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What to Consider When Applying for Life Insurance with Diabetes

Living with diabetes does not automatically prevent you from taking out life insurance. Many people with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes are accepted for cover each year, although the application process may involve more health questions than a standard application.

Insurers assess each application individually. They may consider the type of diabetes you have, how long ago you were diagnosed, your recent blood glucose readings, your treatment and your general health. Understanding this process can help you prepare and avoid some of the common problems that cause applications to be...

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How would you feel if you could see the invisible?

With over half the population of England with high cholesterol, HEART UK - The Cholesterol Charity - has partnered up with Flora ProActiv on a campaign to get cholesterol checked for National Heart Month. High cholesterol is a major risk to heart disease as it contributes to the narrowing of vital arteries which can lead to a heart attack or stroke.

There are no obvious signs or symptoms with high cholesterol and HEART UK and Flora ProActiv have teamed up to prompt people to check their cholesterol levels.

For most people, there are simple and effective ways to lower...

Will you help those in pain take control?

A Migraine Insight event in taking place in Exeter next month.

Migraine Action, the UK’s leading support charity for those affected by migraine, is bringing together leading experts and inviting all interested to learn more about this disabling condition.

Affecting over 600,000 people in the South West alone and costing the UK economy over £2.25 billion a year, this neurological illness is more than just a headache!

With no cure for migraine, and only a handful of dedicated migraine clinics in the South West, Migraine Insight is the perfect opportunity to speak...

Smokers warned of amputation risk

Experts are warning that more than a million people in the UK – 90% of whom are smokers or ex-smokers- could be living with a serious vascular condition that can lead to leg amputation or a fatal heart attack.

The British Heart Foundation (BHF) is urging smokers to give up the deadly habit on No Smoking Day (9 March) and lower their risk of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) – a silent and largely unknown killer in the UK.

There are nearly half a million registered PAD patients in the UK however, a leading surgeon in the field estimates that the number could be twice as high...

SW pioneers as Independent Opticians set up local forum

The Association for Independent Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians (AIO) held the first of a series of local meetings for Independent optical professionals in Bath.

Both members and non-members of AIO gathered together at Restaurant Martini to establish a local forum for Independent practitioners to discuss the issues that are foremost in their minds. The group found that there was strong agreement about a number of key issues and general support for the soon to be launched Independents Code of Conduct (the IC).

In particular, the Group expressed dismay that use of the...

Sugar tax could prevent 3.7m cases of obesity over next decade

A 20 per cent tax on sugary drinks could reduce obesity rates in the UK by five per cent by 2025 - equal to 3.7 million fewer obese people - according to a new report from Cancer Research UK and the UK Health Forum published today (Friday).

The report predicts the impact a 20 per cent sugary drinks tax could have on obesity if current trends continue. This stark number (3.7 million) is equivalent to the combined populations of Birmingham, Leeds, Sheffield, Manchester, Bristol and Leicester.

More than one in five (22.3%) children in the South West are overweight or obese...

Aphasia: Signs and Symptoms You Must Know

Aphasia is a brain disorder with the people having communication problems as a result of damaged parts of the brain. It is mainly caused by stroke. People with aphasia have difficulties in writing, reading, speaking, and in listening. It does not however affect your intelligence. This is a chronic problem because it can go as far as causing swallowing difficulties. In case you are dealing with such a patient you need to be wise, caring and very patient person. This will help you to cope with this patient and make him/her feel appreciated.

The following are signs or symptoms of aphasia...

Carers of people with dementia wanted for online trial

Alzheimer’s Society has launched the UK’s largest research trial of support for carers of people with dementia.

Nine in 10 carers for people with dementia experience feelings of stress or anxiety several times a week – and a further 80% find it difficult to talk about the emotional impact of caring, finds an Alzheimer’s Society survey.

Alzheimer’s Society and Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust are launching Caring For Me and You – a research trial that will test tailored online cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and support specifically designed to help carers find ways of...

NHS could save £8.2m in dental treatments if children chewed sugar-free gum

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So says a study involving researchers from Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry published in the British Dental Journal today, Friday 12th February 2016.

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Diabetes discoveries could lead to new treatments

Children who are diagnosed with diabetes before the age of seven develop a more aggressive form of the disease than that seen in teenagers, new research has revealed.

A team led by the University of Exeter Medical School has found for the first time that, while children aged six or under are left with very few insulin-producing beta cells in their pancreas when diagnosed, those with onset of symptomatic type 1 diabetes as teenagers still retain large numbers of these cells. The discovery could lead to new approaches for treatment of the disease.

The team worked with the...

Agencies raise awareness of Mental Capacity Act

Care agencies are raising awareness of the Mental Capacity Act, following concerns highlighted by a House of Lords select committee that too few people are aware of it or understand it.

The concern, held too by professionals in Devon, is that the Act, which provides protection to people who are unable to make their own decisions, isn’t recognised widely enough by the public or indeed by many in the care profession.

Devon and Torbay’s Safeguarding Adults Boards are planning a week of activity commencing Monday 8 February, to tell people about the Act.

They’re...

Health & Beauty

What to Consider When Applying for Life Insurance with Diabetes

How would you feel if you could see the invisible?

Will you help those in pain take control?

Smokers warned of amputation risk

SW pioneers as Independent Opticians set up local forum

Sugar tax could prevent 3.7m cases of obesity over next decade

Aphasia: Signs and Symptoms You Must Know

Carers of people with dementia wanted for online trial

NHS could save £8.2m in dental treatments if children chewed sugar-free gum

Diabetes discoveries could lead to new treatments

Agencies raise awareness of Mental Capacity Act

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