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This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-49876827 By Michelle RobertsHealth editor, BBC News online Babies in the womb have extra lizard-like muscles in their hands that most will lose before they are born, medical scans reveal. They are probably one of the oldest, albeit fleeting, remnants of evolution seen in humans yet, biologists say, in the…
This article was taken from: https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/health/stoptober-campaign-2019-stop-smoking-quit-cigarettes-doctor-nhs-a4250146.html By Georgia Chambers & Tom Herbert at the Evening Standard How to stop smoking for Stoptober 2019 and even quit cigarettes for good More Brits than ever before are choosing to ditch cigarettes, with figures suggesting smoking rates are dropping at record numbers. According to Public Health England, the latest numbers…
This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-49877843 By BBC Health news Olaparib could become a revolutionary treatment for prostate cancer – the first genetically targeted drug for fighting the disease, say experts. The precision medicine is already used by the NHS for ovarian cancer and has been called a game-changer by cancer doctors. A cancer conference heard how,…
This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/stories-49745526 By Jon KellyBBC Stories It’s not unusual for people of working age to be diagnosed with dementia. Many are perfectly capable of carrying on for years – but employers often don’t realise it. Each time IT consultant Doug Banks goes for a job interview – and he’s had two…
This article was taken from: https://news.sky.com/story/meningitis-warning-as-mother-reveals-sons-long-term-after-effects-11811066 By Frazer Maude, news correspondent A survey which coincides with Meningitis Awareness Week shows how little people know about the disease. A leading meningitis charity is calling for better support for survivors of the disease. The Meningitis Research Foundation (MRF) is also campaigning for greater awareness of the condition…