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Colorectal cancer survivors who smoke have double risk of death
Date: Feb-04-2015Study finds that colorectal cancer survivors who smoke have twice the risk of death compared to non-smoking counterparts, adding to evidence of links between smoking and cancer.
Three-person IVF set to pass into UK law
Date: Feb-04-2015UK MPs have voted in favor of allowing embryos to be made from the sperm of one man and the eggs of two women to prevent inherited diseases due to flaws in mitochondrial DNA.
'Around 60%' of Ebola donations yet to reach affected countries
Date: Feb-04-2015A new report finds that only around $1.9 billion of a total of $2.89 billion pledges to the Ebola crisis have actually been received by affected countries.
Study links a healthy diet to lower risk of COPD
Date: Feb-04-2015Researchers from the US and France find that a healthy diet - as measured by the Alternate Healthy Eating Index 2010 - could reduce the risk of COPD by up to a third.
Daily heart pill? One in three 'would prefer shorter life'
Date: Feb-04-2015Do arguments for the value of a daily cardiovascular prevention pill for every older person stack up when you ask if they would swap life-expectancy for greater daily convenience?
Abandoned children at risk of social communication difficulties and autism
Date: Feb-03-2015Researchers have found that children abandoned at birth and raised in institutions are at an increased risk of developing social communication difficulties and symptoms of autism.
Strenuous jogging may do more harm than good, study finds
Date: Feb-03-2015Light jogging is best for reducing mortality, finds a new study, while strenuous jogging may be no better for health than being sedentary.
CBT to treat veterans' insomnia 'also reduced suicidal thoughts'
Date: Feb-03-2015Previous studies have found that soldiers with sleeping problems are at risk for depression. Now, research shows treating insomnia reduces suicidal ideation among veterans.
Scientists discover more potential biomarkers of early pancreatic cancer
Date: Feb-03-2015Lesions can be early signs of pancreatic cancer, but taking biopsies to test them is very dangerous. Now, scientists may have discovered potential biomarkers of high-risk lesions.
Two military medics back in UK for Ebola monitoring
Date: Feb-03-2015Two UK military health care workers have been transported back to England from Sierra Leone after becoming exposed to Ebola via needle-stick injuries while treating patients.
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