One Minute Medical School: Herd Immunity
Dr. Rob Tarzwell, a Clinical Assistant Professor on the Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia recently co-authored the largest functional brain imaging...
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Tobacco’s fancy wrappings come off
From now on, you won't see cigarette packs with imperial purple borders, gold lettering and enticing scenes from exotic locations. Instead, all tobacco products will...
A drug you don’t want
I want to introduce you to a new drug. You may want to use it, indeed many people across the world do. It is from a...
Why I gave up nicotine when I was 13
Professor Hutchison is consultant oral & maxillofacial surgeon at Bartholomew’s and The Royal London Hospital and is the founder of the Facial Surgery Research Foundation -...
Risk of breaking a bone depends on where you live
Broken bones can have a devastating impact on people’s lives. A team of researchers at the Medical Research Council Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, led by...
Avoiding a diagnosis of colon cancer
‘One of the main risk factors for bowel cancer is genetic predisposition but it has been linked to eating too much red or cured meat....
Colorectal cancer – from symptoms to diagnosis and treatment
Colorectal cancer is a general term applied to malignant tumours occurring anywhere within the colon (large bowel or large intestine). This includes the rectum which...
