North America
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Chinese medicine plant could treat chronic pain
A plant traditionally used in Chinese medicine to relieve suffering contains key ingredients that could be used to combat chronic pain, researchers have reported. Read more
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Vitamin E ‘benefits’ Alzheimer’s
Vitamin E may be effective at slowing the progress of Alzheimer’s disease, researchers reported last night. Read more
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Concussion link to Alzheimer’s
Taking a serious knock to the head may be linked to future risk of Alzheimer’s disease, researchers reported last night. Read more
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Rheumatoid arthritis gene discoveries offer hope
Researchers say they have a "definitive" list of genes involved in rheumatoid arthritis. Read more
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Cervical cancer gene discoveries
The unravelling of a series of gene mutations linked to cervical cancer may offer new treatment hopes, researchers have said. Read more
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How acupuncture helps breast cancer patients
Women undergoing breast cancer may benefit from acupuncture to help relieve the side-effects of treatment, researchers have reported. Read more
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Peanut eating clue to allergy prevention
Women who eat peanuts during pregnancy may help their children avoid serious allergy, researchers said last night. Read more
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Researchers home in on man-flu genes
Man-flu is a real problem caused by hormonal differences from women, researchers revealed last night. Read more
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Vitamins "waste of money" – doctors
Vitamin and mineral supplements are a "waste of money", a group of doctors declared yesterday after a series of studies finding them failing to help prevent heart disease and cancer. Read more
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Celebrities impact public health – not always for good
Doctors should take the influence of celebrities on their patients more seriously as it affects their health behaviours, doctors say today. Read more