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Jun
23
2011

  • As a five-year-old boy's death was confirmed as the second from scarlet fever, Professor Yuen Kwok-yung, head of microbiology at the University of Hong Kong, said the abuse of antibiotics might have led to the emergency of a highly contagious, deadly mutant strain of the disease.
Jun
22
2011

  • Parents concerned about their children’s spending time playing instead of studying may be relieved to know that the common belief that “near work” — reading or computer use — leads to nearsightedness is incorrect. Among children who spend the same amount of time outside, the amount of near work has no correlation with nearsightedness. Hours spent indoors looking at a screen or book simply means less time spent outside, which is what really matters.
Apr
20
2011

"“I have eliminated refined sugar from my diet and eat as little as I possibly can,” Thompson told me, “because I believe ultimately it’s something I can do to decrease my risk of cancer.” Cantley put it this way: “Sugar scares me.” "

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Jul
18
2007

A highly functional bionic hand which was invented by a Scottish NHS worker has gone on the market.

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Aug
28
2007

When it comes to your health, everyone seems to have some friendly advice to offer. But can you believe everything you are told? Anahad O'Connor investigates

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Dec
7
2007

A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association looked at this from the perspective of immunization information and finds that the cranks may be winning; videos with a negative depiction of immunizations had higher ratings and more vi

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