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UK doctors begin pioneering asthma treatment
8 June 2011 Last updated at 00:39
UK doctors begin pioneering asthma treatment
By Nick Ravenscroft BBC North of England correspondent
About 5.4 million people in the UK have asthma – around 250,000 of which have severe asthmaDoctors in Manchester and Glasgow have begun treating NHS asthma patients with a pioneering treatment described as “melting away” muscle in the airways.
Instead of using drugs such as steroids, a wire probe is inserted into the lungs and then heats the tissue.
London Marathon is Eddie Kidd’s ‘greatest feat’
6 June 2011 Last updated at 20:48
London Marathon is Eddie Kidd’s ‘greatest feat’ By Clark Ainsworth BBC News, Brighton
Eddie Kidd jumped the Great Wall of China in 1993Former daredevil Eddie Kidd has spent the past two months completing what his wife has described as his greatest feat yet – the London Marathon.
In his prime Kidd was one of the best stunt riders in the world.
Neurology care 'is lacking' for UK patients
7 June 2011 Last updated at 01:56
Neurology care ‘is lacking’ for UK patients By Michelle Roberts Health reporter, BBC News
The Royal College of Physicians and the Association of British Neurologists say many patients with conditions like epilepsy or Parkinson’s disease are unable to access specialist care.
