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Low Fat Madras Mince Curry

Low Fat Madras Mince Curry

18 Nov 2015

In the kitchen: read the "Low Fat Madras Mince Curry" recipe quickly and reproduce it at home!

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Bariatric surgery associated with improved psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis

Psoriasis

Bariatric surgery associated with improved psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis

16 Nov 2015

Researchers have shown for the first time that there might be an association between excess weight loss post bariatric surgery and symptomatic improvement in cases of severe psoriasis.   In the...

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Anxiety Can Aggravate Asthma

Claustrophobia

Anxiety Can Aggravate Asthma

16 Nov 2015 • 1 Like • 2 comments

 If you are asthmatic, reducing anxiety can help you better manage the respiratory condition, new research has found.   The findings suggest that when people with high level of anxiety also have...

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New lung trial gives hope to thousands of COPD sufferers

COPD

New lung trial gives hope to thousands of COPD sufferers

16 Nov 2015 • 10 comments

A NEW trial at the BRI could relieve the symptoms of lung disease for thousands of people.   More than 10,000 people in Bristol live their lives hampered by wheezing and breathlessness because of...

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Prostate cancer blood test could more accurately spot men who need a biopsy

Multiple sclerosis

Prostate cancer blood test could more accurately spot men who need a biopsy

16 Nov 2015

A new test that measures blood protein levels, DNA, a prostate examination and facts about a man’s background could more accurately predict which men need a prostate biopsy (link is external),...

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Can Prenatal Choline Cut Schizophrenia Risk in Kids?

Schizophrenia

Can Prenatal Choline Cut Schizophrenia Risk in Kids?

13 Nov 2015

In an update to a recent study, researchers say they are continuing to find evidence that women who take supplements containing choline when they're pregnant may lower the risk of schizophrenia in...

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Scientists breach brain barrier to treat sick patient

Scientists breach brain barrier to treat sick patient

12 Nov 2015

For the first time, doctors have breached the human brain's protective layer to deliver cancer-fighting drugs. The Canadian team used tiny gas-filled bubbles, injected into the bloodstream of a...

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A smart inhaler for people with asthma

Claustrophobia

A smart inhaler for people with asthma

3 Nov 2015 • 2 comments

Rescue inhalers are commonly used by asthmatics, as necessary, during asthma attacks. But people with asthma sometimes use maintenance inhalers, on a prescribed schedule, to prevent attacks. As with...

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The potential to sniff out disease

The potential to sniff out disease

2 Nov 2015

The fact diseases have a smell comes as no surprise - but finding someone or something that can detect them at an early stage could hold huge potential for medicine. Breath, bodily odours and urine...

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2 Nov 2015

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'Milestone' prostate cancer drug

Prostate cancer

'Milestone' prostate cancer drug

2 Nov 2015 • 1 comment

The first drug that targets precise genetic mutations in prostate cancer has been shown to be effective in a "milestone" trial by UK scientists. The study, at the Institute of Cancer Research in...

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Low Fat Banana Mug Cake

Low Fat Banana Mug Cake

30 Oct 2015

In the kitchen: read the "Low Fat Banana Mug Cake " recipe quickly and reproduce it at home!

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