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Editor's Choice (view all news in this section)
Red wine could lower men's lung cancer risk
(Daily Mail 07/10/2008)
Researchers looked at data from more than 84,000 men aged 45 to 69 that was collected...(see more)
Why obesity could hit your council tax: Crisis will mean '£6.3bn bill for public services
(Daily Mail 07/10/2008)
More children will be taken into care as Britain becomes the obesity capital of the w...(see more)
Children born to anxious mothers are 'at higher risk of developing asthma'
(Daily Mail 07/10/2008)
More than 5,800 families were monitored for eight years by Bristol University scienti...(see more)
Medical Practice (view all news in this section)
Why obesity could hit your council tax: Crisis will mean '£6.3bn bill for public services
(Daily Mail 07/10/2008)
More children will be taken into care as Britain becomes the obesity capital of the w...(see more)
Dementia patients 'suffer stigma'
(BBC 07/10/2008)
A survey by the Alzheimer's Society found patients reported neighbours crossing the s...(see more)
Smoking 'costs the NHS billions'
(BBC 07/10/2008)
Treating smokers costs the NHS in England £2.7bn a year, compared with £1.7bn a decad...(see more)
Health Trends (view all news in this section)
Ozone pollution 'killing hundreds'
(The Scotsman 06/10/2008)
GROUND-LEVEL ozone pollution is contributing ...(see more)
Parents 'under drugs suspicion'
(BBC 05/10/2008)
Some 90% of the 500 teenagers polled by charity Addaction said they were "against" dr...(see more)
China lung disease 'to kill 83m'
(BBC 04/10/2008)
A US study has suggested that more than 80 million people in China will die in the ne...(see more)
Latest Developments (view all news in this section)
'Safer' test developed for Down's
(BBC 06/10/2008)
Scientists say they have developed a safer blood test that can tell a women if her un...(see more)
Test that will spot prostate danger in ten minutes
(Daily Mail 06/10/2008)
A new test, called PSAWatch, makes it easier to screen men for prostate cancer - pote...(see more)
Hospital cleaning chemical fears
(BBC 06/10/2008)
Hospitals have been warned not to over-dilute cleaning chemicals amid fears that this...(see more)
Ongoing Research (view all news in this section)
Children born to anxious mothers are 'at higher risk of developing asthma'
(Daily Mail 07/10/2008)
More than 5,800 families were monitored for eight years by Bristol University scienti...(see more)
Jab or pill vaccine for breast cancer 'on the horizon' says British expert
(Daily Mail 07/10/2008)
A breast cancer vaccine that mimics the effects of hormonal changes in childbirth and...(see more)
Listening to classical music 'can relieve pregnancy stress'
(Daily Mail 06/10/2008)
Mothers-to-be who listen to lullabies, classical music and sounds of nature are less ...(see more)
Life and Living (view all news in this section)
Reading a novel can help obese children to lose weight
(Daily Mail 06/10/2008)
In a study of 45 girls, those who read a book which promoted exercise and a healthy l...(see more)
Survey shows contraception myths
(BBC 05/10/2008)
The poll of 55 women, published in a family planning journal, found anxiety about wei...(see more)
'Drugs are bad'
(BBC 05/10/2008)
Eleven-year-old Ellie Stevens thinks drugs are disgusting and cannot understand why a...(see more)
Healthy Eating (view all news in this section)
Red wine could lower men's lung cancer risk
(Daily Mail 07/10/2008)
Researchers looked at data from more than 84,000 men aged 45 to 69 that was collected...(see more)
Berry berry good for you... The superfruits that boost healing and help ward off disease
(Daily Mail 04/10/2008)
ANGELA EPSTEIN discovers why blackcurrants, gooseberries and their relatives are so g...(see more)
Scots infants 'to get free meals'
(BBC 02/10/2008)
All pupils will receive free meals in the first three years of primary school, the Sc...(see more)
Case Histories (view all news in this section)
The hidden health risks for children of sperm donors
(Daily Mail 07/10/2008)
In her five-year search for her biological father and her health inheritance, Kathlee...(see more)
Terry Pratchett: I'm slipping away a bit at a time... and all I can do is watch it happen
(Daily Mail 07/10/2008)
I spoke to a fellow sufferer recently who talked in the tones of a university lecture...(see more)
This man was about to go blind until surgeons gave his eye double-glazing
(Daily Mail 07/10/2008)
A consultant at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital confirmed I had corneal dystrophy...(see more)
Commentary (view all news in this section)
Does breast cancer screening do more harm than good?
(Daily Mail 06/10/2008)
The treatment of breast cancer is seen as a medical success story - 30 years ago, jus...(see more)