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Fruit that may help repair ex-smokers’ lungs
A diet high in apples and tomatoes could help to restore lung damage caused by smoking, a new US study has suggested. Read more
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Brain function improves when adults with dementia exercise
When older people with dementia increase their physical exercise, their brain function improves, a new study has found. Read more
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Anger as MS drugs withdrawn
Just one beta interferon drug is to be available for the care of NHS patients with multiple sclerosis in England, it was announced today. Read more
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Liver diagnosis guidance published
New guidelines aim to improve the diagnosis of liver disease, developers say. Read more
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Caesarean blood cell salvage questioned
Cell salvage during caesarean section may not lead to significant reduction in the use of donor blood transfusions, researchers have found. Read more
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Screening drop off puts cervical cancer reductions at risk
Cervical cancer may cease to kill young women within 20 years – but will remain a problem for older women because of complacency about screening, according to a new analysis. Read more
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Concern as stem cell searches lead to unproven therapies
Centres offering unproven stem cell therapies are crowding internet search engines, British experts have warned. Read more
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Side-effects undermine diabetes drug adherence
Powerful new drugs for treating type 2 diabetes are proving ineffective – because patients do not like the side-effects, according to an analysis published today. Read more
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Probe launched into care of fatal childhood infections
A major project will seek to pinpoint the delays responsible for the UK’s relatively high death rates of children from treatable infections, it was announced today. Read more
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Egyptian mummies reveal earliest known cancers
Researchers have identified the oldest known cases of two kinds of cancer in Egyptian mummies, it has been announced. Read more