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Mobile phones increase the risk of tumours

Israeli researchers say they have found that the regular use of mobile phones increases the risk of developing tumours.

10 Dec 2007

Shampoo damaging the environment

According to a report from the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), Britain's environment is under threat from shampoo.

10 Dec 2007

Top British scientist warns homeopathic medicine puts lives at risk

Britain's most senior scientist has warned that homeopathic medicine is jeopardising lives.

10 Dec 2007

Anti-drinking ads which show stupid drunk behaviour inadvertently glamorise

Advertising campaigns in Britain meant to discourage young people from drinking to excess have come in for some harsh criticism from researchers and comes at a time when experts are saying alcohol abuse is a widespread problem among the young.

10 Dec 2007

Regular exercise helps reduce the risk of Alzheimer's, depression and dementia

British researchers from Bristol University say following a regular exercise programme can significantly reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease by as much as a third.

10 Dec 2007

Antioxidant cocktail shows good results in fight against prostate cancer

Prostate cancer trials undertaken at the University of Sydney have provided exciting results with reductions of up to 25 per cent of tumour growth in mouse models.

9 Dec 2007

Winter flu doubles the risk of heart attacks and stroke

Scientists in Britain say a dose of winter infections such flu can double the risk of heart attacks and strokes.

9 Dec 2007

Report blasts U.S. government department's treatment of HIV immigrant detainees

A new report by the Human Rights Watch has blasted the Department of Homeland Security in the United States over its record with immigrant detainees with HIV.

9 Dec 2007

Fruits and raw veggies reduce the risk of cancer

The latest research says that by eating just three servings a month of raw broccoli or cabbage a person can reduce their risk of bladder cancer by as much as 40 percent.

9 Dec 2007

Reprogrammed stem cells cure sickle cell anaemia

Scientists in the U.S. have made a breakthrough in the fight against sickle cell anaemia, a blood disease caused by a defect in a single gene.

9 Dec 2007

Older brains out of sync - memory and reasoning impaired

According to new research from the U.S., as people get older communication between different regions of the brain breaks down.

6 Dec 2007

Antibiotics may be of little use in treating sinus infections

A new British study disputes the effectiveness of antibiotic drugs prescribed to treat sinus infections.

6 Dec 2007

Obesity all set to make future generations fatter and sicker

Researchers from the United States and Denmark are warning that unless steps are taken to reverse the growth in the number of obese children, future generations will be both fatter and sicker than their parents.

6 Dec 2007

York academics to help shape access to medical database

Social scientists at the University of York are to investigate public attitudes to the way medical information relating to hundreds of thousands of people is managed, particularly the rules governing third-party access to the data.

5 Dec 2007

Botox shows potential for bladder spasms and leakages

Eight years ago, Lynette Kunz suffered a severe spinal cord injury that left her a quadriplegic and sufferer of involuntary bladder contractions.

5 Dec 2007

Obesity is not just a problem for people!

Cutting-edge research in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Leicester is tackling the problem of 'obesity' in computer software.

5 Dec 2007

Gap in health rates between socioeconomic classes unchanged

Over the past century, the United States has witnessed historic advances in public health and medicine that have contributed to improved health and a significant increase in life expectancy for all socioeconomic groups.

5 Dec 2007

Growing old can affect the higher-level brain systems that govern cognition

A team of Howard Hughes Medical Institute researchers has shown that normal aging disrupts communication between different regions of the brain.

5 Dec 2007

Pine bark naturally reduces osteoarthritis knee pain

Affecting more than 10 million Americans, Osteoarthritis of the knee (OA) is one of the five leading causes of disability among the elderly.

5 Dec 2007

Study questions impact of hemoglobin variations on mortality in dialysis patients

For patients with dialysis-related anemia, the risk of death is increased when hemoglobin levels remain persistently low over a period several months - not necessarily when they fluctuate over time, according to a study in the January Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

5 Dec 2007