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There has been a sharp rise in UK teenage poisonings in the past 20 years, with girls at p

20 Jun 2016

Boys in Northern India with heart problems are significantly more likely to have them corr

17 Jun 2016

Higher consumption of potatoes is associated with an increased risk of hypertension, say U

17 Jun 2016
Dressing primary wounds after surgery: does it prevent infection?

Cochrane review questions effectiveness of wound dressings

17 Jun 2016
Fear of wasting GPs' time prevents reporting of cancer symptoms

Patients can be reluctant to add to doctors' workloads and are fearful of reporting sympto

13 Jun 2016
Air pollution can heighten risk of having a stillborn baby

'Suggestive evidence' found of link between car fumes, industrial pollution and still

13 Jun 2016
E-cigarette use soars despite increasing fears about the risk

Popularity of vaping is increasing, particularly among young, urban professionals

13 Jun 2016
Online dating apps help unearth undiagnosed HIV cases

Innovative method of testing for HIV trialled

13 Jun 2016

More than half of all UK toddler deaths from unintentional drug poisoning are due to metha

08 Jun 2016

A hallucinogenic compound derived from magic mushrooms could provide a new route for antide

08 Jun 2016

A narrow band of green light could hold the key to defeating migraines, a new study suggest

08 Jun 2016

Statins could protect fetuses from the effects of maternal stress, research suggests.

08 Jun 2016

Breast density measurement studied in relation to adolescent dietary intake.

08 Jun 2016

Post-menopausal woman who drank two extra alcoh

31 May 2016

The NHS has been urged to increase the numbers

31 May 2016

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