30/7/10
- Home birth row angers midwives
A row has broken out after a leading medical journal accused mothers choosing
home birth of "putting their babies at risk". More
30/7/10 - Calcium supplements linked to heart risk
Taking calcium supplements may be linked to an increased risk of heart
attack, according to an analysis published today. More
30/7/10 - Hayfever can affect exam performance, experts warn
Experts are suggesting that students with hayfever are given extra consideration
during exams. More
29/7/10
- Alarm at temper tantrum plan
Heart-break and toddler temper tantrums are in danger of becoming psychiatric
illnesses, experts have warned. More
29/7/10 - Grow
your own joints
Doctors may one day be able to get patients who need hip and knee replacements
to grow their own parts - within the body, scientists reported today.
More
29/7/10 - Plans
to fight neglected diseases in Africa
Research on neglected tropical diseases has received a boost thanks to
a new 850,000 Euro initiative based in Africa. More
28/7/10
- Eat for one, pregnant women
told
Pregnant women in Britain are being urged to stop "eating for two"
as part of a drive, launched today, to reduce obesity among mothers and
their children. More
28/7/10
- Alcohol may ease arthritis
Alcohol drinkers may be spared some of the symptoms of arthritis, researchers
report today. More
28/7/10 - Women
urged to seek healthy lifestyles
Many female deaths could be prevented by lifestyle changes, a new study
suggests. More
27/7/10
- Loving mums prepare children
well
Apparently over-attentive and loving mothers may prepare their children
well for the stresses and strains of life, researchers say today. More
27/7/10 - Formula
milk row 30 years old
Efforts to create a global marketing code for formula milk have spent
30 years stuck in controversy, an expert claims today. More
27/7/10
- Sherlock, Shakespeare
and psychiatry
Madness and mental disturbance have provided a rich seam of material for
writers for generations - and now a British university is studying the
direct relationship. More
26/7/10 - Asthma
beliefs preventing activity needlessly
Children with asthma are missing out on vital exercise, experts have warned.
More
26/7/10 - Don't
give up on healthy cholesterol - ESC
European experts have urged medical researchers not to abandon the study
of the healthy form of cholesterol - following suggestions it might not
be relevant. More