Health

Twenty-five tonnes of pigeon poo has been removed from an ancient English monument. The massive mushy mess almost three feet deep was discovered deep inside the towers of the historic Landgate Arch in Rye, East Sussex.

Stroke resulting from rupture or interruption of blood flow in brain vessels can lead to devastating consequences for patients, their families and society. Steady progress has been achieved in the last 20 years in stroke treatment through better prevention, establishment of stroke care units and the use of clot-busting drugs (intravenous thrombolysis).

Flora research out today found a whopping eight in 10 (84%) parents include Brussels in their family’s Christmas dinner and to make them more popular, they’re game for disguising the traditional vegetables to help them pass the taste test.

Trial demonstrates minimally invasive techniques (mechanically removing the clot that caused the stroke) for reopening a clogged blood vessel at the base of the brain are more successful than treatment methods routinely used today.

There has been a big focus placed on feedback within healthcare recently with the introduction of the Friends and Family test for Secondary Care and more recently, primary care.