2,500 cancer diagnosis could be avoided each week if Britons made lifestyle changes, study shows
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2,500 cancer diagnosis could be avoided each week if Britons made lifestyle changes, study shows

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2018/03/23/2500-cancer-diagnosis-could-avoided-week-britons-made-lifestyle/ By Sarah Knapton, science editor  More than 2,500 people a week would avoid being diagnosed with cancer if they made lifestyle changes, such as exercising and lowering their weight,  research suggests. Nearly 40 per cent of all cancers diagnosed in the UK every year could be avoided, a new report by Cancer…

Chronic fatigue trial results ‘not robust’, new study says
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Chronic fatigue trial results ‘not robust’, new study says

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-43490335 By BBC Health News Fresh analysis of a controversial study, which recommended exercise and psychological therapy for people with chronic fatigue syndrome, suggests their impact is more modest than first thought. The PACE trial found the treatments to be “moderately effective”, leading to recovery in a fifth of patients. But this…

NHS Lowest paid NHS staff may receive pay rise of up to 29% in new deal

NHS Lowest paid NHS staff may receive pay rise of up to 29% in new deal

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/mar/21/nhs-staff-65-pay-rise-deal-backed-by-healthcare-unions By Denis Campbell and Heather Stewart All NHS staff will see pay rise by at least 6.5% if they back deal supported by 13 of the 14 unions Hundreds of thousands of NHS staff are set to receive pay rises of between 9% and 29% over the next three years after ministers abandoned a seven-year…

Failings in mental healthcare are violating basic human rightsFailings in mental healthcare are violating basic human rights
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Failings in mental healthcare are violating basic human rightsFailings in mental healthcare are violating basic human rights

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/mar/21/failing-mental-healthcare-violating-basic-human-rights By Rob Behrens My report shows that too many people in the UK aren’t being treated with the dignity and respect they should expect when in crisis General attitudes to mental health may have become more enlightened, but serious inadequacies remain in how we care for and treat mental health patients….

I have Down’s syndrome – I love my life so don’t pity me
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I have Down’s syndrome – I love my life so don’t pity me

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from : https://news.sky.com/story/i-have-downs-syndrome-i-love-my-life-so-dont-pity-me-11297994 By Sky News World Down Syndrome Day is to raise awareness of what life is like for those, like Sarah Merriman, who have the genetic condition. Today is World Down’s Syndrome Day, a global awareness day which has been officially observed by the United Nations since 2012. Sarah Merriman…