Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email A man who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in his thirties after struggling to walk had been told he was “too young”Continue Reading
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Yulia Furman/Shutterstock The potential role of vitamin D in preventing and treating colorectal cancer (CRC) has attracted growing research interest – especially as CRC rates are rising, particularly among younger adults. This isn’t a new area of study. Low vitamin D levels have long been linked to a higher riskContinue Reading
sruilk/Shutterstock One of the most common concerns patients bring to the dental chair is receding gums. Often, the immediate assumption is: “I must have gum disease.” While this can be true, gum recession isn’t always a clear-cut sign of disease. In fact, many people don’t notice any problem until theyContinue Reading
Lomb/Shutterstock “My only regret in life is that I didn’t drink enough champagne,” the English economist and philosopher John Maynard Keynes (1883–1946) is reported to have said. As it turns out, there may be a surprising ounce of truth to that quote. Picture this: a glass of champagne – bubbly,Continue Reading
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email A BBC doctor has explained why stress can cause your hair to turn grey. Dr Xand van Tulleken, who is knownContinue Reading
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email Florida health officials announced this week that an individual at Fort Lauderdale’s Dillard High School had contracted tuberculosis. The case wasContinue Reading
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Peter JB Hancock, CC BY-ND Have you ever been ignored by someone you knew when you bumped into them in the street or at an event? If so, you probably thought they were being rude. But they might have face blindness – a condition officially known as developmental prosopagnosia. InContinue Reading
