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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
UK News

UK News

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. More

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. More

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. More

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. More

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". More

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. More

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