The bulk of the £9.8bn the NHS spends on diabetes each year is wasted – and the disease could cost it a sixth of its entire budget by 2035, says a report.
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NHS ‘wastes billions on diabetes’
Diseased animal reportedly did not enter food chain.
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Mad-Cow Disease Reported in Calif.
Glen Campbell disclosed last year that he has Alzheimer’s disease . As a society, we don’t hide our infirm anymore. Some examples ripped from the headlines: Pat Summitt coached women’s basketball at the University of Tennessee after Alzheimer’s was diagnosed; Dick Clark hosted rock-and-roll telecasts after a stroke. Read full article > >
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Glen Campbell’s farewell doesn’t disappoint
What we currently call breast cancer should be thought of as 10 completely separate diseases, according to a study which has been described as a landmark moment for treatment.
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Breast cancer map ‘a key moment’
A neurologist based at Glasgow University is leading the world’s biggest research study into the cause of Parkinson’s disease.
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Major Parkinson’s study launched
So-called specialty drugs for diseases like rheumatoid arthritis have a narrow use and high costs, leaving the most vulnerable patients with huge bills.
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States Seek to Curb Exorbitant Drug Costs Incurred by Patients
People with Huntington’s disease, a debilitating brain condition, appear to be “protected” from cancer, according to a study in Sweden.
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Huntington’s ‘lowers’ cancer risk
White-nose syndrome, a fungal disease that has killed more than 5.5 million bats, is continuing to spread across the US, data shows.
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Bat killer fungus still spreading
They can cure human diseases – if saved from a deadly fungus
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Rescuing frogs, so they can rescue us
They can cure human diseases – if saved from a deadly fungus
The number of genetic diseases for which newborn babies are tested will double in a pilot study by the Department of Health.
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Newborn screening to be expanded
British scientists are working on an international study to see if captivity increases the chance of heart disease in apes.
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VIDEO: Zoo apes get heart disease check-ups
A new government TV campaign in England says invisible second-hand cigarette smoke is harming children and putting them at risk of lung disease.
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TV ad calls for smokefree homes
There are those perfect-storm moments that force us to see something we ignored, didn’t know about or didn’t think was our concern. It happened with HIV-AIDS when Hollywood leading man Rock Hudson died of the disease in 1985 and when basketball star Magic Johnson announced he was HIV-positive and was retiring from the sport in 1991. And it happened with sexual harassment of women in the workplace when Anita Hill testified against Clarence Thomas during his Supreme Court confirmation hearings in October 1991. Read full article > >
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Jonathan Capehart: Soul-searching and the killing of Trayvon Martin
States Seek to Curb Exorbitant Drug Costs Incurred by Patients
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