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Mar 2020
Scientists in the US say the simple blood test can detect Alzheimer’s disease early in patients visiting their doctor with deteriorating memory. They added that the test, which is faster and more accurate than current methods, could be used by practitioners within the next five years. The test measures levels of a protein called tau…
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Mar 2020
A government inquiry has found that in breach of official Nice guidelines, women in labour are being refused epidurals. The investigation by the Department of Health also found that women may not be being kept fully informed that should they choose give birth in a midwife-led unit or at home, they may have to be…
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Mar 2020
According to a report by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, the health of British children is falling behind other wealthy countries and is worsening in the poorest areas. Death rates for infants under the age of one, obesity levels and vaccination rates have either stalled in improvements or worsened, and children living…
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Mar 2020
According to a study published in the journal Nature, a person’s chance of developing bowel cancer may be increased by a common type of gut bacterium. The bacterium is a type of E. coli infection, which scientists believe is present in up to one in five people. It increases a toxin which experts say can…
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Mar 2020
The consumption of omega-3 supplements has long been believed to have a wide range of positive health impacts, including lowering the risk of strokes, as well as diseases such as dementia and cancer. However, researchers at University of Anglia (UEA) have found that the taking of daily supplements is likely to have no significant positive…
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Mar 2020
The number of people in the UK with ‘pre-diabetes’, those on the brink of type 2 diabetes and who must take urgent action, has risen from 1.3 million to nearly 2 million in the last twelve months. Currently, a sixth of the NHS hospitals budget is spent on treating patients with diabetes, affecting an estimated…
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