NHS Information Centre publishes diabetes audit figures

The NHS Information Centre has published an audit of diabetes care in the UK for 2008-9. The figures reveal that diagnosis of diabetes has increased by 25% compared to five years ago, and that type 2 diabetes is strongly linked with ethnicity and socio-economic status. The report concludes with a number of recommendations, including the need for diabetes prevention strategies in deprived areas.

Health inequalities more severe than World War I

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The BBC has reported that the health inequalities gap is wider now than in the days of the great depression. They warn that we could see a fall in life expectancy if the gap continues to widen.

The health and socio-economic impact of sport

Have you ever wondered what effect the Olympics or other major sporting events have on our health? Well, wonder no more as a group of researchers have very kindly carried out a systematic review to tell us. For those students carrying out a systematic review at the moment, it would be worth having a look at this one so you can get an idea of the structure and layout. I'm feeling a bit 'meh, whatever' about the World Cup but I'd be interested to hear from any of you sports fans out there. Can sport have that much of an impact on us?

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