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Mental health services still need improving
Mon Sep 3, 2007 6:36 AM EDT
Standards of community mental health services are improving, though access to counselling and support for the nation's carers remains inadequate, according to the Healthcare Commission.
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Children stressed months before school starts
Mon Sep 3, 2007 6:34 AM EDT
Parents' anxiety could be a leading cause behind the high numbers of young children experiencing stress before starting school, researchers have concluded.
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Stressed mothers 'hold their babies to the right'
Fri Aug 31, 2007 5:10 AM EDT
New mothers who cradle their babies on their right side may be exhibiting signs of extreme stress, scientists have claimed. Researchers working at Durham University looked at 79 mother and babies, with the average age of the children being seven months.
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Parents warned of growth in measles cases
Fri Aug 31, 2007 5:05 AM EDT
Parents have been advised to make sure that their children have the appropriate injections against measles, mumps and rubella before going back to school.
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Pregnant women stressed over 'taboo subjects'
Thu Aug 30, 2007 7:04 AM EDT
Almost nine in ten suffer from stress during pregnancy, a new study has found.
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'Faulty gene' linked to breast cancer growth
Thu Aug 30, 2007 7:00 AM EDT
A faulty copy of a gene could be one of the factors leading to the development of breast cancer, researchers in London and Italy have discovered.
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Cholesterol treatments may lower Alzheimer's risk
Thu Aug 30, 2007 6:58 AM EDT
Statin drugs, the popular cholesterol-lowering medication, may help to prevent the brain damage that leads to Alzheimer's disease, scientists in America have revealed.
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Enzyme levels link to asthma vulnerability
Wed Aug 29, 2007 6:18 AM EDT
Children exposed to traffic pollution may be at greater risk of suffering from asthma if they have genes which make them vulnerable, a study has shown.
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Middle-age spread 'happens in two distinct stages'
Tue Aug 28, 2007 5:43 AM EDT
The wisdom of relying on Body Mass Index to assess whether a person is at a healthy weight has again been called into question after new research on middle-age spread.
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Surgical weight loss can improve life expectancy, studies show
Tue Aug 28, 2007 5:40 AM EDT
Stomach surgery can save the lives of seriously obese individuals by cutting the risk of serious illnesses, a study has concluded.
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Teenagers afflicted by 'junk sleep'
Tue Aug 28, 2007 5:34 AM EDT
Increasing numbers of UK teenagers are putting their health at risk by failing to get sufficient quality sleep, researchers have concluded.
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Blood chemical levels linked to eczema itching
Tue Aug 28, 2007 5:29 AM EDT
Scientists in Hong Kong may have made an important breakthrough in research into eczema. Researchers at the University of Hong Kong attached wrist monitors to 24 children suffering from the condition in order to analyse how much they scratched when they were asleep.
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Obesity linked to prostate cancer
Tue Aug 21, 2007 6:05 AM EDT
People who suffer from obesity may be less likely to develop prostrate cancer, but those that do are more likely to die from the disease, Swedish scientists have stated.
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Loneliness speeds up problems of ageing
Tue Aug 21, 2007 6:02 AM EDT
Feelings of loneliness may directly affect a person's mental and physical well-being over the long term, according to researchers at the University of Chicago.
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Staying calm when stressed has cardiovascular benefits
Mon Aug 20, 2007 7:10 AM EDT
Men who are able to keep calm in stressful situations benefit from increased levels of HDL cholesterol, which helps maintain clear arteries, a study has shown.
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Dark-coloured foods reduce cancer risk
Mon Aug 20, 2007 7:06 AM EDT
Eating dark-coloured fruit and vegetables may reduce the risk of developing colon cancer, a new study has suggested.
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'Mothers should wait three minutes before cutting umbilical cord'
Fri Aug 17, 2007 6:49 AM EDT
Cutting the umbilical cord immediately after childbirth can be detrimental to a baby's health, a new study has concluded.
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Doctors 'too quick' to diagnose depression
Fri Aug 17, 2007 6:39 AM EDT
Doctors are too readily diagnosing people who are simply unhappy with depression, one of the UK's leading psychiatrists has claimed.
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Three walks a week can reduce blood pressure
Thu Aug 16, 2007 7:51 AM EDT
Three 30 minute walks a week can lower blood pressure and reduce the risk of heart disease, scientists have stated. The UK scientists, led by Dr Mark Tully at Queen's University in Belfast, split 106 participants – all civil servants – into three groups.
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Children need more fat for energy, scientists confirm
Thu Aug 16, 2007 7:51 AM EDT
Children burn substantially more fat than adults relative to their calorie intake, US researchers have found.
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Emails a leading cause of workplace stress
Wed Aug 15, 2007 5:30 AM EDT
More than one in three UK workers feel stressed due to the number of e-mails they receive in the office.
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Surgeons hit out at 'boob job' competition
Wed Aug 15, 2007 5:27 AM EDT
A Merseyside radio station which offered breast augmentation as a competition prize has been heavily criticised by surgeons.
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Pot bellies a good indicator of heart disease
Tue Aug 14, 2007 7:35 AM EDT
Hip to waist ratios are a better indicator of early signs of heart disease than overall body weight, scientists in America have claimed.
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Britons unaware of lifestyle links to cancer
Tue Aug 14, 2007 7:29 AM EDT
Almost half of UK adults are unaware about the link between a poor diet and the increased likelihood of cancer, researchers have found.
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