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Combo therapy manages tinnitus
10:49am Friday 25th May 2012
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People with tinnitus have been “advised to listen to the sea to cure ringing in ears”, according to Metro, the free commuters’ newspaper. Its story, which may seem like comfort only to sailors and fishermen...
Male contraceptive pill still a pipe dream
10:21am Friday 25th May 2012
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“Scientists are a step close to developing a contraceptive pill for men,” says The Daily Telegraph. The newspaper says that new research has found a gene the controls the final stages of sperm development and could result in temporary infertility...
Calcium pill heart attack link unclear
12:05pm Thursday 24th May 2012
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Calcium pills “do more harm than good' the Daily Mail has reported. By contrast, the Telegraph tells us there is “no need to panic over new calcium heart attack research”. So, which to believe? These headlines are...
'Negligible risk' from UK rabies case
5:30am Thursday 24th May 2012
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The Health Protection Agency has confirmed a case of rabies in London. The patient became infected after being bitten by a dog in South Asia, but is now being treated in the UK. The HPA says the risk...
Opioids 'key in palliative care'
6:30am Wednesday 23rd May 2012
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Many patients with “advanced cancer and other debilitating conditions” aren’t being given strong enough pain relief, BBC News has reported. This is thought to be due to doctors being reluctant to prescribe strong opioids, such as morphine...
Superbugs curbed, but still more to do
5:30am Wednesday 23rd May 2012
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Rates of MRSA in hospitals have fallen significantly in recent years, but over 6% of hospital patients in England still acquire some form of infection during their stay, according to the Health Protection Agency...
Health scare 'clouded views on HRT'
5:30am Tuesday 22nd May 2012
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"Thousands of women have had a ‘wasted decade’ of suffering since the HRT scare, according to an international panel of experts,” the Daily Mail has reported. The news is based on a major re-evaluation of...
IVF overhaul proposed
4:35am Tuesday 22nd May 2012
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Same-sex couples and women aged up to 42 may soon be eligible for IVF treatment, according to new draft guidelines published today. The proposals were issued by the National Institute for health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) and...
Snorers 'have higher cancer risk'
6:00am Monday 21st May 2012
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“Snoring 'can raise cancer risk five-fold'”, according to The Daily Telegraph. Its story reported that scientists believe low blood oxygen levels seen in some snorers may encourage the growth of tumours, and that stopping snoring could...
Dysentery drug shows early promise
6:00am Monday 21st May 2012
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A cheap drug already prescribed for arthritis “could fight amoebic dysentery”, reported the BBC. Amoebic dysentery is a parasitic infection that causes diarrhoea containing blood or mucus. Although...
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