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 America’s cancer treatment centers are continuing to face a years-long cancer drug shortage with implications for patient care, a new surveyContinue Reading
A cheek swab can reveal inherited genetic variants that may influence how someone responds to certain medicines. Prostock-studio/Shutterstock Two people can take the same dose of the same medicine and have very different results. One may improve, while the other gets little benefit or develops serious side effects. Part ofContinue Reading
_H pylori_ is already known to cause gastric cancer. Liya Graphics/ Shutterstock A bacterium that can live quietly in the stomach for decades may have an unexpected connection with bowel cancer. A new study estimates that exposure to Helicobacter pylori (H pylori) could be associated with more than one inContinue Reading
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Every year, between 80,000 and 140,000 people die from snakebites worldwide. Hundreds of thousands more are left with amputated limbs or permanent disabilities. India accounts for roughly half of these deaths, with around 58,000 people dying from snakebites each year. Many of the victims are farmers, labourers and children inContinue 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 Scientists say they have uncovered genetic “footprints” responsible for 85 per cent of prostate cancers, offering vital insights into why theContinue Reading
Teenage girls are particularly prone to iron deficiency. MAYA LAB/ Shutterstock Fatigue is common among teenage girls and can have a substantial impact on their everyday life, including school attendance and social functioning. Iron deficiency and anaemia are often considered the most probable explanations for the symptoms of fatigue thatContinue 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 Drinking very hot beverages increases the risk of developing oesophageal cancer, the largest study into the subject has found. Financed byContinue Reading
