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Does outdoor play help keep the doctor away?

BBC News - Health — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:55:01 +0000

Does outdoor play help keep the doctor away?

US ‘sobriety’ tests for Londoners

BBC News - Health — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:03:33 +0000

Problem drinkers in London are to be given American-style sobriety tests aimed at keeping them away from alcohol.

Cannabis users double crash risk

BBC News - Health — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:51:32 +0000

Drivers who use cannabis before driving double their chances of causing a collision, research suggests.

Would you throw away a week in the Bahamas?

BBC News - Health — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:27:14 +0000

‘Bin-bags full’ of wasted medicines

Dementia plaque ‘rapidly cleared’

BBC News - Health — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:01:33 +0000

Destructive plaques found in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients have been rapidly cleared by researchers testing a cancer drug on mice.

Obesity ads ‘risk child stigma’

BBC News - Health — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:05:30 +0000

A US advertising campaign showing stark images of overweight teenagers is criticised by a senior US public health official.

Toxic alcohol toll rises in India

BBC News - Health — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:54:14 +0000

The number of people who have died in the Indian state of Orissa after drinking toxic illegal alcohol rises to 31, officials say.

Heart disease risk ‘inherited’

BBC News - Health — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:00:06 +0000

Scientists say a common heart disease which kills thousands each year is passed genetically from father to son.

US contraceptive rule ‘must go’

BBC News - Health — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:15:01 +0000

The top Republican in Congress calls for a law against a contraceptive rule if President Obama does not back down in the face of Catholic leaders’ anger.

Gene therapy ‘gave me sight back’

BBC News - Health — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:35:29 +0000

Three US citizens who lost their sight in childhood have reported a dramatic improvement in vision after having gene therapy in both eyes.