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Young Scots From Deprived Backgrounds More Likely To Die From Heart Disease
In Scotland, young men and women (ages 35-44) from socially deprived groups are around six times more likely to die from heart disease than the most affluent individuals in the same age range, according to research published on bmj.com today.

From Molecular Physiology To Therapeutic Applications Of Stem Cells
Stem cell research promises remedies to many devastating diseases that are currently incurable, ranging from diabetes and Parkinson"s disease to paralysis. Totipotent embryonic stem cells have great potential for generating a wide range of different human cells that can be used to restore malfunctioning or damaged cells and tissues in patients. Recent studies have shown that pluripotent stem cells derived from adult bone marrow, the umbilical cord and the placenta could also be induced to differentiate into a variety of different tissues. In this issue, we have invited several scientists in China to summarize their pioneering works in the stem cell research field.
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UK's Poorest Twice As Likely To Have Diabetes And Its Complications
The poorest people in the UK are 2.5 times more likely to have diabetes at any age than the average person, a new Diabetes UK report reveals today. And once they have the condition, those in the most deprived homes are twice as likely to develop complications of diabetes as those in the least deprived.
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RCP's Response To Lord Darzi's Report, High Quality Care For All, Our Journey So Far.

Responding to the publication of High Quality Care for All, Our journey so far, Professor Ian Gilmore, President of the Royal College of Physicians, said "We welcome the progress made since the publication of the first report from Lord Darzi, particularly the focus on the quality agenda. The challenge for the NHS is to ensure that the components of the agenda are practical and deliverable ensuring that the laudable aspirations can be transferred from paper into practice, especially in an increasingly cash-strapped environment. The College is delighted to be leading the national pilot project on the accreditation of stroke services. Service accreditation is a highly complex area but we believe it is a logical extension of our existing programme of guidelines and audit that have been for decades setting medical standards and improving services at ward level. We believe that service accreditation will complement the regulatory work of the Healthcare Quality Commission and provide the organisational context for individual medical revalidation. In addition we support Academic Health Science Centres which have the opportunity to be a real force in harnessing leading-edge research into new technologies and treatments for the benefits of patients in any healthcare setting, and they should have a key responsibility in spreading evidence based good practice." Royal College of Physicians


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