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What is the NHS digital health check and how can I get one?

A new digital health check has been launched by the NHS today in a bid to tackle heart disease

Evening Standard

UK neurologist is seeing great promise in Alzheimer's medication

Next week could mark a significant period in the lengthy and continuing effort to help those suffering with Alzheimer’s. The federal Food and Drug Administration is expected to stamp its approval on a new medication, one looked to for slowing the progression of the memory-loss disease.

WEKU

DWP explains the 57 medical conditions that could qualify you for £400 a month in disability living allowance

Millions are claiming some form of disability benefit

Wales Online

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Skin disease in orcas off North American coast concerns scientists

Lesions found on 99% of southern resident orcas studied on Pacific north-west coast

The Guardian - UK

The truth about emulsifiers: are they destroying our gut health?

The E numbers in food make bread softer and ice-cream silkier. But there is growing concern about how they might affect our microbiome

The Guardian - UK

Is gun violence an epidemic in the U.S.? Experts and history say it is

Deaths and injuries from guns in the U.S. have increased for years, mirroring the 1990s - the last time gun violence was considered an epidemic.

WEKU

Heart disease digital check-ups for over 40s being rolled out

People will be sent a home blood test kit and asked to complete an online questionnaire.

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Active COVID-19 cases in country dip to 1,549

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,44,60,690, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.18%.

The Hindu

How To Throw An At-Home Wine Tasting This Winter If Yr Wallet Is Begging You To Stay In RN

There are two things you’re absolutely guaranteed to see plastered all over your Instagram stories as soon as winter hits in Australia: folks traipsing around Europe and others heading to a vineyard for a cosy, weekend getaway. If you’ve been struck with a case of Cossie Livs disease this year,…

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India takes first step to remove animals from drug-testing process

Every drug in the market goes through a long journey of tests, each designed to check whether it can treat the disease for which it was created and whether it has any unintended harmful effects. For a long time, the first step of this process was to test the candidate…

The Hindu

Indonesia's Muslims celebrate Eid al-Adha with feasts after disease last year disrupted rituals

Muslims across Indonesia are celebrating Eid al-Adha, one of the biggest holidays in the Islamic calendar, with full meat-based feasts after fears of last year’s foot-and-mouth disease outbreak waned

The Independent UK

Digital health checks for over-40s in fight against heart disease

People will be sent a home blood test kit and asked to complete an online questionnaire.

The Independent UK

Vitamin D supplements may cut risk of heart attacks, trial suggests

The largest study of its kind may prove a link between vitamin D levels and the risk of cardiovascular disease

The Guardian - UK

Seven colon cancer risk factors men should know as experts warn of early cases

Men under the considered age for colon cancer screenings - 45 - should be aware of the risk factors that contribute to early onset of the disease.

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Daily Mirror

Parkinson's disease symptoms: Subtle change to your skin you should never ignore

Changes can include increased oily skin or flaking to the face and scalp, while excessive sweating could also be a sign of Parkinson's - although more likely while already on medication

The Guardian - UK

Genetic variant identified that may increase multiple sclerosis severity

Discovery could pave way for new treatments for condition that affects 2.9m people worldwide

The Independent UK

Is the US on the verge of a new malaria outbreak?

The last US outbreak of malaria was in 2003, with eight reported cases in Florida

The Guardian - UK

‘Gamechanging’ TB vaccine within reach after $500m pledge to run final trials

Joint deal between Gates Foundation and Wellcome to develop M72 jab could save 8.5 million lives and prevent 76 million cases

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The importance of cell cultures

"Lab-grown meat may improve animal welfare and be less likely to carry disease or cause food-borne illnesses"

Daily Mirror

Drinking alcohol weekly linked to 61 different diseases including several new ones

A new study from Oxford Population Health and Peking University has found that regularly consuming alcoholic beverages increases the risk of over 60 different diseases

Nottingham Post

Genetic breakthrough could lead to new treatments for multiple sclerosis

After sifting through 7.8million genetic variants, one was found to be associated with faster disease progression

Wales Online

Genetic breakthrough could mean new treatments for multiple sclerosis

After sifting through 7.8million genetic variants, one was found to be associated with faster disease progression

Nottingham Post

Scientists find gene that protects humans from being infected with bird flu

Bird flu is a disease that is spread among ducks, chickens, turkeys and quails

Wales Online

Scientists identify gene that stops humans from being infected with bird flu

Bird flu is a disease that is spread among ducks, chickens, turkeys and quails

Daily Mirror

New vaccine for killer illness is backed by UK charity amid fears of disease resurgence

Wellcome charity and Microsoft founder Bill Gates join forces to help co-fund final clinical trials of the most promising TB vaccine candidate in a century

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