8 h. ago New wonder drug combo ‘HALVES the risk of deadly prostate cancer spread’

MEN with aggressive prostate cancer could benefit from a new drug combination that slows cancer growth, scientists say. Adding a drug already used against ovarian and fallopian tube cancers to standard prostate cancer treatment could slash the risk of tumour growth by 48 per cent, a University College London (UCL) study found. The treatment -...

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10 h. ago New hope for prostate patients as study shows treatment can slow cancer growth

Patients with certain genetic mutations were found to have the most benefit from the combination of drugs.

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5 d. ago NHS could save billions each year by having pharmacists review patients’ medication, study reveals

The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) estimate medicine checks will save money and also reduce hospital stays

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8 d. ago New study reveals patients don’t have to lose weight to avoid deadly disease

It challenges the long-held belief that weight loss is the main way to lower diabetes risk

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9 d. ago Singing songs by Elvis and The Beatles can help lung patients – study

A new study saw patients given singing therapy in group sessions online.

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1 week ago Families say Huntington's treatment breakthrough brings 'hope'

A 'groundbreaking' new treatment could slow Huntington's disease for the first time ever

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2 w. ago Powerful antipsychotic drugs given to dementia patients outside of guidelines, study finds

Patients are on antipsychotics for longer than the recommended 3 months, a study found

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3 w. ago The single exercise that kills cancer cells, scientists reveal in new study

Just one bout of a popular exercise could reduce the risk of inflammatory proteins and slow the growth of cancer cells, a study from Edith Cowan University in Australia has found.

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