The Health Protection Agency warned this week that those over the age of fifty are at as much risk of acquiring an STD from unsafe sex as younger people who engage in the same behaviour. It also revealed evidence that the number of people over fifty who are becoming HIV positive has been doubled over [...]
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Scientists plan to map out the genetic code of Ozzy Osbourne in an effort to discover how he is still alive after abusing alcohol and drugs for decades. The former front man for Black Sabbath is only one of a handful of people across the globe to have his gnome scientifically analyzed. It is hoped that [...] Those who suffer from food allergies receive some of the worst services at their doctors’ due to the fact that test results that are misleading often lead to poor quality research and wrong diagnoses. A review of the available research for those that suffer from a food allergy found that around three out of every ten [...] Using a mobile phone will not increase the chance of developing brain cancer despite initial reports that it may, according to the largest mobile use study to be conducted so far. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IRAC) looked at an analysis of over 10,000 people and did not find any evidence to prove there [...] UK researchers have singled out five genetic clues that may identify why some women have a family history of breast cancer. The new discovery brings the number of genetic variations linked to breast cancer to 18. The research team was led by Cambridge University and could mean that more women could be screened and treated before [...] Research from the Oxford University Oxford Vaccine Group has discovered that even though there is a vaccine available in the Childhood Immunisation Programme to guard against meningitis C, most children in Britain are still not protected against the disease. The study found that three of every four children in Britain are not protected against the powerful [...] Women who believe that their work pressure is too stressful are around 50% more likely to have problems with heart disease than those that consider their jobs to be manageable. Previous studies have found a connection between men at stressful jobs and heart disease but the research concerning women has not yet been conducted until now. It [...] Dust from the volcanic ash cloud is not a threat to agriculture, health, or the environment according to a statement from Alex Salmond the First Minister. The Scottish Government stated that the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has been conducting an ongoing analysis of dust samples from the ash and has determined that at the moment [...] British doctors claim that a new breast cancer treatment is able to reduce the normal six week course of tumour killing therapy down to just one half an hour according to successful early patient trials. The therapy is designed for use in patients that have early breast cancer after surgery has been performed on the tumour [...] Official figures show that Britons turn to pills for almost every ill with the average citizen picking up over 16 prescriptions every year which is double the amount reported twenty years ago, according to data from the Department of Health. What is worse, with the range of OTC painkillers continuing to expand, the actual amount of [...] |
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