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Drug resistant malaria spreads in Asia
Drug-resistant malaria is spreading rapidly across south-east Asia, researchers warn today. Read more
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DNA test plan to improve prostate targeted nuclear medicine
DNA testing could help identify me who will benefit from targeted nuclear medicine for the treatment of prostate cancer, researchers report today. Read more
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Health a global problem – CMO
Diseases increasingly fail to respect international borders – making global cooperation in health vital, the Chief Medical Officer of England says today. Read more
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Diabetic women at increased risk of heart failure
Diabetes increases the risk of heart failure, particularly in women, a global study of 12 million people has found. Read more
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Salt regulation changes linked to disease rise
The end of government regulations on salt content in food is linked to thousands of extra cardiovascular disease and stomach cancer cases in England, it was claimed today. Read more
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Ebola emergency declared
Africa’s latest Ebola outbreak is now a public health emergency of international concern, the World Health Organisation has declared. Read more
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Mixed findings for iron status
New research has found a mixture of positive and negative effects of having naturally higher iron levels. Read more
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Mental and physical health links a global issue
Action is needed on the physical health inequalities faced by people with mental illness, according to a major global study published today. Read more
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Regeneration device tested for myocardiopathy
A patient has successfully been implanted with a new microcurrent generator, developed to stimulate recovery from myocardiopathy, Austrian doctors have announced. Read more
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DRC Ebola – still no closer to elimination
The Democratic Republic of Congo has reported a new outbreak of Ebola in the city of Goma – while two Ebola responders have been murdered in their home, the director-general of the World Health Organisation (WHO) reported yesterday. Read more