Mothers may pay price of bottled milk
August 27th 2010 - Mothers who do not breast-feed their children face a massively increased
risk of developing diabetes later in life, researchers warn today.
A leaf to prevent disease
August 20th 2010 - People should add one or two portions of lettuce or cabbage to their diets
to protect themselves against developing diabetes, researchers said today.
McStatins rejected
August 13th 2010 - A senior British expert has rejected the idea of a "McStatin"
pill to help counteract the effects of junk food.
Positive outcomes for pregnancy after miscarriage
August 6th 2010 - Women who conceive shortly after a miscarriage do not face a raised risk
of complications, researchers said today.
Home birth row angers midwives
July 30th 2010 - A row has broken out after a leading medical journal accused mothers choosing
home birth of "putting their babies at risk".
Asthma, migraine genetic breakthroughs
August 2010 - Scientists may have discovered a gene responsible for some of the most
severe cases of asthma, it has been announced.
Home birth row angers midwives
July 2010 - A row has broken out after a leading medical journal accused mothers choosing
home birth of "putting their babies at risk".
Child window blind risk warning
June 2010 - Venetian blinds need redesigning to prevent injury to young children,
a paediatrician says today.
Ovary
transplant baby born
September 24th 2004 - The first baby has
been born to a woman who underwent an ovary transplant, it was announced
today.
Celebrations and questions over Tamara birth
September 27th 2004 - The birth of a baby
to a woman who had an ovarian transplant has created hope for dozens of
others - despite some scientific scepticism.
Bioterrorism
alert as physicians from Australasia and Thailand meet
May 6th - 8th 2002 - News Special from the
Royal Australasian College of Physicians Brisbane.
Creativity
or mental chaos - debated at international psychiatric conference
July 9th 2001 - The links between psychiatry
and the arts are to be celebrated at a conference which starts in London
today.
The Royal College of Psychiatrists has teamed up with the World Psychiatric
Association to stage the event: "2001: A Mind Odyssey".
Cover-ups that led to spread of mad cow disease
October 26th 2000 - The epidemic of so-called
mad cow disease in the United Kingdom probably sprang from a genetic mutation
in an animal in the early 1970s, according to a government report.
Curing bubble babies
June 27th 2000 - Two doctors spoke today
of the remarkable treatments they have devised for two once incurable
blood conditions - and how they hoped they could lead to more cures.
Childbirth and pregnancy - Steering a safe course. October 1998.
Childbirth and pregnancy - Original feature. March 1998
Discussion on the HRT - Cancer controversy - From February 2000.
Medicine & The Media - The breast cancer/HRT controversy. October 1997.
Human engine oil? - The conflicting evidence? From January 1998.