An Idol's Struggle With Type 1 Diabetes
American Idol contestant Crystal Bowersox, who has Type 1 diabetes, talks about how her life as a struggling musician sometimes made it difficult for her to pay for medication and supplies. feeds.nytimes.com |
Hospitals buy more 'obesity beds'
Hospitals in Scotland spend thousands of pounds on beds which can take patients weighing up to 78 stone. bbc.co.uk |
Boost for bowel cancer spending
PM David Cameron announces ВЈ60m over the next four years to introduce the latest bowel screening technology nationally in a bid to improve the UK's cancer survival rate. bbc.co.uk |
Scenes of nature 'reduces pain'
A study has suggested looking at and and listening to sounds of nature can reduce the feelings of pain suffered by patients undergoing invasive, painful procedures. bbc.co.uk |
Diabetes concern
Healthier lifestyles needed to stop "shocking rise" bbc.co.uk |