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		<title>Email and text tips for mums and dads</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 20:52:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Parents will receive text message and email advice on how to bring up their children after David Cameron said it was ‘ludicrous’ that people get more training in driving a car,” the Daily Mail has reported. The story, covered in much of the media, is based on the launch of a new interactive service providing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pregnancy: weight control cuts complications</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Dieting in pregnancy is good for you,” according to The Independent, while the Daily Mail has warned pregnant women not to eat for two since “piling on the pounds during pregnancy” increases the risk of complications. Both these news stories are based on a study that compared ways to manage weight during pregnancy, but did [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Good cholesterol&#8217; theory challenged?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 17:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Good cholesterol” doesn’t lower heart attack risk, the Daily Mail has reported. A great deal of research has previously suggested that higher levels of “good” HDL cholesterol reduce your risk coronary heart disease, while higher levels of “bad” LDL cholesterol increase your risk of a heart attack. However, it has been hard to tell whether [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Statins &#8216;may even help healthy over-50s&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 13:12:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everyone over the age of 50 should be given statins because the “cholesterol-busting” drugs reduce the risk of a heart attack even in healthy people, according to the Daily Telegraph and many other papers today. The story is based on a systematic review of 27 studies looking at the effect of lowering low-density lipoprotein cholesterol [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Statins &#8216;may help even healthy over-50s&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 13:12:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everyone over the age of 50 should be given statins because the “cholesterol-busting” drugs reduce the risk of a heart attack even in healthy people, according to the Daily Telegraph and many other newspapers. The story is based on a systematic review of 27 studies that looked at the effect of lowering “bad” cholesterol (low-density [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;A glance may show if someone is gay&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 10:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Daily Telegraph boldly and erroneously reports that “women really do have a &#8216;gaydar&#8217; which allows them to tell someone&#8217;s sexuality &#8216;in the blink of an eye&#8217;”, while the Sun informs us that “most people have a ‘gaydar’”. This story is based on a study that looked at how accurately people can judge someone’s sexual [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NHS &#8216;OK&#8217; for prostate cancer drug Zytiga</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 10:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“NHS ban on pill to treat prostate cancer is lifted,” the Daily Express has said, while the Daily Mail has warned that a “prostate cancer wonder drug” was set for approval “south of border but turned down by Scotland”. The stories focus on the fact that the prostate cancer drug abiraterone may soon be available [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Nerve bypass&#8217; restores movement in man&#8217;s paralysed arm</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 11:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Revolutionary surgery has given a paralysed man the ability to move his arms and hands again, it has been widely reported. The surgery, which made global news, has shown that rewiring nerves may allow surgeons to restore basic arm and hand control after serious spinal cord injuries. A 71-year-old patient had been left paralysed from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MRSA &#8216;has spread by transferring patients&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 10:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New research has mapped the way that MRSA “superbug” bacteria spread, BBC News has reported. The results suggest that antibiotic-resistant bacteria may often spread from large, inner-city hospitals to smaller regional ones when patients are transferred. The way that superbugs spread has been researched as part of an intricate study conducted by Scottish researchers, who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can our mother&#8217;s weight affect our adult health?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 17:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Overweight mothers-to-be could be condemning their unborn children to decades of ill health,” the Daily Mail reported. The news is based on the results of large, long-term research that examined mothers’ body mass index (BMI) before and during pregnancy and how this was linked to various indicators of their children’s health when their children reached [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can your mother&#8217;s weight affect your adult health?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 17:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Overweight mothers-to-be could be condemning their unborn children to decades of ill health,” the Daily Mail reported. The news is based on the results of large, long-term research that examined mothers’ body mass index (BMI) before and during pregnancy and how this was linked to various indicators of their children’s health when their children reached [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How common are repeat abortions?