Test to spot early glaucoma signs
Computer software to spot signs of glaucoma earlier than conventional tests is being developed by UK experts.
7 Mar 2008
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One night out 'damages hearing'
Nine out of ten young people have experienced the first signs of hearing damage after listening to loud music on a night out, a UK charity warns. The RNID says more should wear ear plugs to protect their hearing, without spoiling their appreciation of music.
7 Mar 2008
Stroke patients not getting help
Stroke patients are struggling to get access to the vital speech and language therapy they need to help them recover, a poll says. The survey of more than 500 survivors in England found fewer than one in five received speech and language therapy in the first month after their stroke.
7 Mar 2008
Special needs website wins fans
A couple who set up an internet support community for fellow parents of children with special needs hope it can become a charity due to its success. Debbi Robertson and partner Graham Brockie, of Portlethen, Aberdeenshire, set up Extra Special Parents two years ago after daughter Willow was born. Willow had a rare congenital condition and they felt "upset and isolated".
7 Mar 2008
Vigil over Remploy closure plans
Workers fighting the closure of a factory in North Yorkshire which employs disabled people are holding 24-hour vigil outside York Minster. The Remploy plant is due to shut on Thursday. Twenty-eight sites across the UK, including five others in Yorkshire, are also being closed. Remploy wants to place more disabled people into mainstream employment rather than in sheltered workshops.
4 Mar 2008
Damages five years after accident
A former scaffolder left severely disabled after a crash more than five years ago has been awarded £3m in damages at the High Court in London. Neil Nicolson, from Corpach, Fort William, was on a motorcycle when he was involved in a collision with a car.
4 Mar 2008