Cancer symptoms: Three surprising signs you might not associate with the disease
In the UK, the four most common types of cancer are breast cancer, bowel cancer, lung cancer and prostate cancer. But there are over 200 […]
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Don’t Count on 23andMe to Detect Most Breast Cancer Risks, Study Warns
In 2010, Dr. Pamela Munster mailed her saliva to 23andMe, a relatively new DNA testing company, and later opted in for a BRCA test. As […]
Read more‘Foul-smelling’ in girl’s nose had been growing for a decade
Doctors remove a ‘foul-smelling’ nasal stone from 15-year-old girl’s nose that had been slowly growing for around a decade Medically a rhinolith, it grows when mucus […]
Read moreNegative lose weight: the 10 fatal mistakes in dieting
These errors are common when Removing Anyone who wants to lose weight, is usually in error. The dreaded yo-yo effect is the most common side […]
Read more'There's an ouchy in my head': Little Ruby battles brain tumour
Yvonne Shannon has spoken about how her daughter Ruby was diagnosed with a brain tumour aged just two-and-a-half after she told her she had an […]
Read morePatients still in dark about public hospitals charging on the double
Thousands of people with health insurance are in the dark about attempts by State hospitals to charge them on the double for treatment. New research […]
Read moreThree-tier divide opens up as Vhi covers its private patients' costs for top cancer drugs
A “three-tier” system of access to expensive cancer drugs has emerged after it was confirmed Vhi will only cover the medicines for its insured patients […]
Read moreNew Brunswick nursing program cuts a ‘bit premature’: union president
Officials at the University of New Brunswick and Université de Moncton are voicing concern over a cut of almost $9-million in funding for nursing programs. […]
Read more‘I feel like they just don’t care’: The people waiting for mental health support in Atlantic Canada
For many people who deal with a mental illness, even seemingly simple daily tasks can be difficult. “I’m unable to work, I have trouble sleeping, […]
Read moreCan women trust the drugs only ever tested on men?
From Valium to ‘female Viagra’, drugs are on the market despite originally not being trialled on women… but would you take medicine that’s only been […]
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