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A&E, cancer and maternity units to close in major NHS overhaul

A&E, cancer and maternity units to close in major NHS overhaul

22 Nov 2016

As detailed healthcare strategy plans emerge and opposition grows, local hospitals face the loss of thousands of beds Thousands of hospital beds are set to disappear, pregnant women will face long...

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Why raising good cholesterol may not always protect against heart disease

Why raising good cholesterol may not always protect against heart disease

18 Nov 2016 • 3 comments

Good cholesterol is well associated with lower cardiovascular disease risk, but just raising high-density lipoprotein (HDL) levels have produced disappointing results in recent clinical trials. A...

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Asparagus Mini-Quiches

Asparagus Mini-Quiches

18 Nov 2016

In the kitchen: read the "Asparagus Mini-Quiches" recipe quickly and reproduce it at home!

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Osteoarthritis: "After sixteen years of suffering, I can finally live a normal life!"

Osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis: "After sixteen years of suffering, I can finally live a normal life!"

16 Nov 2016 • 5 Likes • 1 comment

Hello Marie-Eugénie, thank you for agreeing to share your story with us on Carenity.First of all, could you tell us a bit about yourself?Hello, my name is Marie-Eugénie, and I am a 35-year-old woman...

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Over 130,000 patients a year are not receiving vital NHS cancer care on time

Over 130,000 patients a year are not receiving vital NHS cancer care on time

7 Nov 2016

Hospitals struggling with growing number of people suspected of having the disease as doctors warn delays may be harming chances of survival.More than 130,000 patients a year are not receiving vital...

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Opioids Causing Concerns, Problems for Chronic Pain Patients

Opioids Causing Concerns, Problems for Chronic Pain Patients

14 Oct 2016 • 42 comments

As a crackdown continues on opioid addiction, people with ailments like rheumatoid arthritis find it more difficult to get the pain medication they need. September was Rheumatic Disease Awareness...

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Cancer: Targeting tumors with microwave-activated nanoparticles shows promise

Cancer

Cancer: Targeting tumors with microwave-activated nanoparticles shows promise

13 Oct 2016

The potential for photodynamic therapy to treat cancer is limited by the fact that light cannot penetrate deep inside tissue. Now, a new approach that uses microwaves to activate nanoparticles could...

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Type 2 Diabetes Prescriptions by GPs Up 33% in UK

Diabetes (Type 2)
Diabetes insipidus

Type 2 Diabetes Prescriptions by GPs Up 33% in UK

13 Oct 2016 • 1 comment

Over the past 5 years, the number of prescriptions written for type 2 diabetes medications in England by GPs has risen by 33% — from 26 million to 35 million — according to new figures from data...

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Living to the fullest with bipolar disorder

Bipolar disorder
Depression

Living to the fullest with bipolar disorder

6 Oct 2016 • 2 comments

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Mediterranean Tuna Salad

Mediterranean Tuna Salad

29 Sep 2016

In the kitchen: read the "Mediterranean Tuna Salad" recipe quickly and reproduce it at home!

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Poor food

Poor food "risks health of half the world"

29 Sep 2016

Poor diets are undermining the health of one in three of the world's people, an independent panel of food and agriculture experts has warned.The report says under-nourishment is stunting the growth...

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Scientists identify genes that disrupt response to breast cancer treatment

Breast cancer

Scientists identify genes that disrupt response to breast cancer treatment

12 Sep 2016

Scientists may have unlocked the genetic code that determines why many patients with estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer fail to respond to the widely used drug tamoxifen.   Patients who have...

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