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DaVita Way of Giving program receives Communitas Award

DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc., one of the nation's largest and most innovative health care communities, today announced that the company received a Communitas Award for its DaVita Way of Giving program.

22 Apr 2015

University of Birmingham researchers identify new way to tackle chronic diseases

Researchers from the University of Birmingham have identified an important new way in which our immune systems are regulated, and hope that understanding it will help tackle the debilitating effects of type 1 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis and other serious diseases.

22 Apr 2015

Innovative way to educate healthcare professionals on improving nutrition for cancer survivors

Stories involving cancer and its devastating consequences are a frequent occurrence in the news. We are constantly being told which foods may cause cancer, and which may prevent it, but how much is fact, and how much is fiction is often in dispute. The same is true for cancer survivors trying to find reliable nutritional information which will help them to improve their quality of life and prevent future relapses.

13 Apr 2015

Managing autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease: an interview with Dr Richard Sandford, University of Cambridge

Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is one of the most common inherited kidney diseases. It's also one of the most common reasons that people require dialysis or transplantation...

13 Apr 2015

Angelus welcomes Temporary ban on Gogaine, other substances

The only UK charity dedicated to raising awareness of the risks from 'legal highs', the Angelus Foundation, has announced it welcomes the Temporary ban on Gogaine and other substances. Headshops and internet suppliers are being forced to eradicate their stock of various legal stimulants before midnight tonight.

9 Apr 2015

Study: Viagra, other related drugs not a universal 'cure-all' for impotence

Viagra and other related drugs are not a universal 'cure-all' for impotence, according to a new study from The University of Manchester and NatCen Social Research.

9 Apr 2015

Plymouth researchers receive grant to develop effective therapy for Huntington's disease

Huntington's disease is an hereditary disorder of the nervous system caused by a faulty gene on chromosome four. The faulty gene leads to nerve damage in the area of the brain resulting in gradual physical, mental and emotional changes. Those born to a parent with Huntington's disease have a 50:50 chance of developing it, and there is currently no cure.

9 Apr 2015

CVS Health Foundation announces new grant recipients to increase access to health care

The CVS Health Foundation, a private foundation created by CVS Health Corporation (NYSE: CVS), today announced 55 new grant recipients as part of its multi-year, $5 million commitment to increase access to health care in communities nationwide.

7 Apr 2015

Bowel Cancer UK announces ambitious new move into bowel cancer research

Bowel Cancer UK is announcing an ambitious new agenda to become the UK’s leading research and campaigning charity dedicated to stopping bowel cancer for good, ahead of Bowel Cancer Awareness Month in April.

2 Apr 2015

Study: 70% of nurses in Scotland lack confidence in new delayed discharge target in hospitals

As the Scottish Government prepares to introduce a new two-week discharge target in hospitals from 1st April 2015, a new study has found 70 per cent of nurses in Scotland lack confidence in the policy and do not believe it will help reduce delays.

27 Mar 2015

ASH welcomes new anti-illicit tobacco strategy launched by Government

ASH welcomed the Government’s refreshed anti-illicit tobacco strategy launched today. The new strategy had been pre-announced in the Budget, which noted that it would not only protect public finances but also “help meet public health objectives by driving down smoking prevalence.”

26 Mar 2015

Cancer Research UK, EPSRC partner to fund multidisciplinary cancer research projects

Cancer Research UK has partnered with the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, to co-fund multidisciplinary research projects.

25 Mar 2015

Study: Text message reminders improve uptake of breast cancer screening appointment

Women who received a text message reminding them about their breast cancer screening appointment were 20 per cent more likely to attend than those who were not texted, according to a study published in the British Journal of Cancer today (Thursday).

20 Mar 2015

Department of Health awarded American Cancer Society “Exemplary Leadership” award for tobacco policy achievements

In the week that the standardised tobacco packaging regulations passed into law, the UK Department of Health has been recognised as an International Tobacco Control Leader by the American Cancer Society.

19 Mar 2015

Oxygen wristbands: an interview with Dr Gillian Lowrey

Oxygen is delivered with variable flows that administer different concentrations. National guidelines were published in 2009 that provide recommendations about prescribing the oxygen and titrating it to certain target ranges.

18 Mar 2015

Today’s “World Kidney Day” promotes kidney health for all

Recent surveys have shown that the general public’s understanding about what our kidneys do and what the risk factors for kidney disease are, is astoundingly poor. In the UK, five leading kidney charities are joining forces in the campaign “Kidney Charities Together,” which calls for urgent action to be taken to raise awareness of kidney disease.

12 Mar 2015

1 in 5 of the UK population could be walking around with ‘ticking time bomb’

Kidney Research UK polled 2,000 adults across the UK to find out just how much people know about the disease. Startlingly, almost three quarters (74%) of those polled claim to have limited or no knowledge of kidney disease, its causes or its symptoms.

6 Mar 2015

Consuming popular dietary supplement ubiquinone unlikely to provide any benefit

The popular dietary supplement ubiquinone, also known as Coenzyme Q10, is widely believed to function as an antioxidant, protecting cells against damage from free radicals. But a new study by scientists at McGill University finds that ubiquinone is not a crucial antioxidant -- and that consuming it is unlikely to provide any benefit.

6 Mar 2015

Damon Runyon holds fourth annual Accelerating Cancer Cures Research Symposium

Today, the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation held the fourth annual Accelerating Cancer Cures Research Symposium. The yearly meeting is designed to encourage collaboration between cancer researchers in industry and their counterparts in academia in order to overcome many of the issues that currently impede progress against cancer.

3 Mar 2015

Health systems in developing world need to be strengthened to stop Ebola-style outbreak

Health systems throughout the developing world need to be strengthened to prevent another Ebola-style outbreak, or worse, warns Save the Children in its new report "A Wake Up Call: Lessons from Ebola for the World's Health Systems."

3 Mar 2015

Charity News and Research

DaVita Way of Giving program receives Communitas Award

University of Birmingham researchers identify new way to tackle chronic diseases

Innovative way to educate healthcare professionals on improving nutrition for cancer survivors

Managing autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease: an interview with Dr Richard Sandford, University of Cambridge

Angelus welcomes Temporary ban on Gogaine, other substances

Study: Viagra, other related drugs not a universal 'cure-all' for impotence

Plymouth researchers receive grant to develop effective therapy for Huntington's disease

CVS Health Foundation announces new grant recipients to increase access to health care

Bowel Cancer UK announces ambitious new move into bowel cancer research

Study: 70% of nurses in Scotland lack confidence in new delayed discharge target in hospitals

ASH welcomes new anti-illicit tobacco strategy launched by Government

Cancer Research UK, EPSRC partner to fund multidisciplinary cancer research projects

Study: Text message reminders improve uptake of breast cancer screening appointment

Department of Health awarded American Cancer Society “Exemplary Leadership” award for tobacco policy achievements

Oxygen wristbands: an interview with Dr Gillian Lowrey

Today’s “World Kidney Day” promotes kidney health for all

1 in 5 of the UK population could be walking around with ‘ticking time bomb’

Consuming popular dietary supplement ubiquinone unlikely to provide any benefit

Damon Runyon holds fourth annual Accelerating Cancer Cures Research Symposium

Health systems in developing world need to be strengthened to stop Ebola-style outbreak

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