‘We can stop the slow death of the High Street,’ thunders West Midlands mayor Andy Street

‘We CAN stop the slow death of the High Street,’ claims West Midlands mayor Andy Street, as the former John Lewis boss calls for an urgent overhaul of Britain’s ‘archaic’ business rates Andy Street is the former boss of John Lewis and mayor for the West Midlands He is calling for an review of business … Read more

Fruit juice increases your risk of early death – even MORE than soda, study finds

Consuming fruit juices is just as bad for your health and likely to lead to an early death as drinking cola or lemonade, research suggests.  A new study found an increased risk of dying early from any cause for people who consumed a lot of sugary drinks.  US researchers compared, for the first time, 100 … Read more

At least 12 diabetic inmates were ‘ignored to death’ in Georgia jails 

At least 12 people have died of diabetes in Georgia jails and prisons where they were not given treatment that would have kept them healthy in the last decade.  Their blood sugars spiked to many times the normal range, they were flippantly denied insulin, and their their symptoms were dismissed by guards and staffers that … Read more

Women with Type 2 diabetes before age of 40 have greatest risk of an early death

Patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes before turning 40 are ‘THREE TIMES as likely to die young from a heart attack or stroke’ Type 2 diabetes rates have soared in recent years with spiralling obesity levels Glasgow University researchers looked at around 2million people for the study Those diagnosed before 40 had the greatest risk … Read more