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29/08/2014 - Salt link to MS?
Excessive consumption of salt is known to be linked to high blood pressure - but it may also aggravate problems for people with multiple sclerosis, doctors warn today. More
21/08/2014 - Scientists search for Marley cancer genetic clues
British scientists are starting to unlock the genetic secrets of the skin cancer that killed reggae star Bob Marley, it was announced yesterday. More
14/07/2014 - Fallen footballers need medical screening - neurologists
Doctors should be allowed a more active role to assess injured players during football games, senior neurologists said today. More
09/07/2014 - Tropical diseases menace travellers
Growing numbers of patients with tropical diseases are being treated in British hospitals, according to figures published yesterday. More
11/06/2014 - World Cup may be alcohol contest
The alcohol industry will be the real winner of the 2014 World Cup, it was claimed today. More
19/05/2014 - Dengue fever risk predicted for Brazil’s World Cup
An early warning system that predicts the risk of dengue infections for the 553 micro-regions of Brazil during the football World Cup has been developed for the first time. More
08/05/2014 - Urban air pollution worsens - WHO
Air pollution is getting worse in most of the world's major cities - posing increased risks of heart disease and cancer, the World Health Organisation warned yesterday. More
17/04/2014 - Mothers should get skin contact after birth - study
New mothers are wrongly being denied skin contact with their babies while a life-saving procedure is undertaken, researchers said today. More
31/03/2014 - Altitude sickness becomes two diseases
Mountaineers often contract altitude sickness - but a new study suggests there are two separate illnesses that afflict them. More
10/02/2014 - Diabetes genes common to humans
British researchers have helped find seven new regions of the human gene map linked to type 2 diabetes. More
28/11/2013 - Swine flu pandemic deadlier than thought
There were far more casualties of the 2009 swine flu pandemic than official figures state, according to a new study. More
25/09/2013 - UK's billion pound boost for world health
Britain is to spend a billion pounds fighting some of the world's major health scourges, it was announced yesterday. More
01/08/2013 - First country eliminates river blindness
A devastating tropical disease has now been eliminated from its first country, it has been announced. More
17/12/2012 - ‘Sit and rise’ test can predict survival chances
A simple “sit and rise” test is a good way of measuring someone's overall state of health, according to study carried out in Brazil. More
14/07/2011 - Spiders "wrongly" blamed
Too many spiders are being blamed for unexplained flesh wounds, leading to patients getting wrong treatment, doctors warned today. More
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