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cancer

Patients who travel further to see their GP have better cancer survival

05 Jun 2017
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counsel

Older people are less likely to be referred for talking therapies for c

05 Jun 2017
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children

Child deaths globally due to diarrhoea have fallen by a third in 10 yea

05 Jun 2017
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hyper

One in three patients with hypertension 'not taking their medication'

02 Jun 2017
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smoke

Chemicals found in cigarette smoke damage foetal liver cells, a study h

31 May 2017
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premature

Babies born preterm are more likely to have heart failure during t

31 May 2017
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lonely

Students who feel lonely are at greater risk of developing mental healt

30 May 2017
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cancer bmi

The area of the body where fat is stord may predict cancer risk in

29 May 2017
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dementia

Older people’s risk of developing dementia is reduced if they receive p

26 May 2017
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blood cancer

Patients with blood cancer needing end of life care are better off in a

25 May 2017
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ageing

Research estimates future rates of cardiovascular disease, dementi

22 May 2017
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weight

Year-long courses of weight loss classes could help prevent hundreds of

18 May 2017

If fathers actively engage with their children and play with them in the first few months of life it has a positive impact on cognitive development, research shows.

17 May 2017

Patients aged 65 or over treated by older doctors in US hospitals were slightly more likely to die than those treated by younger doctors, except when high volumes of patients were being treated, a study has found.

17 May 2017

Violence, aggression and use of restraint could be reduced by equipping nursing staff with body-worn cameras, according to a study at a psychiatric unit.

17 May 2017

New research suggests that drinking more than three cups of Italian-style espresso coffee every day could halve the risk of prostate cancer in men.

17 May 2017

Combining aerobic and resistance exercise significantly boosts brain health in the over 50s, a study has found.

16 May 2017

A new blood test could show if men with advanced prostate cancer will respond to new, targeted treatments.

15 May 2017

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