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The NHS “spends £1m a week on repeat abortions”, the Daily Mail reported. The newspaper claimed that single women are using terminations “as another form of contraceptive”, and that some will have “seven, eight or even as many as nine terminations in their lifetime”. The Mail’s coverage seems to be a response to a request [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Statins &#8216;may cut bowel cancer risk&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 16:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cholesterol-lowering statin drugs “could more than halve the risk of bowel cancer”, according to the Daily Mail. Millions of people take statins in a bid to prevent problems such as heart attacks and strokes, but several recent studies have looked at whether they might also cut the risk of cancer. This latest news is based [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Clot risk of contraceptive patch examined</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 17:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Women using a vaginal ring or skin patch for contraception are at around double the risk of a blood clot compared to those taking the Pill,” says the Daily Mail. The news is based on a large Danish study that looked at contraceptive use in more than 1.5 million women. The study looked at how [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Botox gets nod for migraine</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 17:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The NHS is set to use Botox injections to treat chronic migraines, it has been widely reported today. The muscle-paralysing injections are popular as a cosmetic treatment, but due to its nerve-blocking effects, Botox does have a role in the treatment of certain medical conditions. The move to use Botox to prevent migraines is based [...]]]></description>
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		<title>People &#8216;needlessly avoid sex after heart attacks&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 17:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thousands of heart attack survivors are too worried to have sex because they fear it will trigger another attack, the Daily Mail has reported today. The story is based on a US study that looked at patients’ sexual activity both before their heart attack and in the year that followed. The study looked at the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Drawing test &#8216;predicts stroke death risk&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“A simple drawing test may help predict the risk of older men dying after a first stroke,” says BBC News. The test asks participants to draw lines between a series of ascending numbers in as short a time as possible. The aim of the test is to indicate how well their minds are working. In [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Emergency contraception: coil 99.9% effective</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 17:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“The coil is a much more effective form of emergency contraception than the morning-after pill,” says the Metro. The coil, medically known as an intrauterine device or IUD, is often used as long-term contraception, but can also be implanted after sex to provide emergency protection against pregnancy. IUDs are in the news as researchers have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Many cancers caused by &#8216;treatable infections&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 16:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“One in six cancers caused by preventable infections,” the Daily Mail reported today. The story comes from a study estimating that, of 12.7 million new cases of cancer that occurred worldwide in 2008, about 2 million were caused by infectious diseases. The infections that cause cancer include Helicobacter pylori (the bacteria that cause stomach ulcers), [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Zinc &#8216;can cut length of common cold&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 17:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Scientists have found that taking zinc tablets “may shorten the duration of a cold”, The Independent reported today. For many years, laboratory research has suggested that zinc can stop cold viruses from multiplying, but it has not been clear whether this means taking zinc can prevent or ease a cold. To examine the issue, scientists [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;DNA test for prostate cancer relapse&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 17:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“A blood test for men with prostate cancer could detect if the illness is likely to be life-threatening,” the Daily Mail has reported. In some cases prostate cancer can be benign, but in others it can be life-threatening and require treatment such as surgery or chemotherapy. The news is based on research that looked at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Washing hands helps to fight superbugs</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 11:28:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A national hand hygiene campaign &#34;cut superbug infections,&#34; according to BBC News. The BBC and other news outlets have reported the success of a hand-washing campaign in cutting infection rates in hospitals. The headlines stem from a study of hand-washing practices at 187 NHS trusts in England and Wales between 2004 and 2008. The Clean [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Bionic eye&#8217; implant restores men&#8217;s sight</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 11:17:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BBC News today reported that “two blind British men have had electronic retinas fitted”. Chris James, 54, and Robin Millar, 60, took part in a clinical trial coordinated by Oxford University and funded by the National Institute of Health Research. Both men have retinitis pigmentosa, a rare hereditary condition that causes gradual deterioration of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Aspirin vs warfarin: which is better?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Taking aspirin to reduce blood-clotting is “as safe and just as effective as warfarin”, The Daily Telegraph has today reported. Both drugs have long been used to prevent potentially dangerous blood clots, but there is much debate over which is better for patients. Unfortunately, both can cause unpleasant side effects, such as major internal bleeds. