NHS allergy services ‘lag behind’
Poor care and confusing advice is being used to deal with an allergy epidemic in the UK, experts say.
Archive for September, 2007
Tea health benefits ‘exaggerated’
An advertising campaign exaggerated the health benefits of drinking tea, a UK watchdog rules.
New NHS guidelines on childbirth
Women must have more control over how they give birth as well as where, new NHS guidance states.
Deep-voiced men ‘have more kids’
Men with bass voices tend to have more children than those who speak in a higher pitch, scientists find.
Scottish obesity ‘just behind US’
Obesity levels in Scotland are the second highest in the developed world, according to new statistics.
Gene clue to chemo response
Two genes may identify who will respond to a breast cancer chemotherapy treatment, research suggests.
Fighting Climate Change ‘Makes Economic Sense’
Spiegel Online reports here: In her first appearance before a high-level UN assembly, Angela Merkel has called for a follow-up agreement to the Kyoto Protocol. Tackling climate change and economic growth can go hand in hand, she argued at the UN climate summit on Monday.
Bugs more dangerous in space
Scientists show how Salmonella food bacteria in space become more virulent in their weightless surroundings.
Acupuncture ‘best for back pain’
Acupuncture is more effective at treating back pain than conventional therapies, research suggests.