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Sep 3, Hand Held Home Phototherapy Device Being Developed

medcitynews.com, have reported that a company in San Diego, Skylit Medical, are developing a light therapy device, which can be used at home. Light therapy, or phototherapy, is used in hospitals and specialist clinics, to treat certain skin conditions, including eczema. The founder of the company suffers from eczema himself. He wanted to invent something that will benefit other eczema sufferers. Making it easier for them to get the light therapy treatment they need, without the time consuming trips to the specialist centres.
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Black Children Less Likely to See Doctor for Eczema Despite Being … – Newswise (press release)

Black Children Less Likely to See Doctor for Eczema Despite Being …
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This week in health news: DVLA mishaps lead to many being denied licences

brake-1198858_640This week, an investigation carried out by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) identified that many vulnerable people with medical conditions and disabilities are having their driving licences revoked unfairly due to the DVLA’s (Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency) seemingly poor decision making.

Many are being banned from driving for an unjustifiable length of time, with some not able to apply for a new licence for several years. Surprisingly, some who do pose a risk to the public are again not being accessed properly and are keeping their licences. The PHSO’s findings are indeed worrying and frustrating for many whose lives have been negatively impacted by their inability to drive.

Some of the most notable cases were included in the report published on the PHSO’s website, “A professional lorry driver who had suffered a heart attack had to wait 17 months to reverse a decision to remove his licence, despite being symptom free. He lost his business in the process. A piano teacher who had suffered a stroke, but recovered, was needlessly prevented from driving for years due to DVLA failures, leaving her socially isolated, distressed and unable to work.

“In yet another case, DVLA wrongly interpreted a letter from a GP which explained that because their patient suffered from chronic fatigue syndrome he struggled to keep up with paperwork and that this should be taken into account if he was late submitting paperwork. DVLA wrongly assumed this was confirmation of a medical condition affecting the man’s ability to drive and incorrectly removed his licence a few days after receiving the letter.”

For many who rely on their ability to drive to get to work, see friends, visit family and go about their day as normal, these delays and lack of care can have an astronomical and irreversible impact.

Following the investigation, the DVLA has in fact come forward and apologised for their shortcomings. The DVLA’s chief executive, Oliver Morley, has said: “We are sorry for the way we handled the customers’ cases highlighted in the report. These eight very complex cases, however, date back to 2009 and since then the vast majority of the four million cases we’ve handled have been dealt with swiftly and correctly.”

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Jun 2, Sublingual Drops Being Used To Help Reduce Allergies

A network of allergy clinics, known as AllergyEasy, are using sublingual drops to help reduce food allergies. Sublingual drops are put under the tongue. Here they are absorbed into the bloodstream through certain cells in the mouth. Food allergies can trigger the symptoms of eczema. These drops maybe the only other way of helping to reduce food allergies, apart from simply avoiding the offending food. It will be very interesting to see how effective these drops are
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Sep 3, Hand Held Home Phototherapy Device Being Developed

medcitynews.com, have reported that a company in San Diego, Skylit Medical, are developing a light therapy device, which can be used at home. Light therapy, or phototherapy, is used in hospitals and specialist clinics, to treat certain skin conditions, including eczema. The founder of the company suffers from eczema himself. He wanted to invent something that will benefit other eczema sufferers. Making it easier for them to get the light therapy treatment they need, without the time consuming trips to the specialist centres.
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