Europe
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Breast-milk has night time flavour
Breast-feeding at night may help babies to sleep, researchers have reported. Read more
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Vitamin D pills could prevent falls
Vitamin D supplements could significantly reduce the risk of falls among older people, researchers reported today. Read more
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Babies will hit century – claim
More than half of babies born in rich nations today may live to be 100, according to an analysis today. Read more
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Row over heart fish study
Experts today dismissed the findings of research which questions the benefits of fish-eating for the heart. Read more
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Child health – all in the playground?
Popular and dominant children really are set up to do well in life, researchers report today. Read more
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Obesity blamed for cancers
Excess body weight may be the cause of a large number of cancer cases every year in Europe, new research suggests. Read more
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Antidepressant risk in early pregnancy
Researchers looking into the safety of antidepressants during pregnancy have found that there may be a small risk of heart defects in the unborn child. Read more
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New doubts on prostate screening
New research has come out against population-wide screening of men for prostate cancer using the prostate specific antigen test. Read more
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Hygiene key to pandemic control – experts
Higher priority should be given to hand-washing, mask-wearing and the isolation of potentially infected patients when making national pandemic plans, researchers have urged. Read more
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Smoking bans cut heart attacks, claim
Countries that have banned smoking in public places have seen a significant decline in the number of heart attacks. Read more