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10Aug

The Pneumococcal Vaccine

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What is Pneumococcal disease? Pneumococci are a family of bacteria, otherwise known as Streptococcus pneumoniae, which are a common cause of chest, ear, sinus and other infections. There are many different subtypes (known as serotypes) and not all of them are harmful to people. The most serious forms of pneumococcal infection in adults are serious […]
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06Aug

Coeliac Disease

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What do you know about Coeliac Disease? Coeliac disease is a lifelong disease present from infancy but which is most often not diagnosed until adult life.  It generally presents with a variety of gastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhoea, bloating, flatulence, abdominal pain and weight loss, but may also present with a number of non-gastrointestinal abnormalities […]
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18Jun

Chronic Cough

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Do you suffer from chronic cough? New treatments are being explored. Chronic cough is defined as a cough which persists for more than eight weeks. There have been various guidelines and definitions in the past for health professionals about how to further investigate, diagnose and treat chronic cough. In people who are non-smokers or don’t […]
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22Feb

Type 2 Diabetes

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We all know now that Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) has attained epidemic proportions around the world.  While it is undoubtedly closely linked to the rising rates of obesity, there is good reason to question the long-held view that obesity is the cause of T2DM.  It may well be that the driver of T2DM – insulin […]
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21Feb

Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Infection

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  • Hepatitis B
HBV infection is one of the most prevalent serious chronic diseases in the world today, with over 300 million infected individuals. It leads to a spectrum of liver disease, ranging from acute through to chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis and primary liver cancer or hepatocellular cancer (HCC). As a result of Hepatitis B infection, HCC is the […]
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18Dec

Hepatitis C

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What is Hepatitis C? Hepatitis C is a disease caused by the Hepatitis C virus (HCV).  It causes chronic inflammation of the liver. Many people have no symptoms until the late stages of the disease, but it can cause persistent fatigue, nausea, loss of appetite or generalised aches. There are currently eleven different types of […]
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18Dec

How Do Clinical Trials Work?

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It  takes  many  years  of  research  and  testing  before  medications  come  onto  the  market. Evidence  is  required  to  show  it  is  safe,  and  that  it  works  as  well  as,  or  better,  than  current standard  treatments.  The  process  of  acquiring  this  evidence  is  very  tightly  regulated  and involves  performing  clinical  trials.  Sometimes,  even  if  a  drug  has  […]
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18Dec

Insomnia

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“The best cure for Insomnia is to get a lot of sleep” W.C. Fields. What is Insomnia? Insomnia, literally without sleep, is defined as having difficulty falling asleep, or maintaining sleep, or having non-restorative (light or poor quality of) sleep.  For a diagnosis of clinical insomnia, it must be associated with impaired function when you […]
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