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Carers really do Care!
Maybe I’m grasping at straws out of pure desperation here. I have no carer. Oh, I have friends and family, I am not alone in the world so to speak, though I do feel it. But I do not have anyone who is close to me that tries to understand and support and be there. The one friend I have who would if she could, can’t because she suffers PTSD as well. Going thru divorce, so have no spouse. So what am I getting at?
10p diabetes drug could treat breast cancer patients
10p diabetes drug could treat breast cancer patients
A 10p-a-day diabetes drug could be used to treat breast cancer sufferers, it is claimed.
They found that the people whose cancer cells “fed” off high-energy compounds were more likely to see their tumours spread or to die.
This meant they could be helped by being given the diabetes drug, metformin, which stops the “fuel supply” for aggressive cancer cells.
Interview with Emily Holzhausen, Carers UK
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGpBKiAu9Ss[/youtube]
Interview conducted with Emily Holzhausen, Director of Policy and Public Affairs, Carers UK. Emily discussed the rising costs of dementia particularly in relation to unpaid family carers, particularly hidden costs and social costs. This interview took place at a debate hosted by The International Longevity Centre (ILC-UK) with the Actuarial Profession, and supported by Pfizer titled: The Future Economic, Health and Social Care Costs of Dementia.
