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Luck plays role in cancer – researchers
Two thirds of cancers that develop in adults are due primarily to “bad luck”, a new US study has claimed. Read more
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Flu virus that became vaccine resistant
A vaccine-resistant chicken flu virus may have provided the breeding ground for a disease that has killed hundreds of humans, researchers have revealed. Read more
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Perils of taking exercise break
The Christmas holiday may have led to many people taking extended breaks from keeping fit – but just five days of inactivity is enough to trigger damage to blood vessels, researchers say. Read more
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One drug to cure all?
A single protein could hold the key to treatments for a range of diseases, including Ebola and some other viral and bacterial infections and cancers, researchers claimed last night. Read more
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Ebola vaccine hopes – and delays
A vaccine against Ebola has been undergoing testing in Africa for nearly a year, researchers revealed today. Read more
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Blood sugar diet “no benefit”
Basing diet for overweight people on the so-called glycaemic index offers no benefits, according to a new study. Read more
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Yoga as good as cycling for heart?
Yoga may be as good as other physical activities at improving heart health, researchers say today. Read more
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Tamoxifen cuts breast cancer rates but not deaths – study
Women who take tamoxifen to prevent breast cancer may have cut their risk of disease by almost a third, according to the findings of a major study reported yesterday. Read more
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Sugar deadlier than salt?
People with high blood pressure are told they have a problem with salt – but doctors should really point them to another white crystal, sugar, experts say today. Read more
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Flu risk children rethink call
Children born prematurely are among groups who at high risk from flu – but do not appear in guidelines, researchers say today. Read more