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59-year-old’s ‘stress’ turned out to be Alzheimer’s disease
Dementia symptoms can be extremely subtle and vague at the outset, making them hard to pick up. They also vary…
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B.C. disease centre says flu shows signs of decline, with no new deaths of children
VANCOUVER – The B.C. Centre For Disease Control says there are signs influenza is on a “steady decline” in the…
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For the first time in 20 years, sickness and disease is on the rise among Australians
Key Points The Australian Burden of Disease Study measures the years of healthy life lost. Since 2003, there has been…
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The consistency of your poo can signal you have fatty liver disease
“Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease was more prevalent in diarrhoea versus normal bowel patterns or constipation in adjusted analyses.” It concluded:…
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Mum told she had Crohn’s disease given just 14 months to live
A mum-of-two who thought she had Crohn’s disease was given the devastating news that she only had 14 months to live…
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The smell of fatty liver disease may be picked up on your ‘breath’
This means it will have trouble filtering out toxic substances, which may cause significant collateral damage to other organs. Medline…
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Alzheimer’s disease could be detected in your pee, new study suggests
Alzheimer’s is the most common form of dementia – a currently incurable neurodegenerative condition which affects millions around the world.…
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Doddie Weir lost his ‘battle’ against motor neurone disease – signs
Diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND) in December 2016, Doddie Weir died six years later in November, 2022. The sportsman,…
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Work stress ‘linked to higher risk of cardiovascular disease’ – doctor
Work is something we all have to do, and some days or weeks it is better than others. However, too…
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The history of the name ‘monkeypox’ — and why it’s being changed to ‘mpox’
Monkeypox will be getting a new name, following a global consultation with experts, in a move designed to avoid discrimination…
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