Government Must Come Clean Over Post Office Hit List
Ahead of the local elections on May 3rd, Liberal Democrats in Chesterfield are asking, "Will the government publish their post offices hit list?"
25 Apr 2007
Mental health novel up for prize
An author who "wrote herself" out of a psychiatric hospital has been nominated for the Orange Prize for new writers.
25 Apr 2007
Research opens way for bionic eye
US scientists have opened the way for the development of a "bionic eye". They used electrodes to stimulate an area of the brain that processes visual information, the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reported.
25 Apr 2007
Drug 'mends' muscular dystrophy
An experimental drug may be able to compensate for the genetic error responsible for some cases of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, US scientists hope. In rodents, the drug PTC124 was able to restore the muscle function normally lost in this disease, Nature reports. Trials have already begun in humans, although the results will take years. The drug works by allowing cells to read through certain mistakes in the genetic code for a protein - dystrophin - missing in 15% of patients with DMD.
25 Apr 2007
Fears over care 'information gap'
There is a lack of information to help people with conditions such as diabetes to access local services, a study says. The Picker Institute said patients with chronic conditions and their carers often came up against "brick walls" when looking for help.
25 Apr 2007
Town doubles its disabled spaces
Cheltenham has doubled the number of off-street disabled parking bays in its car parks to 55. Blue badge holders can park all day free of charge in any council off-street car park as long as their badge is displayed.
25 Apr 2007