Giving young children vitamin D supplements may reduce their risk of developing type 1 diabetes later in life, research suggests. Children who took supplements were around 30% less likely to develop the condition than those who did not. Type 1 diabetes results from the immune system destruction of pancreatic cells which produce the hormone insulin.
People with schizophrenia use different areas of their brain to process some short-term memories, research suggests. The finding by US scientists might help explain why the condition is often linked with enduring memory problems.
A mother whose toddler son uses Viagra to stay alive says a review into the cost of providing stronger drugs for his condition may put his life at risk. Oliver Sherwood, two, currently takes Viagra four times a day to treat pulmonary hypertension (PH) which can kill sufferers within two years.
The father of a 16-year-old boy who is severely disabled after choking on chewing gum in bed says he wants him to live at home again. Rhys Thomas, of Holywell, Flintshire, has been blind and unable to move or speak since his parents found him unconscious last October. He is now living at a Colwyn Bay care home for people with brain injuries.
Commenting on proposals relating to child poverty and the Winter Fuel Allowance in today's Budget, Liberal Democrat Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, Danny Alexander said:
Following a debate at the Assembly plenary session yesterday, Carers Wales is delighted that Assembly Members voted unanimously in favour of Helen Mary Jones' legislative competence order (LCO).
