Missing early signs of heart attack

Heart attack symptoms may have been missed in one in six heart attack patients admitted to hospital in England who later died, according to a new study published in The Lancet Public Health. The authors, from Imperial College London, say more research is urgently needed to establish whether it is possible to predict the risk […]

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Missing early signs of heart attack

Heart attack symptoms may have been missed in one in six heart attack patients admitted to hospital in England who later died, according to a new study published in The Lancet Public Health. The authors, from Imperial College London, say more research is urgently needed to establish whether it is possible to predict the risk […]

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Pollution levels in 1960s London

If you think pollution is bad in London now, just take a look at what Londoners were forced to breathe into their lungs in the 1960s. And the researchers at the Medical Research Council had it even worse – they were guinea pigs of the day, exposed to soot in a closed room and then […]

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Working with cancer

Occupational cancer claims 666,000 lives a year worldwide. Employees undergoing cancer treatment require individually-tailored approaches to help them remain in work or return to their job, says newly-published guidance. The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) has published a new guide for employers, Return to work after cancer, marking World Cancer Day on 4th […]

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Working with cancer

Occupational cancer claims 666,000 lives a year worldwide. Employees undergoing cancer treatment require individually-tailored approaches to help them remain in work or return to their job, says newly-published guidance. The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) has published a new guide for employers, Return to work after cancer, marking World Cancer Day on 4th […]

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