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Deafness
21st May 2008
There are thought to be 9 million deaf and hard of hearing people in the UK, with nearly 700,000 of these being profoundly (or completely) deaf. Although people can be born deaf, the most common...
Caffeine and Dementia
21st May 2008
Previous studies that have cited coffee consumption as a potential defence against Alzheimer's disease may be explained by new research published in the excitingly named Journal of Neuroinflamation,...
Strokes
20th May 2008
Strokes happen when normal blood flow to the brain is shut off, starving the brain of oxygen and vital nutrients, and damaging or ultimately even killing brain cells. Every year over 100,000 people...
Meningitis B Vaccine
18th May 2008
Meningitis is often cited as one of the prime concerns parents have for their children's health - particularly in babies and young children. Its symptoms include a sudden fever, headache, rashes and...
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
17th May 2008
According to figures released in 2005, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) affects nearly 64 thousand adults in the UK. One of the more alarming aspects of this figure is that it is thought that up to...
Leukaemia
16th May 2008
Leukaemia is a form of cancer that damages the proper functioning of white blood cells in the body, thereby harming the body's ability to fight off infection. If the disease develops gradually it is...
Glaucoma and Blindness in over 40's
16th May 2008
The primary cause of preventable blindness within the UK comes from a a family of diseases that affect the optic nerve, called Glaucoma. Glaucoma is generally caused by a build-up of pressure within...
The Risk of an Influenza Pandemic
13th May 2008
In our last article we mentioned plans to protect the income of GP's and when, they need to suspend their usual practice in order to combat an influenza pandemic. In this article we are going to look...
General Practitioners' Income Protected in Case of Pandemic
13th May 2008
NHS Employers and the BMA's General Practitioners Committee (GPC) have come to an agreement concerning the nature of the service and resources offered by the General Medical Services (GMS) - that's GP...
The Causes of Coronary Heart Disease (CHD)
12th May 2008
The most common cause of CHD is a build up of fatty tissue along the inside walls of the arteries, most relevantly the arteries leading to and from the heart (the coronary arteries). Medically this...
