A gene that triggers stroke and dementia by damaging vessels in the brain has been discovered, offering hope of new drugs for the two most
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TOT WITH RARE CONDITION MEANS SHE COULD DIE FROM COMMON COLD
A worried mum told yesterday (Thurs) how her three-year-old daughter suffers from a rare condition which means she could be killed – by a common
DAD MAY HAVE DIED AFTER ASBESTOS EXPOSURE WHILE CLEANING UP IRA ATTACK
A father-of-two died after being exposed to asbestos while he was part of the clean-up operation following an IRA bomb attack in 1996, an inquest
Breast Cancer: preventative measures could be taken for women at ‘high risk’
By Laura Moulden Women with a significant familial history of breast cancer could be offered preventative treatment on the NHS.
Rare skin condition leaves boy looking permanently sunburnt
A BOY born with a condition that causes him to look permanently sunburned has beaten bullying taunts aimed at his doting parents to start nursery.
Little girl who cannot eat
A BRAVE little girl can’t eat because a rare incurable disease makes her body suffer excruciating pain when she consumes food. But the courageous youngster
Tragedy of mother who ran for cancer charity, then died of cancer two weeks later
A MOTHER who ran the London Marathon for a cancer charity while unknowingly suffering from the very disease she was raising money for has tragically
Man nearly loses arm after catching flesh eating bug from terrapin
A HAIRDRESSER nearly died after he caught a lethal flesh-eating infection from his pet terrapin. David Lynch was on the verge of losing his arm