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Is even the occasional night out bad for your liver?

Is even the occasional night out bad for your liver?

By Stephen Beech Even occasional binge drinking may triple the risk of liver damage, warns new research. Just the odd session of drinking can cause harm for moderate drinkers, according to the study. Scientists described their findings as a "huge wake-up call" for those who enjoy a

Armenia's underground salt clinic at centre of alternative medicine debate

Armenia's underground salt clinic at centre of alternative medicine debate

A mining cage drops deep beneath the Armenian capital, carrying asthma patients in helmets down into a salt cave clinic -- an alternative treatment centre whose future is now at risk. State funding for the speleotherapy centre in the Avan salt mine was recently cut as the small Caucasus nation rolls

Give and take: Rural health funding could trigger service cuts

Give and take: Rural health funding could trigger service cuts

BIG SANDY — The emergency department at Big Sandy Medical Center is one room with a single curtain between two beds. It’s one of the many parts of the 25-bed rural hospital that need updating, former CEO Ron Wiens said. He said the hospital, an essential service in its

Dad nearly dies from sepsis he caught in India

Dad nearly dies from sepsis he caught in India

By James Gamble A dad thought he had the "world's worst chesty cough," which turned out to be sepsis that nearly killed him. David Ross was in India in March last year when he began suffering continuous coughing fits on his flight back to London. The

How long young cancer patients survive often depends on the insurance they have

How long young cancer patients survive often depends on the insurance they have

Cancer is becoming increasingly common among young people, with cases slowly and steadily rising every year for the past decade. And what type of insurance adolescents and young adults have affects at what stage of cancer they’re diagnosed and how long they survive. As researchers who study cancer disparities

Five new measles cases confirmed in Lewis and Clark County; patients seen at St. Peter's

Five new cases of measles were confirmed in Lewis and Clark County this week following reported exposures at the St. Peter’s Emergency Department late Sunday and early Monday morning, Lewis and Clark Public Health officials announced Tuesday. “Our message remains the same as it was last time – there is

Dad’s apparent sciatica pain turns out to be brain tumor

Dad’s apparent sciatica pain turns out to be brain tumor

By Amy Reast A dad who thought his leg weakness was caused by back sciatica was then diagnosed with an aggressive cancerous brain tumor and given six months to live. Timothy Clews, 64, initially put walking difficulties down to just having sciatica - a common condition causing pain in the lower