Asbestos and your health

Asbestos was once hailed as a miracle material that was resistant to heat, chemicals and water. Although it was banned in the UK in 1999, it is still found in our environment in older buildings where it was used as insulation, lagging and a construction material. Here, Rosie Rosati, health advocate for the Mesothelioma + […]

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Ebola outbreak in the DRC

As more cases of Ebola are confirmed in the Democratic Republic of Congo, two British experts comment on what is happening and how the virus may be contained. Dr Nicolas Locker, Reader in Virology, at the University of Surrey, said: ‘Only few weeks after confirming the end of an the last Ebola outbreak that started […]

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Nanoparticle cancer therapy

A new cancer therapy using nanoparticles to deliver a combination therapy direct to cancer cells could be on the horizon, thanks to research from the University of East Anglia. The new therapy, which has been shown to make breast cancer and prostate cancer tumours more sensitive to chemotherapy, is now close to entering clinical trials. […]

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Nanoparticle cancer therapy

A new cancer therapy using nanoparticles to deliver a combination therapy direct to cancer cells could be on the horizon, thanks to research from the University of East Anglia. The new therapy, which has been shown to make breast cancer and prostate cancer tumours more sensitive to chemotherapy, is now close to entering clinical trials. […]

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Recruitment in care homes

It’s no secret that Brexit and the falling pound, making it less advantageous for EU citizens to work in the UK, are having a detrimental effect on staff recruitment within care homes. Recent data shows that currently seven per cent (95,000) of the social care workforce in the UK are from the EU. With care homes […]

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