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South China Morning Post

"Medic warns of risks of body scan health checks"

South China Morning Post

24 Dec 2010

Rating: (1 star)

Patients who opt for quick operations to remove tumours that are detected during body scans could be risking their lives, a medical expert has warned.

The procedures are becoming increasingly popular, especially on the mainland, where they are cheaper...
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China Daily

"Early diagnosis key to AD treatment"

China Daily

03 Nov 2010

Rating: (2½ stars)


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The Hong Kong Standard

"Arteries op can save life and limb"

The Hong Kong Standard

10 Aug 2010

Rating: (4 stars)

A safer and more effective alternative to amputation can be offered to people who have severe peripheral arterial disease, according to doctors at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

The disease, which affects more than 30 million sufferers...
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The Hong Kong Standard

"Cancer-hit told to skip surgery"

The Hong Kong Standard

05 Jun 2009

Rating: (2½ stars)

Tongue cancer sufferers have been handed hope of no longer having to go under the knife. Dr Anthony Yuen Po-wing, honorary professor of otorhinolaryngology at the University of Hong Kong, says the use of ultrasound surveillance technology is a better...
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South China Morning Post

"HKU discovery diagnoses lung cancer early"

South China Morning Post

25 Feb 2009

Rating: (3 stars)

Middle-aged smokers should have phlegm tests to increase their chances of detecting lung disease early, the University of Hong Kong warned yesterday.

The warning for smokers aged 40 to 60 to take a sputum cytology test, where two samples of phlegm are...
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Ming Pao Daily News

"狂搽類固醇藥膏 濕疹童險盲"

Ming Pao Daily News

08 Jul 2008

Rating: (2 stars)

【明報專訊】「類固醇是一把雙刃刀！」荃灣港安醫院眼科專科醫生高震...
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South China Morning Post

"Antioxidant pills can increase health risk, researchers find"

South China Morning Post

18 Jun 2008

Rating: (3½ stars)

People have been urged not to take antioxidant supplements like beta-carotene, vitamins A, C and E and selenium to fight disease after a review of 181 studies found some may actually increase the risk of death.

The call was made by a pharmacist and a...
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The Hong Kong Standard

"Liver patients offered new dialysis hope"

The Hong Kong Standard

16 Jun 2008

Rating: (3 stars)

Doctors are monitoring the effectiveness of the latest liver dialysis technology that is said to prolong the lives of patients waiting for transplants.

Queen Mary Hospital is studying 50 patients who have received the treatment, which costs US$3,000...
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False Hopes, Unwarranted Fears: The Trouble with Medical News Stories

09 Sep 2008

This is an editorial from the PLoS Medicine Editors about the quality of health news reports.
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