March 10, 2010 / Healthy Life
Many lives could be saved if GPs followed guidelines for reducing cholesterol in patients at high risk of heart disease, research suggests. A study of 25,250 patients in Germany found that only about
March 10, 2010 / Cancer, Medical Blog, Pregnancy
AP - Children inherit about 30 mutated genes from each parent, fewer than had been thought, but enough in at least one case to pass on inherited illnesses, according to a first detailed look at the bl
March 10, 2010 / Cancer, Medical Blog
The Christian Science Monitor - Militant groups can radicalize individuals and train them to carry out terrorist acts much more quickly today, in part thanks to the Internet, according to military and
March 10, 2010 / Cancer, Medical Blog, Pregnancy
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Obesity is a major problem in the United States, and children are no exception. Today's kids are spending more hours watching TV, sitting at the computer or playing vid
March 10, 2010 / Cancer, Medical Blog, Pregnancy
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, March 10 (HealthDay News) -- In the coming weeks, millions of American children will dust off their bats and gloves and head out to the baseball field. More here: Youth Ba
March 10, 2010 / Cancer, Medical Blog, Pregnancy
AFP - African trucking routes, long known as pathways for spreading HIV across borders, have been drawn in new maps that also direct drivers to clinics that treat AIDS, a spokeswoman said Wednesday.
March 10, 2010 / Healthy Life
By Nick Triggle Health reporter, BBC News Hopes of reaching a cross-party deal on funding social care appear to be dead in the water. The three main parties are due to take part in talks hosted by th
March 10, 2010 / Healthy Life
The doctors' union claims that England's medical records database is being pushed through too fast, with details sometimes being uploaded without patients' knowledge. But those behind the new system
March 10, 2010 / Healthy Life
Police have been asked to investigate whether a damning report into a hospital trust could be a base for a criminal prosecution. Last year, it was revealed there were more than 400 deaths than would
March 10, 2010 / Cancer, Healthy Life
VIEWPOINT Professor Tony Leeds Specialist in obesity management, Central Middlesex Hospital A big increase in obesity threatens to cause health problems for millions of people across the world. In th
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