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31 August 2010
Just back from holiday to see our warning of a spike in child asthma hospital admissions with the beginning of the new school year in September.
In case...
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Anyone been to the asthma-friendly caves of Turkey?
11 August 2010I am currently travelling round the Aegean coast and I am reading about two sets of caves – Alanya’s Dripping Stone Cave and The Caves of Heaven and Hell.
Alanya's Dripping Stone Cave has 95% humidity which some say r...Continue reading Anyone been to the asthma-friendly caves of Turkey?
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What power do you want over your health?
03 August 2010The Westminster Coalition Government’s White Paper on health in England is more radical than most people expected. There is much to debate in the proposals but it is striking how big a role is given to patient power.
Look at wh...Tagged patient powerBy at 17:37 PM -
Asthma: a creative condition?
09 July 2010People with asthma may be more creative than those with diabetes, according to a new book.
New ‘biographies’ have just been published about the two conditions. The reason they are called biographies is because these...Tagged diabetes, Mark JacksonBy at 11:17 AM -
All change!
02 July 2010The changes which have been announced by new Health Secretary Andrew Lansley have been dubbed the most far reaching since the NHS was founded in 1948.
Targets are mostly gone - such as the 18 weeks required from referral to treatment...By at 12:11 PM -
Should people be paid to live healthy lifestyles?
16 June 2010Our behaviour as patients and the lifestyle choices we all make have a big impact on our health. For example, if we smoke, then we are more likely to develop cancer and heart disease and less likely to be able to Continue reading Should people be paid to live healthy lifestyles?
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