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Health in the news

Here you will find an index of health news stories published by Bupa's health information team. All the stories are clearly dated with most recent news at the top of the list.

Visit the health news archive for articles from 2007 and before.

December 2008

4 December 2008
Anti-oxidants not anti-ageing

November 2008

27 November 2008
Children unaware of junk food risks

21 November 2008
Peppermint oil offers fresh IBS hope

13 November 2008
More people could benefit from statins

07 November 2008
Light drinking in pregnancy not linked with behaviour problems

October 2008

31 October 2008
Leukaemia drug could stop the effects of MS

22 October 2008
Routine use of aspirin in people with diabetes questioned

17 October 2008
Headphone advice falls on deaf ears

9 October 2008
Parents unaware of obesity

2 October 2008
New images set to shock smokers

September 2008

26 September 2008
Paracetamol linked to asthma in children

19 September 2008
Sun-starved Scots at risk of disease

12 September 2008
Behavioural and emotional problems linked to premature birth

4 September 2008
Schoolgirls offered cervical cancer vaccine

August 2008

28 August 2008
Type 1 diabetes more likely in caesarean babies

22 August 2008
Alexander technique helps lower back pain

15 August 2008
Eat oily fish to protect your eyesight

8 August 2008
Flu jabs don't protect against pneumonia

July 2008

30 July 2008
Married smokers put partners at risk of stroke

25 July 2008
New hope for prostate cancer

18 July 2008
Obesity increases but fewer people think they are overweight

11 July 2008
Biological clock ticking for men too

3 July 2008
Smoking ban reduces number of smokers in England

June 2008

26 June 2008
New obesity figures make for grim reading

20 June 2008
Health warnings over body piercings

12 June 2008
Low-nicotine cigarettes just as harmful to health

6 June 2008
Mediterranean diet prevents diabetes

May 2008

30 May 2008
Quitting smoking "contagious"

22 May 2008
Drinkers - know your limits

15 May 2008
Air pollution raises risk of DVT

9 May 2008
New hope for chronic fatigue syndrome patients

April 2008

30 April 2008
Vitamin supplements - more harmful than healthy?

24 April 2008
Stop the clots - new drug set to save lives

18 April 2008
Stem cell hope for arthritis sufferers

9 April 2008
Bird flu confirmed in two more people

9 April 2008
Low MMR uptake putting children at risk

3 April 2008
Bowel cancer - is it all in the genes?

March 2008

26 March 2008
Problem anger is being ignored

20 March 2008
Britain faces £100 billion bill for ill health

13 March 2008
Lung age screening helps smokers quit

6 March 2008
Bags of potential: can tea beat diabetes?

February 2008

29 February 2008
A spoonful of additives helps the medicine go down

20 February 2008
Study encourages pregnant smokers to quit

15 February 2008
No link between MMR and autism

7 February 2008
Fizzy drinks increase gout risk

January 2008

31 January 2008
Pill cuts ovarian cancer risk

24 January 2008
Caffeine link to miscarriage strengthened

16 January 2008
Mediterranean diet in pregnancy may cut risk of asthma in children

16 January 2008
Flu levels trigger use of antiviral medicines

14 January 2008
Bird flu found in Dorset swans

10 January 2008
Number of people with "winter vomiting" bug doubles

  

    

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