Asthma campaigners have condemned a decision not to approve a new drug for use by the NHS in Scotland as "unjust and inhumane". The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) said the economic case for prescribing Xolair had not been made.
People with glaucoma who fail to use prescribed medication regularly are losing their sight unnecessarily, according to a leading charity. The Royal National Institute of the Blind (RNIB) is launching a campaign to encourage people to follow medical advice.
Taking an aspirin every other day may be a way for adults to avoid developing asthma, researchers suggest.
People born with a particular gene may have an increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease later in life, according to researchers. Canadian and US scientists linked the illness with the SORL1 gene.
A Derby special school is set to become the first of its kind in the city to take on specialist status. Staff and pupils at St Andrew's Special School are busy raising the £20,000 needed to support their bid to the Government, which has to be submitted by March 7.
A Blind pensioner was told to "put his arm out" if he wanted to catch his bus after several services failed to stop for him. Robert Morley uses the number 68 Arriva service four times a week to travel into Derby city centre from his home in Osmaston Road.
