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Health news archive - 2007

Here you will find an index of health news stories published by Bupa's health information team during 2007. All the stories are clearly dated with most recent news at the top of the list.

December 2007

17 December 2007
Think before you drink

13 December 2007
Flu increases risk of heart attack and stroke

6 December 2007
Stepping up - pedometers encourage walking

4 December 2007
Cooked carbs linked with cancer

November 2007

28 November 2007
Brain scans show OCD risk

26 November 2007
Parents urged to immunise against measles

23 November 2007
Second bird flu outbreak in UK

23 November 2007
Women warned to get fit

15 November 2007
Bird flu update

15 November 2007
Cancer risk from pill reversible

9 November 2007
Cancer survival may be inherited

2 November 2007
New boost for benefits of going organic

October 2007

26 October 2007
Drivers turn a blind eye to road safety

18 October 2007
Obesity predicted in half of all adults

12 October 2007
Statins show staying power

10 October 2007
Stronger nicotine products needed for smokers

5 October 2007
"Cowboy" cosmetic warning

September 2007

25 September 2007
Long haul flights treble your risk of DVT

19 September 2007
Mobiles phones safe… for now

14 September 2007
MP3 users risk premature hearing loss

7 September 2007
Measles warning as kids go back to school

August 2007

30 August 2007
A wake-up call for teenagers

24 August 2007
Buying medicines online could harm your health

16 August 2007
Baby growth rate guide to be re-assessed

8 August 2007
Work stress linked to depression and anxiety

1 August 2007
Healthy weight for mum best for baby

July 2007

25 July 2007
Eye for an eye? Organ donation urged for all

19 July 2007
Grapefruit may heighten women’s cancer risk

13 July 2007
Artificial pancreas offers diabetes hope

6 July 2007
Deafness warning for music lovers

1 July 2007
England goes smokefree

June 2007

22 June 2007
Effects of hay fever not to be sniffed at

14 June 2007
One in four children overweight by age three

8 June 2007
Healthy women should not take iron supplements in pregnancy

4 June 2007
New drinking advice for pregnant women

May 2007

22 May 2007
WHO unites the globe to fight flu pandemic

18 May 2007
Green exercise is effective in treating depression

11 May 2007
Needless deaths due to workplace cancer

4 May 2007
NICE clears the air on smoker's rights

April 2007

25 April 2007
Less salt reduces the risk of heart disease and stroke

18 April 2007
New HIV drug shows promise

13 April 2007
Mediterranean diet may prevent asthma and allergies in children

5 April 2007
Regulator warns against having twins from IVF

March 2007

29 March 2007
New warning over anti-flu drug

23 March 2007
Intake drops, but UK can't shake salt habit

15 March 2007
Healthy smile, healthy heart?

12 March 2007
Childhood obesity may be linked to early puberty

6 March 2007
Bowel disorder linked to 'perfectionism'

February 2007

23 February 2007
Bionic eyes offer hope for the blind

14 February 2007
Too few know the facts of life

6 February 2007
Bird flu outbreak in the UK

January 2007

31 January 2007
High fibre diet lowers breast cancer risk

25 January 2007
Ten minute test for dyslexia

18 January 2007
New flu immunisation programme launched for poultry workers

12 January 2007
Food labelling - the writing's on the packet

4 January 2007
Gene found for fatal form of brittle bone disease