Daily Archives: August 2, 2012

A phenomenal legacy for London 2012

Posted on August 2nd, 2012

The London 2012 anti-doping facilities will be developed after the Olympic and Paralympic Games into a world-class resource that could help revolutionise healthcare. The MRC-NIHR Phenome Centre will use the cutting edge facilities developed for London 2012 to help develop better and more targeted treatment for patients. The MRC-NIHR Phenome Centre, the first of its [...]

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Care UK eating disorder service featured on BBC TV

Posted on August 2nd, 2012

Care UK’s eating disorder service was featured on 31st July Newsnight programme on BBC 2 as part of a special report on eating disorders. The report looked at new research from eating disorder charity Beat which suggests that diseases like anorexia are costing the English economy over £1.26 billion pounds.  It also talked about how [...]

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UK becoming nation of ‘happy pill poppers’ fears

Posted on August 2nd, 2012

The UK is in the grip of a ‘happy pill boom’ according to the Daily Mail, with ‘almost 50 million’ antidepressants prescribed in 2011. The reports are based on figures released today for prescriptions dispensed by GPs, pharmacists and other health professionals in the community during 2011. It shows that antidepressants such as Prozac and [...]

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