Mortality risks of night life assessed
April 13th 2018 - People who thrive at night have a 10% higher risk of dying prematurely than those flourish in the mornings, according to a new analysis.

Study backs single stage treatment for peri-prosthetic hip infection
April 6th 2018 - A one-stage procedure may be the best way to treat an infected hip replacement, according to a new analysis.

Muscle mutation linked to SIDS
March 30th 2018 - A rare genetic mutation affecting the muscles controlling the lungs may be responsible for some cases of sudden infant death syndrome, researchers report today.

Drug reduces progression in secondary progressive MS
March 23rd 2018 - The progression of disability in secondary progressive multiple sclerosis can be slowed down with a new drug, researchers report today.

No healthy obesity – UK study
March 16th 2018 - A major British study has challenged the idea that it is possible to be obese but healthy.

Muscle mutation linked to SIDS
March 2018 - A rare genetic mutation affecting the muscles controlling the lungs may be responsible for some cases of sudden infant death syndrome, researchers report today.

Warning on metformin in pregnancy
February 2018 - Pregnant women taking the drug metformin may be increasing a baby’s chance of becoming overweight at age four, according to a Norwegian study.

Folic acid in bread to protect babies?
January 2018 - There is no risk of overdosing the public with folic acid through fortification of flour, experts say today.

Flu surge – but not an epidemic
December 2017 - British GPs reported a sharp increase in patients seeking treatment for flu-like symptoms last week, according to figures released yesterday.

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.