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Diabetes (Type 2)
Diabetes insipidus
Diabetic neuropathy

Rise in type 2 diabetes in young people in England and Wales

21 Aug 2018 • 4 comments

The number of children and young people being treated for type 2 diabetes in England and Wales has gone up from 507 to 715 in four years, new figures show. More than three-quarters were also obese,...

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Meat-heavy low-carb diets can 'shorten lifespan'

17 Aug 2018 • 3 comments

Paris, Aug 17, 2018 (AFP) - Middle-aged people who get roughly half their daily calories from carbohydrates live several years longer on average than those with meat-heavy low-carb diets, researchers...

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Bloomberg targets Big Tobacco's 'underhanded tactics'

14 Aug 2018

Paris, Aug 14, 2018 (AFP) - Billionaire former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg on Tuesday gave a trio of anti-tobacco crusaders $20 million to up their game against an industry aggressively...

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Coronary heart disease

European regulator launches review of recalled heart drug

3 Aug 2018

London, Aug 2, 2018 (AFP) - The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said Thursday it is conducting a review of the health effects on patients of a widely used blood pressure medication recalled around...

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Deadly heatwaves threaten China's northern breadbasket

2 Aug 2018

Paris, Aug 1, 2018 (AFP) - The North China Plain, home to nearly 400 million people, could become a life-threatening inferno during future heat waves if climate change continues apace, researchers...

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Frontotemporal dementia

Teetotallers, like big drinkers, more prone to dementia

2 Aug 2018 • 6 comments

Paris, Aug 2, 2018 (AFP) - People who have sworn off alcohol for decades or longer run a higher risk of dementia late in life than moderate drinkers, according to a new study. Long-term teetotallers...

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Parkinson's disease

Japan human trial tests iPS cell treatment for Parkinson's

31 Jul 2018

Tokyo, July 30, 2018 (AFP) - Japanese researchers on Monday announced the first human trial using a kind of stem cell to treat Parkinson's disease, building on earlier animal trials. The research...

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UK doctors given green light to prescribe cannabis

27 Jul 2018 • 27 comments

London, July 26, 2018 (AFP) - British doctors will be able to prescribe medicinal cannabis, the government announced Thursday following a review -- but insisted it was not a first step towards...

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Breast cancer

Breast cancer, self-help and bravery

26 Jul 2018 • 3 comments

A member shares her story. Even though learning about the diagnosis was hard, and telling her family and friends without crying - impossible, she found courage to undergo necessary operations and...

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Cancer

Top oncologist to study effect of diet on cancer drugs

25 Jul 2018 • 1 comment

A groundbreaking clinical trial on whether diet could boost the effectiveness of cancer drugs is set to be launched by one of the world’s leading oncologists. The work, led by Siddhartha Mukherjee...

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Skin cancer

World-first melanoma blood test detects early stages of deadly skin cancer

25 Jul 2018

Australian scientists have developed the world’s first blood test to detect melanoma in its early stages. Early trials of the test involving 209 people showed it was capable of picking up early stage...

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Spain's Catalonia in raw milk controversy

25 Jul 2018 • 6 comments

Madrid, July 25, 2018 (AFP) - Catalonia is in the eye of the storm again, but not for its independence drive. This time, the controversy is all about... raw milk. The Spanish region's decision last...

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