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Sudan experiences worst dengue fever outbreak for more than a decade

Floods caused by warming temperatures and a lack of preventive care are driving the spread of the disease in a country racked with political and economic upheaval

The Guardian - UK

China COVID cases rise, hard-hit Beijing tightens entry rules

China's capital warned on Monday that it was facing its most severe test of the COVID-19 pandemic, shutting businesses and schools in hard-hit districts and tightening rules for entering the city as infections ticked higher in Beijing and nationally.

Reuters

Chris Hemsworth reveals he inherits Alzheimer's gene from both parents. What is the ApoE4 gene and what does it mean for his career?

After two decades of acting, Chris Hemsworth revealed he will take a break from his career, after learning he has a much higher-than-average chance of developing Alzheimer's disease.

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Rugby legend raises over £1.8m by running seven ultra marathons in seven days

Rugby league legend Kevin Sinfield has raised more than £1.8 million after running 300 miles in seven days for his friend Rob Burrow, who has motor neurone disease

Daily Mirror

Health: Women With Benign Breast Disease Are At Higher Risk Of Breast Cancer

Women who are diagnosed with benign breast disease through screening have an almost doubling risk of acquiring breast cancer. Read on for details:

Dynamite News

No more mad cow worries, banned blood donors can give again

Blood centers in the U.S. are scrambling to track down hundreds of thousands of former donors turned away because of worries about mad cow disease in Europe more than two decades ago

The Independent UK

Actor Michael J. Fox Accepts Honorary Oscar for Parkinson’s Advocacy

Actor Michael J. Fox, who charmed audiences in 1980s TV comedy "Family Ties" and the "Back to the Future" movies, received an honorary Oscar on Saturday for advocacy work that has raised $1.5 billion for research into Parkinson's disease. Fox was diagnosed with Parkinson's, a nerve disorder that causes tremors…

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Linda Nolan shares first breast cancer symptoms as she warns of 'foolish' mistake

Linda Nolan was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2006, six years after her older sister Anne, 72, and four years before sister Bernie who tragically died from the disease

Daily Mirror

Chris Hemsworth learns he has a predisposition to Alzheimer's disease; may take break from acting

Hollywood actor Chris Hemsworth, who recently featured in the docuseries 'Limitless', has revealed that he has a genetic predisposition to Alzheimer's disease, and therefore may be taking a break from acting.

The Times of India

Former Sunderland striker Marcus Stewart's 'Beacon of hope' after Motor Neurone Disease diagnosis

The former Black Cats striker was diagnosed earlier this year

Chronicle Live

Kevin Sinfield receives incredible standing ovation as he completes ultramarathon challenge

Kevin Sinfield's mammoth ultramarathon challenge to raise money for motor neurone disease charities came to an end this evening, and the former Leeds Rhinos man received a hero's welcome at Old Trafford.

Daily Mirror

Kevin Sinfield ends ultra marathon challenge to raucous reception

Sinfield ran from Murrayfield to Old Trafford in aid of fighting motor neurone disease

The Independent UK

Bird flu driving up turkey prices

The highly contagious avian flu is spreading through domesticated and wild flocks — and it is deadly

Salon

Poorer eyesight as you get older 'could be an early warning sign of heart disease'

The study's findings provide hope opticians on our high streets could screen for the disease and ultimately prevent cardiac arrests among those affected by the eye condition

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Rs 200 crore cherry economy of Himachal facing threat from Phytoplasma disease

SHIMLA: The spread of Phytoplasma disease in cherry plants has left the farmers worried in Himachal Pradesh. Though the disease was observed in plants in June and July this year but no one cared initially as the farmers were unfamiliar with it.

Daily Mirror

BBC Breakfast studio erupts in hysterics as Kevin Sinfield relieves himself live on air

Former Leeds Rhinos captain and rugby legend Kevin Sinfield left presenter Charlie Stayt speechless while taking part in an ultra marathon to raise money for Motor Neurone Disease awareness.

Dynamite News

Health: Blinding Eye Disease Is Linked With Heart Disease And Stroke, Suggests Research

According to a recent study from the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai, patients with a particular type of age-related macular degeneration (shoppingmode AMD), the main cause of blindness in the United States. Read on for details:

Irish Mirror

Irish dad who lost seemingly healthy wife just weeks after diagnosis fights to lower bowel cancer screening age

On the one year anniversary of Susan Ricken’s death, her husband John Paul is campaigning to spread the message that bowel cancer isn't just "an old person's disease"

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Leeds postman to dress up as Spider-Man on his round in honour of Rob Burrow

He is dressing up as Spiderman to raise money for motor neurone disease (MND) after being inspired by Rob Burrow's story

The Times of India

Men’s Health: Prostate cancer and other common health problems in Indian men; how to prevent them

Prostate Cancer evokes the same emotion in a man as breast cancer would in a woman. Prostate Cancer is one of the commonest cancers amongst men globally. Interestingly, prostate cancer is actually a spectrum of disease and not all men diagnosed with prostate cancer require treatment. The detection of early…

Los Angeles Times

Chris Hemsworth’s taking increased risk of Alzheimer’s in stride — and taking a break

In making a TV series about pushing back against the effects of time and age, Chris Hemsworth got some health information that made him confront his own mortality: The “Thor” actor has eight to 10 times the normal risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease.

ABC News

Long COVID clinic in Brisbane offers hope to sufferers as Queensland studies cases

Long COVID has shown that the disease can be far more than just a seven-day isolation period. A Brisbane clinic is rehabilitating long COVID sufferers who battle fatigue and breathlessness.

The Independent UK

Nine children have been hospitalised in an Ohio measles outbreak that’s infected more than a dozen

Almost all of the cases reported have been in children under the age of 5, local health officials said

The Independent UK

Kevin Sinfield on course to surpass fundraising target with latest challenge

The former Leeds Rhinos captain is aiming to run around 40 miles for seven successive days

The Conversation

COVID-19, RSV and the flu are straining health care systems – two epidemiologists explain what the 'triple threat' means for children

Every fall and winter, viral respiratory illnesses like the common cold and seasonal flu keep kids out of school and social activities. But this year, more children than usual are ending up at emergency departments and hospitals.

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