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Low birth weight and adult diabetes genetic link
A genetic link between low birth weight and the development of adulthood diabetes has been found, according to an international study. The researchers claim it helps explain why small babies go on to have higher rates of type 2 diabetes as adults.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/8606273.stm
Five-a-day has little impact on cancer, study finds
Eating more fruit and vegetables has only a modest effect on protecting against cancer, a study into the link between diet and disease has found. The study of 500,000 Europeans joins a growing body of evidence undermining the high hopes that pushing "five-a-day" might slash Western cancer rates. In 1990, the World Health Organization recommended that everyone consume at least five portions of fruit and vegetables a day to prevent cancer and other chronic diseases, however, research has now failed to substantiate this claim.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8605270.stm
Fast walkers at lower risk of stroke: Harvard researchers
Harvard researchers found that women who said they normally walk at a fast pace, classified as at least three miles an hour, reduced their risk of stroke by 37 per cent . Walking for two or more hours a week were also 30 per cent less likely to suffer a stroke than those who said they rarely walked very far. The results are published in the journal Stroke. Mr Sattelmair, doctoral candidate in epidemiology at Harvard School of Public Health in Boston, America said: "Though the exact relationship among different types of physical activity and different stroke subtypes remains unclear, the results of this specific study indicate that walking, in particular, is associated with lower risk of stroke."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/h...lower-risk-of-stroke-Harvard-researchers.html
How ?300million was squandered on swine flu jabs that we didn't need
Up to ?300million of taxpayers' money has been wasted on swine flu jabs that were never needed. Ministers ordered 90million doses of a vaccine last year at a cost of ?540million as panic over the illness gripped the country. But as the 'pandemic' failed to materialise it soon became clear that the order was far too large. The Department of Health tried to get out of the enormous contract but the drug firm, GlaxoSmithKline, refused to back down. The Department of Health ordered enough vaccine to cover the entire population, with three-quarters to be supplied by GlaxoSmithKline.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1263975/Swine-flu--300m-squandered-jabs-didnt-need.html
Crackdown on MOT-style body scans
Companies have been told to stop offering whole body and lung scans under a new regulation regime. The Department of Health is introducing the tougher rules after a boom in so-called MOT-style scans. Experts say there are risks to having unnecessary scans. They can be up to 400 times more powerful than a chest X-ray. The government made the announcement after accepting the recommendations of its expert advisers, the Committee on Medical Aspects of Radiation in the Environment (COMARE).
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8605126.stm
Leading scientists to share latest in cancer research
Leading scientists are gathering in St Andrews to discuss the latest advances in cancer research. The conference is being held to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Association for International Cancer Research (AICR). About 200 researchers from 28 different countries will attend the meeting, which runs until Friday. The conference aims to examine how advances in laboratory-based cancer research and the use of model systems can lead to better treatments.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/8605880.stm
A genetic link between low birth weight and the development of adulthood diabetes has been found, according to an international study. The researchers claim it helps explain why small babies go on to have higher rates of type 2 diabetes as adults.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/8606273.stm
Five-a-day has little impact on cancer, study finds
Eating more fruit and vegetables has only a modest effect on protecting against cancer, a study into the link between diet and disease has found. The study of 500,000 Europeans joins a growing body of evidence undermining the high hopes that pushing "five-a-day" might slash Western cancer rates. In 1990, the World Health Organization recommended that everyone consume at least five portions of fruit and vegetables a day to prevent cancer and other chronic diseases, however, research has now failed to substantiate this claim.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8605270.stm
Fast walkers at lower risk of stroke: Harvard researchers
Harvard researchers found that women who said they normally walk at a fast pace, classified as at least three miles an hour, reduced their risk of stroke by 37 per cent . Walking for two or more hours a week were also 30 per cent less likely to suffer a stroke than those who said they rarely walked very far. The results are published in the journal Stroke. Mr Sattelmair, doctoral candidate in epidemiology at Harvard School of Public Health in Boston, America said: "Though the exact relationship among different types of physical activity and different stroke subtypes remains unclear, the results of this specific study indicate that walking, in particular, is associated with lower risk of stroke."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/h...lower-risk-of-stroke-Harvard-researchers.html
How ?300million was squandered on swine flu jabs that we didn't need
Up to ?300million of taxpayers' money has been wasted on swine flu jabs that were never needed. Ministers ordered 90million doses of a vaccine last year at a cost of ?540million as panic over the illness gripped the country. But as the 'pandemic' failed to materialise it soon became clear that the order was far too large. The Department of Health tried to get out of the enormous contract but the drug firm, GlaxoSmithKline, refused to back down. The Department of Health ordered enough vaccine to cover the entire population, with three-quarters to be supplied by GlaxoSmithKline.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1263975/Swine-flu--300m-squandered-jabs-didnt-need.html
Crackdown on MOT-style body scans
Companies have been told to stop offering whole body and lung scans under a new regulation regime. The Department of Health is introducing the tougher rules after a boom in so-called MOT-style scans. Experts say there are risks to having unnecessary scans. They can be up to 400 times more powerful than a chest X-ray. The government made the announcement after accepting the recommendations of its expert advisers, the Committee on Medical Aspects of Radiation in the Environment (COMARE).
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8605126.stm
Leading scientists to share latest in cancer research
Leading scientists are gathering in St Andrews to discuss the latest advances in cancer research. The conference is being held to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Association for International Cancer Research (AICR). About 200 researchers from 28 different countries will attend the meeting, which runs until Friday. The conference aims to examine how advances in laboratory-based cancer research and the use of model systems can lead to better treatments.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/8605880.stm