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How plant based diets improve health
Maintaining a vegetarian or vegan diet lowers the risk of developing high cholesterol and fats in the blood, a new study has shown. Read more
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Pain gene insight could improve treatment
Researchers have studied people who are genetically ‘pain insensitive’, in order to identify new analgesic strategies for treating chronic pain. Read more
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Home induction may not reduce midwife workload
Inducing labour at home may not help midwives manage their workload, according to a new analysis. Read more
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Heart failure patients mostly undiagnosed – conference
Most patients with heart failure die without the diagnosis ever being made, UK experts have claimed. Read more
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Strength test ‘identifies heart failure risk after heart attack’
A simple leg strength test should be used to identify people who are more likely to develop heart failure, experts have heard. Read more
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Genetic test approved for stroke prevention
A genetic test should be carried out on individuals who have had an ischaemic stroke or transient ischaemic attack to establish if they could benefit from taking clopidogrel, according to UK guidance published today. Read more
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Global stroke deaths ‘to reach five million by 2030’
The number of deaths globally from ischaemic stroke is expected to increase to nearly five million by 2030, a new Chinese study published today has found. Read more
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Warning over seasonal Mpox threat
Mpox remains a threat to Europe, the World Health Organization has warned. Read more
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Opioid risk for patients with pain conditions
The risk of long-term opioid use is increased among people with rheumatoid arthritis or fibromyalgia, a new study has found. Read more
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Weight gain linked to riskier prostate cancer
Weight gain in the late teens and 20s may increase the risk of prostate cancer mortality later in life, a European conference has heard. Read more