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Jul 2019

CHADWICK LAWRENCE 2019 SPONSORS OF LEEDS RHINOS PHYSICAL DISABILITY RUGBY LEAGUE AND LEARNING DISABILITY RUGBY LEAGUE

Chadwick Lawrence are thrilled to announce that once again, they are the official shirt and main team sponsor of Leeds Rhinos Foundation Physical Disability Rugby League (PDRL) for the 2019 season – however this year also similarly sponsoring the Leeds Rhinos Foundation Learning Disability Rugby League (LDRL) as it launches for the first time. Both…

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26
Jul 2019

How to Appeal a Magistrates Court Conviction

If you’ve been convicted by a Magistrates Court and you want to appeal against the conviction and/or sentence, then you need to act quickly to avoid losing the right to justice. If you’ve been found guilty in the Magistrates Court and don’t believe the decision was the right one, then the next court in line…

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26
Jul 2019

Screening for UK newborns ‘not good enough’

Charity Genetic Alliance UK have published a report which states babies lives are being put at risk in the UK through missing out on checks for rare but serious health conditions. The NHS currently offers a blood test to newborns to screen for up to nine conditions. However, many other European countries look for 20…

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26
Jul 2019

Beatson clinical trial offers new hope to ‘incurable’ cancer patients

A clinical trial at Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre has brought new hope to cancer patients who would have previously been considered incurable, with doctors suggesting that high-precision radiotherapy can double the time a patient can live without cancer. The trial involved 99 patients from the UK, Australia, the Netherlands and Canada, including patients…

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26
Jul 2019

Thirteenth patient dies from Essex strep A outbreak

Mid Essex Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has said two new cases of the invasive Group A Streptococcus (iGAS) bacterium have been found in the West Essex CCG area and have been linked to the recent outbreak. They added that one of the recently diagnosed patients has since died. The infection was found in the Braintree…

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26
Jul 2019

Warning that taking aspirin every day for heart health does more harm than good

Research has suggested that millions of older people are taking aspirin every day despite recent warnings that the medication could be doing more harm than good. For some time, the recommendation has been for a daily low-dose aspirin for adults who have a history of heart attacks or strokes and for those with heart disease,…

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