Simple urine test could help diagnose bladder cancer TEN YEARS before symptoms appear by detecting genetic mutations

Detection of bladder cancer is usually very poor and tests are invasiveInternational researchers analysed urine samples of 131 people in IranAlmost half who developed bladder cancer could be spotted 10…

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‘Burn-out’ is officially recognized as a chronic condition: World Health Organization adds ‘unmanaged work stress’ to its list of diseases at annual summit

The WHO describes burn-out as 'chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed'It was added to the official list of diseases on Monday, a year after it was recommended…

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Ancient Chinese medical books in the Qing Dynasty, the Chinese herbal medicine on the table

Why Chinese medicine is heading for clinics around the world

Choi Seung-hoon thought he had an impossible assignment. On a grey autumn day in Beijing in 2004, he embarked on a marathon effort to get a couple of dozen representatives…

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Cannabis could be downgraded by the World Health Organization to make it more available in medicines

WHO Expert Committee on Drug Dependence has proposed to relist substance May also strike non-THC products, such as cannabis oil, from all drug controls  UN’s Commission on Narcotic Drugs will…

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