Archive for June, 2009

Ovarian Cancer Diagnosed As IBS

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

Lindy Waldron was shocked t discover she had ovarian cancer after previously being wrongly diagnosed with irratbale bowel syndrome (IBS).
The woman, a 59 year old librarian from East Sussex said, “I began to experience right-sided abdominal pain, which became persistent and eventually kept me awake at night.
“Very worried and convinced I had bowel cancer, [...]

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Warnings Over A Heatwave In England

Monday, June 29th, 2009

OK people, you better hunt out your kaftans, straw hats, jumbo water bottles and 50 factor sunscreen, because believe it or not, the usually drizzly little country that is England is heading for a meltdown of hot hot hot proportions – that’s right – there’s a heat wave coming your way! Well those [...]

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Diocese Reccomends Against Wine During Communion To Stop Spread Of Swine Flu

Friday, June 26th, 2009

It seems swine flu has managed to infiltrate the firm grip of religious traditions after the Catholic Diocese of Plymouth has announced wine should not be offered as part of Communion for the time being in order to halt the spread of the robust disease.
Churches will be receiving a letter from the Diocese asking them [...]

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More Fat In Supermarket Salads Than A Big Mac & Fries

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

A report revealed today that some pre-packaged shop bought salads have more fat in them than a Big Mac and fries.
Which? has identified options at Morrisons and Asda are the most unhealthy choices.
The Smedleys Atlantic Prawn Marie Rose Salad, available at a few supermarkets including Morrisons, comes in at a whopping 855 calories and 66.3g [...]

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Antony Worral Thompson Joins Campaign To Lift Smoking Ban

Wednesday, June 24th, 2009

TV chef and restaurateur Antony Worral Thompson has become an additional member of a campaign group demanding the smoking ban be amended.
Thompson, along with MPs from three of the main political parties are asking for a more relaxed attitude to the strict ban after many venues are losing money, making staff redundant and even [...]

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Taste Buds Are Defined By Where You’re From

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

In the Midlands it’s strong curry flavours that excite the taste buds, while up north in Scotland they prefer rich creamy textures to savour.
New food researchers have discovered that a person’s taste in food is based on the region they come from.
Scientists at the University of Nottingham identified that like different regional accents, our taste [...]

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Miracle Drug Breakthrough For Prostate Cancer

Monday, June 22nd, 2009

Two men are celebrating their lives after they were treated with a new radical drug which in essence, cured their inoperable prostate cancer.
Doctors at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota in the US, where the men were being treated, were overwhelmed with the results.
The urologist heading the team that treated them, Dr Eugene Kwon said, “This [...]

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New Arthritis Drug Slows Development Of The Disease

Thursday, June 18th, 2009

A new study poses the possibility of using a drug normally reserved for those who are severely disabled in order to treat early stage rheumatoid arthritis.
In the trials the advanced antibody drug, rituximab had significant reduction effects on patients who had only recently developed the disease.
Up to half a million people in the UK are [...]

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Cooking Carrots Whole Gives Extra Cancer Protection

Wednesday, June 17th, 2009

New research has proven that we can up our cancer fighting skills merely by popping our vibrant carrots into the pot whole to cook, rather than chopping them up first. Could it really be that easy? Yes – and in fact there is even a suggestion they taste nicer this way too!
So OK, you may [...]

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Men More Likely To Die From Cancer Than Women

Tuesday, June 16th, 2009

New research released today reveals that men have a 40 per cent higher risk of dying from cancer than women. In addition they are 70 per cent more likely to die from cancers where both men and women are affected, excluding breast cancer and prostate cancer.
The statistics have been compiled as part of a [...]

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