Health
People with Huntington's want more openness around assisted dying
Research has shown that better communication around assisted dying is needed between clinician and patients diagnosed with Huntington's Disease.
Dec 7, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Spontaneous humor relieves stress in cancer patients
Analysis led by Lancaster University researchers suggests that spontaneous humour is used and appreciated by people with cancer and can be a helpful way of dealing with distressing, taboo or embarrassing circumstances.
Dec 6, 2017
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Health
How the UK smoking ban increased wellbeing
Married women with children have benefited the most from the UK public smoking ban according to Lancaster University researchers in the UK.
Dec 4, 2017
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Health
Residents of major Pakistan city are exposed to harmful pesticides
Residents and workers in a major Pakistan city are exposed to harmful levels of pesticides, new research reveals.
Nov 30, 2017
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Health
Public's poor knowledge of anatomy may hamper healthcare
Health screening campaigns which target a specific organ may lack effectiveness if the public have a poor knowledge of anatomy say researchers.
Nov 7, 2017
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Health
How to predict high school dropouts
Teenagers who do not access healthcare when needed are at greater risk of dropping out of high school say researchers from Lancaster University in the UK.
Oct 24, 2017
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Cardiology
Blood pressure medication does not completely restore vascular function
Treatments for high blood pressure do not totally reverse its damaging effects on the vascular rhythms that help circulation of the blood say researchers.
Oct 16, 2017
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Pediatrics
Link between childhood in care and mums who have babies removed by the courts
A study has found a high number of women, who repeatedly appear before the family courts and lose many children into public care or adoption because of child protection concerns, have been in care themselves.
Oct 3, 2017
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Health
Why only half of healthcare workers have the flu vaccine
The low uptake of flu vaccination among medical students and doctors is influenced by social attitudes say researchers.
Sep 12, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
How to implement Advance Care Planning for patients
Emeritus Professor Sheila Payne from the International Observatory on End of Life Care at Lancaster University helped conduct the study commissioned by the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) and published in ...
Sep 5, 2017
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