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02/09/2010 - Mental fitness has mixed benefits
Mental exercises have been touted as a way of preventing dementia - but new findings suggest their benefits may be mixed. More
31/08/2010 - Asthma, migraine genetic breakthroughs
Scientists may have discovered a gene responsible for some of the most severe cases of asthma, it has been announced. More
31/08/2010 - Cannabis beats pain - Canadians
Patients allowed to smoke cannabis at home gained significant release from chronic pain, according to a new scientific study. More
27/08/2010 - Mothers may pay price of bottled milk
Mothers who do not breast-feed their children face a massively increased risk of developing diabetes later in life, researchers warn today. More
24/08/2010 - Viral clue to fatigue syndrome
A mysterious virus, associated with mice, may be responsible for chronic fatigue syndrome in humans, scientists reported yesterday. More
19/08/2010 - Mars mission faces muscle challenge
Astronauts who set out for Mars would face catastrophic wasting of their muscles, researchers have revealed. More
18/08/2010 - Weight no bar to contraception
Contraceptive pills are just as effective for overweight women as others, according to a new study published yesterday. More
16/08/2010 - Weight drug problems pose research issues
Researchers have revealed details of a major study that sought to test the impact of a weight loss drug on heart disease - but was stopped amid concern at suicide rates. More
10/08/2010 - The deadly apple shape
Apple-shaped people with large waists face a massively increased risk during their middle-aged years, researchers warned last night. More
06/08/2010 - Weight gain in pregnancy leads to high birth weight babies
Mothers-to-be who gain too much weight in pregnancy are likely to give birth to heavy babies who are themselves at risk of obesity in later life, researchers warned yesterday. More
02/08/2010 - Drug combination found to reduce body weight
A combination of two drugs may be an effective treatment for obesity, researchers have reported. More
29/07/2010 - Alarm at temper tantrum plan
Heart-break and toddler temper tantrums are in danger of becoming psychiatric illnesses, experts have warned. More
29/07/2010 - Grow your own joints
Doctors may one day be able to get patients who need hip and knee replacements to grow their own parts - within the body, scientists reported today. More
27/07/2010 - Loving mums prepare children well
Apparently over-attentive and loving mothers may prepare their children well for the stresses and strains of life, researchers say today. More
23/07/2010 - Pregnancy risk for cancer survivors
Young women who survive cancer treatment may face new ordeals when they seek to have children later in life, researchers warned today. More
22/07/2010 - Allergy cuts cancer risk
People with allergies may enjoy a reduced risk of developing cancer, according to a new analysis. More
22/07/2010 - Statins outflank diet?
Taking cholesterol lowering drugs may reduce the need for healthy eating to combat heart disease, researchers reported today. More
21/07/2010 - Midwives challenged on obesity
Midwives may not be able to solve the problems caused by growing numbers of overweight women having babies, an expert warned today. More
20/07/2010 - New hope for Aids vaccine
British scientists have found a "promising new approach" to developing an Aids vaccine, it was announced last night. More
09/07/2010 - Magic bullet hopes for deadly viruses
Single "magic bullet" treatments may be developed to treat deadly strains of flu and HIV, it was announced last night. More
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