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[1 Sep 2010 | No Comment | 4 views]

About 10,000 cases of breast and bowel cancer could be prevented each year in the UK if people did more brisk walking, claim experts.
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[1 Sep 2010 | No Comment | 4 views]

An ambulance driver delivering an organ for transplant could lose his licence and his job after being booked for speeding.
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[1 Sep 2010 | No Comment | 4 views]

Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham is urging Lib Dems to unite with Labour against the Government’s plan for a radical overhaul of the NHS.
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[1 Sep 2010 | No Comment | 5 views]

Drinking a glass of milk can stop garlic breath, scientists discover.
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[31 Aug 2010 | No Comment | 7 views]

Author JK Rowling is donating £10m to set up a multiple sclerosis research centre at Edinburgh University.
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[31 Aug 2010 | No Comment | 6 views]

The hospital carried out a deep clean of the ward
One of four premature babies infected with a bacteria at a London hospital died from the bug, it has been revealed.
The babies were infected at the University College London Hospital neonatal unit with the so-called “gram-negative” bacteria.
The infection killed one of the babies while two of the others died of other causes. One baby has survived.
The hospital has not said when the baby died, but the bug hit the ward in July.
The babies were among 15 at the unit …

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[31 Aug 2010 | No Comment | 9 views]

The hospital carried out a deep clean of the ward
One of four premature babies infected with a bacteria at a London hospital died from the bug, it has been revealed.
The babies were infected at the University College London Hospital neonatal unit with the so-called “gram-negative” bacteria.
The infection killed one of the babies while two of the others died of other causes. One baby has survived.
The hospital has not said when the baby died, but the bug hit the ward in July.
The babies were among 15 at the unit …

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[31 Aug 2010 | No Comment | 19 views]

The researchers compared MS brain lesions with weather patterns
The severity of multiple sclerosis (MS) may change with the seasons, say US researchers.
Brain scans of patients compared with weather patterns at the time showed higher levels of disease activity in the spring and summer.
The US researchers said the findings had implications for testing new medicines, which may show up different results depending on the time of year.
It is not clear why warmer weather would have this effect.
Other studies have shown that vitamin D from exposure to sunlight may have …

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[31 Aug 2010 | No Comment | 9 views]

The researchers compared MS brain lesions with weather patterns
The severity of multiple sclerosis (MS) may change with the seasons, say US researchers.
Brain scans of patients compared with weather patterns at the time showed higher levels of disease activity in the spring and summer.
The US researchers said the findings had implications for testing new medicines, which may show up different results depending on the time of year.
It is not clear why warmer weather would have this effect.
Other studies have shown that vitamin D from exposure to sunlight may have …

Health News »

[31 Aug 2010 | No Comment | 5 views]

Author JK Rowling is donating £10m to set up a multiple sclerosis research centre at Edinburgh University.
This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.