| Experts warn of breast screening harms |
Scientists have claimed that breast screening may lead some women to have unnecessary surgery and cancer treatment. A group of 23 doctors, academics and health specialists has written a letter published in the Times in which they claim that there are 'harms associated with early >>MORE>> |
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| Healthy lifestyle helps to prevent stroke |
People who lead a healthy lifestyle are significantly less likely to suffer a stroke than those who eat an unbalanced diet and do little exercise, scientists have shown. Researchers at the Universities of East Anglia and Cambridge studied 20,040 men and women aged 40 >>MORE>> |
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| Coffee drinking may reduce women's stroke risk |
Drinking two or three cups of coffee every day could reduce a woman's risk of having a stroke by nearly a fifth, new research suggests. Scientists conducted a study of 83,000 women over a period of 24 years and found that those who regularly drank coffee were less likely to >>MORE>> |
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| Cervical cancer linked to deprivation |
New research shows that cervical cancer is more common in deprived areas of England. Scientists at the Thames Cancer Registry at King's College London analysed data on 2,231 cases of cervical cancer which were diagnosed in London, Kent, Surrey and Sussex between 2001 and >>MORE>> |
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| Anti-smoking campaign targets parents |
The British government has launched a new campaign that it hopes will persuade parents with teenagers to give up smoking. New adverts highlight the fact that teenagers worry about their parents' future because of the harmful effects of smoking.The campaign's uncomfortable message >>MORE>> |
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| In-flight medical problems occurring more often |
Medical events experienced by air passengers are becoming increasingly frequent, new research claims.A report published in the Lancet suggests that numbers are rising because a growing number of individuals with pre-existing medical conditions are now flying, and new aircraft such as the Airbus >>MORE>> |
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