Alzheimer's heart link explained
Scientists have discovered how heart disease or a stroke may trigger Alzheimer's disease. Both conditions lead to a reduction of oxygen flow to the brain.
22 Nov 2006
News
Call for improved dementia care
Care for people with dementia in England and Wales must be more co-ordinated, with better access to specialist services, a watchdog says. The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence also called for carers to be given access to counselling as part of its guidance.
22 Nov 2006
Carbon emissions in Chelmsford unsustainable
Chelmsford is emitting three times as much carbon dioxide as the global average, and thus making a major contribution to climate change. This was revealed in dramatic new Government figures, calculated locally by Liberal Democrat Stephen Robinson. There was a small consolation in that this figure is better than the national average.
21 Nov 2006
Call for new Health Forum Members - Could it be you?
A campaign is being launched by Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) Forums across England to encourage more members of the public to volunteer and help improve health services in their area. The Forums are made up of volunteers from all backgrounds of the local community who represent patients and the public in decisions about health and health services.
21 Nov 2006
Call for break rights for carers
Campaigners are to urge MPs to join their push to secure a right to a break for carers of disabled children.
21 Nov 2006
COUNTY BUS ON ROAD TO NOWHERE SAY LIB DEMS
Liberal Democrats at North Yorkshire County Council have reacted angrily to a decision by a Tory-dominated committee to recommend spending over £70,000 on a "County Bus".
21 Nov 2006