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SPF15 sun cream 'not strong enough'
People should use stronger sun cream to protect against cancer, a medical journal has warned.
Guidelines from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) stated that "SPF 15 is sufficient if applied adequately".
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-13601433
New push aims to find cure for Aids virus
More investment is needed to find a cure for HIV, the new head of the International Aids Society has said. Bertrand Audoin admits this might take as long as 25 years, but he says a cure is the only way to keep ahead of the HIV epidemic in the long term during tough financial times.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-13605224
GPs and nurses launch charter for end of life care
Health staff have made seven pledges to patients at the end of their lives. The Charter for End of Life Care aims to ensure patients' remaining days are as comfortable as possible.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-13601446
'Concern' over ME viral link data
The journal Science has asked the authors of a research paper, which linked chronic fatigue syndrome to a virus, to withdraw their findings. It has also published an editorial expressing concern that the validity of the study was "seriously in question".
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-13604050
Mobile phones 'possibly carcinogenic' say World Health Organisation experts
The International Agency for Research on Cancer, part of the World Health Organisation, has classified the radiation emitted by handsets as ?possibly carcinogenic? although it did not find evidence of a clear link. Its decision - putting mobiles in the same risk category as lead, the pesticide DDT and petrol exhausts - will put governments under pressure to update their advice to the public on the potential dangers of talking on mobiles for long periods of time.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/h...ic-say-World-Health-Organisation-experts.html
People should use stronger sun cream to protect against cancer, a medical journal has warned.
Guidelines from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) stated that "SPF 15 is sufficient if applied adequately".
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-13601433
New push aims to find cure for Aids virus
More investment is needed to find a cure for HIV, the new head of the International Aids Society has said. Bertrand Audoin admits this might take as long as 25 years, but he says a cure is the only way to keep ahead of the HIV epidemic in the long term during tough financial times.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-13605224
GPs and nurses launch charter for end of life care
Health staff have made seven pledges to patients at the end of their lives. The Charter for End of Life Care aims to ensure patients' remaining days are as comfortable as possible.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-13601446
'Concern' over ME viral link data
The journal Science has asked the authors of a research paper, which linked chronic fatigue syndrome to a virus, to withdraw their findings. It has also published an editorial expressing concern that the validity of the study was "seriously in question".
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-13604050
Mobile phones 'possibly carcinogenic' say World Health Organisation experts
The International Agency for Research on Cancer, part of the World Health Organisation, has classified the radiation emitted by handsets as ?possibly carcinogenic? although it did not find evidence of a clear link. Its decision - putting mobiles in the same risk category as lead, the pesticide DDT and petrol exhausts - will put governments under pressure to update their advice to the public on the potential dangers of talking on mobiles for long periods of time.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/h...ic-say-World-Health-Organisation-experts.html