People with schizophrenia use different areas of their brain to process some short-term memories, research suggests. The finding by US scientists might help explain why the condition is often linked with enduring memory problems.
A mother whose toddler son uses Viagra to stay alive says a review into the cost of providing stronger drugs for his condition may put his life at risk. Oliver Sherwood, two, currently takes Viagra four times a day to treat pulmonary hypertension (PH) which can kill sufferers within two years.
The father of a 16-year-old boy who is severely disabled after choking on chewing gum in bed says he wants him to live at home again. Rhys Thomas, of Holywell, Flintshire, has been blind and unable to move or speak since his parents found him unconscious last October. He is now living at a Colwyn Bay care home for people with brain injuries.
Commenting on proposals relating to child poverty and the Winter Fuel Allowance in today's Budget, Liberal Democrat Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, Danny Alexander said:
A blind man hoping to complete seven marathons in seven days has had to alter his route just weeks before his first challenge. Dave Heeley, 50, will run his first marathon in the Falklands Islands but is not allowed to use Argentinian air space to reach Chile for his second. Organisers said the second challenge would now take place in Brazil.
A debate on the banning of looped cord blinds took place in the House of Commons this week. Ochil and South Perthshire MP Gordon Banks wants the UK brought into line with America, which outlawed the cords 10 years ago.