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• Jeremy Hunt continues war of words with Stephen Hawking over NHS

  27-08-2017 20:18
  Health secretary says scientist is ‘once again wrong in his characterisation of policy’ after Hawking’s latest criticismThe battle of words between the scientist Stephen Hawking and the health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, over the health of the NHS has continued with Hunt writing that Hawking “is once again wrong in his characterisation of government policy towards the NHS”.
  On Saturday, after a week of angry exchanges, Hawking wrote in the Guardian: “Hunt’s
  
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• UTI warning: Three ways to PREVENT a kidney infection that work

  27-08-2017 20:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  UTIs - or urinary tract infections - include infection of the kidneys, and can be prevented with cranberries, keeping hydrated and good toilet hygiene.
  
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• Smoke and mirrors? Experts divide over Australia's e-cigarettes ban

  27-08-2017 20:00
  Feelings are running high over the value of vaping, which is being examined by a parliamentary inquiry. Does it really have health benefits or is it just another way for big tobacco to keep its profits up?
  When cancer biologist Miranda Ween spoke at a medical conference in Canberra earlier this year about her research investigating the effect of electronic cigarette vapour on the lungs, she put up a poster at the venue showing how e-cigarette flavourings could harm cells in the airways. She late
  
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• Kidney patient stunned to discover partner was the perfect match for transplant

  27-08-2017 18:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  KIDNEY patient Jack Mason was stunned to discover that his partner was the perfect 100,000-to-one match for a transplant.
  
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• Anti-inflammatory drugs may lower heart attack risk, study finds

  27-08-2017 11:00
  US scientists find heart attack survivors given canakinumab injections have fewer future heart attacks and lower cancer riskAnti-inflammatory injections could lower the risk of heart attacks and may slow the progression of cancer, a study has found.Heart attack survivors given injections of a targeted anti-inflammatory drug called canakinumab had fewer attacks in the future, scientists found. Cancer deaths were also halved in those treated with the drug, which is normally used only for rare infl
  
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• Stroke warning: THIS hidden heart condition increases your risk by five times

  27-08-2017 09:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  STROKES can happen at any age, but high blood pressure, smoking and diet, among other lifestyle factors, could be the reason for an increase in younger people.
  
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• I share Stephen Hawking’s passion for the NHS. But he is wrong on our policy | Jeremy Hunt

  27-08-2017 07:00
  Hawking’s criticism of the direction of the health service is misguided. I think we are improving quality of care, and I want the NHS to remain state fundedI am afraid Professor Stephen Hawking, writing in the Guardian, is once again wrong in his characterisation of government policy towards the NHS. Related: Jeremy Hunt can attack me all he wants – but he is wrong to say the NHS is working | Stephen Hawking I have said many times that I don’t believe staff have ever worked har
  
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• How mosquitoes find us in the dark | Daniel Glaser

  27-08-2017 07:00
  No matter how well you cover up, mosquitoes always seem to find a way through the netting. How do they do it and is there anything you can do to ward them off?As many of us discover at this time of year, when it comes to humans, mosquitoes have preferences. Their behaviour is fairly sophisticated, even if they do have tiny brains.However it’s only the female mosquito that seeks us out, needing the proteins in our blood to produce their eggs. One of the most powerful clues they follow is ca
  
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• This Insurance Company Just Outed Thousands Of People Who Are HIV Positive

  27-08-2017 04:52
  It is a huge violation of privacy.
  
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• 'A pedometer saved my life': How I became fit in my 60s

  27-08-2017 01:04 via bbc.co.uk
  After decades of eating and drinking too much, Graham Ward was diagnosed with type II diabetes.
  
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• Viagra and the morning after pill could be delivered by drones following successful trials

  27-08-2017 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  VIAGRA and the morning after pill could be delivered by drone following successful UK trials.
  
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