Obesity creeps up in US: report July 18, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Obesity continued to creep up in the United States last year and now affects more than one in four US adults, a US government report showed Friday. | |
More sex please, we're 70 July 09, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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Men and women in their early seventies are having sex more often and enjoying it more than their counterparts three and four decades ago, according to a Swedish study published Wednesday. | |
Just what the doctor ordered: Britain marks 60 years of the NHS July 05, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
Gordon Brown is trying to burnish his record on the 60th anniversary of Britain's National Health Service Saturday, but experts say the ploy could misfire as both he and it struggle to get off the sick list. | |
New study shows how broccoli helps reduce cancer risk July 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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A scientific study published here Wednesday sheds light on why men who eat a lot of broccoli are less likely to develop prostate cancer. | |
Videos of US patient deaths shock July 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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Video footage of two patients who collapsed and died in US hospital emergency rooms and were apparently ignored by staff has sparked outrage and dismissals, reports said Wednesday. | |
The Netherlands the latest in Europe to ban public smoking June 29, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
From July 1, the Netherlands will join the list of European countries that ban smoking in cafes and restaurants, following the lead of Ireland which took a tough stance against tobacco in 2004. | |
 Contraceptive pill available online in Britain June 23, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Women in Britain can for the first time get the contraceptive pill legally online without having to see medics first, under a new service being launched Monday. | |
Scottish smokers to be paid to quit June 22, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Smokers in deprived parts of the British city of Dundee are to be paid to kick the habit in an initiative between public health organisations, municipal authorities and the Scottish government. | |
Australians more obese than Americans, study finds June 19, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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Australia has a higher proportion of obese people than the United States, with the health system facing a "fat bomb" unless action is taken, a study warned Thursday. | |
More disease outbreaks in Europe with climate change: experts June 12, 2008 | User rating: 2.8 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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Europe could face an increase in outbreaks of diseases carried by insects and rodents as the climate on the continent becomes hotter and wetter, EU health experts said Friday. | |
Smoking cuts life span by nearly five years: study June 11, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
Smoking cigarettes has the same effect as cutting the life span by close to five years, according to a mortality risk chart released Tuesday in the US Journal of the National Cancer Institute. | |
Headphones damaging young Australians' hearing: survey June 10, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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More than 70 percent of young Australians show early signs of hearing loss, with loud music played through headphones believed to be a major cause, a survey released Tuesday showed. | |
Healing through horses June 10, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Horses not only are fun to ride, but can help teach relationship skills as well as aiding people with physical or mental disabilities -- or so says equitherapy. | |
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