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Having Difficulty Reading This? Salfordonline.com is pleased to announce a FREE downloadable software programme enabling you to listen to the content of your computer screen, rather than have to read it. Just highlight the screen text, click a button then sit back and listen as the words are converted into speech. Ideal for those suffering: • Visual impairment • Dyslexia • Eye strain • Poor reading skills Also helps those for whom english is not a first language. Just click on the Text To Speech icon at ... ( Click for More Information ) Dementia Drug Instant Hit Claim US scientists claim a drug can reverse some of the early symptoms of Alzheimer's disease - with the first effects seen within 10 m... FDA Approves Next-Generation Drug-Eluting Stent as... People with heart disease, and the doctors who treat them, now have access to a new medical device to treat narrowed coronary arte... Experimental Oral Drug 'Targets Multiple Sclerosis... An experimental oral drug could reduce the number of attacks people with multiple sclerosis (MS) suffer, according to new research... Virtual Tests to Drive $1M in... Non-profit group Autism Speaks and car group Chevrolet are collaborating to raise $1 million for autism research. Chevrolet indic... New Bus Pass Will Open More... The Department for Transport and The National Trust have teamed up to identify more than thirty National Trust sites that will be ... Incapacity Claimants Face Tests James Purnell has said that by April 2013 all of the 2.6 million people claiming incapacity benefits will have to take a rigorous ... New Anti-fraud Measure for Disabled Parking... New Blue Badge passes are to be issued in a tamper-proof laminated casing as part of the drive to combat abuse of the parking conc... Special Needs Website Wins Fans A couple who set up an internet support community for fellow parents of children with special needs hope it can become a charity d... BBC to Search for Disabled Model... The BBC is to launch a televised search for a disabled woman to become a fashion model. Britain's Missing Top Model will see eight... Adults with Learning Disabilities 'Denied Human... A report has claimed that adults with learning difficulties often suffer a "denial of fundamental human rights". The joint select ... TV 'Plays Crucial Role' for Blind... Watching television can be hugely enjoyable for millions of people with sight problems, according to a leading charity. The Royal ... Scientists Find Music Improves Stroke Patients'... People who have suffered a stroke could aid their recovery by listening to music everyday, a new study suggests. Researchers fou... Youth Games Exclusion 'Unlawful' Children with learning disabilities will no longer be left out of the UK schools' equivalent of the Olympics after a threat of leg... Bafta Bitterness After Film About Disability... Bafta has been drawn into a bitter row with the organisers of a disability film festival after refusing to screen a documentary ab... Blue Badge Parking Scheme To Include... TreeHouse chair of trustees, Lord Clement-Jones, today in parliament secured a position from the Department for Transport that the... Carer's Case 'May Sour Relations' A landmark case which could give new rights to millions of carers may affect workplace relations, according to the Federation of S... Millions 'Wrongly Claim Benefit' Less than a third of the UK's 2.7 million benefit claimants are legitimately incapacitated, a government welfare adviser has said.... More Rail Stations to be Made... Rail Minister, Tom Harris, today announced additional funding for upgrades to railway stations across England and Wales, to make r... Brown to Make Care a Priority... Gordon Brown is to make expanding social care a key priority, the Independent reports. The government yesterday launched an inquir... Stem Cell Transplants 'May Benefit Stroke... Stroke victims could see their condition improve after receiving stem cell transplants, two separate studies have concluded today.... Young and Old Happiest as Depression... For both men and women in the UK and US depression peaks in people's 40s, a new study of mental wellbeing has found. In the UK the... UK's Two-tier Social Care System 'Needs... There is an "urgent" need for a fair and equitable social care system in the UK, a report has concluded today. The Commission for ... Manchester to Host Paralympians The world's leading Paralympians will travel to Manchester next year for the Paralympic World Cup from 7-11 May. The event is one... Sickle Cell 'Causes Daily Pain' Daily pain from sickle cell disease may be far more common - and severe - than previously thought, research suggests. Virginia Com... Blue Badge Overhaul Plan Launched Proposals to overhaul the blue badge parking scheme for disabled drivers have been published by the government. It wants to make i... Early Support for Mental Health Improved support for mental health issues at an early age is to be trialled in 25 local authorities, the minister for young people... Dementia Care 'Must Improve' Dementia care must be given the same priority as cancer and coronary heart disease, an influential committee of MPs said today. It... Heart Disease and Strokes - The... The UK has one of the highest rates of death from heart disease in the world - one British adult dies from the disease every three... Immune Therapy 'Cuts Heart Risk' Some people with heart failure might benefit from a therapy which helps dampen their overactive immune systems. US researchers ... Elderly Care is Family Dilemma The family of Norman Wisdom faces the familiar dilemma of caring for an elderly relative with Alzheimer's. Follow the link below f... Statins For All Diabetics Urged People with diabetes should receive cholesterol-busting drugs regardless of whether they have signs of heart disease, UK researche... Arthritis Linked to Height Short and tall people may be at an increased risk of arthritis compared to individuals of an average height, research has suggeste... PM Praises Carers The prime minister has pledged to address the concerns of carers in the government's carers strategy later this year. Gordon Brown... The Price of Christmas on Your... An online poll conducted by Mind has today revealed the cost that Christmas spending can have on people's mental health. The char... Bad Cholesterol Genes Discovered Scientists have found novel genes linked with 'bad' cholesterol, paving the way for new therapies to treat the important heart dis... 'Four-year' Dementia Survival People with dementia survive on average four and a half years after diagnosis, a new study claims. Dementia is known to be associa... RADIO FOR THE DEAF Millions of people around the world miss out on the joys of radio because they are hearing impaired. But a new initiative by Nati... Learning Disability Drug Warning Doctors are being warned not to routinely give people with learning disabilities anti-psychotic drugs to curb aggressive behaviour... Film to Highlight 'subtle abuse' on... A film that aims to prevent vulnerable people living on housing estates being targeted by confidence tricksters has been given a £... Autism Campaigner Meets PM Ivan Corea, head of the Autism Awareness Campaign UK recently met with Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Sarah Brown. Mr Corea raise... New Implant Helps Stroke Patients Researchers in Wiltshire have helped develop a device that could help stroke patients walk more easily. It helps patients with dr... Stroke Victim 'was misdiagnosed as mad'... When Steve Hall had a stroke four years ago he lost the ability to speak - but that was just the start of his troubles. Doctors f... Waits For Hearing Aids 'too long'... Some people in England are facing waits of nearly two-and-a-half years for an NHS hearing aid, the RNID charity says. Among 99 pr... Alzheimer's Group Backs Tagging A leading charity has backed plans to electronically tag dementia sufferers. According to the Alzheimer's Society, the proposa... Department for Transport (North West) Make it your new year resolution to get out and about with your bus pass in 2008 Older and disabled people are being urged to make... Final Countdown To Beijing Starts at... Beijing Paralympic hopeful David Weir has heralded the perfect addition to his preparations for gold with the news that the Paraly... Disabled rights Campaigners Win Important High... Disability rights campaigners claimed an important legal victory today when the High Court declared that a local council acted unl... New Disabled Rights Bid Launched A bid to give disabled people wide ranging new rights to independent living was launched in the Lords today. Veteran disabled righ... Final Phase 3 Study Confirms Positive... Novo Nordisk announced clinical results from the LEAD® programme (Liraglutide Effect and Action in Diabetes), a one-year study on ... Displaying Disability Items 1 - 50 of 50