Here you can find the latest news and announcements from London Medical. Please select subject from the list of topics indicated in the menu on the left hand side. Articles are listed in chronological order.

Artificial pancreas clinical trials are positive
August 11th, 2009
An artificial system that does the work of the pancreas has shown safe and effective glycaemic control in young patients...

Laser treatment could help reverse blindness
July 10th, 2009
Laser treatment could help reverse blindness Consultant ophthalmologists at London Medical said the news of a pioneering...

"Bad" cholesterol genes identified
July 8th, 2009
Genes which regulate the amount of cholesterol the body produces have been identified. Some 20 genes that are linked to ...

More information on link with Lantus glargine and cancer
July 1st, 2009
Lantus glargine is a long acting insulin that has been widely used since 2000.   A recent German study of about 127,000 ...

Red meat linked to vision loss in the aged
June 17th, 2009
An Australian study has linked red meat to early age-related macular degeneration (ARMD): the condition where the cells ...

Calorie counting is key to weight loss success
June 12th, 2009
It’s the calories, not the type of food we eat, that makes people lose or put on weight, according to a two-year s...

First steps with the bionic eye - Lyndon da Cruz
March 5th, 2009
BBC News interviewed Lyndon da Cruz, the eminent retinal surgeon who works at Moorfields Eye Hospital and who also sees ...

Diabetes and Obesity increase in parallel
February 26th, 2009
New research has revealed that new cases of diabetes have increased dramatically in Britain.   The increase was 74% betw...


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