The Daily Mail has reported that "routine testing for prostate cancer in middle-aged men does not save enough lives to justify the harm". The news is based on a 20-year Swedish study that found screening did not reduce overall death rates or death...
Thursday March 31 2011 "Drinking milk produced by cows in the 48 hours after they give birth could enhance athletic performance," reported the BBC. It said UK scientists were testing the theory that the milk, called bovine colostrum, protected...
Monday March 28 2011 "Drinking four to six mugs of tea a day is as good for keeping you hydrated as a litre of water," reported the Daily Mail. It said the finding disproves "the idea that regular tea drinking can dehydrate the body because of its...
Monday March 28 2011 "Breast cancer could be curbed by preventative drug treatment," reported The Independent. Many newspapers reported suggestions by experts that women at higher risk of breast cancer should be offered preventative drugs in the...
The Daily Express reports that a "new treatment for prostate cancer has cut the risk of dying by half". It said that "six months of the hormone therapy……is all that is needed", and the benefits continue for 10 years. The trial in question did not...
Thursday March 24 2011 "Scientists have grown sperm in the laboratory in a landmark study that could help preserve the fertility of cancer patients and shed fresh light on male reproductive problems", reported The Guardian. This and many other...
"Women boost their chances of surviving breast cancer if they complete their full five-year course of tamoxifen," reported the Daily Mirror. It said that many women stop taking it after two years due to side effects, but a study has found that...
Monday March 21 2011 "Scientists have successfully switched off a gene thought to cause Alzheimer's by using a new way to deliver drugs directly to the brain," reported the Daily Mirror. It said that researchers have used "tiny particles called...
"A single protein may trigger autistic spectrum disorders,", BBC News has reported. According to the news, when mice were bred to lack a protein called Shank3, which normally aids the transfer of signals between brain cells, they showed classic...
BBC News reports that researchers have said that "a drug to treat diabetes, Actos, would be a "sensible alternative" to one which was banned last year". It said that Avandia, also known as rosiglitazone, was suspended in Europe but is still...
Britons are living longer than ever before despite concerns about obesity and health problems, according to the Daily Mail. Average life expectancy has soared to 80 years old, it reports - eight years higher than in the 1970s. The story is based on...
Gene therapy has been proven to work for Parkinson's disease, The Independent has reported. A number of other newspapers also express the hope offered by the new procedure, which is intended to boost levels of a brain chemical called GABA, which is...
Wednesday March 16 2011 "A good old belly laugh can help heal leg ulcers," BBC News has reported. However, the eye-catching claim is only a theory offered by researchers who said the treatment is probably more effective than ultrasound, the...
Monday March 14 2011 "Breastfeeding produces not only healthier babies but also brighter children," reported The Guardian. It said a study has found that just four weeks of breastfeeding gives newborns a "positive and significant effect", which...
Scientists have discovered a gene defect that "can triple the risk of a child developing an allergy to peanuts", BBC News has reported. The affected gene, called the filaggrin gene, is already known to play a role in other allergy-related...
Wednesday March 9 2011 "Toenails can show if you are likely to get lung cancer," reported The Sun. It said that a study measuring nicotine levels in toenail clippings from both smokers and non-smokers found that people with the highest nicotine...
Taking ibuprofen just a few times a week could cut the risk of developing Parkinson's disease by a third, according to The Daily Telegraph. The news is based on the publication of a large study that followed 136,197 middle-aged to elderly people...
"Young people who use cannabis are doubling their risk of developing psychotic symptoms," the Daily Mail has reported. Mental health problems may also persist among continual users, it added. The news is based on a study involving nearly 2,000...
Tuesday March 1 2011 "Parents should not give children with a mild fever regular spoonfuls of paracetamol and ibuprofen, doctors advise today, as they warn that doing so could extend their illness or put their health at risk," reported The Daily...
BBC News has reported that doctors should check ill children for leg pain, confusion, stiff neck and sensitivity to light, as they are "red flag" symptoms for meningitis. The news is based on research that compared children's early symptoms of...
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