Flu threats bubble in tropics
March 5th 2010 - Recorded deaths from swine flu in England have increased substantially
in the last fortnight - while bird flu is resurfacing in some parts of
the world, it was announced yesterday.
Anti mutant flu drug found
February 26th 2010 - Scientists may have found a powerful new anti-flu drug, it was announced
last night.
Eating for two a myth - pregnancy guidelines
February 19th 2010 - Pregnant women should not try to lose weight - but should keep fit and
avoid "eating for two", according to new guidelines published yesterday.
Chocolate and rhubarb studied for health properties
February 12th 2010 - Eating chocolate may help protect against having a stroke, researchers
reported last night.
Greatness link to ADHD
February 5th 2010 - Many of the great people of history would have been branded as having
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, a conference heard yesterday.
New cancer technique on trial
February 2010 - A new technique aimed at treating cancer in the liver is to be tested
in Britain, it was announced yesterday.
Scanning breakthrough hope
January 2010 - British researchers are setting out to make a breakthrough in scanning
- creating revolutionary images of unborn babies and new perspectives
on the heart.
Warning on home drinking peril
December 2009 - People who drink spirits such as whisky at home routinely breach safe
limits without realising the danger, campaigners warned 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.