by Research Team | Nov 25, 2014 | Health News
This year’s flu shot may prove less effective than usual because the dominant virus now circulating has mutated significantly in the months since the vaccine was devised. The H3N2 strain – one of three targeted in this year’s flu vaccine – is...
by Research Team | Nov 25, 2014 | Health News
Mental health charities have called for an independent inquiry following the death of a “beautiful young woman and daughter” who reached 26st in weight after she was isolated in a padded room at a specialist unit for seven years. Mencap and The Challenging...
by Research Team | Nov 25, 2014 | Health News
A new and more potentially more accurate technique to diagnose prostate cancer without the need for invasive biopsies is being tested in a nationwide trial. The Prostate MRI Imaging Study is testing whether the use of advanced MRI scans can detect the condition...
by Research Team | Nov 25, 2014 | Health News
Only a tiny proportion of people who use e-cigarettes had never smoked before, latest figures published by the Office of National Statistics have shown. There had been concerns that e-cigarettes would normalise smoking or provide a gateway to nicotine addiction, but...
by Research Team | Nov 25, 2014 | Health News
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said 63 people from 10 states concentrated on the East Coast fell ill with salmonella linked to bean sprouts from a supplier in New York City. The CDC said the supplier, Wonton Food Inc. of Brooklyn, has agreed to stop...
