Personal smell
News
Identifying someone’s ‘odour print’ says a lot about a person.
Source: scenta
Date Published: October 16, 2009
Job profile: Doctor - GP
Library
General practitioners (GPs) provide medical care for patients in the community. They diagnose and treat illness, disease and infection.
Source: scenta
Date Published: August 24, 2009
Determining diabetes
News
A wearable patch that can constantly regulate diabetes is being developed by researchers in Spain.
Source: The Engineer
Date Published: June 23, 2009
Artificial gut
News
Australian company Stadvis is to commercialise an automated instrument developed at CSIRO that accurately predicts glycemic index and resistant starch in food products.
Source: The Engineer
Date Published: June 15, 2009
NHS sees spending on obesity rise seven-fold in three years
Features
Many NHS trusts have seen spending on obesity increase more than seven-fold in just three years, data released today suggests.
Source: Guardian Unlimited
Date Published: April 09, 2009
Poor more likely to die after heart surgery
Features
People who live in deprived areas of the country are more likely to die after heart surgery than those from more affluent places, even after allowing for the effects of smoking, obesity and diabetes, a new study shows today.
Source: Guardian Unlimited
Date Published: April 03, 2009
Over-40s to get health MoTs
Features
New health checks for the over-40s – which the government claims could save 650 lives a year – are being introduced by the NHS in England today.
Source: Guardian Unlimited
Date Published: April 01, 2009
