Bird flu: Can it be passed on to humans and what are the symptoms?
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteChina has reported the world’s first human case of the H10N3 strain of bird flu. Read More
Australia ‘mouse plague’ sees rodents crawling into beds and biting occupants
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteFarmers in Australia are having to put the legs of their beds in buckets of water to stop mice biting them while they…
Men with a family history of prostate cancer should be screened in their 40s to asses their risk of the illness, research suggests
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteMen with a family history of prostate cancer should be given early screening in their forties, research has suggested. Read More
China confirms world's first case of human infected with the H10N3 strain of bird flu after 41-year-old man was admitted to hospital with virus
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteChina has confirmed the world’s first case of a person being infected with the H10N3 strain of bird flu after a man…
Surgery backlog will lead to '6,400 excess deaths by the end of next year'
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThousands of people will die as a result of the ever-swelling NHS waiting lists, Government figures show. Read More
Antibody from common cold can neutralize COVID-19 virus
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAn antibody that develops after people have the common cold can neutralize the virus that causes COVID-19, a new study suggests. Read More
Baby becomes first NHS patient to receive world's most expensive drug
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA five-month-old baby with a spinal disorder has become the first NHS patient in England to be treated with a potentially life-saving…
Successful test of 'Trojan Horse' cancer drug offers hope for an end to chemotherapy: Molecule poses as 'ideal prey' for 'greedy' malignant cells that eat it 'without realising it's toxic'
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteResearchers have successfully tested a new drug which can kill cancer cells without damaging nearby healthy tissue – removing the need for…
The X-ray that will reveal if you really need statins
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAs an ultra-fit marathon runner, Tom Williams expected to sail through a routine NHS health MOT when he hit his 40s. Read More
British scientists invent new 'sugar bomb' which takes seconds to destroy cancer cells
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteScientists in Britain have invented a “sugar bomb” which destroys cancer cells in a matter of seconds, it has emerged. Read More