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ADHD &#8216;more common in overdue children&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Babies who spend too long in the womb are twice as likely to suffer behavioural problems in early childhood,” the Daily Mail has warned today. The story comes from a large study exploring whether or not babies who are born “late” (defined as at or after 42 weeks of pregnancy) are more likely to have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PE lessons &#8216;put girls off exercise&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Schoolgirls are being put off exercise and sport by their PE lessons,” The Daily Telegraph has reported. Apparently, many young girls feel self-conscious when exercising or unhappy about the activities on offer. These news stories are based on a report from the Women’s Sport and Fitness Foundation (WSFF), which looked at the views girls and boys [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prescriptions: &#8217;1 in 20 has an error&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 18:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[GPs may be regularly making mistakes when prescribing medicines, according to a high-profile report published today by the General Medical Council. The report found that mistakes in areas such as dosage and timing were common, although it also found that “serious” errors were unusual. The report has received a great deal of press interest, with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can you sleep yourself thin?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you want to lose weight you should “get more sleep”, says the Daily Mail. The newspaper says that going on a ‘sleep diet’ of extra shuteye may be a more relaxing way to shed pounds than counting calories or going to the gym. While the idea of sleeping yourself thin may seem like a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Breast cancer blood test&#8217; needs more work</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“A genetic test could help predict breast cancer many years before it develops,” the Daily Mail has today reported. The newspaper says the test is based around identifying a type of DNA change called methylation, which is reportedly caused by “exposure to environmental factors such as hormones, radiation, alcohol, smoking and pollution”. The research behind this news was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>London &#8216;has high rate of childbirth deaths&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 18:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“More than 100 mothers have died in childbirth in London in the last five years,” according to The Independent. The newspaper says the rate is twice as high as the rest of the country, and that a shortage of midwives may be to blame. The news is based on a letter written to The Lancet [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Genetic clue to origins of pancreas cancer</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 17:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Aggressive pancreatic tumours may be treatable with a new class of drugs,” BBC News has reported today. Pancreatic cancer is one of the most aggressive forms of cancer, and very few patients diagnosed with the disease survive beyond five years after diagnosis, while most die within a year. However, relatively little is known about what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Health services &#8216;failing gay and bisexual men&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 18:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The NHS is “failing gay and bisexual men”, The Guardian has reported. The newspaper said that the NHS has to confront some “serious issues” in the way it looks after the health of gay and bisexual men. The news is based on a report by the charity Stonewall, which is thought to be the world’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bullied children more likely to self-harm</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Children bullied during their early years are up to three times more likely to self harm than their classmates,” BBC News has reported. The news is based on a study that assessed whether children were bullied at several points during childhood, as well as whether they had self-harmed in the months before their 12th birthday. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mobile phone cancer link unproven says HPA</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 17:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is “no convincing evidence” that mobile phones cause cancer, according to a major report issued by the Health Protection Agency. The report has received a great deal of press attention. Most newspapers stressed the lack of clear risks but others said that mobile phones present an unknown health risk. The report was a comprehensive, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mobile phone cancer link unproven, says HPA</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 17:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is “no convincing evidence” that mobile phones cause cancer, according to a major report issued by the Health Protection Agency. The report has received a great deal of press attention. Most newspapers stressed the lack of clear risks but others said that mobile phones present an unknown health risk. The report was a comprehensive, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lab tests give early clues on autism drug</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Autism research in mice has raised the possibility of drugs to treat the condition, BBC news has reported.  The research examined the effect a new drug called GRN-529 had on unusual social behaviour and repetitive motion in mice with autism-like behaviours. These behaviours are similar to those seen in people with autism, who generally have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Diabetes: cases and costs predicted to rise</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 18:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Diabetes could ‘bankrupt’ the NHS in 20 years,” the Daily Mail has today reported, saying that most spending on the condition is actually due to avoidable complications. A number of other newspapers have also featured similar claims, saying that by 2035 a sixth of NHS funding will be spent on the disease. These bold claims [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bowel cancer protection from aspirin unclear</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 17:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The risk of dying from bowel cancer can be “slashed by taking an aspirin a day”, according to the Daily Mirror. The news is based on a large Dutch study that examined the medical records of bowel cancer patients to see whether they had used aspirin prior to and after diagnosis. It found that those [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Study probes weight gain after diets</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Trying