16/7/10 - Out of hours risk to new babies
Babies born outside normal working hours face an increased risk of death,
according to research in Scotland published today. More
16/7/10 - Late diet may extend age
British scientists say they have taken some key steps to explaining
why a period of dieting can extend life-span. More
15/7/10
- Swine flu killed "healthy"
More than half of last year's swine flu deaths in Britain involved people
who were previously healthy, according to a new analysis. More
15/7/10 - Hope
for Hawking disease
Medical school researchers have found a protein that may form the basis
of treatment for muscle-wasting diseases. More
14/7/10
- Experts question drug law HIV link
Decriminalising addictive drugs might help prevent the spread of HIV,
experts said today. More
14/7/10 - Parkinson
stem cell hope
Scientists are developing a method of growing brain cells to investigate
Parkinson's disease in greater detail, it was announced today. More
14/7/10
- Cancer vaccine boost
The controversial cervical cancer vaccine may prove to be more successful
in England than had previously been hoped, researchers said today. More
13/7/10
- Target under-fives against obesity
- world expert
Efforts to stop childhood obesity should concentrate on pre-school infants,
an expert said yesterday. More
13/7/10 - Health
shop supplements rapped
Health food shop supplements to cut weight loss have no benefits, a major
international conference was told yesterday. More
13/7/10 - Big
head benefits
A big head may help people cope better with Alzheimer's disease, researchers
said last night. More
12/7/10
- Heatwave warning
Death rates among elderly people in Britain have begun to climb amid an
extended spell of warm mid-summer weather, officials have warned. More
12/7/10 - Better
care needed for bereaved parents
NHS care for parents who have a stillborn baby is poorly resourced and
"patchy", campaigners said today. More