The UK will lead a prostate cancer revolution, set to stop four in ten deaths from the disease.
The biggest trial in a generation will test the effectiveness of diagnosis techniques, with a national screening programme almost certain to follow.
In a major victory for the Daily Mail, the results of the £42million trial are expected to ‘transform’ practice, saving thousands of lives a year.
Doctors say it will also create a ‘treasure trove’ of data, samples and images that
The FTSE 100 is up 0.3 per cent in afternoon trading. Among the companies with reports and trading updates today are Rolls-Royce, St. James’ Place, Heathrow Airport, Rio Tinto, Frasers, THG and Serco. Read the Tuesday 17 October Business Live blog below.
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Kevin Costner has scored a dramatic victory in his divorce battle with estranged wife Christine Baumgartner after a judge in Santa Barbara slashed her child support payments to $63,000 per month – less than half of the $129,000 she currently gets and considerably less than the $161,000 she wanted.
The judgement came at the end of a two day evidentiary hearing which saw both sides set out what they believed to be a ‘reasonable’ amount of child support and why.
The March of Dimes’ latest report, “Where You Live Matters: Maternity Care Deserts and the Crisis of Access and Equity,” identifies all U.S. counties that lack prenatal care. (iStock)
PREGNANCY PERILS – More than a third (36%) of U.S. counties are considered “maternity care deserts.” Here’s why this matters. Continue reading…
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LIFE-THREATENING ALLERGY – Alpha-Gal Syndrome — also known as the “red-meat allergy” or the “tick bite meat allergy” —
