needs, education, wheelchairs and vehicles plus mobility, walking, living and bathing aids. Ableize has disability covered and is owned, run and maintained by disabled people.

    Contact a Family provides support, advice and information for families with disabled children, no matter what their condition or disability.

    Disability Living Foundation DLF is a national charity that provides impartial advice, information and training on daily living aids. It is a founder member of the Information Standard, a certification scheme for health and social care information. Find out about DLF's work, our partners and achievements here.
    Cerebra is a unique charity set up to help improve the lives of children with brain related conditions through researching, educating and directly supporting children and their carers.
    Connect is a national charity. Our vision is a world where people with aphasia (communication disability) can find opportunity and fulfilment.
    DIAL UK, a national organisation for a network of approximately 120 local disability information and advice services run by and for disabled people. Last year DIALs helped over a quarter of a million disabled people.
    Disabled Parents Network DPN provides information, advice and peer support to disabled parents, their families and supporters. We campaign on a local and national level to improve services for disabled parents. We also provide training and workshop facilitation to social and health professionals.
    Disabilities Trust The Disabilities Trust was founded in 1979 to provide an imaginative new concept of personal care and specialist housing for people with special needs.

    Disability Law Service (DLS) has provided high quality information and advice to disabled and Deaf people for over 30 years.
    Face 2 Face the one-to-one befriending service for parents of disabled children.

    Forum of Mobility Centres A network of 17 independent organisations covering England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, who offer professional, high quality information, advice and assessment to individuals who have a medical condition or are recovering from an accident or injury which may affect their ability to drive, access or egress a motor vehicle.

    Headway is a charity set up to give help and support to people affected by brain injury. It does this in a number of ways:

    Leonard Cheshire Disability supports over 21,000 disabled people in the UK and works in 52 countries.

    We campaign for change and provide innovative services that give disabled people the opportunity to live life their way.

    Livability is about creating choices for disabled people rather than making choices for them.  We believe that everyone should have the freedom to live their lives and use their abilities.  With the emphasis on choice, independence and control, we offer residential care services, supported living, lifestyle choices projects and accessible holiday accommodation, plus a school and further education colleges.  Together with Livability housing we work with over 8,500 disabled people and their families each year, throughout the UK.
    We run two colleges and an education centre. These cater for young people with profound and multiple learning difficulties, with residential facilities available on-site.

    KIDS is a charity which in its 38 years has pioneered a number of approaches and programmes for disabled children and young people. These include Home Learning (Portage), Parent Partnerships, Adventure Playgrounds and the inclusion of disabled children in mainstream settings. KIDS wishes to build on this history to meet the needs and aspirations of a new generation of disabled children and young people and their families. In doing this KIDS will become one of the leading charities in developing both the thinking and services that create an inclusive world for disabled children, young people and their families.

    MoMo Helps is an independent charity whose aim is to provide easy access to funding for those families and individuals identified as ‘in need’ who come into one of the categories as defined on our Home page.
    Sense is the leading national charity that supports and campaigns for children and adults who are deafblind. We provide expert advice and information as well as specialist services to deafblind people, their families, carers and the professionals who work with them. We also support people who have sensory impairments with additional disabilities.
    SignHealth  has been working for over 20 years to improve the health of deaf people  - initially in mental health and now more generally.

    Speakability  is the national charity that supports and empowers people with Aphasia to overcome the barriers they face by:

    supporting people with Aphasia and their carers through its Information Service, national network of Self-Help Groups and programme of activities

    influencing individuals, organisations and statutory bodies in order to improve services for people living with Aphasia

    raising funds to support these aims

    STEPS We are a small national charity supporting children and adults affected by a lower limb condition such as clubfoot or a hip condition. Our website is a great source of information but if you would like to talk to someone please call our helpline 01925 750271 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it WE DON'T TAKE WALKING FOR GRANTED!

    Thrive is a small national charity, founded in 1978, that uses gardening to change the lives of disabled people

    The Full Circle Foundation is a charity dedicated to supporting young adults with cerebral palsy through further education, social and adventure programmes.
    In Scotland special needs children are well catered for at school age but, unfortunately, this support is lacking for those who have left school. The Full Circle Foundation aims to address that.


