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