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'Morgellons IS real': Thousands claim to suffer from the agonising skin condition but doctors claim it is psychological



Victoria Vigors first noticed the condition when a strange oily substance leaked from her scalp and later tiny white granules started to 'come out' of her pores.

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:08:05 GMT

Alzheimer's questionnaire: Test that can reveal if YOU are at risk



The Alzheimer's Questionnaire, which is almost 90 per cent accurate, measures mild cognitive impairment – the slight memory lapses that can be a precursor of the disease.

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:14:40 GMT

Number of cancer cases set to rise 30% by 2030 due to ageing population



The UK ranks 16th out of 27 countries in the European Union for the predicted rise in cases, according to the data published by the World Cancer Research Fund.

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:05:40 GMT

Royal College of GPs says Health and Social Care bill should be scrapped



Members of the Royal College of General Practitioners have written to the Prime Minister declaring their outright opposition to the plans.

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:45:21 GMT

These sisters grew up without a mother. Now they've made an extraordinary sacrifice in the hope their children won't suffer as they did



Losing their 32-year-old mother, Rita, to breast cancer in 1986, when they were 12, seven and four, Luan, Kim and Jemma share an exceptional closeness.

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:33:16 GMT

Breast cancer: The moving moment a six-year-old girl clips her cancer-stricken mother's hair to prepare her for chemotherapy



In the intimate video Lola Etchells, 6, is also shown shaving the head of her mother Sara, 44, from Greater Manchester, who was diagnosed with breast cancer last September.

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:27:44 GMT

'Fluid biopsy' could transform cancer treatment by making tumour cells glow in the dark



Researchers at the Scripps Research Institute in California have developed a way of attaching fluorescent 'tags' to cancer cell proteins, making them glow under special light conditions.

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:22:29 GMT

Bed sores: How does your local hospital compare?



Pressure ulcers as they are officially called, are thought to affect 412,000 patients annually. More than 27,000 people died with bedsores or infected wounds in 2010.

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:13:01 GMT

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