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Sep 2019
The new strain, of Strep A, which causes a variety of infections, from sore throat to scarlet fever, comes at a time of a rise in rare and potentially fatal invasive infections, but does not explain the surge in cases of scarlet fever over the last five years. Scarlet fever is a highly contagious infection…
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Sep 2019
A recent review by Public Health England studied the use of strong painkillers, sleeping tablets and antidepressents, which are currently used by a quarter of adults in the country every year, and found that 50 per cent of patients had been taking the medication for 12 months or more. Officials said that taking the medication…
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Sep 2019
A study suggests that new type 2 diabetes cases could be stabilising or even falling. The research looked at 47 studies from the mid 1960s to 2014, from countries across Europe including the UK, and Canada and the USA. A third of populations studied between the years 2006 and 2014 saw a reduction in new…
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Sep 2019
New analysis shows that survival rates in the UK are on the up, but are still behind other high-income countries. Survival rates over five years for colon and rectal cancer have improved the most since 1994 and pancreatic cancer the least. Progress is said to be due to advances in surgery and treatment. However, the…
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Sep 2019
The NHS is set to offer a new gene therapy which slows down loss of sight in patients suffering from retinal dystrophies, an inherited and rare eye disorder. Congenital retinal dystrophies, which cause a gradual degeneration of the light-sensitive cells on the retina, are usually diagnosed in childhood. The condition brings about vision loss, ultimately…
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Sep 2019
Although globally, strokes and heart problems are the leading causes of death among the middle-aged, a new study published by the Lancet medical journal suggests that cancer is now the cause of more deaths amongst this age group in higher-income countries than cardiovascular disease. In less affluent areas, the reverse is true – with cardiovascular…
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