Articles Archive for July 2009
The government says it will ban all private transplants of organs from dead donors in the UK.
The move comes after media reports of overseas patients paying to get onto the waiting list for organs …
American-based pharmaceutical company Pfizer has signed a settlement worth up to $75m (£45m) with the Nigerian state of Kano, a joint statement says.
It follows a long-running legal battle over allegations that children were harmed …
Pregnant women are four times more likely than the general population to need hospital treatment for H1N1 swine flu, data from the US suggests.
The findings suggest pregnancy does increase the risk of complications without …
Children who eat plenty of dairy foods such as milk and cheese can expect to live longer, a study suggests. …
Some iced coffees being sold on the high street contain as many calories as a hot dinner, a cancer charity warns. …
Can’t sleep? You have plenty of company. About half of all adults experience insomnia on occasion, and 1 in 10 battle insomnia on a regular basis, according to the Cleveland Clinic. If you fall into …
High blood pressure is picked up less often in people who smoke, despite them being at higher risk of heart disease, research suggests.
A study of more than 20,000 men and women in England found …
Scientists say they have found a new way to mend damage to the heart.
When cells turn into fully-formed adult heart muscle they stop dividing, and cannot replace tissue damaged by disease or deformity.
But a …
Circumcising men who already have HIV does not protect their female partners from …
US President Barack Obama has described the Senate health committee’s vote to approve a healthcare reform bill as a "major milestone".
And he urged Congress to pass a health reform bill by the beginning of …
H1N1 swine flu attacks the respiratory system in a more sustained way than the standard seasonal virus, research in animals shows.
Tests showed swine flu multiplies in greater numbers across the respiratory system, and causes …
Cutting calories may delay the ageing process and reduce the risk of disease, a long-term study of monkeys suggests. …
