Topic: General Health

The new items published under this topic are as follows.

Articles: PM considers public smoking ban

Posted by admin on Friday, June 04, 2004 - 06:07 AM

	Tony Blair has said the government is considering introducing a ban on smoking in public places and will come to a view in the "next few months". Read full article: 'PM considers public smoking ban'

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Articles: Women missing out on cancer tests

Posted by admin on Friday, June 04, 2004 - 03:18 AM

	A shortage of specialists is leading to thousands of older women missing out on screening tests for breast cancer. Read full article: 'Women missing out on cancer tests'

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Articles: 'It has changed his life'

Posted by admin on Friday, June 04, 2004 - 02:22 AM

	An alternative treatment has been licensed in the UK to treat children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Charmaine Wainwright, whose son Andrew - now 15 - was diagnosed with ADHD seven years ago, tells BBC News Online how atomoxetine has helped them. Read full article: ''It has changed his life''

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Articles: New hope in breast cancer surgery

Posted by admin on Friday, June 04, 2004 - 02:19 AM

	Women with breast cancer could benefit from a new technique which reduces some of the side effects from surgery. Read full article: 'New hope in breast cancer surgery'

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Articles: Stitches don't stop preterm birth

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

	A common surgical procedure used to try to stop women giving birth prematurely has little effect, research suggests. Read full article: 'Stitches don't stop preterm birth'

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Articles: Heart disease 'on the increase'

Posted by admin on Friday, June 04, 2004 - 02:11 AM

	The number of people suffering from heart disease is rising, according to latest statistics. Read full article: 'Heart disease 'on the increase''

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Articles: Diabetes drug eases HIV treatment effects

Posted by admin on Friday, June 04, 2004 - 01:38 AM

	A diabetes drug could help reduce some of the health-threatening side effects of AIDS medications, U.S. researchers said. Read full article: 'Diabetes drug eases HIV treatment effects'

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Articles: Nun study links diabetes and Alzheimer's

Posted by admin on Friday, June 04, 2004 - 01:36 AM

	Diabetes might significantly increase the risk of developing Alzheimer's, a study of 824 nuns, priests and Roman Catholic brothers found, bolstering the evidence linking the two diseases. Read full article: 'Nun study links diabetes and Alzheimer's'

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Articles: Drop X-ray immigration policy

Posted by admin on Friday, June 04, 2004 - 01:34 AM

	The United States should stop making young asylum-seekers undergo X-rays to check their ages, because the tests are inaccurate, a group of prominent American doctors and dentists said. Read full article: 'Drop X-ray immigration policy'

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Articles: Cancer rates down, survival up

Posted by admin on Friday, June 04, 2004 - 01:32 AM

	Americans' risk of getting and dying from cancer continues to inch down, says the nation's annual report on the disease. For the first time, there are signs that lung cancer in women is starting to decline too. Read full article: 'Cancer rates down, survival up'

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