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Glasgow hears about world obesity challenge
Health care agencies overwhelmingly underestimate efforts made by the obese to lose weight, according to a new international study. Read more
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Doubts over peanut immunotherapy
So-called immunotherapy has often been hailed as a cure for peanut allergy – but international studies show it does in fact increase rates of anaphylaxis and allergic reactions, according to a new analysis. Read more
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Doctors ordered – avoid new athletic rules
Doctors should boycott new rules aimed at defining female athletes, according to a major global medical organisation. Read more
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Antibiotic link to female heart disease
Middle-aged and elderly women who take antibiotics for extended periods face increased risk of suffering cardiovascular events, researchers warned today. Read more
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Hope for repairing foetal membranes
New discoveries could enable successful treatment of ruptured foetal membranes, British researchers have reported. Read more
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Gene link to cannabis addiction
Genetics plays a role in individual risk of becoming addicted to cannabis, British researchers reported today. Read more
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Malaria vaccination begins
The first ever national malaria vaccine campaign was launched yesterday in the African country of Malawi. Read more
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New genetic variants linked to obesity
Scientists working on weight-loss therapies have been investigating receptors on cell surfaces called G protein-coupled receptors. Read more
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NHS to support neurosurgery for hearing impaired infants
Two centres in England are to be funded to provide auditory brainstem implants, it has been announced. Read more
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Abandoned diabetes drug shows lymphoma promise
A drug abandoned as a treatment for diabetes may protect against the development of T-cell lymphoma, Scottish researchers have reported. Read more