General Health
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16/05/2013 - Embryo cell breakthrough scientists deny clone claims
Scientists in America have successfully undertaken a procedure reported by some to be a step towards human cloning, it was announced yesterday. More
13/05/2013 - Web plan to nail vaccine rumours
Public health workers should use new technology to pin down web-based rumours about vaccines, experts say today. More
10/05/2013 - Pets could reduce heart disease risk
Owning a pet – particularly a dog – could help to lower the risk of heart disease, according to a leading specialist. More
07/05/2013 - How health scares cause illness
Modern health scares have created a nocebo phenomenon - where people experience symptoms because they wrongly think something is damaging, researchers claim. 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 - Stars face loss of years
Most performers live past the mythical age of 27 - but they still die on average younger than others, researchers reveal today. More
16/04/2013 - Fainting genes studied
The tendency to faint may be genetic - but not the triggers that make people collapse, researchers say today. More
10/04/2013 - Praise for PM who took science advice
Former Prime Minister Lady Thatcher saved "thousands of lives" by accepting scientific advice which went against her political instincts, a senior scientist said yesterday. More
09/04/2013 - Research into to brain’s ‘free will’
Scientists are looking to see if they can “interfere” with how to brain consciously makes decisions after successfully pin-pointing the exact moment when its nerve cells create the signal to carry out an action, it was revealed today. More
28/03/2013 - Biological clock linked to disease vulnerability
People who fall ill with a range of diseases may be victims of accelerated biological ageing, researchers said last night. More
26/03/2013 - Child TV not found harmful
Parking young children in front of television or on electronic games may not be as damaging to their mental health as has been feared, according to a major British research project reported today. More
21/03/2013 - Doctors divided on placebo
Most doctors say they have sometimes used treatments of no value to reassure patients, according to a survey in Britain. More
20/03/2013 - Caffeine cuts long-distance crash risk
Coffee and other caffeinated substances can cut long distance drivers' risk of crashing, researchers report today. More
13/03/2013 - Europe getting healthier - for most
Life expectancy in Europe now stands at 76 - but this conceals big differences between men and women, a major report says today. More
11/03/2013 - Red wine drugs could stem ageing
Drugs based on a red wine chemical are set to provide radical new anti-ageing treatments, helping to prevent diseases such as cancer and Alzheimer's disease, researchers have revealed. More
06/03/2013 - Heart risk from insomnia
People who suffer from severe insomnia face massively increased risk of developing heart failure, researchers warn today. More
05/03/2013 - UK health improvement "poor" - global study
Britons are living longer - but may not be much healthier than they were 20 years ago, according to a major global study published today. More
04/03/2013 - Scientists unveil gene "manual"
An ambitious "instruction manual" for the human gene map was unveiled last night by British scientists. More
28/02/2013 - Heart-break of loss
Losing a sibling causes long term stress on the heart - increasing the risk of death, researchers revealed last night. More
06/02/2013 - Turtle disease warning
Travellers have been warned to stay away from sea turtles because they may harbour a series of deadly diseases. More
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