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Cancer
WIN A UNIQUE VOLKSWAGEN VAN AND HELP TEENAGE CANCER TRUST
UK charity Teenage Cancer Trust (TCT), together with legendary rock band, The Who, are launching a worldwide competition to win a unique 1965 'split-screen' Volkswagen Transporter van with special The Who 'Magic Bus' branding.
Back Pain
'EURO BACKPAIN BAROMETER' UNCOVERED BY BRITISH CHIROPRACTIC ASSOCIATION
A poll of over 15,000 people across seven European countries, including the UK, reveals that Germany is number one for all the wrong reasons, with 67% complaining of back pain.
Acne
New Bottled Water Combats Acne
Nutraceuticals company, Works With Water, today launches the UK's first spring water containing ingredients clinically proven to help reduce acne.
Cancer
Stopping a cancer trial early: is it for the benefit of patients or industry?
New research has identified a growing trend for trials of new cancer treatments to be stopped prematurely before the therapies’ risks and benefits have been properly evaluated.
Heart Disease
Association between low birth weight, excessive weight gain and heart problems in later life: study suggests inflammation may be the cause
Researchers who have followed 5,840 people from before birth to the age of 31 have found evidence suggesting that small size at birth and excessive weight gain during adolescence and young … more»
latest Health & Fitness press releases
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Plymouth
Top of the league for reducing C diff rates
Community Health Councils (Nhs) : Health & Fitness
In annual figures released by the Health Protection Agency, Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust is top of the league table of teaching hospitals nationwide with the lowest rates of Clostridium difficile.
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Plymouth
Waits for NHS Hearing Tests are a Thing of the Past
Community Health Councils (Nhs) : Health & Fitness
Patients wanting a hearing test will be pleased to know that waiting lists are a thing of the past.
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New Zealand
HIDE IT, HEAL IT, FORGET IT - WITH NEW COMPEED® COLD SORE PATCH!
Health & Fitness
The world doesn't stop when you get a cold sore - so why should you? Be unstoppable this season, heal cold sores fast and discreetly, with the new Compeed® Cold Sore Patch!
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Cornwall
Innovative Production Unit supplying local food to hospitals
Food & Drink : Community Health Councils (Nhs) : Health & Fitness
An innovative production unit that is transforming the way thousands of meals are served to hospitals in Cornwall every week is now up and running.
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Devon
DANCE THIS WAY HOT-STEPS IN TO IDEFORD AND DUNCHIDEOCK
Dance : Health & Fitness
Teignbridge Council's popular 'Dance This Way' programme waltzes in to two more local communities this month, bringing dance classes right to the doorstep of residents in Ideford and Dunchideock.
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Devon
SMOKEFREE ANNIVERSARY REVEALS HIGH COMPLIANCE RATE
Smoking : Health & Fitness
Teignbridge is celebrating a smokefree year of high compliance on the first anniversary of the national smoking ban.
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Cornwall
Royal Cornwall NHS Trust Rolls-out 'First of its Kind' Patient-level Resource Management System from COA Solutions
Health & Fitness
The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is rolling-out a 'first of its kind' patient-level resource management (PRM) system from COA Solutions (formerly CedarOpenAccounts).
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Cornwall
Children’s Hospice South West’s Precious Lives Appeal - We have a site!
People & Society : Hospice : Health & Fitness
Children's Hospice South West (CHSW) is delighted to announce that a site has been found for the location of their third children's hospice in the South West and that a planning application will be made in the coming months.
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United Kingdom
Binge drinking due to 'copying' behaviour
People & Society : Health & Fitness
THE rise in binge drinking in the young is a "fashion phenomenon" where drinkers are copying their associates' behaviour, new research has shown.
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United Kingdom
Type and Severity of Combat Wounds in Iraq War Have Changed Over Time
Politics : Health & Fitness
The transition in Iraq from maneuver warfare to insurgency warfare is associated with changes in the type and severity of injuries treated by surgical units of the U.S. Marine Corps
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United Kingdom
Common bowel problem linked to chilli pepper pain receptor
Health & Fitness
People with irritable bowel syndrome have a higher than usual number of chilli pepper pain receptors, according to a new study published tomorrow (Wednesday 11 June).
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Devon
GET ACTIVE ON THE ENGLISH RIVIERA WITH THE NEW 'ENERGISE' CAMPAIGN
Health & Fitness
A new and exciting campaign is to be launched ready for the 2008 summer season. The 28-page "Energise; Get Active on the English Riviera" brochure is hot off the press ...
