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A mother has been diagnosed with cervical cancer after she waited 10 years go for a smear test and ignored appointment letters. Kim Montgomery, 31, from Dunfermline, Fife, had her first screening when she was 21, the age women in Scotland were invited before a law change in 2016. She said being pregnant with her … Read more
Simple urine test could help diagnose bladder cancer TEN YEARS before symptoms appear by detecting genetic mutations Detection of bladder cancer is usually very poor and tests are invasive International researchers tested a simple blood test on 131 people in Iran Almost half who developed bladder cancer could be spotted 10 years in advance In … Read more
Millions of people with bladder weakness may finally be spared embarrassment thanks to new diagnostic test. One in five people have an overactive bladder, which means having to go to the toilet often or suffering leakages. Now scientists are a step closer in the development of a ‘game-changer’ test which will diagnose the problem quicker. … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. Over 2,000 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 75,000 have been infected. But experts predict the true number of people with the disease could be as high as … Read more
Seductive nonsense? Or genuine money-savers? The problem with city passes is that there is no standardised version of the product. Hundreds of major cities create their own special cards for visitors which promise everything from discounts or free entry to attractions as well as free public transport and access to sightseeing city buses. Some cards … Read more
Shares in biotechnology firm Novacyt rocket to record high after it launches test for coronavirus By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 17 February 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 17 February 2020 Shares in biotechnology firm Novacyt rocketed to a record high after it launched a test for the coronavirus. The AIM-listed … Read more
What on earth is going on at Britain’s biggest bank, HSBC? One can understand chairman Mark Tucker’s caution in not going to the substitutes’ bench too quickly when choosing a permanent new chief executive. But allowing the substitute to do the hard work, to hit some difficult goals and then to put him on the … Read more
By: Sports Desk | Updated: February 18, 2020 12:55:49 pm Trent Boult and Virat Kohli will be playing their first Test this year in Wellington (Source: AP Photo) New Zealand’s left-arm fast bowler Trent Boult is raring to get on the field after recovering from a fractured hand. Boult aims to take on Virat Kohli … Read more
A British company headed by former Made in Chelsea heartthrob Richard Dinan has built a rocket engine that it claims could halve the journey time between Earth and Mars. In a landmark test, the miniature prototype engine, built by Pulsar Fusion, shot the propellant gas argon through a 12-inch wide nozzle at a top speed of … Read more
Plenty of motorists are already perplexed by the number of different dashboard warning lights that pop up on their car’s display, but there a few new ones they are going to need to get their heads around sooner or later. That’s because a number of dashboard icons are reserved only for plug-in cars that you … Read more