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MMR vaccine isn't safe after all, UK government forced to concede

After years of reassuring parents about the safety of the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine, the UK government has finally had to concede that it can have serious side effects. more »

The eight tell-tale signs you might have cancer

There are eight major tell--tale signs that suggest you could have cancer without realising it. Any one of the eight symptoms means you have at least a five per cent chance of having some type of cancer, researchers say this week. more »

Parents want HPV vaccine banned after it wrecked health of their daughters

A group of American mothers wants the HPV vaccine Gardasil banned after it ruined the health of their teenage daughters. The ‘safe’ vaccine – supposed to protect against cervical cancer – has harmed thousands of girls and a small number have died directly after having the shot. more »

Quarter of patients in greater pain after surgery

Up to a quarter of people who have surgery are in greater pain or have more physical problems afterwards than before they had the operation, a study has discovered this week. more »

Grapefruit's bitter taste could be the key to reversing diabetes

The bitter taste of grapefruit and other citrus fruits could hold the key to fighting type II diabetes, the lifestyle disease that can lead to heart problems, without needing powerful drugs. more »

Hypertensive drugs raise blood pressure, not lower it

Hypertensive drugs are supposed to lower blood pressure – but the most commonly-prescribed ones are making the problem worse. The drugs are raising blood pressure in a significant number of patients, a new study has discovered. more »

Swine flu vaccine causes sleeping disorder, regulators fear

The swine flu vaccine – rushed out to combat a pandemic that wasn’t – causes narcolepsy, the sleeping disorder, drug agencies fear. more »

IBS cause finally identified (it's in the gut, not the mind)

Doctors who give IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) patients a hard time will have to rethink their approach this week after scientists finally discovered the problem really does exist, and isn’t in the patient’s mind. more »

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