Revealed: Star Wars-style 'light sabre' to destroy cancer cells
A revolutionary new laser 'light sabre' which could fight cancer cells has been developed by British scientists. ...
POSTED 11/21/2008 at 02:10 PM -- 
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Cure for cancer may be delayed by years after callous thieves stole top researcher's laptop
Tom Chapman, 35, has spent more than a decade studying how skin cancer manifests and spreads. ...
POSTED 11/21/2008 at 02:14 PM --
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Pregnant women exposed to hairspray double chances of genital defect in boys
Researchers found that women exposed to hairspray in the workplace during early pregnancy more than double their chances of giving birth to a son with hypospadias. ...
POSTED 11/21/2008 at 08:53 AM --
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Boy, 12, collapsed and died after 'using too much Lynx deodorant'
A boy of 12 collapsed and died after using 'copious' amounts of deodorant in a cramped bathroom, an inquest heard. ...
POSTED 11/20/2008 at 02:48 PM --
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Doctors warn schoolgirl addict to 'stop drinking Red Bull or you will die'
A girl of 13 who drank up to 50 energy drinks a week has been warned to beat her addiction or risk a heart attack. Naomi Haynes had always liked the buzz she got from the caffeine-laced drinks. ...
POSTED 11/21/2008 at 05:00 PM --
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Girl, 5, now able to 'shine' after epilepsy surgery removes half her brain
A five-year-old girl who suffered from severe epilepsy has been transformed by an operation that removed half her brain. Two years after the surgery, her mother Jessica Nelson said: ‘She just shines.’ ...
POSTED 11/21/2008 at 10:23 AM --
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Autumn babies more likely to develop asthma, say researchers
Babies born in the autumn are up to 30 per cent more likely than other babies to develop asthma, researchers reveal. ...
POSTED 11/21/2008 at 06:59 PM --
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Scientists are a step closer to creating 'elixir of life'
The secrets of eternal youth are being unlocked by scientists. Experiments show that an enzyme called telomerase could be the key ingredient in an 'elixir of life'. ...
POSTED 11/20/2008 at 12:30 PM --
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Teenager lives for record 118 days without a heart before having transplant
A teenager survived for nearly four months without a heart until she was able to have a transplant, American doctors say. ...
POSTED 11/20/2008 at 10:15 AM --
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Big six fast-food chains pledge to slash fat and salt in historic anti-obesity shift
Six of the country's biggest restaurant chains have pledged to serve more salad and slash levels of fat and salt in their products in an historic shift. ...
POSTED 11/20/2008 at 12:04 PM --
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'I felt safer giving birth in Hungary', says mother whose first child died in NHS blunder
A mother whose newborn baby died in a botched hospital delivery today told how she has lost faith in the NHS. Adrienn Both lost her son after doctors at the Royal Free Hospital used the wrong technique during labour. ...
POSTED 11/20/2008 at 07:47 AM --
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Our cancer shame: '10,000 Britons die needlessly every year as GPs miss vital symptoms'
More than 10,000 people die needlessly each year because their cancers are not diagnosed in time, a study says. ...
POSTED 11/20/2008 at 08:32 PM --
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Aerobics in the pool can 'ease the pain of childbirth'
Doing aqua-aerobics during pregnancy can ease the pain of childbirth, research shows. ...
POSTED 11/20/2008 at 08:26 PM --
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Scrapping fast food ads would reduce childhood obesity by a fifth, finds detailed study
Fewer fast-food adverts could take a bite out of childhood obesity figures, a comprehensive study suggests. ...
POSTED 11/20/2008 at 12:25 PM --
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Why 'traumatised' babies in front-facing buggies grow into 'anxious' adults
Baby buggies which face forwards may stunt children's development and turn them into anxious adults, according to a study. ...
POSTED 11/21/2008 at 08:13 AM --
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Having a big brother 'cuts your chances of children'
Whether you idolise or resent him, there's no doubt a big brother can really shape your childhood. But it seems an elder sibling's influence can have a much more profound effect in later life. ...
POSTED 11/18/2008 at 06:56 PM --
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How three cups of green tea a day can help you lose weight - even if you keep eating junk food
Three cups of green tea a day could help keep obesity at bay, scientists claim. ...
POSTED 11/20/2008 at 10:17 AM --
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Bags of stress: Why Christmas shopping is bad for your health
Our wallets will not be the only thing suffering as we buy presents this Christmas. A study has found festive buying increased blood pressure to dangerous levels in 50 per cent of shoppers. ...
POSTED 11/20/2008 at 10:16 AM --
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GPs 'are focusing on patients who bring in bonuses', claims Civitas report
Family doctors are playing the system at the expense of patients' lives to earn performance bonuses, a report claims. ...
POSTED 11/18/2008 at 09:55 PM --
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Health experts demand review into wrinkle fillers as patients report facial paralysis and severe allergic reactions
Health experts have ordered an urgent review into the use of injectable fillers amid reports of facial paralysis, disfigurement and severe allergic reactions. ...
POSTED 11/18/2008 at 06:03 PM --
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