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Friday, 10 September 2010
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- Fruit variety 'cuts cancer risk'
Eating an array of different fruit and vegetables could be as important as merely getting five portions of the healthy... - Data points to falling house prices
Economists have warned that the housing market was facing a fresh round of price falls as mortgage lending remained... - Older patients Still Hungry to be Heard
Nearly a third of nurses not confident that their malnourished relatives entering hospital would be noticed. Nearly a... - WWII cuttings published online
Information about soldiers listed as having gone missing in action during the Second World War has been published online... - Patients 'waiting' for hip surgery
Older people are being forced to wait longer for hip surgery and missing out on care to prevent future falls in certain... - Sun worshippers ignore cancer risk
A survey shows many Britons are still ignoring warnings over sunburn . Almost half (46%) have been sunburnt during... - Exercise 'can help prevent cancer'
Exercise could help prevent up to 10,000 cases of breast and bowel cancer each year, according to the World Cancer... - 'Spindles' may allow peaceful sleep
People who enjoy an undisturbed sleep regardless of the level of noise around them may have a lot of what scientists in... - Study finds key memory protein
A university study claims to have found a breakthrough into how memories are formed, which could assist in designing... - More over 50s choosing bikinis
The over 50s are daring to bare a bit more flesh thanks to more mature screen idols and advances in swimwear technology.... - Pioneering op to cure deafness
Doctors are carrying out the UK's first operation using a single implant to restore sound to both ears of a severely... - Pakistan floods still spreading fast
The number of people who have died in the monsoon floods has now risen to 1,600 and estimates of those affected stand at... - Vitamin B 'reduces brain shrinkage'
Taking lots of Vitamin B every day can half the rate of brain shrinkage in people who have age-related memory loss and... - Less sleep 'may cause diabetes'
Sleep deprivation could have more adverse effects than previously anticipated, a survey has suggested. The study -... - Rheumatoid risk 'can be cut by 42%'
The chances of developing rheumatoid arthritis can be massively reduced by taking statin drugs which lower cholesterol,... - Fitness linked to longer life: study
People who walk quickly and have strong handshakes are likely to live longer than those who do not, the Medical Research... - Injectable diabetes drug on NHS
Patients with Type 2 diabetes will be able to bridge the gap between oral medicine and insulin treatments with an... - 900,000 to escape tax repayment demand
Around 900,000 workers wrongly charged by HM Revenue & Customs for income tax have had their "debt" written off. The... - UK flexible heart specialists in European first
Heart specialists at Southampton General Hospital are now able to open a patient's blocked artery after they have... - Older people fear spending cuts
New research has shown that almost three quarters (70%) of older people fear they will suffer because of the impending... - Let pensioners pay one-off bus fee, says Go-Ahead
The head of one of Britain's largest public transport groups has suggested that pensioners could help address Britain's... - Companies 'axing pension provision'
Companies are using pension reviews as an opportunity to significantly reduce the amount of money they spend on... - Mental decline 'more likely in men'
The cognitive faculties of men are more likely to decline later in life than women's are, a study has shown. There were... - Taxman starts to redress blunder
The first wave of millions of taxpayers caught up in a massive blunder will start to learn if they are in credit or if... - Bank forecast to hold interest rates
Gathering gloom over the economy is expected to encourage Bank of England policymakers to hold interest rates at 0.5%...
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