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Cracks in the skin of eczema patients promote allergic diseases

July 17, 2019 allergic, Cracks, diseases, eczema, in, of, patients, promote, Skin, the

Infants who develop eczema are more likely to develop food allergies, hay fever and asthma as they grow older, a

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Study pinpoints cell types affected in brains of multiple sclerosis patients

July 17, 2019 affected, brain's, cell, in, multiple, of, patients, pinpoints, sclerosis, study, Types

Scientists have discovered that a specific brain cell known as a ‘projection neuron’ has a central role to play in

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1 in 10 patients are infected in hospital, and it’s not always with what you think

July 15, 2019 1, 10, ALWAYS, and, Are, hospital, in, infected, It's, not, patients, Think, What, with, you.

Most people expect hospital treatment to make them better. But for some, a stay in hospital can actually make them

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Shingles vaccine safely prevents outbreaks among stem cell transplant patients

July 10, 2019 among, cell, outbreaks, patients, prevents, Safely, Shingles, stem, transplant, vaccine

A newer form of shingles vaccine reduced outbreaks of the painful rash among patients who were transplanted with their own

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Heart attack patients with diabetes may benefit from cholesterol-lowering injections

July 2, 2019 attack, benefit, Cholesterol-Lowering, Diabetes, From, heart, Injections, may, patients, with

Regular injections of a cholesterol-cutting drug could reduce the risk of heart attack or stroke in patients with diabetes and

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An effort to stop the revolving door for hospital patients may be spinning its wheels

July 1, 2019 an, be, Door:, effort, for, hospital, It's, may, patients, revolving, spinning, Stop, the, to, wheels

Every American hospital has two front doors: The real one, and an imaginary revolving door. Any patient who winds up

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ALS patients may benefit from more glucose

June 27, 2019 ALS, benefit, From, glucose, may, more, patients

Increased glucose, transformed into energy, could give people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, improved mobility and a longer life,

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NHS isn’t warning bowel cancer patients that their chemo can kill them

June 22, 2019 'Chemo, bowel, Can, cancer, Isn't, KILL, NHS, patients, that, Their, them, Warning

The NHS still isn’t warning bowel cancer patients that their chemo can kill them – despite eight months passing since

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What influences critical care doctors in withdrawing life support for patients with brain injury?

June 17, 2019 brain, care, critical, Doctors, for, in, influences, injury, life, patients, Support, What, with, withdrawing

Decisions to withdraw life support treatments in critically ill patients with severe brain injury are complicated, are based on many

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NHS staff who don’t get flu jab could ‘wear a label’ to warn patients

June 6, 2019 A, Could, Don't, flu, get, jab, label, NHS, patients, staff, to, warn, Wear, Who

NHS staff who don’t get the flu vaccine ‘could wear a LABEL’ because patients have the right to know and

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