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A bone scan is a test that uses radioactive material to show up abnormalities in your bones, such as areas of increased activity that could indicate cancer, or areas with poor blood flow. These tests can show up problems many weeks before they would be seen on a standard x-ray image. This ...
Stomach stapling is a surgical procedure that is used if you are severely or morbidly obese and you cannot lose weight using diet and exercise. As the name suggests, stomach stapling literally involves stapling the stomach to create a small pouch that fills much quicker. After the operation, eating ...
Liposuction surgery, also known as lipoplasty, is a method of body sculpting. The surgeon removes excess fat from under the skin to improve the contour and proportions of various parts of your body.
We live in a world centred on sound and sudden hearing loss is a very frightening and isolating experience that can affect work, relationships and interaction with others. Sudden hearing loss is defined as deafness that happens instantly or that develops over a few days. This may happen without ...
Around 80% of people who have gallstones have no symptoms and their gallbladder can remain in place unless problems develop. In the remaining 20%, gallstones can cause inflammation and a condition called cholecystitis. If you have this, you tend to develop symptoms of biliary colic – intense ...
The Department of Health and the Treasury has announced that Hinchingbrooke Hospital in Huntingdon will be offered for sale both to NHS organisations and to the private sector.
Aviva has launched MyHealthCounts, a health management service that encourages you to take pro-active steps to improve your lifestyle. The scheme rewards you with up to 15% Wellness Discount for any positive impact your efforts have on your health. The Wellness Discount is awarded off your next ...
Which? has found regular premium payment protection insurance (PPI) with unsecured loans that costs as much as single premium PPI. Most unsecured loan providers have stopped selling single premium PPI at the insistence of the Financial Services Authority (FSA) and ahead of the Competition ...
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