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United Kingdom
Under 25s Heading For A Health Disaster
Health & Fitness
Aching backs, creaking knees, stooped shoulders - this may evoke images of our grandparents, but the reality is that this may be the fate awaiting Britain's under-30s.
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Plymouth
Plymouth flies the flag for Pride 08 event
People & Society : Health & Fitness
A Rainbow Flag will fly over Plymouth Guildhall for the first time next month in recognition of the city hosting the South West's largest Pride event.
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Westcountry
World Hepatitis Awareness Day: Monday 19 May
Health & Fitness
What is happening locally?
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United Kingdom
UK Wasp and Bee Stings at Record Low in 2008
Health & Fitness
Insect sting monitoring website "WaspWatch" has recorded the lowest level of bee and wasp sting activity during the first four months of 2008.
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United Kingdom
Addenbrooke's targets online for latest fundraising push
Charity : Health & Fitness
NHS charity Addenbrooke's Charitable Trust (ACT) has launched an innovative online fundraiser!
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United Kingdom
Heat is on to protect child sunbed users
Sunbed : Health & Fitness
Around 170,000 under-16s in Great Britain, including children as young as eight, are putting their health at risk by using sunbeds, reveals a survey by Which?*
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United Kingdom
Causes of disease can be revealed by metabolic fingerprinting
Research : Health & Fitness
Your metabolic 'fingerprint' can reveal much about the possible causes of major diseases, according to the first 'metabolome-wide' association study ever carried out, published today in the journal Nature.
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United Kingdom
Increasing drug resistant tuberculosis in the UK
Research : Health & Fitness
Research: Increasing antituberculosis drug resistance in the UK: analysis of national surveillance data BMJ Online First
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Can IT Fuel the Race to the $1,000 Human Genome?
Technology : Health & Fitness
In the race for the first $1,000 genome, several next-generation DNA sequencing system providers have announced significant breakthroughs in their technologies to reduce the costs of decoding a whole human genome ...
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United Kingdom
Professional Teeth whitening - Great Smile Spa is Based in Croydon Town centre
Dentistry : Cosmetic Surgery
Treatment takes one hour and will take your teeth down between 3 and 15 shades depending on the colour of your teeth to start with (darker teeth will obviously move down more shades than already white teeth).
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United Kingdom
DENTAL TOURISM ON THE UP: 200 BRITS A MONTH TREATED IN BUDAPEST DENTAL CLINIC, VITALEUROPE
Dentistry
Located in Budapest, and with London aftercare, VitalEurope is having to employ extra staff to accommodate the ever-growing number of British 'dental tourists', and expects to be even busier in the months ahead.
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United Kingdom
Turn that Frown Upside Down - Healthy Gums are Something to Smile About
Dentistry
According to a recent study published in the Journal of Periodontology (JOP), the official publication of the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP), a smile may also help convey healthy teeth and gums.
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United Kingdom
Dental charity backs 'Which?' report advising against going for medical treatments abroad
Dentistry
The UK's leading oral health charity has urged members of the public not to travel abroad for dental treatment after a report by consumer advice group, 'Which?', found that almost one in five medical tourists suffer problems after treatment.
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United Kingdom
Locked-in syndrome sufferers see their way to talking
Diseases & Conditions : MS (Multiple Sclerosis)
Locked-in syndrome (LIS) has recently come to the public attention, courtesy of the film and book 'The Diving Bell and the Butterfly' - the story of the French journalist, Jean-Dominique Bauby, who was afflicted with the condition after a massive stroke.
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United Kingdom
'Fewer TB cases recorded but numbers still too high' warn experts
Diseases & Conditions
A small decrease in UK Tuberculosis (TB) cases in 2007, compared with 2006, was reported by the Health Protection Agency today when provisional UK figures were released for World TB Day, but experts warn the number is still too high.
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SHAKE WELL BEFORE USE A WALK AROUND BRITAIN'S COASTLINE 4,500 MILES, 3 MOUNTAINS AND A MARATHON FOR PARKINSON'S - by TOM ISAACS (A YOUNG MAN WITH PARKINSON'S)
Diseases & Conditions : Walking
At the age of just 27, Tom Isaacs was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. Seven years later, he was unable to walk at all without medication - which can be unreliable.
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New TB test means quicker and easier diagnosis for patients
Diseases & Conditions
A new blood test could enable doctors to rule out tuberculosis (TB) infection within days rather than weeks, according to a new study published this week in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine.
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United Kingdom
Harmful blood glucose levels linked to defective gene
Genetic Engineering : Medicine : Research
A genetic mutation that can raise the amount of glucose in a person's blood to harmful levels is identified today in a study in the journal Science.
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