Breast cancer: Scan younger women at risk, charity says
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Breast cancer: Scan younger women at risk, charity says

This article was taken from: https://t.co/AoMGz7TJhZ By BBC health news Younger women with a family history of breast cancer should receive annual screenings to pick up the disease earlier, a charity says. Breast Cancer Now funded a study which found cancers were detected sooner when 35 to 39-year-olds at risk had annual mammograms. NHS screening often…

Mosquitoes ‘put off biting’ by human diet drugs
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Mosquitoes ‘put off biting’ by human diet drugs

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-47157017 By BBC Health news Scientists say they may have found a way to reduce the appetite of blood-hungry mosquitoes, by giving them human diet drugs. This left them feeling full and bloated and put them off biting, US researchers said. They said the technique could be used to prevent illnesses…

NHS to screen for lung cancer in trucks in supermarket car parks
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NHS to screen for lung cancer in trucks in supermarket car parks

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/feb/08/nhs-to-screen-for-lung-cancer-in-trucks-in-supermarket-car-parks By Denis Campbell, health policy editor Health chiefs hope £70m spend will save lives in areas with high death rates from disease The NHS is spending £70m placing mobile scanning trucks in supermarket car parks in a bid to cut deaths from lung cancer by encouraging patients to undergo a check-up. NHS England…

Baby boomers driving up hospital alcohol admission numbers as millennials turn their backs on drink
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Baby boomers driving up hospital alcohol admission numbers as millennials turn their backs on drink

This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/02/05/alcohol-related-admissions-among-baby-boomers-soar-millennials/ By Laura Donnelly, health editor Alcohol-related hospital admissions have risen fifteen per cent in a decade amid warnings that drinking by ‘baby boomers’ is taking its toll. The official statistics show that those aged 55 to 64 are now the most likely to be admitted to hospital because of alcohol-related diseases and…

Imperial researchers awarded £1.3 million to fight prostate cancer
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Imperial researchers awarded £1.3 million to fight prostate cancer

This article was taken from: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/190146/imperial-researchers-awarded-13-million-fight/ By Maxine Myers at Imperial College London Prostate Cancer UK has awarded Imperial researchers over £1.3 million for three projects that could lead to new treatments for the disease. The Research Innovation Awards is a prestigious scheme aimed at funding the most impactful research in prostate cancer.  The number of prostate cancer…