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Department of Health gives alcohol warning
Drinking slightly over the daily alcohol guidelines can lead to long-term health problems, such as heart disease, strokes and...
Monday 6th February 2012
Heart failure increase chances of fractures
Heart failure can increase the chance of suffering a fracture by 30 per cent, according to a new study by researchers at the...
Thursday 2nd February 2012
Unexplained strokes caused by erratic heart beat
The cause of a stroke can usually be identified by doctors but one in five attacks can not be explained. One in three sufferers...
Thursday 2nd February 2012
Ultrasound could help fight kidney stones
Kidney stones are a painful complaint for anyone that comes into contact with them but researchers have now found a new way to...
Wednesday 1st February 2012
New antibody could improve kidney transplant...
A new antibody, known as OPN-305, could improve the survival rate in kidney transplants after researchers found that the agent...
Wednesday 1st February 2012
Rare mutations in body clock receptors can cause...
When a person carries a receptor that alters their body clock they run the risk of contracting conditions such as type 2 diabetes...
Tuesday 31st January 2012
Diet fizzy drinks can cause vascular conditions
Diet soft drinks could cause vascular events such as heart attacks and strokes, according to a team of researchers at the...
Tuesday 31st January 2012
High blood pressure can lead to problems later in...
It has been well documented that blood pressure is the cause of many diseases but people need to find a way of controlling the...
Monday 30th January 2012
Obese adults more likely to contract lumbar disc...
Overweight and obese adults are more likely to contract lumbar spine disc degeneration, according to new research by staff at the...
Monday 30th January 2012
MS drug could prevent heart attacks
A drug more commonly used to treat people with multiple sclerosis (MS) could be used to prevent heart attacks, according to new...
Monday 30th January 2012
Junior NHS doctors feel undervalued
Junior doctors working in the NHS feel they are being undervalued by senior members of staff within the service. A new survey...
Friday 27th January 2012
Risk factors can cause major cardiovascular...
Elevated risk factors can aggravate and induce major cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in later life, according to a new study by a...
Friday 27th January 2012
David Cameron told to abandon "unwanted" NHS...
Prime minister David Cameron should forget about an NHS reform, according to Labour leader Ed Miliband. He told MPs at Prime...
Thursday 26th January 2012
Diabetes can cause loss of hearing
Diabetes can cause a loss of hearing in men and women as they get older, according to a new study by a team of researchers in...
Thursday 26th January 2012
Magic mushrooms give idea as to how psychedelic...
People under the influence of magic mushrooms have given doctors a new insight into the how the drug works. The psychedelic...
Wednesday 25th January 2012
White blood cells could be key to diagnosing...
Doctors and those in biomedical science jobs have been continually on the lookout for new ways of identifying and combating the...
Wednesday 25th January 2012
High fibre diets can not protect against...
For many years it has been a common conception that a high fibre can help protect against intestinal diseases such as...
Tuesday 24th January 2012
Concern over vitamin D deficiencies
Young children and some adults in Britain are not getting enough vitamin D in their diets, according to England's chief...
Tuesday 24th January 2012
NK cells could be the way to fight infection
Natural killer (NK) cells could be a vital in fighting infection and stimulating the immune system, according to a new study by a...
Monday 23rd January 2012
Hunger increased by pictures of food
Pictures of delicious food can provoke thoughts of eating and can fuel a person's hunger, according to Max Planck researchers....
Friday 20th January 2012
Upper-end of normal blood pressure in middle-aged...
Middle-aged men with upper-end of normal blood pressure are at a higher risk of contracting the common heart rhythm disorder...
Thursday 19th January 2012
Doctors raise questions over influenza drug
Doctors have raised a number of questions surrounding the safety of the commonly used anti-influenza drug oseltamivir. While...
Thursday 19th January 2012
Doctors closer to a breakthrough in infant...
A team of researchers in Australia have moved a step closer to figuring out why epileptic seizures occur in infants. The doctors...
Wednesday 18th January 2012
Lack of sleep can cause obesity
Not getting enough sleep can cause a person's appetite to increase, according to research by a team at Uppsala University in...
Wednesday 18th January 2012
Slowly digested carb diet can improve obesity rate
A diet of slowly digested carbohydrates such as whole grains and other high-fibre foods can seriously reduce the markers of...
Tuesday 17th January 2012
Heart attack education can save lives in women
A team of researchers at Binghamton University has developed an educational course that teaches women about the dangers of heart...
Monday 16th January 2012
New method found to combat smoke-related diseases
Smoking is one of the biggest killers in the UK but now researchers in Melbourne have identified a protein that causes a smoke...
Friday 13th January 2012
Doctors find clues to why alcohol is addictive
A new study has revealed clues as to why alcohol is so addictive and how it affects a person's brain. Researchers at the...
Thursday 12th January 2012
New developments in how to prevent breast cancer
Being one of the biggest killers across the world doctors and those in biomedical science jobs have been working constantly to...
Thursday 12th January 2012
Link clarified between salt and hypertension
Scientists have debunked a widely held belief of doctors and those in locum cardiology work about the link between salt and...
Wednesday 11th January 2012
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