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Mar 29

Nicotine: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

By Lucy Holl

Nicotine is a nitrogen-containing chemical found in several types of plants, including the tobacco plant. It can also be created synthetically.  Along with red peppers, aubergine, tomatoes and potatoes, tobacco…

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Nov 25

E-cigs Debunked: Echelon Health explore vaping health concerns

By Lucy Holl

In the UK alone,78,000 people die per year as a result of smoking. Cigarettes are extremely addictive because of their high nicotine content which subsequently, makes it very difficult for…

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Jun 23

What You Need To Know About CT Scans For Cancer Detection

By Echelon Health

In the not-so-distant past, the diagnosis of cancer was seen as a death sentence. With a lack of treatment options, a poor understanding of the disease and underdeveloped imaging techniques,…

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May 01

Brain MRI scan – everything you need to know

By Sophia Daly

Attending a brain MRI in London may seem daunting and understandably you may be nervous, but rest assured there is nothing to fear.  A brain MRI is a safe, non-invasive…

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Jan 22

Not all Scanners are the same

By Echelon Health

It is generally accepted that prevention is better than cure and the opportunity now exists with modern medical imaging to diagnose disease at an unprecedented early stage. Over the last…

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Aug 31

Prevention is always better than cure

By Echelon Health

There are some pretty sobering statistics around when it comes to many of the most likely causes of early death in the UK today. For instance, consider the following: Every…

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Aug 28

CT Scanning – an essential tool in Health Assessment

By Echelon Health

Like so many things in medical science, there are differing views when it comes to CT scanning. Some suggest that its use is unjustified in preventative health scanning (as opposed…