Worldwide health and medical news - only on-line! http://www.englemed.co.uk/ March 19th - Football fans travelling to South Africa for the World Cup could find themselves facing infection from swine flu, British experts warned yesterday. http://www.englemed.co.uk/10/10mar191_swine_flu.php March 19th - Infections transmitted by acupuncture are a growing health problem worldwide, experts warn today. http://www.englemed.co.uk/10/10mar192_acupuncture_infection.php March 18th - Purified fish oil may help prevent the development of bowel cancer in high risk people, researchers reveal today. http://www.englemed.co.uk/10/10mar181_cancer_fish.php March 18th - Researchers have found good results with a new drug that can treat both high blood pressure and heart disease. http://www.englemed.co.uk/10/10mar182_blood_pressure.php March 17th - Many people have become so dependent on the British National Health Service they do not know how to look after their own minor ailments, GPs warned yesterday. http://www.englemed.co.uk/10/10mar171_self_care_uk.php March 17th - Scientists have found a possible genetic treatment for some types of bowel cancer. http://www.englemed.co.uk/10/10mar172_bowel_cancer.php March 16th - Getting fit may not be as time-consuming as some people fear, according to a new study. http://www.englemed.co.uk/10/10mar161_keeping_fit.php March 16th - A simple hormone injection may help some women regain their ability to have children, British researchers reported today. http://www.englemed.co.uk/10/10mar162_hormone_babies.php March 16th - Aggressive treatment of blood pressure and cholesterol may not help prevent heart disease in people with diabetes, according to the findings of a major trial published yesterday. http://www.englemed.co.uk/10/10mar163_diabetes_heart.php March 15th - Campaigners have welcomed an official declaration from practitioners of Chinese medicine that they should not use the bones of the endangered big cat, the tiger. http://www.englemed.co.uk/10/10mar151_chinese_medicine_tiger.php