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Research suggests stroke victims would engage better with nurse-led rehabilitation

First-time stroke survivors and family caregiv

27 Jan 2016
Focusing on spine-supporting muscles during exercise could reduce lower back pain

Targeting exercise to muscles that support and

27 Jan 2016
No link found between oral contraceptive use and major birth defects

Oral contraceptive use just before or during p

20 Jan 2016
People with hepatitis C virus are more likely to develop Parkinson’s disease

People with the hepatitis C virus have an incr

20 Jan 2016
Children of substance-abusing parents can benefit from family-based support system

Family-focused interventions for children of s

20 Jan 2016
Screening programmes could cut number of deaths from ovarian cancer by one fifth

Screening for ovarian cancer could reduce mort

20 Jan 2016
Study finds differences in social skills between girls and boys with autism

Girls with autism are more socially motivated

20 Jan 2016
Emergency departments need more staff at night and in early morning

Extra staff for night and early morning shifts

13 Jan 2016
Many toddlers are adept at mastering the use of smartphones and tablets

Children as young as 12 months old are regular

13 Jan 2016
Some survivors of breast cancer are at higher risk of therapy-related leukaemia

Researchers have identified certain characteri

13 Jan 2016
Smokers can have problems conceiving and experience the menopause earlier

Women who smoke, or who are exposed to second-

13 Jan 2016
Certain antidepressants may increase the risk of mania and bipolar disorder episodes

People who take certain antidepressants for ma

13 Jan 2016

Babies in neonatal intensive care may still be

06 Jan 2016

More than half of patients with controlled type

06 Jan 2016

More resources and evidence-based guidelines ar

06 Jan 2016

Moderate alcohol consumption by people recently

06 Jan 2016

Depression during pregnancy can affect health,

06 Jan 2016

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