3 d. ago Scientist verdict on 'rare incident' as mad cow disease found on UK farm

Experts say the risk of onward transmission of mad cow disease has been 'entirely removed'

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3 d. ago Mad cow disease explained: What is BSE and can humans get it?

The Animal and Plant Health Agency has reported a case of BSE in Essex

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4 d. ago FSA verdict on food safety risk after mad cow disease detected in UK

A single case of typical Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) was confirmed on an Essex farm

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5 d. ago What is the Gleason Score? Biden's cancer diagnosis explained and why his disease is hormone sensitive

Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer - but the fact that it is hormone sensitive may provide a ray of hope for his family.

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1 week ago Doctor urges all slim people over 30 to practise health hack that wards off heart attack

In a viral clip seen by over 250,000 people American anaesthesiologist Dr Myro Figura explains 30 is a crucial age for increased risk of heart disease.

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3 w. ago What is cryptosporidium? Symptoms of unpleasant disease spread by nasty parasite explained

Public Health Wales is investigating a suspected outbreak of cryptosporidium - sometimes known as crypto - following activity at Marlborough Grange Farm in Cowbridge, south Wales

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3 w. ago What is Hantavirus? Disease explained as autopsy confirms Gene Hackman's wife's cause of death

The actor's wife, Betsy Arakawa, died of the rare disease

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last month Typhoid fever symptoms explained amid fears Victorian disease becoming antibiotic resistant

At its worst typhoid can kill, but others who develop the fever can be left with a host of unpleasant symptoms that can take several months to recover from if left untreated

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