Dental surgeons urge England’s schools to go sugar-free

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption More than 40% of under-18s didn’t visit an NHS dentist last year, figures show Dental surgeons are calling for the government in England to encourage all schools to go sugar-free in a bid to combat tooth decay. They say it is essential to cut sugar in school meals to […]

Lyme disease: Older white women ‘at highest risk’

Image copyright Science Photo Library Image caption The characteristic bulls-eye rash seen in Lyme disease Older women are at most risk of contracting Lyme disease, a study suggests – and parts of southern and south-west England are “hotspots”. There are around 3,000 cases of the disease – a bacterial infection carried by ticks – each […]

Dental surgeons urge England’s schools to go sugar-free

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption More than 40% of under-18s didn’t visit an NHS dentist last year, figures show Dental surgeons are calling for the government in England to encourage all schools to go sugar-free in a bid to combat tooth decay. They say it is essential to cut sugar in school meals to […]

Lyme disease: Older white women ‘at highest risk’

Image copyright Science Photo Library Image caption The characteristic bulls-eye rash seen in Lyme disease Older women are at most risk of contracting Lyme disease, a study suggests – and parts of southern and south-west England are “hotspots”. There are around 3,000 cases of the disease – a bacterial infection carried by ticks – each […]

Lyme disease: Older white women ‘at highest risk’

Image copyright Science Photo Library Image caption The characteristic bulls-eye rash seen in Lyme disease Older women are at most risk of contracting Lyme disease, a study suggests – and parts of southern and south-west England are “hotspots”. There are around 3,000 cases of the disease – a bacterial infection carried by ticks – each […]

Lyme disease: Older white women ‘at highest risk’

Image copyright Science Photo Library Image caption The characteristic bulls-eye rash seen in Lyme disease Older women are at most risk of contracting Lyme disease, a study suggests – and parts of southern and south-west England are “hotspots”. There are around 3,000 cases of the disease – a bacterial infection carried by ticks – each […]

Dental surgeons urge England’s schools to go sugar-free

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption More than 40% of under-18s didn’t visit an NHS dentist last year, figures show Dental surgeons are calling for the government in England to encourage all schools to go sugar-free in a bid to combat tooth decay. They say it is essential to cut sugar in school meals to […]

Lyme disease: Older white women ‘at highest risk’

Image copyright Science Photo Library Image caption The characteristic bulls-eye rash seen in Lyme disease Older women are at most risk of contracting Lyme disease, a study suggests – and parts of southern and south-west England are “hotspots”. There are around 3,000 cases of the disease – a bacterial infection carried by ticks – each […]

Drug deaths soar to highest level on record

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Treatment programmes for heroin addicts have been cut, experts say Drug deaths rose sharply in England and Wales to reach record numbers last year, official figures show. There were 2,917 deaths from illicit drugs in 2018, the Office of National Statistics said, a rise of 17%. Most deaths were […]

Drug deaths soar to highest level on record

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Treatment programmes for heroin addicts have been cut, experts say Drug deaths rose sharply in England and Wales to reach record numbers last year, official figures show. There were 2,917 deaths from illicit drugs in 2018, the Office of National Statistics said, a rise of 17%. Most deaths were […]

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