    United Response   supports people with learning disabilities, mental health needs and physical disabilities to live in the community, across England and in Wales.

    Vitalise  has been providing short breaks for disabled people and carers at accessible Centres in the UK since 1963*.

    We firmly believe that disabled people should have the same rights, freedoms, responsibilities and quality of life as those without disabilitie



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    BBC News - Health
  • Addiction drugs 'aid weight loss'
    A combination pill of two drugs used to treat addiction may help people lose weight, say US researchers.
  • Pregnant women rights questioned
    The right of women to choose whether they have home births is being questioned by a leading medical journal.
  • Calcium pills 'raise' heart risk
    Calcium supplements taken by many older people could be increasing their risk of a heart attack, research shows.
  • Royal couple visit new hospital
    The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall have visited Birmingham to take a look around the city's new "super-hospital".
  • Child heart op ban 'should stay'
    Children's heart surgery should remain suspended at Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital where four babies died, a report says.
  • Churchill's teeth fetch £15,200
    A partial set of false teeth made for Sir Winston Churchill are sold at auction in Norfolk for £15,200.
  • Mother's grief
    Living with the effects of the Oxford heart surgery deaths.
  • Child-free by choice
    But why do others question the decision?
  • Can your doctor call you 'fat'?
    Doctors need to be more direct when they are dealing with overweight patients, according to the government's health minister.
  • Coping with loss of armed forces parent
    A special holiday break is helping UK children cope with the loss of loved ones killed in conflict
  • Destination Harley Street
    Referring patients to a specialist private clinic cheaper than NHS
  • Public health fear in NHS revamp
    The overhaul of the NHS may harm the public health drive, a health think tank is warning.
  • Hip hope from stem cell technique
    Doctors may soon be able to patch up damaged bones and joints anywhere in the body with a simple shot in the arm.
  • What to do if stung by a Weever fish
    What should you do if you are stung by Britain's most poisonous fish?
  • Say fat not obese, says minister
    GPs and other health professionals should tell people they are fat rather than obese, England's public health minister says.
  • Asian donation
    Organs for the community are in short supply
  • Are we all ill?
    New mental health manual could mean we'll all end up diagnosed
  • Weight, exercise and pregnancy confusion
    NICE have issued new guidelines on women's weight during and after pregnancy.
  • Can music aid athletic performance?
    Music has helped elite tri-athletes in Australia increase their endurance by 15%, researchers say.
  • Friends offer 'a survival boost'
    Having good friends and neighbours appears to boost survival chances by 50%, say researchers.
  • Alcohol can 'lessen' arthritis
    Drinking alcohol can reduce the severity of rheumatoid arthritis symptoms, a study has found
  • Warning for obese mothers-to-be
    Obesity levels among pregnant women have reached epidemic levels, putting the health of their babies at risk, experts say.
  • 'Emergency fund' for cancer drugs
    The government announces a £50m fund aimed at giving patients access to cancer drugs sooner.
  • Ample bodied
    How realistic is it for women to want this actor's shape?
  • Creative block
    Robert Winston on the torment of scientists not just artists
  • Super-sized school uniforms sold
    As more and more children start primary school overweight, retailers are having to expand the waistlines on school uniforms.
  • Elderly care: Who should pay?
    Dame Joan Bakewell tackles the dilemma of who should pay for the care of our aging population.
  • Follow There4U

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    Article Index
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    Disability
    AbilityNet is a national charity helping disabled adults and children use computers and the internet by adapting and adjusting their technology.
    ableize A UK and Ireland resource of disability mobility and special needs advice, support and information. Find products and services, sports and holidays plus the largest collection of disabled clubs, groups and charities in the UK. All this plus children's and child care needs, education, wheelchairs and vehicles plus mobility, walking, living and bathing aids. Ableize has disability covered and is owned, run and maintained by disabled people.

    Contact a Family provides support, advice and information for families with disabled children, no matter what their condition or disability.

