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BBC Health News

• Opt-out donation plan 'will not increase donors' August 16, 2018
  It is harder to judge the deceased's wishes if there is no free choice in the decision, a study claims.
• Liver transplants 'may be unnecessary thanks to new drug treatment' August 16, 2018
  A cancer drug can unlock the liver's ability to regenerate, early stage research suggests.
• Sick babies at risk from lack of breathing tube monitoring August 16, 2018
  Half of neonatal units lack equipment to check babies are breathing properly, a study suggests.
• Judge throws out Scotland abortion pill challenge August 15, 2018
  A legal challenge against letting women take abortion pills at home in Scotland is thrown out.
• Surgeons' warning over Botox on High Street August 15, 2018
  It comes after Superdrug said it would start offering the treatment in one of its stores.

NHS Health News

• NHS Choices January 31, 2018
  Health A-Z Symptoms, conditions, medicines, treatments and guides Find conditions and treatments Live well Articles, videos and tools from the NHS on more than 100 topics, including alcohol, diet, fitness, tiredness and weight loss, giving you and your family tips on healthy living. Visit healthy living information Common Health Questions A comprehensive list of common […]
• Cancer treatment response may be affected by gut bacteria November 3, 2017
  "Gut bacteria 'boost' cancer therapy," BBC News reports. The news comes from research into whether people with cancer might respond differently to cancer treatment depending on the bacteria in their gut. Researchers specifically looked at a type of cancer treatment called immunotherapy. This involves stimulating the immune system to attack cancerous cells – in this […]
• Could a blood test in middle age predict dementia risk? November 2, 2017
  "Tissue inflammation blood test points to dementia risk," is the headline in The Times. Researchers in the US say people who have higher measures of inflammation in middle age are likely to have less brain tissue in some parts of their brain in older age. The differences in brain volume, seen on MRI scans, were […]
• Acid reflux drugs linked to increased stomach cancer risk November 1, 2017
  "A drug commonly used to treat acid reflux is linked to a more than doubled risk of developing stomach cancer," reports The Guardian. Researchers wanted to investigate whether there's a link between medicines known as proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) and stomach cancer. Widely used PPIs include esomeprazole, lansoprazole, omeprazole, pantoprazole and rabeprazole. PPIs are used […]
• Nutrient drink for Alzheimer's has disappointing result in trial October 31, 2017
  A new study investigating the effects of a nutrient drink for Alzheimer's disease has led to very different headlines in the media. While BBC News tells us the "Alzheimer's nutrient drink falters in clinical trial", the Daily Mirror reports the drink "could help stave off Alzheimer's disease, according to scientists". The trial investigated the effects […]