Government attempts to end the postcode lottery in who gets continuing NHS healthcare in England are having little impact, a charity has claimed. Age Concern said figures for the three months after new guidelines came in showed the differences remain huge.
A DISABLED veteran who hasn't paid his gas bill for two years has forced a power giant to back down in a row over paperwork. British Gas decided not to go ahead with applying for a warrant to cut off 48-year-old David Hughes's supply after he failed to pay in protest when the company's letters did not comply with disabled laws.
Two charities have expressed concern about plans, unveiled in the Budget, to extend a new eligibility test to all incapacity benefit recipients.
The Indian government has launched its first interactive web portal for people with disabilities.
Best-selling fantasy author Terry Pratchett is to donate $1m for research into Alzheimer's disease. The creator of the Discworld series was diagnosed with a rare early-onset form of the disease in December.
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.