A man living with cancer died after being given multiple overdoses of morphine
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Manuka honey curbs the activity and growth of bacterial biofilms even at low dilutions, new r
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Psychotropic drugs are more commonly prescribed to people with Alzheimer’s disease aged 90 ye
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Sex and relationship education in schools should be more positive, and delivered by experts w
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Self-reported smoking cessation rates among hospital patients more than doubled when nurses w
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Women who take the combined pill are 23% more likely to be prescribed an antidepressant compa
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Extending the cervical cancer screening interval beyond 5 years for women aged 40 and over wh
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In regions where cancer survival is poorer, people tend to have a lower awareness of cancer s
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Taking antipsychotic drugs increases the risk of pneumonia in people with Alzheimer’s disease
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New research from Finland suggests a healthy diet is linked to better reading skills in the f
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Patients with type 2 diabetes who live with their spouse have half the risk of being overweig
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Commonly-used prescription drugs for treating pain and inflammation are associated with an in
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Study shows consistent association between high blood sugar levels during pregnancy and in
Tailoring invitation methods for the NHS Health Check could help increase uptake among black and minority ethnic (BME) groups, suggests research.
Diet high in fruits, vegetables, nuts and whole grains could significantly reduce risk of stroke and heart attacks, say University of Cambridge researchers.
Growth in the use of e-cigarettes in England is linked with higher rate of successful attempts to stop smoking, say UK researchers.
The number of patients referred to hospital for an unnecessary endoscopy could be cut by almost a third if an additional blood test were carried out by a GP.
Current smokers survived an average 1 year and 9 months after diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Italian study found.
A cardioprotective drug could help prevent long-term heart damage in children who receive chemotherapy, say researchers in the United States.
