• New Guidelines Link Lifestyle to Cancer Survival

    Added On : 30th April 2012

    Healthy Diet, Regular Exercise Can Improve Odds, Report Confirms

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  • Questionable Chemicals Found...

    Added On : 27th April 2012

    Questionable Chemicals Found in Household Products

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  • IVF Drugs Linked to Childhood Cancer

    Added On : 25th April 2012

    Fertility-boosting drugs could more than double the risk of subsequent offspring developing childhood leukaemia, acadmics warn today.

    Every year tens of thousands of women in Britain undergo fertility treatment, that usually involves them receiving drugs to prompt their ovaries into producing more eggs. More than 13,000 babies are born annually thanks to assisted fertility technology.

    No study has yet found convincing evidence suggesting that fertility treatment leads to babies that are any less healthy than those conceived naturally.

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  • Pain Medication may Hinder Heart Attack Recovery...

    Added On : 9th April 2012

    Pain Medication may Hinder Heart Attack Recovery, Study Finds

    Giving heart attack patients pain relief may actually hinder their recovery, according to researchers who say the stabbing ache in the chest actually stimulates the body to repair itself.

    The pain signals stem cells to repair the damaged heart cells, it has been found.

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  • Rheumatoid Arthritis Linked to Irregular Heartbeat

    Added On : 25th March 2012

    Study Also Suggests a 30% Increase in Stroke Risk

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  • Genital Herpes Vaccine Misses the Mark

    Added On : 29th February 2012

    Results Disappointing for Many, but Some See as Step Toward Success

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  • Vision Problems Decreasing in People With Diabetes

    Added On : 6th December 2011

    But Too Few Getting Routine Eye Exams

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  • Crossing the Street May Be Riskier...

    Added On : 15th August 2011

    Crossing the Street May Be Riskier for ADHD Kids

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  • 'No Proof' for Filling Baby Teeth

    Added On : 24th June 2009

    Filling rotten baby teeth may be an unnecessary trial for children to endure, experts say.

    Some 40% of five-year-olds in the UK have tooth decay and at least one in 10 of these is treated with fillings.

    But anecdotal evidence from 50 dentists gathered by Manchester University researchers suggests filling baby teeth may not offer significant benefits.

    Advisers to the NHS are now beginning a study on treatment options to provide dentists with clear guidelines.

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  • DIABETES ASPIRIN USE QUESTIONED

    Added On : 17th October 2008

    Aspirin makes it harder for blood clots to formAspirin should not routinely be used to prevent heart attacks in people with diabetes, Scottish research suggests.

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