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| Chlamydia Testing and Young People by Self Diagnosis |
Topic: Sexual Health |
| More and more young people are clued up to the importance of a Chlamydia test; London’s Office of National Statistics has shown a dramatic increase in awareness. |
| Published: Saturday 14 June, 2008 |
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| Cranberries could help in treatment of stomach ulcers by Self Diagnosis |
Topic: General Health |
| It has been known for quite some time that a urinary tract infection (UTI) can be treated with cranberries.
A less well known benefit of cranberries is their ability to help to treat a stomach ulcer.
Urine infections and stomach ulcers are both caused by bacteria.
The bacteria that ca... |
| Published: Friday 09 November, 2007 |
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| More men need to take chlamydia test by Self Diagnosis |
Topic: Sexual Health |
| A new strategy aimed at increasing the number of men in England screened for chlamydia has been launched.
Since 2003 the number of people tested for the sexually transmitted infection has risen but the proportion of men having checks still remains far too low. |
| Published: Friday 09 November, 2007 |
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| Broccoli 'stops' prostate cancer by Self Diagnosis |
Topic: Mens Health |
| Prostate cancer, developed from cells within the prostate gland, is the most common cancer in UK men and kills one man an hour in the UK with 32,000 cases diagnosed every year.
The lifetime risk for contracting the disease is one in four. |
| Published: Thursday 25 October, 2007 |
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| Call to restrict antibiotic use in urine infections by Self Diagnosis |
Topic: Womens Health |
| Doctors in Scotland have been advised to reduce the amount of antibiotics used to treat urine infections such as cystitis and other bladder infections.
The step is being recommended in an effort to stop the growth of superbugs that are resistant to treatment. |
| Published: Monday 22 October, 2007 |
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| Toddlers 'should be tested for cholesterol to prevent heart dise by Self Diagnosis |
Topic: Childrens Health |
| Researchers believe that toddlers should be given a cholesterol test to help prevent heart disease in later life.
A cholesterol test could be carried out at the same time as vaccinations at the age of 15 months. |
| Published: Monday 22 October, 2007 |
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| Male infertility and chlamydia by Self Diagnosis |
Topic: Sexual Health |
| New research has shown that chlamydia can make men infertile by damaging the quality of their sperm.
A chlamydia infection can remain undetected due to the absence of symptoms and has long been known to threaten female fertility. It now appears that it can present similar risks for men. |
| Published: Monday 15 October, 2007 |
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| Most stomach ulcers are caused by bacterial infection by Self Diagnosis |
Topic: General Health |
| It has been shown that the bacterium Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) plays a key role in the development of both stomach ulcers and duodenal ulcers and it is now firmly established that the bacterium causes more than 90% of duodenal (intestinal) ulcers and up to 80% of stomach (gastric) ulcers.
B... |
| Published: Friday 21 September, 2007 |
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| A simple screening test can reduce the risk of lo by Self Diagnosis |
Topic: General Health |
| Diabetic disease of the retina (diabetic retinopathy) can affect anyone who has diabetes and generally, you won’t notice any symptoms until the disease is well advanced. Early detection is the key to successful treatment, so it is very important for everyone with diabetes to have a simple, annual sc... |
| Published: Wednesday 12 September, 2007 |
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| 1 in 10 of us have chlamydia and we don’t even realise it by Self Diagnosis |
Topic: Sexual Health |
| Government statistics say that 1in 10 of us has chlamydia and we don’t know about it. The actual figure is probably closer to 17%! |
| Published: Monday 30 July, 2007 |
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