"Once-a-month contraceptive pill is scientifically possible," The Guardian says, covering a story that the Mail Online describes as "abortion by the back door". These headlines are not based on any new drugs, or even research...
BBC News is reporting that there is a new ‘Guide to help parents to spot 'problem behaviour’’, while The Daily Telegraph claims that ‘More than one million parents could be offered state-funded lessons…
‘Walking to a beat could help relieve symptoms of Parkinson’s disease’, the Daily Mail has reported. In reality, this story is based on research that examined how the walking style of 15 healthy people...
“We've had bird flu and swine flu - now scientists have found BAT FLU,” says the Daily Mail. The newspaper reports that the strain “could pose a risk to humans if it mingled with more common forms of flu”. The Mail has got in a flap...
We will soon have a “cure for most cancers”, the Daily Express has reported. The newspaper claims that scientists are close to providing the "holy grail" of cancer cures, which will be available within a few years...
Women who receive radiotherapy for childhood cancers have increased risk of their pregnancies resulting in stillbirth, BBC News has reported. The news is based on well-conducted research...
A study has shown a that vegetarians have a lower rate of cancer than people who eat meat. We explain the research...
“Patients with a history of gum disease have been found to have a 14 per cent higher risk of developing any form of tumour”, reports The Daily Telegraph today. The
"Coffee really can help to prevent dementia: Just two cups a day 'cuts the risk of developing it by 36 per cent','' the Mail Online reports. But if you look closely at the research behind this report, the results are of borderline significance…