to lose weight alters your brain and hormones so you&#8217;re doomed to pile it on again,” the Daily Mail fatalistically reported today. Many people struggle to maintain their new weight after a diet, and this news is based on a small study that investigated the biological reasons for this. Researchers monitored the hormone levels [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tiny device &#8216;could repair damaged nerves&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 18:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tiny computer-generated implants “can help restore feeling in severely injured limbs”, according to the Daily Mail. The news is based on tests of a type of tiny scaffold designed to help nerves in the limbs reconnect after they have been damaged. The honeycomb-like device contains tiny channels designed to guide the growth of nerve cells [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Air pollution &#8216;kills 13,000 per year&#8217; says study</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Air pollution from exhaust fumes kills more than twice as many people as road accidents,” The Daily Telegraph has reported. The paper said that around 1,850 people die in traffic accidents annually, but that each year over 5,000 people will die as a result of heart attacks and lung cancer caused by vehicle exhaust fumes. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Study says home births &#8216;cost-effective&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Planned births at home and in midwifery units are more cost-effective than giving birth in hospital,” BBC News has today reported. The news is based on a large study that examined the costs and safety of births in various planned settings, including at home and in hospital. It used data on almost 65,000 women with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New drug &#8216;stops common cold asthma deaths&#8217;</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[UK scientists have created a “Drug that slashes the risk of colds killing asthmatics”, the Daily Express dramatically reported today. This, and similar stories in the press about this “revolutionary treatment” for a very worrying scenario, should be viewed with a high degree of caution. The news is based solely on a press release, which [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Breast cancer &#8216;actually 10 different diseases&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Breast cancer is effectively ten different diseases,” the Daily Mail has today reported. The newspaper says that a “landmark” study has reclassified the country’s most common cancer in “breakthrough research” that could revolutionise the way we treat breast tumours. During the study, researchers analysed the genetic features of 2,000 frozen samples of breast cancer tumours, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cell transplant restores sight in mice</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Experimental cell transplants can improve the sight of visually impaired mice, it has been widely reported. The Independent called the research behind the news a “major step towards cure for blindness”, while The Guardian said the work is “the first demonstration that cell transplants can restore useful vision”. During the research, scientists used mice bred [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happiness &#8216;helps keep the heart healthy&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Cheer up and save yourself a heart attack,” says the Daily Mail, which today reported that a positive outlook on life has been shown to keep your heart healthy. It’s quite not clear if the Mail’s message is a positive or negative one, but before cheerier types out there rejoice at their good fortune or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Depression blood test&#8217; still at lab stage</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today the Metro has boldly claimed that a “blood test diagnoses depressed teenagers”, while the Daily Mail says that a new blood test “is first to diagnose depression in teenagers”. Currently, depression is diagnosed by a doctor using validated diagnostic methods. A doctor will question how a person is feeling and ask about their general [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pain &#8216;helps body repair heart attacks&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 09:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Stop being a wimp! Pain IS good for you,” reports the Daily Mail today. The paper goes on to say that pain plays “a crucial role in keeping us alive”. The coverage is based on the results of a study performed in mice, with some preliminary experiments performed in humans. The study explored the effects [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HIFU ultrasound hope for prostate cancer</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 09:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Soundwaves could help 95% of prostate cancer patients … without affecting sex life,” the Daily Mirror reported today. Its story comes from a small study that looked at an experimental treatment using high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) to target areas of prostate cancer in men where the disease had not spread. Standard treatments for prostate cancer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Walking &#8216;may ease depression&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://todaysvitalhealth.com/walking-may-ease-depression/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 18:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Going for a brisk stroll could play an important role in fighting depression,” BBC News has reported. Current evidence suggests that physical activity can be useful for reducing the symptoms of depression, but previous examinations of research have not specifically looked at whether walking can. In order to improve our understanding of the issue, Scottish [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Details lacking on &#8216;new Alzheimer&#8217;s test&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://todaysvitalhealth.com/details-lacking-on-new-alzheimers-test/</link>
