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Written by NHS Choices
on Monday, 06 February 2012
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A "single genetic mutation can double your risk of stroke", the Daily Mail has reported. The newspaper added that scientists hope the discovery could lead to tailored treatments for the condition. |
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Written by NHS Choices
on Friday, 03 February 2012
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"Malaria deaths twice as high as was thought," The Independent has reported today. Many newspapers have covered research that found that malaria claimed 1.2 million lives worldwide in 2010. The Guardian also reveals that the study "demolishes conventional thinking" that almost all malaria deaths are in babies and small children under the age of five. |
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Written by NHS Choices
on Friday, 03 February 2012
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A new study has found that "patients are more likely to die in hospital if they are admitted at the weekend", according to BBC News. The broadcaster said the research backs up previous studies suggesting patients admitted to hospital at the weekend have a lower chance of survival. |
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Written by NHS Choices
on Thursday, 02 February 2012
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Britain is in the grip of a new "flesh-eating bug spread by sneezes and coughs", according to the front page of today's Metro. The newspaper says that the bacteria are spreading across Britain, as they can be caught through people coughing and sneezing on crowded trains and buses. |
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Written by NHS Choices
on Thursday, 02 February 2012
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"Sugar is so harmful that it should be controlled and taxed in the same way as tobacco and alcohol," according to health experts quoted in today's Daily Express. The researchers say that sugar indirectly contributes to 35 million deaths a year worldwide. |
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