"Paracetamol will not ease the symptoms of flu, according to a study by doctors in New Zealand," The Times reports. A small study suggests the widely used painkiller does not help combat the overall effects of infection...
"Probiotics 'don't ease' baby colic," the Mail Online reports. A small, though well-conducted, study suggests that probiotics – "friendly bacteria" – could actually make symptoms worse…
A pill costing £1.40 a day “could save the lives of thousands of heart disease patients”, according to the Daily Mail. Several other newspapers have reported on the drug ivabradine, a.k.a. Procoralan...
News article about animal study investigating nerve growth factor to prevent heart cell death in rats
“The rise in asthma… over the past 30 years may have been driven by an increase in caesarean births”, reports The Independent today. The story is based on Dutch
“Stress really does increase the risk of heart attacks and strokes,” reported the Daily Mail. It said research has found that people who become stressed are more likely to suffer from hardened arteries...
"Laws banning smoking in public places have had a positive impact on child health," BBC News reports. Researchers found lower rates of preterm births and childhood severe asthma cases after the introduction of smoke-free laws.
A routine screening test for all newborn babies could improve the diagnosis of congenital heart defects, several newspapers have today reported. At present, some heart defects are detected using antenatal scans...
‘Heart benefits of statins outweigh diabetes risk’ reports the Telegraph. This is the finding of a large trial from the US. Good news for statin users or are statin advocates trying to ‘sugar the pill?’…