High blood pressure cure?
The discovery of an area in the throat the size of a grain of rice that controls blood pressure could lead to a new treatment for hypertension within three years. It will target the carotid body, a sm ...
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Eminent professor has blasted “appalling” care of his father at Broadford Hospital
An eminent professor of economics has blasted the “appalling” care of his 92-year-old father at a Highland hospital – saying his dad was failed because he was deemed too old. Profess ...
Songaminute Man heading for top of the pops
A dream will come true for ‘Songaminute Man’ Teddy Mac with the release of his first ever single, which will raise funds for Alzheimer’s Society. The 80-year-old former Butlin’s Redcoat, who has ...
Charities criticise Government’s continued failure to plan for our rapidly ageing society
Charities call for an urgent focus on the ‘crisis in social care’ and urge an extended remit for the planned auto-enrolment review. A group of national charities have criticised the Government’s “incr ...