NHS pressures causing avoidable harm to 500 patients a year – report
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NHS pressures causing avoidable harm to 500 patients a year – report

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/dec/19/nhs-pressures-causing-avoidable-harm-to-500-patients-a-year-report By Denis Campbell Health policy editor Unmanageable hospital workloads exposing people to increased risks, regulator finds Patients in England are being harmed because doctors and nurses are too busy to enforce directives designed to improve safety, a scathing report by the NHS regulator has found. People in hospital are exposed to increased risk, including…

Exercise as effective as drugs in lowering high blood pressure – study
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Exercise as effective as drugs in lowering high blood pressure – study

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This article was taken from: https://www.itv.com/news/2018-12-19/exercise-as-effective-as-drugs-in-lowering-high-blood-pressure-study/ By ITV News Exercise could be just as effective in lowering high blood pressure as prescribed medication, a study has said. Researchers pooled data from nearly 400 trials and found that for those suffering from high blood pressure, activity such as walking, swimming and simple weight training seemed to be…

New Genetic Study Of Epilepsy May Reveal Future Treatments
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New Genetic Study Of Epilepsy May Reveal Future Treatments

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This article was taken from: https://www.epilepsyresearch.org.uk/new-genetic-study-of-epilepsy-may-reveal-future-treatments/ By Epilepsy Research UK A study involving nearly 45,000 participants, has discovered 11 new genes associated with epilepsy. Researchers compared the DNA of 15,000 people with epilepsy to the DNA of 30,000 people without epilepsy in the largest study of its’ kind to implicate the 11 new genes. They also…

Anti-drone technology could be introduced in English prisons
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Anti-drone technology could be introduced in English prisons

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This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/dec/18/anti-drone-technology-introduced-english-prisons-skyfence By Matthew Weaver Government U-turn likely after successful trial of signal blocking system in Guernsey The government could introduce an anti-drone system to stop drug smuggling in English prisons after a successful six-month experiment in Guernsey prompted ministers to consider a U-turn about the technology. Prison governors and officers and the chief inspector…

Antibody discovery offers breakthrough in breast cancer fight
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Antibody discovery offers breakthrough in breast cancer fight

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This article was take from: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/health/antibody-discovery-offers-breakthrough-in-breast-cancer-fight-a4019301.html By Ross Lydall Women with one of the most aggressive forms of breast cancer have been offered new hope after a breakthrough by London scientists. A team at King’s College London has found that targeted antibody therapies could bring long-awaited advances for those with “triple negative” breast cancer, which has fewer…