13/8/10
- McStatins rejected
A senior British expert has rejected the idea of a "McStatin"
pill to help counteract the effects of junk food. More
13/8/10 - Coin marks Florence centenary
Today marks centenary of the death of the woman generally regarded as
the founder of modern nursing. More
12/8/10
- Adrenalin link to fertility
problems
Women having trouble getting pregnant could be tested for stress levels,
British researchers have said. More
12/8/10 - Medical
tourism brings superbug to UK
UK "medical tourists" travelling to India for treatment have
returned as carriers of a lethal new mutant infection, experts have warned.
More
12/8/10 - Chocolate treatment deters patients
Doctors may have found a healthy chocolate - that is so unpleasant patients
will not eat it. More
11/8/10
- Cooling weather strains hearts
A slight cooling of the weather can trigger dozens of heart attacks, researchers
warned today. More
11/8/10 - Back
to school time triggers asthma problem
Newly published figures suggest that asthma rates increase dramatically
in the month of September when the new school year begins. More
11/8/10
- Swine flu pandemic "over"
The world-wide swine flu pandemic is now over, the World Health Organisation
declared yesterday. More
11/8/10 - Malaria not a celebrity disease
Malaria must not be thought of as a "celebrity" disease in
spite of recent high profile cases, UK health officials warned today. More
10/8/10 - The
deadly apple shape
Apple-shaped people with large waists face a massively increased risk
during their middle-aged years, researchers warned last night. More
10/8/10 - Popeye
boosts infant diet
Old cartoons of Popeye the Sailorman may hold the key to encouraging infants
to eat vegetables, researchers have reported. More
10/8/10 - Child
allergies "serious" - draft guidance
GPs should look out for children with food allergies and seek to diagnose
and treat them, according to proposed guidelines published yesterday.
More
9/8/10
- Tribute to doctors killed in Afghan
massacre
Tributes were yesterday for Dr Karen Woo, aged 36, a British doctor killed
in a massacre of medical workers in Afghanistan. More
9/8/10 - Scientists
close in on meningitis genes
New genetic findings may help solve the puzzle of why a small number of
people succumb to meningococcus infection and others are spared. More