Thursday 10th October 2013- The Independent: Alzheimer’s treatment breakthrough: British scientists pave way for simple pill to cure disease

After stopping brain-cell death in mice, scientists believe they may have discovered a possible chemical treatment for Alzheimer’s disease, of which 1 case occurs every 3.2 minutes in England and Wales, the discovery being judged as ‘a turning point’ in history by Professor Roger Morris of Kings College London, Head of the Chemistry Department.

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• Alzheimer’s treatment breakthrough: British scientists pave way for simple pill to cure disease

Thursday 3rd October 2013- The Guardian: NHS faces unexpected £500m cuts, say hospitals

Monitor, ‘the NHS watchdog’, has put forward  that their should be a 4% reduction in government payments to hospitals in 2014/2015 compared to the previous year.

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• NHS faces unexpected £500m cuts, say hospitals