		<comments>http://todaysvitalhealth.com/details-lacking-on-new-alzheimers-test/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 18:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Daily Express says a “breakthrough” new test for Alzheimer’s could “pave the way to early diagnosis years before the devastating symptoms appear”. Its front-page news story says that scientists are hailing the new test as a potential way to identify people who are likely to go on to develop Alzheimer’s, so they could potentially [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Endangered species found in Chinese medicines</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“DNA testing of traditional Chinese medicines has shown that many contain traces of endangered animals,” The Independent has today reported. The tests were performed by Australian scientists devising new ways to detect exactly what plant and animal materials are actually contained in traditional Chinese medicines and herbal teas. Knowing exactly what is in some traditional [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sharp rise in whooping cough cases</title>
		<link>http://todaysvitalhealth.com/sharp-rise-in-whooping-cough-cases/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 09:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[England and Wales have seen a steep rise in cases of whooping cough, BBC News reported today. Cases more than doubled from 2010 to 2011, and three babies have died from whooping cough complications in England and Wales so far in 2012. Several newspapers also covered the news, which is based on a new report [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Evidence lacking for insect bite treatments</title>
		<link>http://todaysvitalhealth.com/evidence-lacking-for-insect-bite-treatments/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 08:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over-the-counter insect bite remedies are not worth buying, the Daily Mail has reported. The newspaper said a review of the evidence on treating insect bites has found that there is little research to prove they are effective. To conduct the new review, experts looked at the general evidence on various treatments for insect bites not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Late-night hospital discharges to be probed</title>
		<link>http://todaysvitalhealth.com/late-night-hospital-discharges-to-be-probed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hospitals are ‘throwing patients out of hospitals’ late at night to free up beds, according to an investigation by The Times. The newspaper estimates that each year more than 400,000 patients are discharged from hospital between 11pm and 6am: many of whom could be elderly or vulnerable patients with inadequate care and support. The Times [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do night shifts really &#8216;give you diabetes&#8217;?</title>
		<link>http://todaysvitalhealth.com/do-night-shifts-really-give-you-diabetes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Shift workers getting too little sleep at the wrong time of day may be increasing their risk of diabetes and obesity,” according to the BBC, which reported new research showing that changes to normal sleep can cause the body to struggle with controlling its sugar levels. The news is based on a lab-based study that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>X-ray &#8216;brain tumour risk&#8217; is not proven</title>
		<link>http://todaysvitalhealth.com/x-ray-brain-tumour-risk-is-not-proven/</link>
		<comments>http://todaysvitalhealth.com/x-ray-brain-tumour-risk-is-not-proven/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Regular dental X-rays “can double or even triple the chance of developing a common type of brain tumour,” according to The Daily Telegraph. This news is based on a large US study comparing the dental histories of people who had a brain tumour known as intracranial meningioma with a group of similar people who did [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mobile stroke treatment needs more evidence</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 17:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Treating stroke patients in specialised ambulances en route to hospital could boost the number of patients who receive lifesaving therapy, BBC News has today reported. The news is based on a small but well-conducted study looking at whether the time taken to assess and treat stroke patients could be reduced using special “mobile stroke units”, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Study &#8216;links Autism to maternal obesity&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://todaysvitalhealth.com/study-links-autism-to-maternal-obesity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 17:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Obese women and those with type 2 diabetes could be increasing their chances of having a child with autism or another development disorder,” BBC News has reported. The causes of autism and development disorders are not fully understood, and at present researchers are examining a range of environmental and genetic factors that might be involved. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is &#8216;cuddle chemical&#8217; really the new Viagra?</title>
		<link>http://todaysvitalhealth.com/is-cuddle-chemical-really-the-new-viagra/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Forget Viagra, the &#8216;cuddle drug&#8217; could be the new way to boost performance in the bedroom,” according to the Daily Mail. Apparently, inhaling the “cuddle chemical” oxytocin can cause improvements in sexual problems “on a par with Viagra”. Oxytocin is a hormone naturally released by pregnant women’s bodies to relax and open the birth canal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Womb cancer up by 43% since 1990s</title>
		<link>http://todaysvitalhealth.com/womb-cancer-up-by-43-since-1990s/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 17:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Womb cancer deaths have risen by a fifth over the past decade, according to Cancer Research UK. The rise has received high-profile news coverage, with newspapers and television news highlighting that the number of deaths is rising as more women are being diagnosed with the disease. The news is based on new data on trends [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tai chi and heart health in older people</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 15:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Practising the ancient art of Tai Chi can boost elderly people’s hearts,” according to the Daily Mail. The slow-moving exercise is hugely popular in the far east, and is increasingly practised by people around the world in a bid to improve balance, strength and flexibility. The news story is based on a study that found [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alzheimer&#8217;s: statin cure claims unfounded</title>
