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Telling patients to 'fight' cancer puts them under pressure

Cancer

Telling patients to 'fight' cancer puts them under pressure

4 Oct 2018 • 11 comments

Cancer patients should not be told to “fight” their disease because doing so puts them under “exhausting pressure”, Macmillan Cancer Support has said. The charity warned that framing cancer in terms...

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In shift to general wellness, Weight Watchers becomes 'WW'

Choriocarcinoma
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Women's health

In shift to general wellness, Weight Watchers becomes 'WW'

27 Sep 2018 • 4 comments

Global weight loss giant Weight Watchers is changing its name to WW as it moves toward promoting healthy living ingeneral, the company announced Monday. Its new slogan -- "Wellness that works" --...

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MS: New drug proven to slow brain shrinkage

Multiple sclerosis

MS: New drug proven to slow brain shrinkage

26 Sep 2018 • 3 comments

A new clinical trial for the drug ibudilast offers much-needed hope for people living with multiple sclerosis — a neurological condition that affects primarily women and has limited treatment...

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Sex differences in brain activity alter pain therapies

Arthritis
Osteoarthritis

Sex differences in brain activity alter pain therapies

26 Sep 2018 • 3 comments

Women suffer from a higher incidence of chronic and inflammatory pain conditions such as fibromyalgia and osteoarthritis, say researchers. A female brain's resident immune cells are more active in...

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Inquiry starts into UK blood contamination scandal

Inquiry starts into UK blood contamination scandal

25 Sep 2018 • 1 comment

A public inquiry in Britain into a contaminated blood scandal dating back decades which left at least 2,400 people dead began Monday with a commemoration service and opening statements. The...

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'World first' trial in Cardiff for new treatment for Type 1 diabetes

Diabetes (Type 1)
Diabetes insipidus

'World first' trial in Cardiff for new treatment for Type 1 diabetes

24 Sep 2018 • 14 comments

A 'ground-breaking' clinical trial has been launched in Cardiff to help prevent and manage Type 1 diabetes. The Clinical Research Facility at Cardiff and Vale University Health Board has dosed the...

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Removing 'zombie' cells deters Alzheimer's in mice

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Removing 'zombie' cells deters Alzheimer's in mice

20 Sep 2018 • 4 comments

Eliminating dead-but-toxic cells occurring naturally in the brains of mice designed to mimic Alzheimer's slowed neuron damage and memory loss associated with the disease, according to a...

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Cancer cases climb but mortality rates decline

Cancer

Cancer cases climb but mortality rates decline

12 Sep 2018

The number of cancer cases has continued to rise across Europe, however mortality rates from the disease have fallen, according to the World Health Organization's "European Health...

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Electronic Cigarette Use May Reverse the Harm Resulting From Tobacco Smoking in COPD Patients

Brittle asthma
COPD

Electronic Cigarette Use May Reverse the Harm Resulting From Tobacco Smoking in COPD Patients

6 Sep 2018 • 1 comment

A new study that was recently published in the International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, led by Riccardo Polosa, MD, PhD (Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine of...

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New asthma treatment set for wider NHS distribution

Asthma

New asthma treatment set for wider NHS distribution

3 Sep 2018 • 3 comments

A new treatment for severe asthma is set to be made more widely available on the NHS in the UK by the end of 2018. The procedure, bronchial thermoplasty, "melts" away excess muscle tissue in the...

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Doctors' Mental Health at Tipping Point

Doctors' Mental Health at Tipping Point

3 Sep 2018 • 7 comments

Patients rely on doctors to look after their mental health but is enough being done to help the doctors when they are the ones with problems? There are concerns that some medical professionals in...

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Young Scot ‘crippled’ by epilepsy gets first dose of medicinal cannabis

Epilepsy

Young Scot ‘crippled’ by epilepsy gets first dose of medicinal cannabis

27 Aug 2018 • 4 comments

The five-year-old, who is a P2 pupil at Edinburgh’s Clermiston Primary School, was finally given medicinal cannabis after falling heavily and cutting his head during a seizure on Tuesday night. He...

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