Debut novel from brink of death
How a trainee lawyer from Greater Manchester came back from a coma to write her debut novel.
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Heart symptoms ‘differ in women’
Fewer women than men suffering from a heart attack appear to experience chest pain symptoms, according to a study in the US.
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US record kidney donor chain ends
The world’s largest chain of organ transplants ends in the US after 30 patients received kidneys from living donors.
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Diabetes patients miss key tests
More than 1.3 million diabetes patients could be missing out on vital and potentially life-saving health checks, the BBC learns.
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Doctors warn over alcohol deaths
Failure to reform alcohol laws could lead to 210,000 preventable deaths in England and Wales in the next 20 years, doctors warn.
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‘Promising’ pancreas cancer drug
Scientists report promising results for an experimental pancreatic cancer drug treatment.
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Categories: Nutrition Tags: 'promising', Cancer, drug, pancreas
VIDEO: Twin brothers lose sight
Twin brothers Michael and Daniel Smith have an extremely rare eye condition for which there is no known cause or cure. Leber’s Optic Neuropathy is the loss of vision as a result of the death of cells in the optic nerve, causing it to stop relaying vital information from the eyes to the brain.
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Would you throw away a week in the Bahamas?
‘Bin-bags full’ of wasted medicines
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Editor’s concern over bird flu
Should journal publish controversial H5N1 research?
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Alzheimer’s cells made in the lab
Will new developements in research lead to a breakthrough?
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Categories: Nutrition Tags: Alzheimer's, Cells, Made