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  • A new book titled ‘Bad Pharma: How drug companies mislead doctors and harm patients’ by Ben Goldacre has hit stores, exposing the ways that science is distorted by drug companies. We like to imagine that medicine is based on evidence, and the results of fair tests. In reality, those tests are often profoundly flawed. We…

  • A new campaign which aims to increase early diagnosis rates for dementia across England by tackling the public’s fears of talking about the condition, has been launched by the Department of Health with support from the Alzheimer’s Society. The A Day to Remember campaign is part of the Prime Minister’s Challenge on Dementia. It will…

  • A start-up scheme that will help launch up to 30,000 new companies has begun providing business support and loans to young people. The first wave of cash from the £82.5 million Start-Up Loans scheme is now being distributed, helping to inspire the next generation of entrepreneurs. Start-Up Loans will provide budding entrepreneurs between the ages…

  • A new report in the US, warns that more than half of Americans could be obese by 2030, causing an overwhelming strain on the health care system. These rising rates translate into increased disease. The number of new cases of type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease and stroke, hypertension and arthritis could increase 10 times…

  • Killer Colours is a brand new colour collection, following the heartbeat of fashion – a capsule collection of the hottest nail colours. Killer Colours’ limited edition AW12 shades: Twisted Silk. Icy cool. Super chic. A chalky pink, as seen on That Coat at Jil Sander, neat and chic at Peter Pilotto and fingertips at Tom…

  • Franco-British Business Exchange

    UK Trade & Investment, in partnership with the Personal Care Programme, Cosmetic Valley and Technopole-CBS is offering UK and France-based companies and organisations in the personal care sector a unique partnering opportunity. French and UK participants will be given the opportunity to: pitch business opportunities to a targeted audience, participate in structured one-to-one meetings with…

  • New guidelines from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (Nice) advises that over a million people in Britain are suffering from chronic headaches due to overuse of painkillers, as reported in the Guardian: “Patients with frequent tension-type headaches or migraines can get themselves into a vicious cycle, where their headaches are getting increasingly…

  • New TV series launches celebrity-run hotels and seeks those looking for employment in hotel spas This big new project, being made by Optomen for Channel 4, wants to helps those seeking work by providing the opportunity to gain experience working with high-profile experts in a new hotel.  Applicants must be: Currently unemployed Over the age…

  • Bupa Foundation research grants “The Bupa Foundation governors are keen to see applications for clinically relevant research projects aimed at increasing medical knowledge and effectiveness in patient care. These should have the potential to change policy and/or practice in the UK.” More info  Image: iStockphoto

  • New arrangements for Healthy Start vitamins, starting 1st April 2013: “From 1 April next year, the NHS Commissioning Board, Clinical Commissioning Groups and/or local authorities will be responsible for providing or arranging the provision of Healthy Start vitamins to women and families who qualify for the Healthy Start scheme in their area.” More info  Image:…

  • “New research findings have shown that approximately half of all South Asian, Black African and African Caribbean people in the UK will develop Type 2 diabetes by the age of 80, compared to only one in five people of European descent.” Taken from: www.diabetes.org.uk BBC News Copyright (c) 123RF Stock Photos

  • Smokers across the country encouraged to join ‘Stoptober’ Stoptober, the first ever mass quit attempt for smokers has been launched today by Chief Medical Officer Professor Dame Sally Davies.  The innovative campaign comes as smoking remains the biggest killer in England with half of long-term smokers dying prematurely from smoking related diseases. Stoptober which takes…