Lipoedema UK’s Big Survey 2014 found that only 5% of women responding to the survey had been diagnosed by their GP and led to the development of RCGP’s Lipoedema e-learning course. Led by Dr Dirk Pilat, contributors to the course included Professor Peter Mortimer, Dr Sarah Pledger, Suzanne Evans from Lipoedema UK, Sharie Fetzer and nurse consultants Chris Wise and Denise Hardy. For anyone who thinks they have lipoedema but aren’t sure how to approach their GP, the Lipoedema UK Membership Pack includes a GP Information Pack containing course information, the benefits of early diagnosis and treatment, research projects and…
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[ad_1] BBC Radio 4’s Womans Hour’s features how lipoedema patients have been left without surgical options in the UK following the NICE review into Liposuction. Presenter Krupta Hardy interviewed Lipoedema UK’s Chair Sharie Fetzer, along with ‘Maria’ who spoke eloquently about the devastating effects now her surgery has been cancelled. Thank you Woman’s Hour, we’ve had a lot of great feedback on how the programme has raised awareness of the issue for us. [ad_2] Source link
Micro-endovascular probe (MEV) selectively implanted in a curved limb for neural recording through the blood vessel wall. The MEV probe (yellow), which is designed to bend into branched (vs. straight) blood vessels, is selectively injected into the branched vessel by saline flow through the microcatheter (cyan) in which it was preloaded. Credit: Anqi Zhang, Stanford University Researchers from Stanford University and Harvard Medical School have developed tiny, ultra-flexible mesh neural probes that can be implanted into blood vessels smaller than 100 micrometers in the brains of rodents. In their article, “Ultraflexible Endovascular Probes for brain recording by vasculature at the…
Researchers report that blood levels of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), an omega-3 fatty acid, were inversely correlated with hearing difficulties in a new population-based cross-sectional study. Middle-aged and older adults with high DHA levels were 8-20% less likely to report age-related hearing problems than those with lower DHA levels. Higher levels of DHA have previously been linked to a lower risk of heart disease, cognitive impairment, and death. Our study extends these findings to suggest a role for DHA in maintaining auditory function and helping to reduce the risk of age-related hearing loss.” Michael I. McBurney, Ph.D., Principal Investigator,…
Losing weight is often a goal for people with type 2 diabeteswhich is strongly associated with to be overweight or obese. However, it is unclear which diet strategy works best for people with this metabolic disorder. A new randomized controlled study in people with type 2 diabetes has shown that study participants who restricted their eating to between noon and 8 p.m. a day lost more weight than those who reduced their overall calorie intake by counting calories. Both diet strategies produced similar improvements in blood sugar. “Many people find counting calories very difficult over the long term, but our…
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