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15/01/2020 - Life expectancy linked to wealth
The UK has a huge wealth-related gap in disability-free life expectancy, according to an analysis published today. More

14/01/2020 - How climate change could lead to thousands of deaths
A temperature rise of 2C could lead to about 2,100 additional deaths from injuries every year in the USA, a study reveals today (13 January 2020). More

08/01/2020 - E-cigarettes aggravate tobacco stroke risk
E-cigarettes may increase the stroke risk caused by smoking normal cigarettes, researchers warned last night. More

02/01/2020 - New hope for dementia vaccine
Scientists are hoping to instigate clinical trials for an Alzheimer's disease vaccine after successful laboratory tests. More

18/12/2019 - Sleep patterns affect heart risk
Having healthy sleep habits may be protective against cardiovascular disease, heart disease and stroke, researchers report today. More

06/12/2019 - Worldwide measles outbreak deadly for infants
The world has been facing a "devastating" outbreak of measles, leading to thousands of deaths, according to stark new figures. More

06/12/2019 - Bariatric surgery leads to heart improvements - conference
Obese individuals undergoing bariatric surgery could also reverse subclinical heart dysfunction, a conference has heard. More

05/12/2019 - Vaping linked to rare lung condition
Leading lung specialists have called for health authorities to withdraw approval for vaping as the first evidence emerged of a new kind of lung damage caused by the practice. More

03/12/2019 - Historic samples reveal malaria spread
DNA from malaria parasites eradicated 75 years ago has shown how one of the most common forms of the disease spread from Europe to the Americas in the 15th century. More

27/11/2019 - Range of health risks from asthma in pregnancy
Women who experience uncontrolled asthma attacks during pregnancy face further health risks, researchers warned today. More

26/11/2019 - Analysis shows sect's health benefits
A clean living religious sect is ensuring significantly improved health for its adherents, including reduced rates of cancer, according to a new study. More

22/11/2019 - Statins may protect against lethal prostate disease
Statins may help protect men from the most lethal forms of prostate cancer, according to Irish researchers. More

22/11/2019 - Inactive teens jeopardising future - WHO
Most adolescents, globally, are too inactive, putting their future health at risk, according to a major analysis published today. More

31/10/2019 - Calorie labelling has small impact - is it enough?
Policy-makers should not be deterred by evidence of the limited impact of calorie labelling in fast food outlets, British experts said today. More

16/10/2019 - Tobacco still biggest global cancer risk
Tobacco remains the single biggest cause of cancer deaths worldwide, according to a new global cancer atlas published today. More

08/10/2019 - Nobel Prize for Cambridge hypoxia expert
A British academic has been named as one of three researchers awarded, jointly, this year's Nobel Prize for medicine. More

30/09/2019 - Prostate surgery sufficient - conference hears
Men who have surgery for prostate cancer do not need post-operative radiotherapy, according to the findings of a major trial. More

12/09/2019 - How cancer survival is improving
Cancer survival rates in the UK have improved significantly in the last two decades – but have failed to catch up with other countries, according to a major new analysis. More

22/08/2019 - Bowel cancer-antibiotic link examined
Use of antibiotics may be linked to colon cancer risk later in life, particularly tumours in the proximal colon, according to a study of British patients. More

08/08/2019 - Breast cancer therapy blood test
Scientists have developed a new monitoring test for patients with early stage breast cancer, it was announced last night. More

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