Europe
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Belly aids heart repair
Fat from the belly can provide a treatment to help heart attack patients, researchers revealed yesterday. Read more
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Severe acne increases suicide risk – claim
Sufferers of severe acne are at a higher risk of attempting suicide, researchers have claimed. Read more
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Dark choc lowers blood pressure
Dark chocolate has frequently been reported to be good for the heart – and now Scandinavian researchers say they may have found the key to powerful drugs within it. Read more
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Pregnancy pain-killers may damage paternal prospects
The use of common pain-killers during pregnancy may be contributing to declining male fertility in some European countries, according to disturbing findings revealed yesterday. Read more
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Drug may boost diabetes care
A protein used to test people with diabetes for risk of kidney and heart disease may hold clues to preventing problems, researchers said last night. Read more
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Fertility treatment risks unsettled
The jury is still out on the increased risk of cerebral palsy in children born as a result of fertility treatment, researchers say today. Read more
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Fitness may beat viruses
People who keep fit may be better equipped than others to stave off the common cold, researchers say today. Read more
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Lifestyle plea to cut bowel cancer
Bowel cancer rates could be cut by a quarter by improving lifestyles, according to a major new analysis published today. Read more
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Warning on mutant swine flu virus
Many of those who died from swine flu last year were infected by a mutant version of the virus, researchers have revealed. Read more
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Heart genes found
Genetic screening for heart disease is a long way off in spite of major new discoveries announced today, experts say. Read more