Antimicrobial-resistant bacterial infections are a major public health threat for Africa
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Nearly 1.3 million people die annually because of antimicrobial-resistant bacterial infections, Read More
Dangerous prescription-only drugs for epilepsy and migraines 'are being marketed to teens as weight-loss pills on TikTok'
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Dangerous prescription-only drugs are being marketed to teenagers as weight-loss solutions on TikTok, Read More
Say goodbye to BMI! Doctors want to check your waist-to-hip ratio instead... so how DO you work it out?
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Body mass index (BMI) has long been the go-to way of scrutinising whether we’re in shape or not. Read More
Doctors warn of 'epidemic' as young people suffering symptoms of B12 deficiency 'because of laughing gas canisters'
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Reading Time: < 1 minute London GPs have warned that they have seen an influx of young people showing signs of the damaging long-term effects Read…
Non-communicable diseases kill a person under 70 every two seconds, says WHO
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Every two seconds someone under 70 dies of a non-communicable disease (NCDs), Read More
Human composting: California legalises alternative green burial option
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Reading Time: < 1 minute When it comes to funerals, cremation, embalming and casket burials are the most common ways of saying goodbye Read More
One in four people could be left without a GP within a decade, doctors claim
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Reading Time: < 1 minute One in four people could be left without a GP within a decade, medics say. Read More
Plaster that seals a wound and peels off painlessly: High-tech sticker that comes off without hurting is being developed in US
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A high-tech plaster that comes off without hurting the skin or pulling hairs could make treatment of cuts and wounds Read More
Staying up late puts people at greater risk of Type-2 diabetes than getting up early, study suggests
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Reading Time: < 1 minute People who are ‘night owls’ could have greater risk of type 2 diabetes and heart disease than those who are ‘early birds’…
Pakistan flood-borne diseases kill 9 people
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Reading Time: < 1 minute At least nine people died on Monday of infectious and water-borne diseases that have attacked tens of thousands Read More