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Jun 2018
A report by Cancer Research UK has predicted that diagnoses amongst elderly people will rise by 80% within the next 20 years and it is estimated that by 2035, around 234,000 over 75s will be diagnosed each year, a significant rise from the current number of 135,000 each year. The charity has called on the…
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Jun 2018
Independent analysis has revealed that the NHS lags behind other countries in the treatment of life-threatening illnesses, with the report saying the UK was a ‘below-average’ performer when it comes to preventing deaths from cancer, strokes and heart attacks. However, the experts pointed out that the NHS does get less funding than the other 18…
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Jun 2018
None of us like the thought of getting our affairs in order for when the time comes when we aren’t here anymore, but until you take the step and make a Will, there is no guarantee that your assets will go to the people or charities that you would have chosen to benefit once you…
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Jun 2018
Women who take lithium for bipolar disorder or severe depression during the first trimester of their pregnancy are over one and a half times more likely to have a child born with significant birth defects. The research found that 7.4 per cent of babies that had been exposed to the medication in the first trimester…
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Jun 2018
Recent figures have shown the number of patients waiting for an operation on the NHS in England is at its highest for over ten years. The figures also showed increasing numbers of patients waiting for more than the targeted treatment time of 18 weeks. General secretary of the Royal College of Nursing Janet Davies, said…
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Jun 2018
A study carried out by University College London has shown that the majority of babies are born between 1am and 7am, with most of those likely to be born at four o’clock in the morning. This means that over 70 per cent of births take place outside regular working hours and the researchers have said…
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