A high hemoglobin level is often an indicator of disease, including polycythemia vera, cancer, heart disease, lung disease, and kidney or liver disease. Smoking and high altitudes can also cause ...

Haemophilus influenzae (Hi) disease is caused by a bacterial infection. The illness can range from mild to severe. Despite its name, Haemophilus influenzae has nothing to do with the influenza virus ...

The deselection follows a party dispute when during a meeting about election material in Bassetlaw, Mr Ward suggested leaflets should reference "undocumented illegal immigrants" in Worksop and ...

A man has lost 14 teeth after contracting a disease linked to silica dust exposure that’s been “flying under the radar”. Gabriel Cabral, 59, from Sydney, worked in a sales and marketing role ...

While treatable with antibiotics if caught early enough, if it’s left untreated, Lyme disease symptoms can spread to the joints, heart and nervous system, which is why it’s important to catch it early ...

Higher exposure to these microplastics, which can be inadvertently consumed or inhaled, is associated with a heightened prevalence of chronic noncommunicable diseases, according to new research being ...

Proceedings in the House of Lords have been disrupted after protesters and threw leaflets reading "No More Lords" and started shouting and singing. A group of around half a dozen people in the ...

The use of e-cigarettes has increased rapidly. Although vaping has been shown to assist with smoking cessation, cases of severe vaping-related pulmonary disease and a number of deaths have ...

Health authorities have yet to identify the cause of outbreaks of a disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo that the World Health Organization has called “a significant public health threat.” Last ...

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