All those affected by the contaminated blood scandal should receive the same financial support, no matter where they live in the UK, says the judge in charge of the inquiry. Sir Brian Langstaff said there was “no proper justification” for the “grinding hardship of many”. Nearly 3,000 people died in the biggest treatment disaster in… Read More: Blood inquiry judge: ‘Many left in grinding hardship’ »
A teenager has been left blind and partially deaf after living off a diet of chips, sausages and crisps. The British 17-year-old’s diet was so bad he suffered from a condition normally only seen in malnourished third-world children. Researchers from Bristol Eye Hospital have published a report into the boy’s case, which believed to be the first… Read More: 'Fussy eater' (17) left blind and deaf after diet of… »
Mutations in several genes have been found to cause left ventricular noncompaction. Mutations in the MYH7 and MYBPC3 genes have been estimated to cause up to 30 percent of cases; mutations in other genes are each responsible for a small percentage of cases. However, the cause of the condition is often unknown. Most of the… Read More: Genetics Home Reference: left ventricular noncompaction »