“Boys are more likely than girls to grow out of childhood asthma when they hit their teenage years”, BBC News announced today. It said that research of more than
“Big wrists could be a warning of heart danger for your child,” according to the Daily Mail. The news story is based on an Italian study that assessed whether children’s wrist circumference...
An experimental HIV vaccine cuts infections by a third, newspapers reported. The Guardian called it a “breakthrough”, and the first evidence of a possible vaccine
“Half of women and 43% of men in England are now regularly taking prescription drugs,” BBC News reports. The figures have come to light as part of a new survey into drug prescribing patterns…
Two of the most commonly used drugs in the management of type 2 diabetes, rosiglitazone and pioglitazone (brand names Avandia and Actos), have been linked to an
“Super pill cuts risk of stroke for one million Britons,” reported the Daily Mail. The news story is based on the latest results from research presented at a conference in the US.
"A text messaging service could help people remember to take the medicines they have been prescribed," BBC News reports, after a small trial scheme in London helped increase drug adherence in people with cardiovascular disease…
"The equivalent of 20 classrooms-full of children take up smoking every day in the UK," reports The Independent. This disturbing headline comes from estimates of the number of children between the ages of 11 and 15 who start smoking each day…
"Four in 10 Britons immune to flu symptoms, leading to hopes of a new vaccine," The Independent reports. A survey of around 1,400 people found 43% of them had a type of immune cell – T cells – that helps protect against infection…