Health visitors in south Wales set to strike after NHS employer ignores job evaluation appeal
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People with resistant hypertension and sleep apnoea have an increased risk of congestive heart failure, new study results suggests.
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Researchers recommend supervised exercise therapy for knee injuries
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New research puts scientists a step closer to tackling the degenerative disease
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About 6,000 ED visits a year in England and Wales could be prevented by increasing alcohol prices, say researchers
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Taking medications inappropriately is putting older people at risk of death and hospitalisation, study finds
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Review of ‘Inherited DNA: repair gene mutations in men with metastatic prostate cancer’
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Children with epilepsy need targeted strategies to ensure they get enough vitamin D, Malaysian researchers say.
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Proportion of new mothers in England who smoke has fallen to the lowest level since relevant statistics were first published
Alcoholic liver disease significantly greater in ‘wet’ counties than ‘dry’
UK researchers find strong link between poor access to care and higher numbers of admissions
Current age threshold of 40 should be halved say UK researchers.
Use of all evidence-based practices could have saved 18% of deaths finds study
More late-stage lung cancer diagnoses among 50-64s than in 65-69 age group
Established benefits of wholegrain over refined grain are quantified by study
