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Warmer UK weather adding to spread of fruit tree diseases

Royal Horticultural Society links spread of orchard infections to heatwave with trees still at risk

The Guardian - UK

PIP health conditions most-likely to be given a weekly payment of up to £156 from DWP

A new claim for PIP or Adult Disability Payment could help with daily living or mobility costs.

Daily Record

New disease caused by plastics discovered in seabirds

Natural History Museum scientists say plasticosis, which scars digestive tract, likely to affect other types of bird too

The Guardian - UK

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'Naughty' dog who got rejected by eight different homes lands job saving lives

In this week's Pet Club, Asher the cocker spaniel saves lives sniffing out human diseases, Worcester firefighters fall in love with a rescued puppy and train staff in Middlesex find a duck in a nappy

Daily Mirror

Mayo Clinic Minute: Who should be screened for colorectal cancer?

Colorectal cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer death in the U.S. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and the Multi-Society Task Force on colon cancer encourage patients to start screening at age 50 unless they have other risk factors like family history or inflammatory diseases that could predispose them…

Tribune News Service

Dementia care programs help, if caregivers can find them

There’s no cure, yet, for Alzheimer’s disease. But dozens of programs developed in the past 20 years can improve the lives of both people living with dementia and their caregivers.

Tribune News Service

When Sushmita Sen spoke about her 'traumatising' experience after being diagnosed with Addison's disease

Sushmita Sen informed her fans on Thursday that she suffered a heart attack a few days ago and that she is currently recovering from it. In the past, the actress had opened up about being diagnosed with Addison’s disease in 2014.

The Times of India

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CPAC crowd boos Anthony Fauci during cable news compilation on Covid origins

The CPAC audience erupted into shouts and boos when the former White House expert on infectious disease joined the montage

The Independent UK

'Artificial intelligence can save NHS time and money with heart scans'

The Mirror's Dr Miriam Stoppard on the exciting medical news that AI can now help speed up the diagnosis of heart disease – and it only takes a minute

Daily Mirror

Bad dreams linked to dementia risk

Bad dreams in children linked to a higher risk of dementia and Parkinson’s disease in adulthood, experts found

Salon

Older adults who walk more ‘less likely to have a heart attack or stroke’

Walking an additional 500 steps per day was associated with a 14% lower risk of heart disease, stroke or heart failure, research suggests.

The Independent UK

Ibiza put on dengue fever alert after tourists catch disease on holiday island

Authorities in Ibiza say the risk of dengue is low across the Spanish island but from May to November the risk is likely to become moderate with vigilance set to be stepped up by governments

Daily Mirror

11-minute exercise that cuts risks of stroke, cancer and heart disease, say scientists

Scientists have detailed their findings

Nottingham Post

Expert says 11 minute exercise cuts risk of cancer and heart disease

According to research the exercise cuts cancer, stroke and heart disease risks

Liverpool Echo

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UK ministers considered 'culling all cats' at start of Covid-19 pandemic

Former NHS Test and Trace chief Lord Bethell said the concern about pets showed how little was known about the disease at the outbreak of the pandemic in 2020

Daily Record

Family pay tribute to selfless dad who died suddenly from rare flesh-eating disease

Darren Counter, 53, passed away when pain in his leg which quickly developed into necrotising fasciitis, which sadly killed him 36 hours later.

WEKU

Where this doctor finds hope amid her country's record cholera outbreak

Treating cholera has been a passion for Bangladeshi scientist Firdausi Qadri. She reflects on her career and inspirations, cholera's scourge, as well as successes in combating the disease.

Daily Mirror

GMB's Susanna Reid horrified as government 'considered asking people to kill their pet cats'

Susanna Reid was left stunned on Good Morning Britain today as she discussed claims that the government had considered asking people to kill their cats to prevent the spread of coronavirus at the start of the pandemic

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Los Angeles Times

Robin Abcarian: Mask mandates? COVID origins? Why are we still having these debates?

On Monday, the White House announced there is no consensus in the Biden administration about whether COVID-19 sprang from a leak in a virus laboratory in China or was the result of a leap from another species to humans.

Tribune News Service

We’ve had 25 million flu cases in 2023. Will we see a second wave?

ATLANTA -- As of Feb. 24, Atlanta’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated 25 million illnesses, 280,000 hospitalizations and 18,000 deaths from the flu this season. With that in mind, the CDC also reported that influenza activity is low nationwide as of Feb. 18. The virus certainly made an…

Wales Online

Five changes in your mouth that could be symptoms of serious illnesses

Your mouth can tell you if you have a problem with everything from blood and bones to your heart and pancreas

The New Daily

Alert as white spot outbreak forces partial prawn lockdown

Prawn farmers are on high alert after the contagious and deadly disease white spot was detected at a second prawn facility in northern NSW.

AAP

White spot outbreak forces partial prawn lockdown

A deadly disease that hammered the Asian prawn industry has hit Australian producers, sending prawns from NSW's Clarence Estuary into a biosecurity lockdown.

AAP

Tasmanian devil cancer found in 'disease-free' area

A Tasmanian devil in the state's northwest has been found with a deadly facial tumour disease in an area thought to be free of the cancer.

ABC News

White spot disease detected on second NSW prawn farm, DPI extends restrictions

The latest detection on the state's North Coast is the second this year. Authorities have linked the two cases, but the source of the infection remains a mystery.

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