Europe

  • UK, Denmark ponder cancer problem

    Cancer patients’ survival chances are better in Australia and Sweden than in Britain and Denmark, according to a major global study published yesterday. Read more

  • How runners put on weight

    Marathon runners who rely too much on sports drinks to keep them going may harm their chances of winning the race, according to a new analysis. Read more

  • Festive findings debunk alcohol myths

    New festive research has confirmed that, contrary to popular belief, alcohol does not cause indigestion symptoms such as heartburn, belching and bloating. Read more

  • Card-sized labs on way

    Credit card sized devices that will perform laboratory quality analysis for GPs may soon enter mass production in Europe, it has been announced. Read more

  • Tobacco link to arthritis

    Tobacco smoking may lie behind many cases of severe rheumatoid arthritis, researchers warn today. Read more

  • Education reduces heart failure rates

    People with minimal education are more likely to develop heart failure than others – even if they have similar lifestyles, according to the findings of a major European study today. Read more

  • Phone pregnancy alert

    Pregnant women who make heavy use of mobile phones may contribute to their children developing behaviour problems, researchers claimed today. Read more

  • Heart risk comes early in RA

    People who develop rheumatoid arthritis face a massively increased risk of heart attack by the time they are diagnosed, researchers warn today. Read more

  • Pregnancy loss heart risk?

    New findings could add to the despair of couples who lose multiple pregnancies – but experts warned against letting it cause alarm. Read more

  • HIV profile wanes

    The developed world is rapidly losing interest in the world’s HIV epidemic, according to an analysis by British researchers published today. Read more