By Dr Shamim Daya BM DRCOG, General Practitioner

Breast thermography measures differences in infrared heat emission from normal breast tissue, benign breast abnormalities such as fibrocystic disease, cysts, infections and benign tumours. It does this with a high degree of sensitivity and accuracy. Breast thermography is a non-invasive measurement of the physiology of breast tissue.

By Phaedra Neal, Diabetes UK

Britain’s waist line is expanding and so too is its incidence of Type 2 diabetes. Traditionally only seen in the over forties, Type 2 diabetes is increasing at an alarming rate and is affecting people at an increasingly young age. There are 2.2 million people diagnosed with diabetes in the UK of which 2 million have Type 2 diabetes. It is estimated a further 750,000 have the condition but don’t yet know it. With NHS spending on the condition at over £1 billion, or five per cent of the entire NHS spend, and deaths from diabetes expected to rise by 25 per cent in the next ten years urgent action needs to be taken.

By Mark Bulmore, Chair, South East Essex Primary Care Trust

Smoking is by far the most important preventable cause of death in our society, and smoking cessation (SC) is high on many agendas, including the Government's.¹

By Hubert van Griensven, consultant physiotherapist, Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

By Louise Devine, Association of Optometrists

The results of the Government's review of General Ophthalmic Services (GOS) outlined a commitment to raising eye health up the NHS agenda and to expand eye care in the community. The Association of Optometrists (AOP) pledge to ensure this opportunity is not missed.

Faster and more appropriate treatment for patients at risk of sudden death is the outcome of a new imaging technique developed by cardiologists at Royal Brompton Hospital, according to research published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

An overactive bladder can occur at any age. It is common and not simply a part of getting older. One in five women and almost one in five men in the UK have this condition.