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Why gymgoers should be wary of using testosterone supplements to boost their gains

Crucially, testosterone supplements turn off its normal controls in the brain.

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Colin Michie

Man who caught virus from a monkey in a critical condition – B virus explained

A 37-year-old man wounded by a wild monkey in Hong Kong is in intensive care suffering from infection with B virus. Although this is the first...

16.04.2024 5

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Colin Michie

Strep A: cases of rare fatal infection hit record levels in Japan – here’s what risk these bacteria pose to global health

There has been a sharp increase in the number of people in Japan suffering with the rare but dangerous bacterial condition, streptococcal toxic shock...

03.04.2024 10

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Colin Michie

First case of swine flu in humans detected in UK – expert Q&A

A British man has contracted swine flu, the first detected human case recorded in the UK. Here’s what you need to know about the disease. Why is...

29.11.2023 20

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Most people who think they are allergic to penicillin aren’t

About 6% of people in the UK are wrongly labelled on their medical records as being allergic to penicillin, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society has...

04.10.2023 20

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Colin Michie

COVID mutates rapidly in white-tailed deer, but here’s why we don’t need to worry – for now

At some point during the pandemic, Sars-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID, spread from humans to white-tailed deer in the US. In 2021, scientists...

08.09.2023 5

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