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6 Relaxation Tips for Better Crohn's Disease Management

Crohn's disease

6 Relaxation Tips for Better Crohn's Disease Management

9 Feb 2018 • 2 comments

Stress doesn't cause Crohn's. But for a lot of people, it can make symptoms worse. It may also trigger flare-ups. It's not always easy to control stress, but some relaxation techniques might help. Th...

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The end of toxic chemo? Blocking vitamin B-2 may stop cancer

Cancer

The end of toxic chemo? Blocking vitamin B-2 may stop cancer

1 Feb 2018

New research published in the journal Aging finds a compound that stops cancer cells from spreading by starving them of vitamin B-2. The findings may revolutionize traditional chemotherapy. A team of...

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Alzheimer's: Brain implant could improve cognitive function

Alzheimer's disease

Alzheimer's: Brain implant could improve cognitive function

1 Feb 2018 • 2 comments

Researchers report the success of a clinical trial that tested the effectiveness of deep brain stimulation for slowing function-related cognitive decline. This enables people affected by Alzheimer's...

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One injection could kill cancer

Cancer

One injection could kill cancer

1 Feb 2018

Scientists experimenting with an innovative treatment for cancer have now devised a targeted injection that has already successfully eliminated tumors in mice. Research devising more effective...

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Vaping may raise cancer and heart disease risk, study suggests

Cancer

Vaping may raise cancer and heart disease risk, study suggests

1 Feb 2018

Vaping may raise the risk of certain cancers and heart disease, according to a team of scientists who studied the effects of e-cigarette smoke on healthy mice and human cells. Researchers found...

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Living a "normal life" with with epilepsy

Epilepsy
Hydrocephalus

Living a "normal life" with with epilepsy

30 Jan 2018 • 1 comment

Hello Bazwheat, can you please introduce yourself in a few lines? Aged 72 years. Ex-toolmaker / youth leader/ foster parent/ residential social worker.  Married, two adult children, two dogs, two...

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Mixing herbal remedies and conventional drugs 'could be harmful'

Mixing herbal remedies and conventional drugs 'could be harmful'

25 Jan 2018 • 2 comments

Herbal remedies such as St John’s wort, ginseng and ginkgo biloba could have harmful interactions with conventional drugs, scientists have warned. In an extensive review of the medical literature,...

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Scientists create new molecule to combat pain

Scientists create new molecule to combat pain

19 Jan 2018

Researchers from the University of Texas at Dallas have created an RNA-mimicking molecule that blocks the series of pain sensitization reactions that normally follow an injury. They believe that what...

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Universal blood test for cancer: medical progress

Cancer

Universal blood test for cancer: medical progress

19 Jan 2018

Scientists have taken a step towards one of the biggest goals in medicine - a universal blood test for cancer. A team at Johns Hopkins University has trialled a method that detects eight common forms...

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Patient interview - 15 radiotherapies for breast cancer

Breast cancer

Patient interview - 15 radiotherapies for breast cancer

18 Jan 2018 • 7 comments

Hi Suzyq39, can you please introduce yourself in a few words?  My name is Sue and I live in Manchester, UK.  I am 61 years young and live with my husband.  I have two grown-up daughters and four...

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Proper exercise can reverse damage from heart aging

Proper exercise can reverse damage from heart aging

15 Jan 2018

Exercise can reverse damage to sedentary, aging hearts and help prevent risk of future heart failure -- if it's enough exercise, and if it's begun in time, according to a new study by cardiologists...

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Why older men should do more housework

Men’s health

Why older men should do more housework

15 Jan 2018 • 3 comments

Researchers have found that every day, older women spend an average of 2 hours more doing household chores than men. But it's not all bad. Older men and women who engage in more housework might have...

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