Life Support

Allergy To Ibuprofen Causes Boy, 11, To Shed His Skin

SWNS | Sara C Nelson | Posted 30.10.2012 | UK

An 11-year-old boy is recovering after suffering a rare and painful allergic reaction which caused him to shed his skin. Calvin Lock almost died a...

Locked-In Sufferer Loses Battle For Right To Die

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 16.08.2012 | UK

Locked-in syndrome sufferer Tony Nicklinson has lost his High Court battle for the right to end his life when he chooses. Following the ruling Mr N...

One In Four Asthma Sufferers End Up On Life Support

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 26.06.2012 | UK Lifestyle

A third of severe asthma sufferers have been put on a life support machine as the result of an asthma attack, figures show. Research found that 28%...

Tony Nicklinson 'Condemned To Suffering And Indignity'

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 19.06.2012 | UK

Locked-in syndrome victim Tony Nicklinson is being condemned to live in a state of suffering and indignity by the current law of assisted suicide and ...

'No Happy Endings' For Locked-In Sufferer, Says Wife

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 19.08.2012 | UK

The wife of a man with locked-in syndrome who is fighting for his right to die at the High Court said on Tuesday there will be "no happy endings" to t...

Two Locked-In Syndrome Sufferers To Take Right To Die Pleas To High Court

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 19.06.2012 | UK

Two locked-in syndrome sufferers who find their lives "undignified and intolerable" are to take their right-to-die pleas to the High Court on Tuesday....

'Living Wills' and the Medical Profession: When Clinical Best Intentions Clash With Patient Intent

Helen Gaskell | Posted 21.04.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Helen Gaskell

We live, we are told, in an age of independence, when individuals possess more ability to take control of their lives than any previous era in history.