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3/2/12 - Websites
offer “poor quality” cholesterol-lowering drugs
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.
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3/2/12 - New
hope for universal vaccine for influenza
Chemicals found inside flu viruses could pave the way for the development
of a universal vaccine for the infection. More
2/2/12 - Row
over new extra time drug ban
A row broke out today over proposals to restrict a drug for male cancer
that was discovered in the UK. More
2/2/12 - Cold
hands syndrome campaign
Doctors have urged people with persistently cold hands to recognise the
weather may not be to blame. More
2/2/12 - 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
1/2/12
- New tomato prostate cancer link
British researchers have made new discoveries showing how the redness
in tomatoes may protect men against cancer, it was announced yesterday.
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1/2/12 - Exercise
benefits for cancer patients
Cancer patients can benefit from taking exercise after their treatment
is complete, researchers say today. More
1/2/12 - Asthma
test and national review aim to cut deaths
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
30/1/12
- Two arm pressure readings show
risk
Measuring blood pressure in both arms could help detect risk of heart
disease, British researchers reported today. More
30/1/12 - Body-clock
gene link to diabetes
British researchers have linked the development of diabetes late in life
with genetic mutations in the body-clock. More
27/1/12 - Midwives
get virtual island
A pioneering midwifery training project - based on an "island in
the sun" - has won a major national award. More
26/1/12
- Heart deaths slump
Death rates from heart attack have dramatically slumped in England in
the last decade, according to an analysis published today. More
26/1/12 - 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.
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25/1/12
- Oils neutralise heart risk from
fried food
New research, published today, contradicts the widespread advice to avoid
fried foods in order to protect the heart. More
25/1/12 - Gene
mutations boost ovarian cancer survival
Women with ovarian cancer who have certain mutations in the BRCA1 or BRCA2
genes have significantly improved survival chances, new findings suggest.
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25/1/12
- 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
24/1/12
- Vaccine allergy problems "rare"
Severe allergic reactions following vaccination are "extremely rare",
experts say today. More
24/1/12
- Female ageing genes found
Researchers have identified a host of genes linked to female ageing, it
has been announced. More
23/1/12
- TOWIE star urges cancer checks
A TV star is in the forefront of a campaign this week urging young women
to take part in cervical cancer screening. More
20/1/12 - UK
moves to three parent treatment
British researchers are hoping to develop a potentially controversial
"three parent" treatment to eliminate a range of genetic diseases,
it was announced yesterday. More
19/1/12
- How social media has transformed
dating
Experts have expressed alarm at the number of young adults who have based
their love lives around social media. More
17/1/12 - Challenge
to HRT-breast cancer link
A new challenge is made today to a landmark British study which helped
discredit the use of hormone replacement therapy by women. More
16/1/12
- Foetus parties condemned
An expert has criticised the growing fashion for "foetus parties".
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16/1/12
- Diabetes causes tracked
British researchers say they have made progress in seeking to understand
the causes of early diabetes. More
16/1/12 - Glowing
wheat dye may help beat throat cancer
British researchers have created a fluorescent dye that could be used
to prevent cancer of the gullet in its early stages, it was announced
last night. More
13/1/12
- Cancer link to processed meat,
claim
Having too much processed meat, such as sausages and bacon, in the diet
may increase the risk of cancer of the pancreas, according to research
published today. More
13/1/12 - STIQ
Day campaigns
Local health workers nationwide have issued calls to the public to think
about their sexual health over the weekend. More
12/1/12 - Test-tube
limits call
Women undergoing IVF treatment for pregnancy should never receive more
than two embryos, according to the findings of a major analysis published
today. More
11/1/12
- Tetchy breast-feeding babies
"normal"
Breast-fed babies cry more - and may be more irritable than bottle-fed
babies, researchers revealed last night. More
10/1/12
- Aspirin heart warning
Healthy people who take aspirin for the sake of their hearts are "unlikely
to benefit," British researchers warned last night. More
10/1/12
- 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.
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