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Dementia sufferers and Carers Singing group's fifth anniversary
Singing group’s fifth anniversary
1:00pm Thursday 28th April 2011
Singing group’s fifth anniversary
PEOPLE suffering from dementia and their carers were in good voice as a local singing group celebrated its fifth anniversary.
Singing for the Brain sessions, which are run nationwide, can bring multiple benefits for participants.
Stem cell cures under threat from EU court
Stem cell cures under threat from EU court
Potential cures for dozens of debilitating conditions are under threat from a European ruling that claims making money from embryonic stem cell research is immoral, leading scientists have warned.
By Richard Alleyne, Science Correspondent 5:00AM BST 28 Apr 2011
The academics said that a change in EU law could “wipe out” much of the biotechnology industry and halt work on revolutionary cures for conditions that affect millions of people.
NICE Updates Guidance On The Diagnosis And Treatment Of Lung Cancer
NICE Updates Guidance On The Diagnosis And Treatment Of Lung Cancer
Main Category: Lung Cancer
Also Included In: Cancer / Oncology
Article Date: 27 Apr 2011 – 5:00 PDT
NICE has today published an update to its clinical guideline on diagnosing and treating lung cancer. The new recommendations replace those previously published in 2005.
NICE clinical guidelines are updated regularly so that recommendations take into account any important new information that has come to light since publication of the original recommendations. Since NICE published guidance on this condition in February 2005, new evidence has emerged about how to diagnose and treat lung cancer and therefore the guideline has been updated.
