Obesity not only increases the risk of heart disease, diabetes and cancer but might also inhibit brain function.

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Scientists might soon be able to manufacture human body parts using a rather unlikely piece of technology: a printer.

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GP consortia are set to impact almost every area of medicine but many GPs I've spoken to are particularly concerned about how mental health care will be affected. Some feel the changes will benefit patients while others fear they will disadvantage further one of society's most vulnerable groups.

Any psychiatrist opinion is greatly welcomed!

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How better information can make better doctors, journalists and patients of us all. ... Read More »

Becoming a doctor is a huge investment, not only in the cost of being at medical school, but also in time and opportunity lost while studying longer than most other professions need to. Specialisation doubles that investment. 
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The doctors were at the heart of the Egyptian revolution ... Read More »

The proposed NHS reforms aim that patients are to be involved in all decisions about their care and that they are to be provided with the information for this to happen.  How might this work in practice? ... Read More »

Hope this booklet link is of some help - not just for patients but docs, family and friends.  It was the BBC Booklet for the BBC series with Stephen Fry - The Secret Life of a Manic Depressive. The author is my husband - Michel Syrett PDF file - The Secret Life of Manic Depression: Everything You Need to ... Read More »

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