Topic: General Health

The new items published under this topic are as follows.

Articles: Big family a drawback for babies

Posted by admin on Wednesday, June 16, 2004 - 04:52 AM

	Babies born into larger families are less likely to thrive, research suggests. Read full article: 'Big family a drawback for babies'

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Articles: NHS fails to use refugee doctors

Posted by admin on Wednesday, June 16, 2004 - 04:50 AM

	The UK is failing to make use of refugee doctors who could provide a valuable source of expertise, says the British Medical Association. Read full article: 'NHS fails to use refugee doctors'

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Articles: Cancer probe at primary school

Posted by admin on Wednesday, June 16, 2004 - 04:47 AM

	Health tests are being carried out at a school where nine members of staff were diagnosed with breast cancer. Read full article: 'Cancer probe at primary school'

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Articles: Criticism over baby unit deaths

Posted by admin on Wednesday, June 16, 2004 - 03:13 AM

	A hospital maternity unit which was investigated after the deaths of three babies has been condemned for providing "impoverished" conditions for patients. Read full article: 'Criticism over baby unit deaths'

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Articles: Doubts over acne laser treatment

Posted by admin on Wednesday, June 16, 2004 - 03:10 AM

	Doctors have called for more research into a type of laser treatment used on people with acne. Read full article: 'Doubts over acne laser treatment'

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Articles: Drug trials prolong lives

Posted by admin on Wednesday, June 16, 2004 - 02:11 AM

	Seven patients in one study. Thirty people in another. Compared with the 550,000 Americans who die every year from cancer, the number of patients who benefit from experimental drugs in early trials may not seem very large. Yet these lives are, to cancer specialists, a vision of the future. Read full article: 'Drug trials prolong lives'

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Articles: Health experts fight hypertension

Posted by admin on Wednesday, June 16, 2004 - 02:08 AM

	While one in every four Americans suffers from high blood pressure, the condition is more prevalent among African-Americans than any other ethnic group, experts say. Read full article: 'Health experts fight hypertension'

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Articles: Experts say too many pills worsen headaches

Posted by admin on Wednesday, June 16, 2004 - 02:06 AM

	One after another, teenagers trickle into Dr. David Rothner’s office with the same complaint: almost daily headaches, despite popping over-the-counter painkillers four, then six, then eight times a week. Read full article: 'Experts say too many pills worsen headaches'

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Articles: Ads aim to stop sex with minors

Posted by admin on Wednesday, June 16, 2004 - 02:04 AM

	The blunt message will be pasted on billboards and barroom coasters across Virginia: “Isn’t she a little young?” it will ask in bold pink and white lettering against a black backdrop. “Sex with a minor,” the wording will continue. “Don’t go there.” Read full article: 'Ads aim to stop sex with minors'

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Articles: Fruit 'helps prevent eye disease'

Posted by admin on Tuesday, June 15, 2004 - 07:50 AM

	Eating fruit could protect against an age-related eye disease which can cause blindness, research suggests. Read full article: 'Fruit 'helps prevent eye disease''

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