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Sewage in our Rivers

The sheer quantity of raw sewage being dumped into Britain’s rivers and coastal areas is a scandal and a disgrace.

14 Sep 2022
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Veterans 'need more mental care'

More must be done to help military service veterans with mental health problems, a Commons Defence Committee report has found. The committee said the identification and treatment of veterans relies too much on luck and good intentions.

19 Feb 2008
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NHS psoriasis care 'inconsistent'

Much NHS care for people with the skin condition psoriasis is seriously lacking, a report has said. The Royal College of Physicians and the British Association of Dermatologists surveyed 100 UK dermatology units.

19 Feb 2008
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Brain drug target discovery in MS

US researchers have found two potential targets for treating multiple sclerosis after an extensive trawl through proteins in the brain. Comparison of 2,538 proteins from MS patients with those from healthy brains showed damage in two proteins not before linked to the disease. In mice blocking the effects of the proteins led to reversal of symptoms, the study in Nature reported.

19 Feb 2008
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Stem cell hope for bone fractures

UK scientists hope to mend shattered bones and damaged cartilage using a patient's own stem cells. They are developing a "bioactive scaffold" to protect the stem cells and encourage them to grow into bone or cartilage when placed in the body.

19 Feb 2008
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Disabled crash victim gets £6.3m

A 23-year-old Tyneside man left severely disabled after a car crash has been awarded £6.3m damages. David Dei-Ceci, was on his way to a camping trip in Kielder Forest in 2002, when the car in which he was a passenger crashed into a field. He was thrown from the vehicle and sustained brain injuries, leaving him requiring round-the-clock, live-in care for the rest of his life. Mr Dei-Ceci, of Newcastle, was 17 at the time of the crash in 2002.

19 Feb 2008
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