Pollution linked to strokes
Pollution and climate change contribute to the increasing number of strokes worldwide, according to a new study. Experts who have studied the link between climate change and cardiovascular disease say ...
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Alzheimers algorithm
A simple formula using information from routine visits to the family doctor can work out a patient’s risk of developing dementia, according to new research. It combines social and lifestyle fact ...
Crohn’s Disease – ‘don’t suffer in silence’
Don’t suffer in silence. It is thought that around 115,000 people in the UK are living with Crohn’s Disease but many more people may go undiagnosed due to the stigma attached to the condition. Dr Stev ...
One in four hospital meals are thrown in a bin
New research published today by the Campaign for Better Hospital Food shows that at least in 1 every 4 hospital meals (26%) served to patients in NHS hospitals are thrown in the bin, a figure higher t ...