		<link>http://todaysvitalhealth.com/alzheimers-statin-cure-claims-unfounded/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cholesterol-lowering statin drugs “could stave off the symptoms of Alzheimer’s”, according to The Daily Telegraph. The front page of the Daily Express even boldly reported: “Statins halt Alzheimer’s.” These attention-grabbing claims could easily lead readers to assume there has been a major breakthrough in the fight to cure Alzheimer’s disease. However, they are based on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Study finds no cancer link to hip implants</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 17:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“There is no evidence that metal-on-metal hip replacements increase the risk of cancer,” the BBC reported today. The story is based on a study which found that patients with metal-on-metal hip replacements did not have a higher risk of developing cancer up to seven years after surgery than the general population, or than patients with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More questions on breast cancer screening benefits</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“For every life saved by breast cancer screening up to 10 women ‘have unnecessary treatment’,” the Daily Mail reported today. The news is based on a study that looked at the impact of screening in Norway, and how often it led to “overdiagnosis”. Overdiagnosis is the phenomenon where women are correctly diagnosed but given treatment [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pessary possibly postpones prematurity</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#34;A cheap medical device can dramatically reduce the number of premature births in some at-risk women,&#34; the BBC reported today. This news is based on a Spanish trial that looked at a cervical pessary, a small ring-shaped device which is inserted around the cervix to prevent early births. The cervix is the lower, narrow portion [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pessary may postpone premature birth</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#34;A cheap medical device can dramatically reduce the number of premature births in some at-risk women,&#34; the BBC reported today. This news is based on a Spanish trial that looked at a cervical pessary, a small ring-shaped device which is inserted around the cervix to prevent early births. The cervix is the lower, narrow portion [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fast food &#8216;linked to depression&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 17:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Eating junk food has a negative effect on mental health, making those who consume it regularly feel depressed,” said The Daily Telegraph. The news is based on a Spanish study that looked at how 9,000 people’s consumption of fast food and baked goods, such as pies and pastries, related to their risk of depression. In [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Baby obesity research: no need to panic</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 17:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Babies are to be “treated in the womb for obesity”, according to the Daily Mail. The newspaper said that overweight mothers-to-be will be given a diabetes pill “to cut the risk of having a fat child”. The news is based on an ongoing study to find out if giving the diabetes drug metformin to obese [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Viaspan organ transplant fluid contamination risk</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 10:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Transplant organ fluid &#8216;contaminated&#8217;,” BBC News reported today, saying that bacteria could have come into contact with the product viaspan. Viaspan is a liquid used in the transportation of donor organs prior to transplant. Tests have found bacteria in the solution used to test and monitor the sterility of viaspan. Bristol-Myers Squibb, the manufacturer of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Could snoring cause deadly DVT clots?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 10:31:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Snorers are three times more likely to suffer a potentially fatal blood clot,” the Daily Express has reported. The newspaper explains that researchers from Taiwan say this is the first study to prove that a link between sleep apnoea and deep vein thrombosis (DVT) exists. Sleep apnoea is a particularly severe condition where sleep is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obesity fuels record rise in kidney cancers</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 10:28:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The link between obesity and a record rise in cases of kidney cancer was widely covered by the news media today. “Bigger waistlines linked to rise in kidney cancer,” said The Independent, while The Daily Mail reported that the number of new kidney cancer cases was three times higher than in 1975. The stories come [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Personalised cancer drug hope</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 17:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Researchers have today published a new “encyclopaedia” detailing how hundreds of different cancer cells respond to anti-cancer agents, BBC News has reported. The research is part of a high-profile project to unlock how genetics controls the way cancerous cells respond to chemotherapy and drugs in the lab. It could potentially lead to personalised treatments. For [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Narcolepsy after swine flu jab studied</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The swine flu vaccine may have been responsible for a sudden increase in cases of the sleep disorder narcolepsy, The Independent has today reported. The rare disorder causes people to feel drowsy or to spontaneously fall asleep and sometimes experience loss of muscle power. The paper’s story was based on two studies from Finland, where [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Light drinkers &#8216;die less following heart attack&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://todaysvitalhealth.com/light-drinkers-die-less-following-heart-attack/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 17:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Alcohol can help heart attack victims live longer,” according