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Chemo during pregnancy likely to be safe
6:00am Friday 10th February 2012
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“Children born to women undergoing cancer drug treatment show normal results in physical and mental development tests” The Guardian has reported. The news is based on research that examined...
Cancer drug eases mouse Alzheimer's
5:45am Friday 10th February 2012
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A skin cancer drug can improve Alzheimer-like symptoms in mice engineered to mimic the condition, it has been widely reported. Many national newspapers have covered the news, which is based on...
Moving house 'damages child health'
11:32am Thursday 9th February 2012
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“Parents who frequently move house put children’s health at risk,” according to the Daily Mail. The newspaper said that research found moving several times can affect children’s health and...
1 in 5 men 'has heart risk gene'
10:15am Thursday 9th February 2012
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“Men can inherit heart disease from their father,” BBC News has reported. The broadcaster said that a specific version of the Y chromosome, a genetic structure passed from father to son, can raise a man’s heart disease risk by 50%...
Latest news on PIP breast implants
12:00pm Wednesday 8th February 2012
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Women concerned about French-made PIP breast implants can find all the latest NHS information about the issue on this page. Worries about the implants have emerged since news of a major...
Difficult to see how C. diff spreads
10:27am Wednesday 8th February 2012
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“We don’t know what causes deadly hospital superbug to spread, admit scientists,” the Daily Mail has reported. “Hospitals may be adopting the wrong strategy for combating a notorious bug"...
DVT flying advice reassessed
5:30am Wednesday 8th February 2012
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“Sitting in a window seat during a long flight can increase the risk of deep vein thrombosis,” according to The Daily Telegraph. It has long been known that flying is associated with an increased risk of...
Claim spoon-feeding 'makes infants fatter'
10:22am Tuesday 7th February 2012
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“Spoon feeding makes babies fatter,” the BBC reported today. According to the broadcaster, babies weaned on pureed food tend to end up fatter than infants whose first tastes are finger foods. This high-profile news is sure to...
Artificial jawbone used in transplant
6:00am Tuesday 7th February 2012
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An 83-year-old woman has been implanted with the world’s first “3D printer-created jaw”. Using cutting-edge laser manufacturing techniques, doctors and metal experts were able to build up layers of titanium...
Diabetes 'increases birth defect risk'
5:00am Monday 6th February 2012
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“Diabetic mothers-to-be have high risk of giving birth to children with congenital abnormality,” The Guardian said today. The news is based on UK research that compared the rates of birth defects in women with and without diabetes. It found...
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