Vitamin link to bone loss probed
Scientists in Northern Ireland are to investigate if B-vitamin supplements can help prevent osteoporosis.
16 Nov 2006
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Diabetes 'hitting poor hardest'
Britain's poorest communities are 2.5 times more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes than the general population, research suggests. They are also 3.5 times more likely to develop serious complications of diabetes, including heart disease. The report, by the charity Diabetes UK and the All Party Parliamentary Group for Diabetes, calls for action to tackle social inequalities.
16 Nov 2006
Proposed mental health measures draconian - Webb
Commenting on the Mental Health Bill announced in the Queen's Speech, Liberal Democrat Shadow Health Secretary, Steve Webb MP said:
16 Nov 2006
Mental health row set to reopen
Controversial laws allowing people with untreatable personality disorders to be detained, even if they have not committed a crime, are to be revived. The draft Mental Health Bill was axed in March amid much opposition.
16 Nov 2006
Dundee LibDems say Queen's speech signals yet more unnecessary legislation
Dundee Liberal Democrats have today (Thursday 16th November) said that yesterday's Queen's Speech showed that the Labour Government was "the triumph of quantity over quality" and showed the Labour Government has "long since run out of steam."
16 Nov 2006
Cllr Fraser Macpherson welcomes new loans scheme
Cllr Fraser Macpherson, Dundee City Council's Liberal Democrat Convener of Finance, yesterday (Wednesday 15th November) welcomed the establishment of an innovative savings and loans scheme by five local housing associations.
16 Nov 2006