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TODAY'S NEWS
Websites offer “poor quality” cholesterol-lowering drugs
Fri February 3rd - Patients are being warned against buying statins via the internet because of their poor quality and lack of information about how to use the medicine. More
New hope for universal vaccine for influenza
Fri February 3rd - Chemicals found inside flu viruses could pave the way for the development of a universal vaccine for the infection. More
Resistant TB spreading - WHO
Fri February 3rd - The world is facing a serious threat from the spread of hard to treat TB, experts warned yesterday. More
THIS WEEK'S STORIES
Row over new extra time drug ban
Thurs February 2nd - A row broke out today over proposals to restrict a drug for male cancer that was discovered in the UK. More
Cold hands syndrome campaign
Thurs February 2nd - Doctors have urged people with persistently cold hands to recognise the weather may not be to blame. More
Treat adolescent depression signs - professor
Thurs February 2nd - A British expert today calls for more to be done to identify and treat young people with low levels of depression. More
New tomato prostate cancer link
Wed February 1st - British researchers have made new discoveries showing how the redness in tomatoes may protect men against cancer, it was announced yesterday. More
Exercise benefits for cancer patients
Wed February 1st - Cancer patients can benefit from taking exercise after their treatment is complete, researchers say today. More
Asthma test and national review aim to cut deaths
Wed February 1st - Experts have developed a new test to give people with asthma an idea of their risk of a severe attack, it was announced today. More
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02/02/2012 - Treat adolescent depression signs - professor
A British expert today calls for more to be done to identify and treat young people with low levels of depression. More

26/01/2012 - How long hours impact mind
People who work extra long hours may be stacking up their odds of suffering from bouts of major depression, Finnish researchers warned last night. More

25/01/2012 - Magic mushroom secrets offer treatment hope
British doctors want to test "magic mushroom" drugs as treatments for depression after a series of brain scans gave new insights into the chemicals. More

20/01/2012 - Medical treatment for insomnia?
People with insomnia should receive medical treatment for the condition to help prevent other illnesses such as depression, hypertension and diabetes, experts say today. More

10/01/2012 - Broken heart warning on grief
People who die from grief are said to have died from a "broken heart" - and now researchers have set out the physical risks linked to bereavement. More

06/01/2012 - Brain decline begins at 45
The brain can start to deteriorate as early as aged 45, researchers claim today. More

13/12/2011 - CFS "common" in schools
As many as one per cent of secondary school children may suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome, British researchers claimed today. More

13/12/2011 - Atlas highlights postcode care
Campaigners pledged to step up demands for improved care in some regions of the UK as the latest "Atlas of Variation" was published. More

13/12/2011 - Family stress may raise allergy risk
Raising children in a low-stress environment may help prevent the development of allergies, Swedish researchers have reported. More

09/12/2011 - Abortion link to mental illness dismissed
Experts today rejected claims that women who choose to have an abortion expose themselves to mental health problems. More

02/12/2011 - Football good for men’s mental health
Men with mental health problems should be encouraged to play football, psychologists will hear today. More

24/11/2011 - Shakespeare - a pioneer of psychosomatic research?
Shakespeare was a keen observer of medical symptoms - demonstrating repeatedly how emotional crises caused physical effects, a doctor says today. More

18/11/2011 - Alcoholics with gene variant at risk of early death
Alcoholic abusers who also have a specific variant in the dopamine D2 receptor gene are ten times more likely to die prematurely, according to Swedish researchers. More

07/11/2011 - Early dementia detection drive
A new drive to identify people with dementia was announced today in the UK amid claims that 60 per cent of cases remain undiagnosed. More

01/11/2011 - Bipolar link to creativity
Mozart's manic compositions typify the link that many people think exists between mental illness and creativity. More

31/10/2011 - How commuting harms health
Both car commuting and public transport place significant stresses and strains on the health of workers, according to a new analysis. More

26/10/2011 - How cannabis disturbs the brain
Researchers looking at the effects of cannabis on the brain have made some disturbing discoveries. More

24/10/2011 - Children happier but not healthier
British school-children are happier than they used to be - but not healthier, according to the findings of a major study published today. More

03/10/2011 - Post-natal depression "unrecognised"
Too many women are suffering from unrecognised post-natal depression, according a major report published today. More

14/09/2011 - Dementia diagnosis plea
Most cases of dementia remain undiagnosed around the world - and even in wealthy countries many people with the problem remain unrecognised, according to a report published yesterday. More

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