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Annette Brooke meets with Prime Minister for RNIB
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Thu 11th Mar 2010
Annette Brooke MP had a meeting yesterday with the Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, to discuss access to vital health information for people with sight loss and other information disabilities. Annette had challenged the PM on the issue during Prime Ministers Questions in February and he had agreed to meet with her to discuss the matter further. Annette was joined in the meeting with David Blunkett MP, and Lord Low of Dalston, the Vice President of the RNIB.
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Health spokesmen clash over elderly care funding
Mon 15th Feb 2010
Attempts to reach a consensus on how to pay for elderly care in England appear to have fallen further apart amid angry exchanges on BBC One's Politics Show. Health Secretary Andy Burnham has called a cross-party conference on the issue after earlier talks broke down. Lib Dem Norman Lamb backed the idea but Tory spokesman Andrew Lansley said he would only attend if Labour scrapped a £20,000 "death tax" plan. Mr Burnham accused the Tories of making up "scare stories" about his proposals. The government's "ageism tsar" described the "political circus" as "shameful".
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Gene clue to early dementia speed
Mon 15th Feb 2010
A gene that may give you an increased risk of a distressing early form of dementia has been identified by Cambridge scientists. Fronto-temporal dementia (FTD) is the second most common type of dementia in the under 65s and can result in a complete personality change.
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Genes behind stammering uncovered
Fri 12th Feb 2010
Stammering has long been recognised to run in families, but scientists now say they have identified three genes which may cause the problem in some people. They believe that mutations which have already been tied to metabolic disorders may also affect the way in which parts of the brain function.
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