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18/06/2013 - New red meat link to diabetes
People who start eating increased amounts of red meat also increase their risk of developing diabetes, researchers warned last night. More
17/06/2013 - Clues on new virus
The deadly new virus emerging from the Middle East should not be compared with the earlier SARS disease, researchers warn today. More
07/06/2013 - "Marginalisation" blamed for HIV epidemic
Poverty and marginalisation are playing a key role in fuelling the HIV epidemic in Europe and central Asia, experts said yesterday. More
31/05/2013 - Double dose flu drug has no impact
High doses of anti-flu drugs make no difference to patient recovery, researchers say today. More
30/05/2013 - New virus incubates for week or more
A deadly new virus emerging in the Middle East incubates for up to two weeks before victims suffer symptoms, doctors warned today. More
30/05/2013 - Gene therapy plan for flu treatment
Gene therapies could be used to treat flu in case of a serious pandemic, researchers reported last night. More
29/05/2013 - New flu drug resistant
The new bird flu virus in China has already shown it can mutate rapidly to be resistant to drugs, it was revealed yesterday. More
28/05/2013 - New virus sparks global alarm
A mysterious new virus that has emerged in Asia is the greatest current health threat to the world, a global summit heard yesterday. More
23/05/2013 - Humans unprotected against new bird flu
Most people probably have little innate immunity against the new bird flu virus in China, according to alarming new findings. More
14/05/2013 - Scientists pin-point new flu source
The bird flu virus circulating in China has come from both chickens and pigeons, according to the latest findings from local scientists. More
13/05/2013 - Saudi virus infectious between people
Health officials sounded alarm bells about the new Middle Eastern virus yesterday amid concern it is proving infectious between humans. More
09/05/2013 - Fungus treatment call for asthma care
Thousands of patients with asthma may need anti-fungal therapy, experts have reported. More
03/05/2013 - Row brews over bird flu threat
Controversial research published last night shows the threat to humans posed by repeated outbreaks of new bird flu viruses, it was claimed. More
26/04/2013 - Poultry markets spread deadly flu
Chinese scientists say are closing in on the source of the country's deadly bird flu outbreak as the first case is reported of the disease outside China's borders. More
25/04/2013 - Malaria threat to Mekong
South-east Asia is facing a major threat from malaria as drug-resistant strains of the disease emerge, health officials warned today. More
18/04/2013 - Bird flu casualties rise
A mysterious bird flu outbreak in China is claiming an increasing number of casualties, it was announced yesterday. More
12/04/2013 - China bird flu spreads
The outbreak of a new bird flu virus in China is spreading, health officials warned yesterday. More
05/04/2013 - Bird flu deaths aggravate alarm
The outbreak of a mysterious bird flu in China intensified yesterday as three new deaths were announced. More
04/04/2013 - Baldness link to heart disease
Men who lose the hair on the top of their head may face an increased risk of developing heart disease, researchers warned today. More
04/04/2013 - New bird flu strikes again
A deadly new bird flu virus has struck again in China - striking down four people in a previously unaffected part of the country, it has been announced. More
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