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A single glass of wine can harm your foetus

January 25, 2012 in Health
The risk of miscarriage increases significantly if just two units of alcohol are consumed per week during pregnancy.

Stopping treatment with blood-thinning drug can be fatal

January 24, 2012 in Health
Patients being treated with the blood-thinning medicine warfarin should be wary of breaking off their treatment as they then run a considerable risk of developing blood clots in the brain.

Where does all the snot come from?

January 21, 2012 in Health
How can humans produce so much phlegm or mucous?

A big butt can be a great asset

January 20, 2012 in Health
Fat on the hips and thighs is not unhealthy – it helps you live longer. It’s the belly fat you should worry about, say scientists.

Why do you get the stomach flu?

January 18, 2012 in Health
Why is it so hard to avoid a virus that forces us into the bathroom and makes us stick our heads in the toilet bowl?

Weight loss without exercise – really?

January 17, 2012 in Health
A newly discovered hormone could lead to a drug that can raise the body's energy conversion and minimise the risk of type 2 diabetes – without exercise.

Diet outweighs exercise in fighting child obesity

January 16, 2012 in Health
A lower intake of calories is more important than physical exercise when heavy children try to lose weight. Parents also have to be strongly involved.

Poor sleep linked to premature death

January 15, 2012 in Health
People with sleeping problems have poorer health and a shorter life expectancy. Research indicates that poor sleep is a problem to be taken seriously.

Use your bedroom for sleep and sex only

January 14, 2012 in Health
We have grown more prone to going to bed with technological sleep thieves. But use of mobile phones and PCs at bedtime links to poor sleeping habits.

Stress and exercise repair the brain after a stroke

January 13, 2012 in Health
New research reveals that a combination of stress and exercise can shorten the rehabilitation period after a stroke.

Parkinson’s treatment minus side effects

January 12, 2012 in Health
A new drug combination may be able to eliminate the negative side effects of medicine used for treating Parkinson’s disease.

The chocolate that won’t make you fat

January 11, 2012 in Health
By adding linseed and chilli to dark chocolate, researchers can raise your metabolism so you can eat chocolate without putting on weight.

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Written in the blood: Researchers detect signs of cancer risk years in advance of disease

April 11, 2019 in Health
Some serious cancers have been linked to an increase of certain proteins in the blood as early as 15-25 years before a person becomes ill, a series of Swedish studies shows.
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