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Toe with gout inflammation PJjaruwan/Shutterstock “The Queen’s had an attack of gout! Hurry!” So exclaimed the crotchety Mrs Meg in Yorgos Lanthimos’s The Favourite, in which Olivia Colman plays a moribund and overweight Queen Anne. The queen was afflicted with, among many other conditions, gout – a disorder which causesContinue Reading
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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 Following the first-ever treatment for spinal muscular atrophy in the womb, physicians say a 2-year-old girl shows no signs of theContinue Reading
Marben/Shutterstock Popularised in the 2009 Drew Barrymore film, Whip It, roller derby is one of the fastest growing sports for women worldwide – particularly in the US. While this roller speed-skating competition was originally established as a marathon race in the 1930s, the modern, kick-ass, punk-inspired, version began in theContinue 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 Hundreds of people in England with aggressive blood cancer are set to benefit from an innovative new treatment that reprogrammes aContinue Reading
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vebboy/Shutterstock Google “improve leg circulation” and you may see sponsored ads for electronic muscle stimulators that claim to boost blood flow to your feet. But is there any evidence they work? Peripheral artery disease is a surprisingly common condition affecting more than one in ten people aged over 65 inContinue 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 Nurture is more influential than nature when it comes to number of major diseases and premature death, according to a newContinue Reading
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