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Parkinson's disease

Parkinson’s disease, a familiar but not well-known disease

11 Apr 2018 • 2 comments

Parkinson’s – the “illness of the old”? No. 17% of newly diagnosed are people under 65. Shaking - the only symptom? Far from it, and the symptoms vary greatly. Even if the condition is not...

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Hospitals in England cutting back on sugary drink/snack sales

10 Apr 2018 • 4 comments

More than half of NHS trusts have taken action to curb sales of sugary drinks and snacks on their premises in the fight against obesity, figures from NHS England reveal. NHS chief Simon Stevens...

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Number of organ donors reaches record high

10 Apr 2018 • 13 comments

More than 1,500 people in the UK donated their organs after they died last year – the highest number ever recorded – figures from NHS Blood and Transplant show. In the financial year 2017/18 there...

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Prostate cancer

Prime minister announces £75 million to fund prostate cancer research

10 Apr 2018

Prime minister Theresa May has announced £75 million to fund prostate cancer research to offer speedier treatment and help develop new, more effective treatments for the disease, which kills 10,000...

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Cancer

Reclassifying cancers 'will improve treatment'

10 Apr 2018

Cancers should no longer be categorised by where they are first formed in the body, but instead by their genomic and molecular makeup, a new study concludes. In this way the researchers, writing in...

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Arthritis

Is Your Smoking Making Your Psoriasis Worse?

9 Apr 2018 • 3 comments

Smoking may have led to you having psoriasis, and continuing to smoke can make the situation worse. Learn about the link between psoriasis and smoking. It's no secret that smoking hurts the heart and...

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How to stay active in the workplace

5 Apr 2018 • 1 comment

Millions of us have jobs that require us to sit at desks or around conference tables for several hours per day. Many health risks are associated with sitting down for prolonged periods — but how do...

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Eating out increases exposure to 'hormone disruptors'

5 Apr 2018 • 1 comment

Many of us enjoy the occasional meal in a restaurant. Some of us might even indulge in the occasional fast food meal (I won't tell). However, new research might make you think twice about nipping out...

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Colorectal cancer

Colorectal cancer prevention: the importance of diet

5 Apr 2018

Colorectal cancer is a type of cancer that affects a person's rectum, colon, or both. This is also known as the large intestine. This type of cancer is more likely to appear in older individuals, but...

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