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Nov 2015
A study has found that a simple blood test has detected cells in 90% of early stage ovarian cancer patients, a significant improvement on other current methods, which have 50% accuracy. Ovarian cancer is known as the ‘silent killer’ because in many cases it is found too late. It affects around 7,000 women a year…
18
Nov 2015
According to analysis by the British Heart Foundation, nearly 3.5 million people in the UK are currently living with diabetes. The figure has increased from 2 million in 2005. The British Heart Foundation has raised the issue due to the solid link between diabetes and heart attacks, as having diabetes doubles the risk of heart…
17
Nov 2015
According to NICE guidelines, the drug, Kadcyla, will not be routinely offered to women in England and Wales through the NHS because it is still too expensive. The drug is available through the Cancer Drugs Fund, but at a full price of £90,000 per patient, the cost is too high to extend access through the…
12
Nov 2015
You may think that if you purchase a property in joint names, you each own 50% share in the property but recent case law re-iterates that that is not necessarily the case. It may well be your intention at the outset of the matter that you each own a 50% share in the property but…
10
Nov 2015
A report, published by the Royal Collage of Paediatrics and Child Health, has highlighted that premature babies throughout England and Wales could be missing out on crucial health checks designed to identify serious disabilities at an early stage. The review analysed information from around 86,000 newborns throughout England and Wales who needed specialist neonatal care…
04
Nov 2015
Microscopic heat-triggered ‘grenades’ have been designed by a team of scientists that can kill targeted tumours. The ‘grenades’, which will consist of liposomes (fatty spheres that carry materials around the body) will release toxic drugs when their temperature is raised, the intention being to ensure that the drugs only target the tumour, thereby avoiding side-effects.…
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