The World Health Organization (WHO) today released its first global guidelines for the management of diabetes during pregnancy, a condition affecting about one in six pregnancies – or 21 million women annually. The new recommendations provide…
Category: 6. Health
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New study shows ageing may help prevent cancer growth
Scientists at Stanford University have discovered that older mice develop far fewer and less aggressive lung tumours than younger ones, challenging the long-held belief that cancer risk rises with age.
A new study led by Stanford…
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Scientists develop tiny robots that can swim through your blood to fight strokes
The technology has been successfully tested in realistic vessel models and in large animals and could pave the way for novel therapies in the future. …Continue Reading
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Fifth bird flu case confirmed in Norfolk poultry site on top of four in Suffolk
A fifth case of bird flu has been confirmed at a commercial poultry site in Norfolk.
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said the H5N1 virus was confirmed at a premises near Poringland, Norfolk, and at another premises…
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Antibiotic Susceptibility of Nocardia Clinical Isolates Collected from Chinese Patients — China, 2014–2024
The sample sources were diverse, including eye secretions, sputum, abscesses, blood, bronchoalveolar lavage fluid,…Continue Reading
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Two Trials Shed New Light on Stroke Prevention in AF – Medscape
- Two Trials Shed New Light on Stroke Prevention in AF Medscape
- Ablation reduces stroke risk for AFib and may remove need for some types of blood thinners www.heart.org
- LAA closure fails to achieve non-inferiority versus standard care in AF…
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James Norton is Thriving With Type 1 Diabetes, On and Off Screen
This past month James Norton has graced our screens as the charismatic foreman Sean Rafferty in House of Guinness, the new Netflix drama set amid Ireland’s brewing heritage.
Rugged, warm and quietly commanding, James once again shows why…
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How to safeguard children and the elderly from winter pneumonia
Reports of respiratory infection, especially pneumonia, will surge with winter now kicking over and its chill. The two most vulnerable groups are children younger than five and older adults over sixty due to low levels of immunity and…
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World Diabetes Day
By Dr Catharina Boehme, Officer-in-Charge, WHO South-East Asia
Diabetes, a chronic metabolic disease, can lead to life-threatening damage to the heart, kidneys, nerves, and eyes if diagnosed late or managed poorly. It remains a significant…
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