    Disability Living Foundation DLF is a national charity that provides impartial advice, information and training on daily living aids. It is a founder member of the Information Standard, a certification scheme for health and social care information. Find out about DLF's work, our partners and achievements here.
    Cerebra is a unique charity set up to help improve the lives of children with brain related conditions through researching, educating and directly supporting children and their carers.
    Connect is a national charity. Our vision is a world where people with aphasia (communication disability) can find opportunity and fulfilment.
    DIAL UK, a national organisation for a network of approximately 120 local disability information and advice services run by and for disabled people. Last year DIALs helped over a quarter of a million disabled people.
    Disabled Parents Network DPN provides information, advice and peer support to disabled parents, their families and supporters. We campaign on a local and national level to improve services for disabled parents. We also provide training and workshop facilitation to social and health professionals.
    Disabilities Trust The Disabilities Trust was founded in 1979 to provide an imaginative new concept of personal care and specialist housing for people with special needs.

    Disability Law Service (DLS) has provided high quality information and advice to disabled and Deaf people for over 30 years.
    Face 2 Face the one-to-one befriending service for parents of disabled children.

    Forum of Mobility Centres A network of 17 independent organisations covering England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, who offer professional, high quality information, advice and assessment to individuals who have a medical condition or are recovering from an accident or injury which may affect their ability to drive, access or egress a motor vehicle.

    Headway is a charity set up to give help and support to people affected by brain injury. It does this in a number of ways:

    Leonard Cheshire Disability supports over 21,000 disabled people in the UK and works in 52 countries.

    We campaign for change and provide innovative services that give disabled people the opportunity to live life their way.

    Livability is about creating choices for disabled people rather than making choices for them.  We believe that everyone should have the freedom to live their lives and use their abilities.  With the emphasis on choice, independence and control, we offer residential care services, supported living, lifestyle choices projects and accessible holiday accommodation, plus a school and further education colleges.  Together with Livability housing we work with over 8,500 disabled people and their families each year, throughout the UK.
    We run two colleges and an education centre. These cater for young people with profound and multiple learning difficulties, with residential facilities available on-site.

    KIDS is a charity which in its 38 years has pioneered a number of approaches and programmes for disabled children and young people. These include Home Learning (Portage), Parent Partnerships, Adventure Playgrounds and the inclusion of disabled children in mainstream settings. KIDS wishes to build on this history to meet the needs and aspirations of a new generation of disabled children and young people and their families. In doing this KIDS will become one of the leading charities in developing both the thinking and services that create an inclusive world for disabled children, young people and their families.

    MoMo Helps is an independent charity whose aim is to provide easy access to funding for those families and individuals identified as ‘in need’ who come into one of the categories as defined on our Home page.
    Sense is the leading national charity that supports and campaigns for children and adults who are deafblind. We provide expert advice and information as well as specialist services to deafblind people, their families, carers and the professionals who work with them. We also support people who have sensory impairments with additional disabilities.
    SignHealth  has been working for over 20 years to improve the health of deaf people  - initially in mental health and now more generally.

    Speakability  is the national charity that supports and empowers people with Aphasia to overcome the barriers they face by:

    supporting people with Aphasia and their carers through its Information Service, national network of Self-Help Groups and programme of activities

    influencing individuals, organisations and statutory bodies in order to improve services for people living with Aphasia

    raising funds to support these aims

    STEPS We are a small national charity supporting children and adults affected by a lower limb condition such as clubfoot or a hip condition. Our website is a great source of information but if you would like to talk to someone please call our helpline 01925 750271 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it WE DON'T TAKE WALKING FOR GRANTED!

    Thrive is a small national charity, founded in 1978, that uses gardening to change the lives of disabled people

    The Full Circle Foundation is a charity dedicated to supporting young adults with cerebral palsy through further education, social and adventure programmes.
    In Scotland special needs children are well catered for at school age but, unfortunately, this support is lacking for those who have left school. The Full Circle Foundation aims to address that.


    United Response   supports people with learning disabilities, mental health needs and physical disabilities to live in the community, across England and in Wales.

    Vitalise  has been providing short breaks for disabled people and carers at accessible Centres in the UK since 1963*.

    We firmly believe that disabled people should have the same rights, freedoms, responsibilities and quality of life as those without disabilitie



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