A six-year-old boy with a serious heart condition has had his disability living allowance stopped. The County Londonderry child has had open heart surgery three times, and is now waiting for a fourth operation. The boy's mother Anne gave up her job to care for him and is now living on income support.
A blind solicitor from Perth is threatening to take American Express to court because he can no longer read his credit card statements online. In December, the firm changed its statements to a format which cannot be read by special software used by the visually impaired.
Double amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius will find out later this month if he is allowed to run at the Olympics.
A blind man who set himself a worldwide challenge to run seven marathons in seven days has finished his final run. Dave Heeley, known as Blind Dave, ran the London Marathon after spending a week running in Brazil, the Falklands, Los Angeles, Sydney, Dubai and Tunisia.
Further research is needed into a US treatment for Alzheimer's disease that appears to produce marked improvements in some patients, experts say. California researchers believe they have found a way of improving brain cell communication by injecting a drug called etanercept into the neck.
Commenting on Age Concern's analysis today showing that many older people with serious health problems are paying for care that should be free, Liberal Democrat Shadow Health Secretary, Norman Lamb said:
