Europe
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Europe needs fish to prevent depression – study
Europeans might improve their mental health by eating more fish, according to a new analysis today. Read more
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Body fat may prevent arthritis
Extra body fat may help men avoid rheumatoid arthritis, according to a Swedish study. Read more
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Smoking impacts multiple sclerosis outcome
Patients with multiple sclerosis are at raised risk of their disease progressing if they continue to smoke, new research suggests. Read more
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Anti-smoking drug side-effects not found
There is no evidence of serious side effects from a popular drug used to help smokers quit tobacco, according to a new analysis. Read more
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Call to tackle chronic pain
European countries need to learn how to uses opioids "safely and effectively" to help tackle a massive problem of under-treatment of chronic pain, a conference heard yesterday. Read more
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Fizzy drinks linked to cardiac arrest
There appears to be a significant link between consumption of carbonated drinks and out-of-hospital cardiac arrests, according to a new study. Read more
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No lifestyle change in cardiac patients
Falling numbers of smokers with coronary heart disease or at high risk of cardiovascular disease are making plans to quit, a European conference heard yesterday. Read more
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New Alzheimer’s peptide unveiled
European researchers have unveiled a new brain peptide that may play a role in Alzheimer’s disease. Read more
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Growth hormone ‘effective’ against osteoporosis
A course of growth hormone can provide post-menopausal women with protection against osteoporosis for a period of years, according to the findings of a major Swedish study. Read more
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Dementia rates "stabilising"
The risk of developing dementia in western European countries may be set to fall, experts say today. Read more