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Clinical trials on trial - good but not good enough?
Annually across the globe billions of dollars are spent in the healthcare industry on tens of thousands of clinical trials - but how useful are they?
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Changing behaviour for better health
The relationship between behaviour and health will be discussed at a free lecture in Aberdeen this week.
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Implementing healthcare at a distance: getting telemedicine to work across Northern Europe
Developments in technology to provide clinical healthcare at a distance will come under the spotlight at a conference this week.
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Age: Does it matter?
The impact of lifestyle choices on how we age will be discussed by one of the 51cg's newest faces at a key talk taking place tonight (March 5).
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Plant extract offers hope for infant motor neurone therapy
A chemical found in plants could reduce the symptoms of a rare muscle disease that leaves children with little or no control of their movements.
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Male cancers discussed at Café MED launch event
The impact of common male cancers will be discussed next week (Feb 24) at the first in a new season of Café MED public talks.
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Who didn't eat all the pies - footy fans give weight gain the red card
Dons' fans who shed a combined 27 stone on a pioneering healthy living initiative will tonight (February 6) hear of the scheme's success at a meeting at Pittodrie.
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What counts as 'good' healthcare?
When we need healthcare - which most of us do at some point in our lives - we want it to be good healthcare. And good healthcare is what NHS Scotland and many health services internationally aim to provide. But what counts as good healthcare?
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Are the risks of extending IVF outweighing the benefits?
As the use of IVF expands to a wider range of fertility problems, experts warn that the risks could outweigh the benefits.
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Football fans get FFITer and lose weight
An initiative that helps male football fans feel better and live a healthier lifestyle by losing weight, taking more exercise, and improving their diet has been a resounding success, according to new research published in The Lancet and BMC Public Health.