12/2/10
- Chocolate and rhubarb studied
for health properties
Eating chocolate may help protect against having a stroke, researchers
reported last night. More
12/2/10 - Plan for long hot summers - Lancet
Public health advice may need a rethink if long hot summers return to
Britain through global warming, an expert says today. More
11/2/10
- Treat fatigue syndrome
- experts
People with chronic fatigue syndrome - also known as ME - should be given
treatment and can be helped, experts said today. More
11/2/10
- Obesity pressure on hospitals
The British National Health Service has seen a massive increase in surgical
procedures aimed at dealing with obesity in the last four years, according
to figures published yesterday. More
10/2/10
- Milk in pregnancy may prevent
brain disease
Women who drink milk during pregnancy may help their children avoid contracting
multiple sclerosis, researchers will tell a conference. More
10/2/10 - IQ
link to heart disease
Low IQ is a key factor for heart disease and is beaten only by smoking,
British researchers said today. More
10/2/10 - Swine flu in pregnancy "safe" if treated fast
A new study suggests that swine flu during pregnancy is usually relatively
harmless. More
9/2/10
- Fish good and gadgets not bad
for brain
Video games and mobile phones are not causing an epidemic of headaches
among teenagers, researchers claimed today. More
9/2/10 - Breast
cancer depression treatment warning
Doctors may need to be careful how they treat depression in women undergoing
treatment for breast cancer, researchers warned today. More
9/2/10
- DJ heads campaign against
noise risk
A well known DJ is fronting a campaign to encourage people to listen to
less loud music - and cut the risk to hearing, it was announced yesterday.
More
8/2/10
- Ageing genes found
Some people age faster than others because of their genes, British researchers
reported last night. More
8/2/10 - Fewer
doses improves women's treatment
Women having breast cancer treatment could have fewer doses of radiotherapy
than is normal, British researchers reported today. More