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Editor's Choice (view all news in this section)
Use a tissue! How just one sneeze can infect 150 other people
(Daily Mail 05/12/2008)
They say coughs and sneezes can spread diseases. Now researchers have prove...(see more)
Can red wine mimic the health effect of oily fish?
(Daily Mail 05/12/2008)
A glass or two of wine a day helps the body make oils that are good for the...(see more)
Medical Practice (view all news in this section)
Warning over internet painkillers
(BBC 05/12/2008)
UK experts issue a warning after a study showed wide availability of strong painkille...(see more)
Psychiatric drugs force queried
(BBC 04/12/2008)
The practice of forcing psychiatric patients to take medication is not backed by evid...(see more)
Chronic care need 'unsustainable'
(BBC 04/12/2008)
The NHS needs to do more to help people with a long-term illness, says a watchdog's r...(see more)
Health Trends (view all news in this section)
Tragic toll in lone parent families as research reveals their babies are more likely to die young
(Daily Mail 05/12/2008)
Single mothers are more likely to give birth to children who die young. Fig...(see more)
It's not just the power of suggestion: 'Placebo effect' is in the genes
(Daily Mail 04/12/2008)
Why some people miraculously get better when given a dummy drug called a pl...(see more)
Cervical cancer deprivation link
(BBC 02/12/2008)
Cervical cancer is more common among women living in the most deprived areas of Engla...(see more)
Latest Developments (view all news in this section)
Plan for '£12m stroke ad campaign
(BBC 04/12/2008)
A campaign will be launched by the government in the new year to help people remember...(see more)
Meditation and depression
(NHS Choices 03/12/2008)
This was a well-designed randomised controlle...(see more)
City to showcase Typetalk phone system for deaf
(The Scotsman 03/12/2008)
A SYSTEM which allows deaf people to communic...(see more)
Ongoing Research (view all news in this section)
Use a tissue! How just one sneeze can infect 150 other people
(Daily Mail 05/12/2008)
They say coughs and sneezes can spread diseases. Now researchers have prove...(see more)
Women who exercise during pregnancy face risk of pre-eclampsia, researchers warn
(Daily Mail 04/12/2008)
In a study involving 85,000 females they found that jogging for more than 75 minutes ...(see more)
Child obesity 'may harm thyroid'
(BBC 04/12/2008)
Ultrasound tests on 186 children suggested their weight might be linked to structural...(see more)
Life and Living (view all news in this section)
Happiness 'rubs off on others'
(BBC 05/12/2008)
Happiness is infectious and can spread like a "ripple" through social groups, accordi...(see more)
Wartime diet of regular fasting slashes prostate cancer risk
(Daily Mail 04/12/2008)
Rationing food intake every few weeks could slash men's risk of prostate ca...(see more)
Dr Mairi MacLeod: Scientists prove that beer goggles really do exist
(The Scotsman 04/12/2008)
Experiments suggest as little as a pint and a...(see more)
Healthy Eating (view all news in this section)
Can red wine mimic the health effect of oily fish?
(Daily Mail 05/12/2008)
A glass or two of wine a day helps the body make oils that are good for the...(see more)
We took up to '£20 of vitamins a month - then went cold turkey
(Daily Mail 29/11/2008)
Supplements are believed by millions to be an easy way to maintain health. 1/3 of UK ...(see more)
How to keep your gut in mint condition
(Daily Mail 29/11/2008)
As far back as ancient Greece, herbal practitioners have pointed towards the peppermi...(see more)
Case Histories (view all news in this section)
Apology over botched cancer tests
(BBC 04/12/2008)
A hospital apologises to patients recalled for tests amid fears they may have been wr...(see more)
Commentary (view all news in this section)
Risky operation
(BBC 03/12/2008)
Conjoined twin surgery has a long history - The death of baby Hope following an opera...(see more)
Patient suicide
(BBC 03/12/2008)
Physician assisted suicide has been legal for a decade in the US state of Oregon. But...(see more)
China melamine death toll rises
(BBC 02/12/2008)
China has increased to six the estimated number of children who died from drinking da...(see more)