Anthony Camnetar remembers the first time he was told that he had von Hippel-Lindau syndrome, a rare genetic disorder. He
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Treating high blood pressure in stroke survivors more aggressively, could cut deaths by one-third, according to new research in Journal
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In this article, we describe conditions that can lead to a tickle in the chest, how to tell if the
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For decades, clinicians treating multiple sclerosis (MS) have interpreted the appearance of new or expanding brain lesions on magnetic resonance
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The news an elderly relative has broken a hip tends to sound alarm bells, perhaps more than breaking another bone
Continue reading »‘Disneyland for Big Tobacco’—how Indonesia’s lax smoking laws are getting the next generation hooked
With more than 260m people, Indonesia is the biggest economy in South-East Asia. The country’s young population – 37% are
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