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Hope for Parkinson's sufferers
Innovative new treatment, in which genes are injected directly into the brain can improve movement in patients with Parkinson’s according to results from a clinical trial. The therapy, which was fo...Brain scan that diagnoses Alzheimer's in one day
The NHS are trialling a brain scan that that spots the early signs of Alzheimer’s and can diagnose the disease in less than 24 hours. The scan enables patients to be quickly referred for treatme...Scientists discover the cause of rare skin cancer that heals itself
Research scientists take one step nearer to the utopia of a cancer cure by discovering the gene behind a rare skin cancer which grows rapidly for a few weeks before healing spontaneously. In the Press...Fluoride is not a danger
Further to our January coverage of the campaign against forced fluoride in the water, the decision from the High court is now in. The court rejected a complaint by Southampton resident Geraldine Milne...Great news for sufferers of Alzheimer's
Drugs previously restricted to later stages of Alzheimer’s will now be available for those with mild symptoms. In the past tens of thousands of patients at the first stage of disagnosis would ha...Expert view on the breast feeding debate
The Health Department have approached independant midwife Josephine Watson for an informed view on the recent attack on the World Health Organisation recommendation that ‘breast is best’ ...Improved testing for prostate cancer
Painful and invasive surveillance for men with slow-growing prostate involving biopsies and blood tests could soon be a thing of the past. A new technique called diffusion-weighted magnetic resonan...Uk tops obesity poll of shame
Yet another poll, this time by the Association of Public Health Observation highlighted the UK as having the highest level of obesity in Europe. As if that was not enough, with 29 per cent of adults c...Is 'no more Nanny State' good news for our health?
There have been a flurry of comments since the Coalition Government publised its Public Health White Paper. The paper’s key to encouraging healthier behaviour lies in creating the right enviro...Hope for children with leukaemia
About 40 of the 380 children diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL), a cancer of white blood cells relapse after the initial treatment. Average three year survival rates for these children...