to The Daily Telegraph. The newspaper said that regularly consuming two alcoholic drinks a day gave heart attack survivors “a 42% lower risk of dying from heart disease” and 14% lower risk of death from any cause compared with non-drinkers. This story is based on research [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Early days for &#8216;thyme acne treatment&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 17:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Beating acne may be a matter of thyme,” quipped the Daily Mail, adding that an extract of the herb could be more effective than benzoyl peroxide – a chemical found in many anti-acne creams and washes. These claims are based on laboratory research that tested how well a range of plant extracts can kill the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New &#8216;multi-cancer drug&#8217; still some way off</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Scientists have developed “a drug that helps the immune system to break down cancerous tumours”, the Daily Mail has reported. The newspaper says it could help fight at least seven cancers, including breast, bowel and brain cancer. This news is based on laboratory and animal research focused on the role of a protein called CD47, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why are dementia patients being &#8216;locked up&#8217;?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 17:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Elderly patients with dementia “are being illegally locked in their rooms” to make them easier to manage, according to The Daily Telegraph. The claim is based on a new report looking at how well hospitals and care homes safeguard the human rights of people who cannot make decisions about their own care. It focused on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Some pizzas &#8216;saltier than the sea&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 17:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some takeaway pizzas are saltier than the Atlantic Ocean, say health campaigners concerned about the amount of salt we eat. Several newspapers have reported on the high levels of salt in pizzas from both takeaways and supermarkets, some of which contain more than 10g of salt, which is more than an entire day’s salt allowance. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mutation &#8216;may make flu symptoms worse&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 16:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Scientists have discovered a “gene flaw linked to serious flu risk”, according to BBC News. The broadcaster says the mutation controls a malformed protein, which makes cells more susceptible to viral infection. This story is based on a series of experiments that examined the influence of a gene on our susceptibility to flu. In its [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Premature hope for arthritis drug treatment</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A £1-a-day drug can slow arthritis, The Independent has reported. According to the paper, it’s thought to be the first drug to slow the progress of the disease. The Daily Mail reported a similar story, but said that British scientists have developed an “80p-a-day pill”. The news is based on research presented this week at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ban on cheap booze &#8216;to cut binge drinking&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 11:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The government has unveiled plans for minimum alcohol pricing in England. The proposal suggests a minimum price of 40 pence per unit as part of a wider alcohol strategy to curb health problems and crime associated with binge drinking. It is estimated that each year alcohol causes over 1 million NHS hospitalisations and 1 million [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Liver disease deaths &#8216;up by 25%&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 17:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fatal cases of liver disease are rising, according to media reports today. In under a decade there has been a 25% increase in deaths from the condition, with alcohol causing more than a third of total cases. In contrast, other major causes of death, such as heart disease and cancer, have been in decline in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Heart attack prediction test? Not yet</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 17:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Heart attacks could be predicted in advance,” The Daily Telegraph has reported, while the Daily Mail assures readers that a “simple and inexpensive test that can spot a heart attack waiting to happen could be available next year”. However, these claims aren’t quite as impressive as they first appear. The reports are based on a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Heart collapses like Muamba&#8217;s are rare</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 10:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The mid-game collapse of footballer Fabrice Muamba has received massive press attention this week, as the 23-year-old was left in a critical condition after his heart stopped beating. The Bolton Wanderers midfielder collapsed during an FA Cup tie against Tottenham and needed urgent medical attention to restart his heart. Since his collapse on Saturday, Muamba [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Heart-related collapses like Muamba&#8217;s are rare</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The mid-game collapse of footballer Fabrice Muamba has received massive press attention this week, as the 23-year-old was left in a critical condition after his heart stopped beating. The Bolton Wanderers midfielder collapsed during an FA Cup tie against Tottenham and needed urgent medical attention to restart his heart. Since his collapse on Saturday, Muamba [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Aspirin: cancer-fighting benefits uncertain</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Taking a low dose of aspirin every day can prevent and possibly even treat cancer,” BBC News today reported. The household painkiller is already taken by thousands to cut their risk of heart attacks and strokes, but new, widely reported research has suggested it may have a role in fighting cancer. In three research papers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Electric shock&#8217; depression therapy unravelled</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Scientists have