Dementia named biggest killer in Women
Its common knowledge breast cancer takes away the lives of thousands of women, heart attack is another attacker associated with the ‘Y’ chromosome, although it’s another illness which trumps the potential deaths of females across the UK.
Rock Legend supports small Dementia Charity
The support team at the Sporting Memories Network probably weren’t expecting to speak to a rock legend when they answered a call last month in their small offices in Yorkshire.
Government break their promise to the Armed Forces
War veterans will receive adequate medical care – that was the promise given by the UK government to injured soldiers.
Study shows financial support for mental health is "unacceptably low"
Regular readers of ABLE2UK will be aware mental health is a recurring topic on these very pages. Almost every week we hear of at least one new story shedding light on the illness. Despite the raising awareness authorities believe financial support is drastically low and are campaigning for the government to spend more money to support mental health organisations.
Study will find out if Eye Test's can detect Alzheimer's
Can eye tests detect the early signs of Alzheimer’s?
Disabled man lives in a cave after being thrown out of homeless centre
Between May and September last year Cameron Logan’s lived in a very basic living environment, the space was so empty any visitors would think they had stepped back into the prehistoric era – this probably had something to do with the fact Cameron and his partner Elaine’s home was a cave.
Step Father pleads guilty after trying to suffocate his disabled son
The boy is blind, he relies on a wheelchair and he almost lost his life. The first two instances are at no fault to his foster father, Dr. Dennis Sullivan but his brush with death was a direct result of his guardian.
Family win landmark case allowing their disabled daughter to die peacefully
Nancy Fitzmaurice’s life was a struggle, her list of disabilities read like a medical healthbook index. The little girl coped with septicaemia, hydrocephalus, meningitis and blindness.
Wicked - The Musical & its refences to disability
Before we take you through a colourful discussion between the connection between disability and Wicked the musical, which is currently touring the UK, allow us to tangle you up in a cyclone and guide you back to the black and white background behind the play’s history.
ITV charity investigates how donations have been used by the BeatBullying Group
ITV’s Text Santa appeal raised £5.1 million for UK charities last December. The money was shared between worthwhile causes across the country, but the broadcaster is now launching an investigation to find out where some of the cash went.
