Category Archives: Carers
One in seven people in the UK suffer from chronic pain
Gene find could lead to drug for chronic back pain
A gene responsible for chronic pain has been identified, with scientists saying this could lead to drugs for treating long-lasting back pain.
Writing in the journal Science, University of Cambridge researchers removed the HCN2 gene from pain-sensitive nerves in mice.
Deleting the gene stopped any chronic pain but did not affect acute pain.
About one in seven people in the UK suffer from chronic pain, which can also include arthritis and headaches.
Lady Williams fears the health reform bill fails
Health reforms face new challenge from Lib Dem rebels
Evan Harris and Shirley Williams plan to table a motion at the party conference demanding further changes to coalition bill
- Nicholas Watt, political correspondent The Guardian,Friday 9 September 2011
Millions of malnourished ‘go unnoticed’
Action is needed on this important issue.
9 September 2011 Last updated at 08:57
By Katheine Murphy Chief executive, Patients Association
The problems of obesity and overeating in our society receive a lot of attention.
But in this week’s Scrubbing Up, Katherine Murphy of the Patients Association calls for more action to help the millions in the UK whose malnutrition is “unnoticed, unheard and unsupported”.
It is unbelievable that in the UK today there are more than 3m people either malnourished or at risk of malnutrition.
What is alarming is that 93% of these patients are not in hospital but are living in the community.
It is our most vulnerable members of society who are most at risk.
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