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HIV: Reluctance to Test Versus Saving Lives

Dr Steve Taylor | Posted 08.03.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: HIV Prevention, HIV/AIDS, Public Health, Hiv, Health Promotion, HIV Testing, Nhs, UK Health, UK Lifestyle News
Dr Steve Taylor

It is a very scary statistic that in the UK there are over 25,000 people infected with HIV unaware they are infected. We must prioritise diagnosing them, especially as HIV can be symptomless for many years. So regular blood testing is often not just our best, but our only tool in controlling the spread of HIV.

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We're Making Heart Attack Progress, But We Can't Stop Now

Professor Peter Weissberg | Posted 28.03.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: Cholesterol, Health Promotion, Cpr, Statistics, Smoking, Research, British Medical Journal, Mending Broken Hearts, Birthday, Professor, Vinnie Jones, Prevention, Health, Heart Disease, Tobacco, Blood Pressure, Hands-Only Cpr, Heart Attack, Cardiac Arrest, Heart Failure, UK Lifestyle News
Professor Peter Weissberg

New heart statistics published this week are a welcome reminder of how far we've come in the past decade. Between 2002 and 2010, the proportion of people in the UK who die from a heart attack each year has more than halved.

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