6/7/12
- Space travel may boost lifespan
Travelling in space might help to extend life, scientists revealed last
night. More
6/7/12
- Exercise and sport "vital"
- experts
Lack of exercise should be treated as a "vital sign" by doctors
alongside problems such as obesity and high blood pressure, an expert
says today. More
5/7/12
- New call for food crack-down
Tougher policies on food health could prevent 30,000 deaths a year in
the UK, researchers claimed yesterday. More
4/7/12
- Health protection in place
for Olympics
Handwashing, hats and water are among the advice being offered to visitors
to this year's Olympics by health experts. More
4/7/12
- Coffee and fat intake linked to IVF
success
New findings suggest that drinking too much coffee and eating too much
fatty food may affect a woman's chances of getting pregnant through in
vitro fertilisation, or IVF. More
4/7/12 - How fats and oils vary heart risk impact
Consuming some polyunsaturated fats may be the best way to prevent heart
disease, British experts said last night. More
3/7/12
- Screening could protect children
from cancer risk
Hereditary breast and ovarian cancer genes could be detected during embryo
screening, according to Belgian scientists. More
3/7/12
- Aid for pregnancy grief
New information issued yesterday seeks to help women who face the pain
of having a baby die just before birth. More
2/7/12
- Five million test tube
children, conference told
About five million children have owed their lives to assisted reproduction
techniques, it was announced yesterday. More
2/7/12
- Public ignorant of true cancer
smoking link
Most people in the UK think that smoking is only linked to cancers of
the lung and mouth, according to a new survey. More
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