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Red meat link to diabetes
Eating processed red meat could increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, US researchers have claimed. Read more
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Smoking risk to women
Women may be a great deal more susceptible to the risks of smoking than men, researchers warned today. Read more
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Music to soothe troubled
Cancer patients may benefit from listening to music or having music therapy sessions, researchers say today. Read more
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Soy fails menopause test
A soy-based therapy fails to offer any improvements for women going through the menopause – and may aggravate their symptoms, researchers reported last night. Read more
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Trauma link to baby size
Women with posttraumatic stress disorder face a risk of giving birth to small babies, researchers warned today. Read more
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New nicotine warning for pregnancy
Pregnant women who want to give up smoking should not use nicotine patches, researchers revealed today. Read more
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Seven crucial risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease
Up to half of Alzheimer’s disease cases could be prevented by acting on seven risk factors, experts said today. Read more
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Novel virus infects both monkeys and humans
A virus that spread through a colony of New World titi monkeys also affected humans, it has been revealed. Read more
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Horse-human link provides vaccine hope
Genetic studies of an organism that infects both humans and horses could open the way to new vaccines, researchers said today. Read more
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Focus on HIV prevention, academic urges
Researchers into HIV must focus their efforts on known prevention, a leading Aids clinician has urged. Read more