Europe

  • Warming weed raises allergy risk

    Global warming may be spreading an unpleasant weed which causes allergic reactions including asthma, hay fever and skin reactions, experts warned yesterday. Read more

  • Child allergy diagnosis call

    Improved diagnostic techniques are needed to identify allergies in children to help them live normal lives, experts said yesterday. Read more

  • Miscarriage guidelines "unreliable"

    Women are in danger of terminating wanted pregnancies because of unreliable guidelines on detecting miscarriage, it has been warned. Read more

  • Back pain ‘epidemic’ call

    European specialists have called for more research into back-pain to deal with the "silent epidemic." Read more

  • Sleep link for skin genes

    British and European researchers have made a major breakthrough in the search for genetic causes of the deadliest skin cancer, melanoma, it was announced last night. Read more

  • Sunshine vitamin may cut diabetes risk

    People with a good supply of the sunshine vitamin, vitamin D, have a reduced risk of developing Type 2 diabetes mellitus, according to new findings. Read more

  • Exercise helps chronic kidney disease patients

    A new review has concluded that regular exercise can benefit people with long-term kidney disease. Read more

  • Seed that could aid quitters

    A nicotine substitute found in laburnum seeds could play a significant role in helping smokers’ to quit, it was revealed last night. Read more

  • Man-flu genetic?

    Man-flu may be a genetic problem, researchers reveal today – setting out how women seem to enjoy more efficient immune systems than men. Read more

  • Asthma risk from HRT

    Women who have taken hormone replacement therapy have been placed at risk of severe asthma attacks, researchers have reported. Read more