Recent News
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16 Jan 2012
Processed meat 'linked to pancreas cancer'BBC News has reported a possible link between eating processed meat, such as bacon or sausages, and pancreatic cancer. Apparently, consuming only an extra 50g a day – about one sausage – can raise your risk of this rare cancer by 19%.The news is based on research that combined results from 11 earlier ...
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16 Jan 2012
PIP breast implants – latest from the NHSWomen concerned about French-made PIP breast implants can find all the latest NHS information about the issue on this page.Worries about the implants have emerged since news of a major investigation into them in France was widely covered in the media in December 2011.It is thought that around 40,0...
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9 Nov 2011
Learn Dementia signs public urgedDementia is not a normal step in the ageing process The government has today launched a campaign urging the public to learn the early signs of dementia. Several news sources have reported on the new initiative, designed to help boost early diagnosis by encouraging people to speak to their d...
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9 Nov 2011
Public urged to donate more kidneysIncreasing the number of kidneys that are donated to strangers could save both lives and money, says a new charity.Several media sources have highlighted the campaign by Give a Kidney – One’s Enough, which aims to increase the number of “altruistic” kidney donations, where people offer one of their ki...
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19 May 2011
Health benefits of t'ai chi examined“Elderly people should take up the gentle martial art of T’ai Chi for the sake of their physical and mental health,” said The Daily Telegraph.The news is based on a study that examined a spectrum of potential health benefits of t’ai chi, the ultra slow martial art that is reputed to improve both ...