Civic leaders are calling for the urgent introduction of a minimum unit price (MUP) for alcohol in England after new evidence from the University of Sheffield's Alcohol Research Group revealed that it could save almost 8,000 ...
Feb 28, 2020
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Emerging from the depths of slumber, Dagmar Turner had barely a chance to notice the hushed intensity of the operating theatre when someone thrust her violin into her hands. It was time to play the performance of her life.
Feb 27, 2020
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Two more patients have tested positive for coronavirus in Britain, health authorities said Thursday, bringing the total number of diagnosed cases in the UK to 15.
Feb 27, 2020
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England will fail to be smoke-free by 2030 if current smoking trends continue, according to a report released today from Cancer Research UK.
Feb 26, 2020
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Individuals who visit natural spaces weekly, and feel psychologically connected to them, report better physical and mental wellbeing, new research has shown.
Feb 13, 2020
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Around 1,100 people in England could miss out on the chance of an early stage bowel cancer diagnosis through screening each year because of NHS staff shortages, according to new calculations released by Cancer Research UK ...
Jan 28, 2020
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The law, banning smoking in cars carrying children, has seen the proportion of teens exposed to secondhand tobacco smoke fall by 72% in England, suggests an analysis of survey data, published online in the journal Thorax.
Jan 27, 2020
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Prescriptions for drugs to treat anxiety, alcohol withdrawal and sleep problems are highest in the most deprived areas in England, according to a new study from the University of Warwick.
Oct 22, 2019
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The question shadows the current outbreak of Eastern equine encephalitis in Southern New England: Is the high number of human cases of the mosquito-borne virus this year part of a natural cycle, or is it linked to the changing ...
Oct 16, 2019
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Screening people for cancer saves thousands of lives every year. And these programmes will play a vital role in achieving NHS England's ambition to diagnose 3 in 4 cancers early by 2028.
Oct 16, 2019
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