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3 days ago |
businessandamerica.com | Luke Chafer
A leading skin expert has warned that far too many are mistaking potentially deadly skin cancers for harmless bug bites. In an Instagram video viewed 300,000 times, dermatologist Dr Aleksandra Brown, said that thousands could be risking their lives by dismissing the second most common form of skin cancer — squamous cell carcinoma. More than 25,000 people in the UK are diagnosed with the condition every year.
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3 days ago |
businessandamerica.com | Luke Chafer
An asthma drug has been found to slash the risk of patients with a debilitating lung disease ending up in hospital. Trials have shown that a monthly injection of mepolizumab significantly reduces severe symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Some 30,000 Britons die from COPD each year, making it the third-biggest killer disease in the UK. About 1.2million adults in Britain have the disease and cases are predicted to rise by 40 per cent in the next six years.
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5 days ago |
dailymail.co.uk | Luke Chafer
Middle-aged men are being bombarded with social media ads for bizarre-looking exercise machines that makers claim can solve everything from poor bedroom performance to frequent urination. The pop-ups on Facebook and Instagram suggest these ‘kegel trainer’ devices – which are held between the thighs and squeezed to strengthen the muscles in the pelvis – will make users ‘a monster in bed’, ‘boost testosterone’ and ‘halt embarrassing leaks’.
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1 week ago |
dailymail.co.uk | Luke Chafer
A light-based therapy used to treat skin cancer could offer hope for millions living with a skin condition. Rosacea, which causes facial redness, flushing, spots and sensitivity to touch, has few treatments and often flares up repeatedly. Now research suggests a procedure called photodynamic therapy (PDT) may hold promise in easing the inflammation in rosacea.
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1 week ago |
msn.com | Luke Chafer
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