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Aspirin ‘may prevent skin cancer’ 30 May 2012 | 05:15 pm
29 May 2012 Last updated at 04:03 ET By Michelle Roberts Health editor, BBC News online The jury is still out on whether aspirin is effective at preventing cancers An aspirin a day may protect ag...
Cannabis ‘does not slow down MS’ 30 May 2012 | 05:15 pm
29 May 2012 Last updated at 07:04 ET The cannabis medication did not produce the “high” of the illegal street drug Cannabis does not halt the progression of multiple sclerosis (MS), a medical trial...
Decision due on doctors’ action 30 May 2012 | 05:15 pm
29 May 2012 Last updated at 22:52 ET By Nick Triggle Health correspondent, BBC News Patients requiring emergency care would still receive treatment, the BMA says Doctors are due to announce wheth...
The Consumer: Waking Up to Major Colonoscopy Bills 30 May 2012 | 05:15 pm
Scott Menchin Patients who undergo colonoscopy usually receive anesthesia of some sort in order to “sleep” through the procedure. But as one Long Island couple discovered recently, it can be a very e...
Well: How Exercise Can Jog the Memory 30 May 2012 | 05:15 pm
Ryan McVay/Getty Images It’s well established that exercise substantially changes the human brain, affecting both thinking and emotions. But a sophisticated, multifaceted new study suggests that the ...
Eco-Immunology Charts Pathways of Disease in Nature 30 May 2012 | 05:15 pm
“There’s lots of places for pathogens to hide in the nasal cavity,” said Dr. Plowright, a wildlife scientist with the Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics at Penn State who is based in Bozeman. Pee...
No cancer fund decision defended 30 May 2012 | 03:56 am
29 May 2012 Last updated at 09:48 ET Carwyn Jones defended Labour’s health and economic policies First Minister Carwyn Jones has defended a Welsh government decision not to set up a fund to pay for...
Health board contract questioned 30 May 2012 | 03:56 am
29 May 2012 Last updated at 06:47 ET The contracts concerned the management of waiting times for patients in the Lothians The health secretary has asked NHS Lothian to explain a contract it says it...
Repeat abortions are increasing 30 May 2012 | 03:56 am
29 May 2012 Last updated at 06:37 ET More women are having multiple abortions, according to statistics for England and Wales. In 2011, 68,105 women having an abortion had already had at least one t...
Vital Signs: Childbirth: Method of Delivery May Affect Obesity Risk 30 May 2012 | 03:56 am
Babies delivered by Caesarean section may have an increased risk of obesity by age 3, a new study has found. Among 1,255 women recruited in early pregnancy for the study, 284 gave birth by Caesarean ...
