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New blood pressure drug
A new drug could add to the armoury of treatments available for high blood pressure, doctors report today. Read more
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Call for widespread swine flu vaccination
Children should get any new swine flu vaccine as soon as possible to halt an epidemic, US researchers said last night. Read more
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Gene breakthrough offers diabetes hope
British researchers have found a genetic clue to the causes of type 2 diabetes, normally linked to obesity and poor diet. Read more
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Virus that may stop dying
A common childhood virus may hold the clue to reversing the dying process that follows loss of oxygen, a European conference was told yesterday. Read more
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Second flu wave warning
Britain’s chief medical officer issued fresh warnings against complacency yesterday as scientists suggested swine flu may drive out other forms of the disease. Read more
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Teen cancer sufferers enjoy improved survival
Teenagers and young adults diagnosed with blood-related cancers today have better long-term survival rates than those who were diagnosed in the 1980s, US researchers have found. Read more
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World’s poor targeted by tobacco
The world’s poorest countries are being deliberately targeted by the tobacco industry, resulting in millions of preventable deaths, it was alleged yesterday. Read more
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Tamoxifen linked to second breast cancer
New research suggests that the breast cancer drug tamoxifen may raise the risk of an aggressive, difficult-to-treat tumour in the other breast. Read more
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Progress on wearable artificial kidney
Scientists are in the process of creating a "wearable" artificial kidney, which could be used as an alternative to undergoing dialysis. Read more
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Swine flu deaths rise as new countries are hit
The number of deaths of swine flu patients continues to rise – even though the spread of the disease has slowed in many countries, it was reported yesterday. Read more