Posts Tagged ‘number’

The Mayo Clinic Diet

Thursday, December 31, 2009 14:24 Comments Off

If you are overweight, you have probably tried many diets and weight-loss plans: high-protein, low-carbohydrate, low fat, or other approaches.

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‘Double trouble’ antibiotic hope

Thursday, December 3, 2009 22:39 Comments Off

A “double-headed” antibiotic could lead to powerful new drugs to beat resistance, say UK researchers.

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Clot risk after surgery warning

Thursday, December 3, 2009 22:39 Comments Off

The risk of a blood clot after surgery is higher and lasts longer than previously thought, say researchers at the University of Oxford.

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Mobiles ‘not causing brain risk’

Thursday, December 3, 2009 22:39 Comments Off

There has been no substantial change in the number of adult brain tumours since mobile phone usage sharply increased in the mid-1990s, Danish scientists say.

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Hiring doulas

Wednesday, December 2, 2009 6:19 Comments Off

Are paid birthing assistants a help during labour?

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Eye doctor’s fears over holy shrine ‘visions’

Wednesday, December 2, 2009 6:19 Comments Off

An “unprecedented” rise in the number of cases of an eye condition could be directly related to people staring at the sun at a holy shrine, an Irish eye surgeon warns.

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Body builders getting chest lumps

Monday, November 30, 2009 2:19 Comments Off

Surgeons say there is a rise in the number of men with non-cancerous chest lumps caused by taking body building supplements.

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Late abortions data to be public

Thursday, October 15, 2009 9:57 Comments Off

The government has been ordered by the Information Commissioner to publish data about the number of late abortions carried out because of disability.

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Tourette’s trauma

Wednesday, October 14, 2009 9:05 Comments Off

How grief at best friend’s death left man with syndrome

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Move to cut child diarrhoea death

Wednesday, October 14, 2009 9:05 Comments Off

An international initiative has been launched to cut the number of children who die from diarrhoea around the world.

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