Immunotherapy, which was first trialled on hay fever patients in London in 1911, has an excellent record in helping reduce allergy symptoms. But how long it works after treatment stops seems to depend of how long patients receive the therapy, which involves increasing exposure to grass pollen over time. This is the conclusion of researchers at […]
Gambling addiction can have a devastating effect not just on patients, but also their families. It can result in people losing their job, and leave families and children homeless. We know the condition may have a genetic component – and that the children of gambling addicts are at higher risk of gambling addiction themselves – […]
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One Minute Medical School expert talks about the issues surrounding drug therapies for children with ADHD. […]
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Pancreatic cancer has no early warning signs and the majority of people with this disease present with acute symptoms such as jaundice and weight loss. In the vast majority of cases, pancreatic cancer is only diagnosed when it is already at an advanced stage. Resection or removal of the tumour is the only way to […]
People with severe asthma can benefit from a procedure called bronchial thermoplasty which uses blasts of heat to cut asthma attacks by a third. Around five million people in the UK suffer from asthma and half a million sufferers have severe asthma which cannot be controlled by drugs. 1000 people have fatal asthma attacks each year. The new treatment […]
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is not a defined illness. Rather it is a collection of symptoms and behaviours characterised by inappropriate degrees of inattention, impulsivity and/or hyperactivity. Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder are typically impulsive, forgetful, restless to the point of disruption, prone to fail, unable to follow through on tasks, unpredictable and moody. These characteristics are relatively chronic […]
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