North America
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Heart risk from smokeless tobacco
People who use smokeless tobacco products face a slightly increased risk of having a fatal heart attack or stroke, researchers warned yesterday. Read more
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Smoking aggravates MS
People with multiple sclerosis who smoke cigarettes may accelerate the disease, researchers warned last night. Read more
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Diet may beat kidney stones
Researchers have found another benefit of healthy eating – it helps prevent kidney stones. Read more
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New hope for asthma allergy treatment
Drugs under development for diabetes may offer a radical new treatment to prevent asthma attacks sparked by allergies, researchers have reported. Read more
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Exercise and diet may prevent Alzheimer’s
Elderly people who keep physically active and eat a so-called Mediterranean diet may be helping themselves to stave off Alzheimer’s disease, researchers claimed last night. Read more
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Blueberry hope for liver virus
A blueberry plant may hold the key to treating the highly infectious liver virus, hepatitis C, researchers have reported. Read more
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Flu rates fall
The school holidays may have led to a marked slowing down of the spread of swine flu in Britain, according to the latest estimates. Read more
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Benefits of exercise for leukaemia patients
Exercise can improve fatigue and depression among leukaemia patients, new research suggests. Read more
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Experts call for daily fish oil targets
The evidence that fish oil and similar fats can boost human heart health is now "compelling", experts said yesterday. Read more
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Dementia studies outline healthy habits
Brain exercises can hold back memory loss in later dementia, a new study shows. Read more