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 new way of treating serious asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) attacks could be a “game-changer” and is theContinue Reading
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People in England and Wales are not allowed assistance to die, even when they are terminally ill and wish to end their lives. Those wishing to access assisted death sometimes choose to travel to countries where it is legal, but this can lead to legal problems if others help themContinue Reading
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Do you know what's in it? Jag cz/Shutterstock Six tourists who were staying at a youth hostel in Vang Vieng, Laos, have died of methanol poisoning. The methanol was believed to be in contaminated drinks. Methanol – a colourless, tasteless liquid – is extremely toxic. As little as 60ml canContinue Reading
The parents of a four-year-old boy with cystic fibrosis, whose gene pairing makes him “one of 50 cases in the world” have raised more than £30,000 to help fight the currently incurable condition. Duane and Deborah McCreadie’s son Xander was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis (CF) – a condition 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 A California infant has died and at least 10 other people have fallen ill in an outbreak of listeria food poisoning.Continue Reading