discovered how electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) works in people with severe depression, The Independent today reported. During ECT patients are anaesthetised and given a controlled electric current through the brain. But although used to treat severe depression for decades, nobody has been able to pinpoint exactly how or why this works. However, a new [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hospital nursing levels and care of older people</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A “nursing shortage” is having an impact on the care of elderly people, and nurses are “too busy” to help elderly patients with basic care, according to TV, radio and print news sources today. This news is based on a Royal College of Nursing (RCN) report on safe levels of nursing staff for older people’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mouse &#8216;fat gene&#8217; gives clues on weight gain</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“The secret to staying slim may be all in your genes,” the Daily Mail has today reported, adding that scientists have uncovered a “greedy gene that makes you eat more even when you are full”. Before any dieters lose hope and reach for the nearest biscuit, it’s important to note that this news is based [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Baby feeding times and IQ: link uncertain</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 17:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Babies fed on demand do better at school,” reported The Guardian. The newspaper said that those who “are fed when they are hungry achieve higher test scores” but that the experience takes its toll on their mothers. The news is based on what is thought to be the first large-scale study to look at how [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Antibiotic resistance: we must act now says WHO</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Human resistance to antibiotics could bring ‘the end of modern medicine as we know it’,” according to The Daily Telegraph. The newspaper says that we are facing an antibiotic crisis that could make routine operations impossible and a scratched knee potentially fatal. Similarly, the Daily Mail’s headline stated that a sore throat could soon become [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Antibiotic resistance: we must act now, says WHO</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Human resistance to antibiotics could bring ‘the end of modern medicine as we know it’,” according to The Daily Telegraph. The newspaper says that we are facing an antibiotic crisis that could make routine operations impossible and a scratched knee potentially fatal. Similarly, the Daily Mail’s headline stated that a sore throat could soon become [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rice &#8216;diabetes risk&#8217; overstated</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 17:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New research has found that “eating white rice could raise your risk of type 2 diabetes” according to the Daily Mail. The starch-rich staple can potentially release high amounts of sugar into the blood when digested, and so researchers have previously speculated that it may contribute towards type 2 diabetes, a condition where the body [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Child back pain &#8216;linked to school bags&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 17:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One in four children have back problems because of heavy school bags, according to The Daily Telegraph. The story is based on a Spanish study of over 1,400 schoolchildren. It found that over half the children had backpacks exceeding 10% of their body weight. The study also found that those carrying the heaviest backpacks had [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Does our time in the womb make us fat?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 16:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Daily Mail today put a dampener on the approaching Mothers’ Day by telling us that it is our mum’s fault if we are “losing the fight against the flab”. The newspaper said that a new study has shown that our mother’s lifestyle may leave us “programmed to be fat”. Thankfully for our relationships with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Birth pain relief options compared</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 18:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A major new study of pain relief during labour was widely reported in the papers today, with the Daily Express claiming that drugs work better than drug-free alternatives such as massage, and the Daily Mail reporting that painkillers are more effective than hypnosis or electronic pain-relief machines. In fact, these headlines were misleading and oversimplified [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fatty food link to poorer sperm unproven</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 17:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Men wanting to become fathers should “put down that English breakfast” the Daily Mail has today declared, as research has linked a diet high in saturated fat to a reduced sperm count. The study used surveys to examine the diets of 99 men attending a US fertility clinic, comparing how their food intake related to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Red meat intake &#8216;linked to death risk&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 17:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Small quantities of processed meat such as bacon, sausages or salami can increase the likelihood of dying early by a fifth,” The Daily Telegraph reported today. The news is based on a large study that looked at the diets and health of over 120,000 people over periods of up to 28 years, assessing their diets [...]]]></description>
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		<title>All-metal hips need more corrective surgery</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 17:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Experts are calling for controversial metal-on-metal hip implants to be banned,” according to The Guardian. The newspaper said that research has found “unequivocal evidence” of high failure rates of these hip implants, particularly among women. In recent months there has great deal of scrutiny about the safety of some types of metal-on-metal hip replacements, with [...]]]></description>
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