A drug for type two diabetes is still being prescribed in the UK despite being recommended for withdrawal two months ago, BBC Panorama has found. Avandia has been linked to a raised risk of heart attacks and heart failure and is under a Europe-wide review.
A new study suggests high doses of B vitamins may halve the rate of brain shrinkage in older people experiencing some of the warning signs of Alzheimer's disease. Brain shrinkage is one of the symptoms of mild cognitive impairment, which often leads to dementia. Researchers say this could be the first step towards finding a way to delay the onset of Alzheimer's. Experts said the findings were important but more research was needed.
Nine out of 10 people in Britain have never had a disabled person in their house for a social occasion, claims a survey from a disability charity. Scope says the survey shows that disabled people are socially excluded. While the survey found widespread backing for equal opportunities, in practice few people have any personal dealings with people with disabilities.
Volunteers are calling on a multiple sclerosis (MS) charity not to abandon four residential respite care centres.
People with rheumatoid arthritis could be given access to a wider range of drugs, under new draft guidelines from the health watchdog NICE. Previous guidelines said patients in England and Wales could be prescribed only one course of anti-TNF drugs to block inflammation.
Artwork created by a man severely disabled with arthritis has been stolen from an exhibition in Gloucestershire.
