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Health in the news
Here you will find an index of health news stories published by Bupa's health information team. All the stories are clearly dated with most recent news at the top of the list.
Visit the health news archive for articles from 2008 and before.
July 2009
Keep cool to limit heatwave health risks
June 2009
26 June 2009
Weight loss surgery may reduce cancer risk
19 June 2009
Self-administered test for Alzheimer's disease trialled
11 June 2009
Influenza A (H1N1) update
5 June 2009
An aspirin a day doesn't always keep the doctor away
May 2009
28 May 2009
Study sheds light on 'obesity paradox'
22 May 2009
Later retirement could delay the onset of dementia
14 May 2009
Study heralds brighter future for psoriasis treatment
8 May 2009
Binge drinking rises in women
April 2009
30 April 2009
ASD genetics uncovered
30 April 2009
Swine influenza health news alert
24 April 2009
Don't go overboard on oily fish say experts
17 April 2009
Time to face our fears
9 April 2009
Nutrition on the menu across the UK
3 April 2009
Statins may prevent blood clots
March 2009
27 March 2009
Surprise findings for cancer drugs - but only in mice
20 March 2009
Vegetarians more likely to get bowel cancer?
13 March 2009
Is temperature a trigger for headaches and migraine?
6 March 2009
Obesity "as hazardous as smoking" in young men
February 2009
28 February 2009
Healthy lifestyles halve risk of stroke
20 February 2009
Most mums-to-be don't follow health advice
12 February 2009
Jury out on 'brain training' games
5 February 2009
Flying not for the faint-hearted
January 2009
29 January 2009
Aspirin potential for liver treatment
23 January 2009
Relaxed and outgoing people less likely to develop dementia
16 January 2009
Mouthwash cancer link questioned
9 January 2009
Obesity ups risk of ovarian cancer after menopause
December 2008
30 December 2008
Time to quit?
23 December 2008
Bisphenol A in food packaging to be tested further
19 December 2008
Winter vomiting bug warning
11 December 2008
Hot drinks give cold comfort
4 December 2008
Anti-oxidants not anti-ageing
November 2008
27 November 2008
Children unaware of junk food risks
21 November 2008
Peppermint oil offers fresh IBS hope
13 November 2008
More people could benefit from statins
07 November 2008
Light drinking in pregnancy not linked with behaviour problems
October 2008
31 October 2008
Leukaemia drug could stop the effects of MS
22 October 2008
Routine use of aspirin in people with diabetes questioned
17 October 2008
Headphone advice falls on deaf ears
9 October 2008
Parents unaware of obesity
2 October 2008
New images set to shock smokers
September 2008
26 September 2008
Paracetamol linked to asthma in children
19 September 2008
Sun-starved Scots at risk of disease
12 September 2008
Behavioural and emotional problems linked to premature birth
4 September 2008
Schoolgirls offered cervical cancer vaccine
August 2008
28 August 2008
Type 1 diabetes more likely in caesarean babies
22 August 2008
Alexander technique helps lower back pain
15 August 2008
Eat oily fish to protect your eyesight
8 August 2008
Flu jabs don't protect against pneumonia
July 2008
30 July 2008
Married smokers put partners at risk of stroke
25 July 2008
New hope for prostate cancer
18 July 2008
Obesity increases but fewer people think they are overweight
11 July 2008
Biological clock ticking for men too
3 July 2008
Smoking ban reduces number of smokers in England
June 2008
26 June 2008
New obesity figures make for grim reading
20 June 2008
Health warnings over body piercings
12 June 2008
Low-nicotine cigarettes just as harmful to health
6 June 2008
Mediterranean diet prevents diabetes
May 2008
30 May 2008
Quitting smoking "contagious"
22 May 2008
Drinkers - know your limits
15 May 2008
Air pollution raises risk of DVT
9 May 2008
New hope for chronic fatigue syndrome patients
April 2008
30 April 2008
Vitamin supplements - more harmful than healthy?
24 April 2008
Stop the clots - new drug set to save lives
18 April 2008
Stem cell hope for arthritis sufferers
9 April 2008
Bird flu confirmed in two more people
9 April 2008
Low MMR uptake putting children at risk
3 April 2008
Bowel cancer - is it all in the genes?
March 2008
26 March 2008
Problem anger is being ignored
20 March 2008
Britain faces £100 billion bill for ill health
13 March 2008
Lung age screening helps smokers quit
6 March 2008
Bags of potential: can tea beat diabetes?
February 2008
29 February 2008
A spoonful of additives helps the medicine go down
20 February 2008
Study encourages pregnant smokers to quit
15 February 2008
No link between MMR and autism
7 February 2008
Fizzy drinks increase gout risk
January 2008
31 January 2008
Pill cuts ovarian cancer risk
24 January 2008
Caffeine link to miscarriage strengthened
16 January 2008
Mediterranean diet in pregnancy may cut risk of asthma in children
16 January 2008
Flu levels trigger use of antiviral medicines
14 January 2008
Bird flu found in Dorset swans
10 January 2008
Number of people with "winter vomiting" bug doubles
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