UK allergy care is poor and advice confusing leaving the country lagging behind western Europe, experts say. The House of Lords science and technology committee said there was an allergy epidemic. But the cross-party group warned there was not enough specialist services and food labelling was inadequate.
Researchers say both too much and too little sleep is linked to a doubled risk of fatal cardiovascular disease. Teams from the University of Warwick and University College London examined sleep patterns and death rates over two decades among 10,308 civil servants. They found a doubled risk among those who cut their sleeping from seven to five hours a night compared to those who stuck to seven hours a night. But the risk was similar for those who increased to at least eight hours.
Breast cancer patients could be spared unnecessary and lengthy treatment, according to new findings by researchers. Two genes that can identify which cells will respond to a common chemotherapy drug and which will not have been revealed by Aberdeen University staff. It is hoped the findings will help develop more tailored treatments.
Extra funding is being made available in part of Cumbria for children with special needs and disabilities. Annual funds were increased from £6,000 to £11,302 at the county council's Eden Local Committee meeting.
A disabled woman was turned away from a Devon town's nightclub after staff said her crutches could be used as weapons. Jennifer Bartle, 20, who suffers from a bone disease, was out with two friends when she tried to get into the Hush Enigma Club in Newton Abbot.
Many elderly and disabled people are missing out on free bus travel scheme because they are so frail, a charity has warned.
