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27 August 2014

Parts of Europe are reaching a “tipping point” where cardiovascular disease is no longer the leading cause of death, a study shows

Four million deaths each year – nearly half the European total – are due to cardiovascular disease. But a report in the European Heart Journal shows improving heart health means cancer is now a bigger killer in some countries, such…

25 August 2014

Stimulating the part of the brain which controls movement may improve recovery after a stroke, research suggests

Studies showed firing beams of light into the brains of mice led to the animals moving further and faster than those without the therapy. The research, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, could help explain how the…

13 January 2014

There is now another new type of auto-injector released in the UK called the Emerade

There is now another new type of auto-injector released in the UK called the Emerade. This auto-injector is a little different from others on the market. Allergy specialists have asked for a simple adrenaline auto-injector with a higher dose, an…

25 October 2013

Meningitis Now have a host of information on their website to learn more about Meningitis

There are many resources on Meningitis available at the Meningitis Now website. It is well worth a look for everyone and we have put a link is in the student download area. Meningitis Now are committed to raising awareness of meningitis…

22 October 2013

New supporting video online website now live for the Virtual Dementia Tour

New supporting website now live for the Virtual Dementia Tour. When you complete the tour you get free access to the online site, videos, downloads, certificate and Certified CPD certificate www.provdt.co.uk. Caring for another human being requires a special kind…

19 October 2013

Dementia Awareness Video Online Course Live

We have launched a new online course in Dementia Awareness. We also offer class based courses through our national network of instructors. Dementia Awareness has received a lot of press recently, as understanding Dementia and understanding sufferers needs is very important.…

3 September 2013

Loneliness of dementia revealed

Communities need to look after people with dementia because too often they feel trapped and cut off from everyday local life, a charity says. One in three people over the age of 65 develop the disease, but the Alzheimer’s Society…

5 August 2012

Biphasic Anaphylactic Response – a second later reaction to a trigger

Biphasic response is where there are two separate and distinct responses that are separated in time. There would be an immediate reaction to the trigger which is then followed by a recurrence of symptoms after an interval of time with…

30 May 2012

Epilepsy facts and figures

To understand Epilepsy more it is good to know the scale of the problem and who is affected so we have detailed some facts on this condition from the data from the Joint Epilepsy Council. Epilepsy can affect anyone of…

2 May 2012

201 Hospital admissions a day due to Asthma

National Asthma week this week and Asthma UK state that 201 people who will be hospitalised a day because of their asthma. That’s one every 7 minutes! They’ll be fighting for breath as their chest gets tighter and tighter and they panic, scared…