Cleaning agent found in the bottled drink that sickened a man and triggered alarm in Croatia
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Traces of a cleaning agent have been found in the fizzy drink that was served to a man in Croatia who was…
Weight-loss drug maker Novo Nordisk to invest $6 billion in expanding plant
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Novo Nordisk said on Friday it plans to invest more than 42 billion crowns ($6 billion) in the coming years as it…
Lack of friend or family visits linked to increased death risk
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Reading Time: < 1 minute People should try to visit friends and family at least once a month to stop them feeling lonely and reduce their risk…
Man receives the first eye transplant plus a new face. It's a step toward one day restoring sight
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Surgeons have performed the world’s first transplant of an entire human eye, an extraordinary addition to a face transplant — although it’s…
UN Report Warns That Working in the Sun Causes Skin Cancers
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Reading Time: < 1 minute New data from two United Nations agencies shows that millions of workers toiling under the sun’s glare is fueling skin cancer cases…
AstraZeneca makes big push into weight-loss market with obesity pill deal
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Reading Time: < 1 minute AstraZeneca is making a big push into the weight-loss drug market, striking an exclusive licence agreement with a Chinese company for an…
More than 1,400 patients A DAY are forced to wait 12 hours in A&E
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Reading Time: < 1 minute More than 1,400 patients were forced to wait at least 12 hours in A&E every day last month, grim data revealed today. …
Nationwide cuts mortgage rates below 5%
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Homeowners can lock into a two-year mortgage rate below 5 per cent for the first time in months as lenders continue to…
Thousands fall ill in eastern Pakistan due to heavy smog, forcing closure of schools, markets, parks
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Toxic gray smog has sickened tens of thousands of people in Pakistan’s cultural capital of Lahore, forcing authorities to shut schools, markets and…
For lung cancer it's 74. For breast cancer, 70. And for cervical cancer it's just 64. So why does the NHS impose age limits on health screening that could save older people's lives?
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Waiting for the results of a chest scan last year, Diane Galloway was braced for a diagnosis of a serious lung condition. …