3/9/10
- Sugar may not prevent newborn
pain
Nurses who carry out heel prick blood tests on newborns cannot avoid causing
pain by giving sucrose, new research suggests. More
3/9/10 - Compost risk revealed
Potting compost may carry a serious hazard for gardeners - Legionnaire's
disease, a British doctor revealed today. More
3/9/10 - Getting basics right on asthma
Many children whose asthma seems hard to treat are simply suffering
from "bad management", British experts warn today. More
2/9/10
- Mental fitness has mixed benefits
Mental exercises have been touted as a way of preventing dementia - but
new findings suggest their benefits may be mixed. More
2/9/10 - Formula
milk "contaminated" - researcher
The use of formula milk for infants is controversial - and now new research
says it has too much aluminium in it. More
2/9/10 - Human
evolution continuing?
Some people may have unique genetic variants whilst many others share
rare genetic traits with a small number of other people, according to
a major study of human DNA published last night. More
1/9/10
- Nurse booster for heart patients
A simple programme of regular visits to nurses may successfully help heart
patients avoid future problems, researchers have reported. More
1/9/10 - Factories
may create stem cell revolution
British researchers say they may have opened the way for "stem cell
factories" after developing a new artificial technique. More
31/8/10
- Doubts over fish oil for heart
patients
Eating oily fish is thought to be good for the heart - but may make little
difference once someone has suffered a heart attack, researchers have
warned. More
31/8/10 - Asthma,
migraine genetic breakthroughs
Scientists may have discovered a gene responsible for some of the most
severe cases of asthma, it has been announced. More
31/8/10
- Cannabis beats pain - Canadians
Patients allowed to smoke cannabis at home gained significant release
from chronic pain, according to a new scientific study. More