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BBC News - School risk for diabetes children

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:31:07 +0000

The health of many children with type 1 diabetes is threatened due to poor care in primary schools, say campaigners. Diabetes UK claims 6500 pupils in England are not covered by school medication policies which ensure they get insulin injections when ...

Telegraph.co.uk - Ban on food additives 'supported by ministers'

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 08:25:07 +0000

A ban on six food additives linked to hyperactivity in children has reportedly been backed by the Government, signalling the end of the road for green mushy peas.

Telegraph.co.uk - Doctor 'cures' HIV with bone marrow transplant

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 08:06:07 +0000

A German doctor claims to have "cured" HIV in a patient by giving him a bone marrow transplant. By David Wroe and Kate Devlin "HIV has an Achilles heel.

Mirror.co.uk - No point to IVF needles

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 06:16:03 +0000

The use of acupuncture to increase the chances of women conceiving through IVF has been debunked. Two new studies found the Chinese needle therapy appears to have no effect in helping women get pregnant.

China Daily - Brisk walk can curb chocolate cravings

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 01:20:05 +0000

Assuming you'd want to avoid chocolate, a short, brisk walk could help curb your cocoa cravings, a new study suggests. While chocolate is fine as an occasional indulgence (and dark chocolate in small doses could even help the heart), too much of a good ...

Reuters - Bone marrow transplant suppresses AIDS in patient

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 01:11:02 +0000

BERLIN (Reuters) - A bone marrow transplant using stem cells from a donor with natural genetic resistance to the AIDS virus has left an HIV patient free of infection for nearly two years, German researchers.

BBC News - Coin-throw tradition 'a danger'

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:32:03 +0000

Civic dignitaries will no longer throw coins to children at an annual fair after a health and safety report ruled the decades-old tradition was a danger.

Scotsman - ...

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:08:07 +0000

By Lyndsay Moss WITH 4000 women across the UK needing donor sperm each year to help them conceive, the news that men are becoming less willing to donate is particularly worrying.

Independent - Since I last saw you I've had a hair transplant, says Cleese

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:03:08 +0000

With two divorces under his belt, a third going through the courts and alimony bills running at £1m a year, John Cleese might be forgiven for joining the ranks of grumpy old men.

Daily Mail - ...

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:52:08 +0000

By Laura Topham It's the diet craze sweeping Britain. But LighterLife's punishing 500-cals-a-day regime has been linked to memory loss, heart attacks and even death.