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Who's to blame for Britain's obesity epidemic? - The Observer 25th October 2009
"As newspapers last week descended on an Ipswich bungalow to chart the extraordinary life of the world's heaviest man, a fierce debate broke out about how to respond to the surge in obesity in Britain. How much is it a self-inflicted condition? Should the NHS bear the cost of dealing with its effects?"
Obesity epidemic: case studies - The Observer 25th October 2009
"Karen Beach, 36, from Hertfordshire
The mother-of-three was 17 stone and had "tried every single diet" when last year she paid almost £5,000 for gastric surgery. She lost six stone and is now a size 12."
Big variation in life expectancy - BBC Health News 21st October 2009
"Babies born in Scotland have the average lowest life expectancy in the UK, latest figures show.
The Office for National Statistics figures for 2006-08 show males in Scotland can expect to live to 75 years, and females to 79.9 years."
Breast cancer study to be largest in the world - The Bolton News 15th October 2009
"DOCTORS behind the world’s biggest study on breast cancer are looking for 60,000 women from Greater Manchester.
Everyone who attends the NHS breast screening programme in the county over the next three years will be invited to join the study, being carried out at Wythenshawe Hospital. "
UK quality of life poor, study says - The Guardian 12th October 2009
"People in the UK have a worse quality of life than many of their European counterparts despite earning more money, according to a study published today.
Familiar bugbears such as longer working hours and the high cost of living contributed to Britain's bottom place in a survey of 10 European countries. Relatively low holiday entitlement was another reason the UK came last in the uSwitch.com European quality of life index."
Britain is the worst place to live in Europe (despite our big pay packets) - Daily Mail 12th October 2009
"Britain is the worst place in Europe to live despite offering the biggest salaries, a study reveals today.
High incomes in the UK are cancelled out by long working hours, poor annual leave, rising food and fuel bills and a lack of sunshine. "
Would you like to live to be 100? - The Guardian 2nd October 2009
"At least half the babies born in the UK in the year 2000 will reach their 100th birthday. Would you like to live to be a centenarian?"
Half of babies born in Britain will live to 100, say researchers - Daily Mail 2nd September 2009
"More than half of babies born in affluent homes today can expect to live to celebrate their 100th birthday based on current life expectancy trends, claim researchers.
People are living longer and there is no slowing down of our ability to improve man's lifespan, says a report in The Lancet medical journal."
Great expectations: today's babies are likely to live to 100, doctors predict - The Guardian 2nd October 2009
"Most babies born in the past few years in the UK will live to be 100 if current trends continue, experts say.
And people could be living not only longer, but better, according to doctors writing in the Lancet medical journal, who say that most evidence shows the under-85s are tending to remain more capable and mobile than before. They have more chronic illnesses, such as cancers and heart conditions, but people survive them because they are diagnosed earlier and get better treatment."
Life in 2109 - The Guardian 2nd October 2009
"By 2109 the centenarians born this year could be enjoying their twilight years in high-tech mega cities, flying around in robot-operated sky cars while chatting on their (hands-free) hologram "telephones" to their great grandchildren."
Most babies born in Britain will live to 100 - The Independent 2nd October 2009
"Most babies born in Britain today will live past the age of 100, scientists say. Life expectancy soared by more than 30 years in richer nations during the 20th century and shows no sign of slowing. It has risen steadily, by three months every year, for the past 160 years, and there is no reason to think it has hit a limit."
Britain's growing number of diabetes cases 'linked to obesity' - The Times 2nd October 2009
"The number of cases of diabetes diagnosed has risen by more than 145,000 in a year.
Data from GP practices shows that there are now more than 2.6 million people registered with diabetes in Britain — an increase of 145,499. "
Half of babies 'will live to 100' - BBC Health News 2nd October 2009
"More than half of babies now born in the UK and other wealthy nations will live to 100 years, researchers say.
The study, published in The Lancet journal, also says the extra years are spent with less serious disability. "
Aging population heralds rise of the 'supercentenarian' - Daily Telegraph 30th September 2009
"The number of “supercentenarians” – people aged over 110 – will soar in coming years, according to official forecasts. "
Happy and healthy: how growing old became fun - The Observer 27th September 2009
Britain's ageing population is staying younger for longer, say medical experts. Though there are far more people in their 80s and 90s than ever before, many remain cheerfully independent
Travel, family, good health and good friends are the key to happy retirement - The Observer 27th September 2009
Living life to the full is all about the right attitude of mind, say retired couple
British pensioners 'living more healthy lifestyles' - Daily Telegraph 28th September 2009
Britain's pensioners are living far more healthy lifestyle in old age than stereotypes suggest, a report has claimed.
Heart patient urges healthy living choice - Lancashire Telegraph 18th September 2009
Transplant patient Gill Connal is urging people to use World Heart Day later this month to re-examine their lifestyles.
For she knows more than most not to take the heart for granted.
Andy Burnham: Britain faces elderly care 'timebomb' - The Guardian 18th September 2009
Britain is facing a healthcare "timebomb" as people live longer and the elderly population expands rapidly, the health secretary warned today.
Those who may survive into extended old age are unaware of the extra resources needed to cope with their medical needs, Andy Burnham told an audience in Manchester. His comments were made as a coalition of charities claimed the government would miss its "care plan" targets.
Smoking, high blood pressure and cholesterol cut men's life expectancy by 10 years - The Guardian 18th September 2009
Major risk factors for heart disease are likely to slash 10-15 years off a man's life, a 40-year study shows
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