The Increased Risk of Falls with Blood Pressure Medication

Are blood pressure pills doing more harm than good?

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Fighting for Freedom

The health hazards of public protest faced by both protesters and police forces

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Lower Back Pain

Why it causes more disability globally than any other condition

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Professor Sir Anthony Epstein

The man who discovered the Epstein-Barr virus fifty years ago

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Michael Schumacher’s ‘Moments of Consciousness’

What does this tell us about his progress?

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Vitamin D - a panacea?

What is the evidence for the benefits of vitamin D supplementation?

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Anxiety

Where does anxiety come from and what can be done about it?

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Using Frozen Faecal Matter to Treat Gut Infection

How transplanting faeces from one person to another can cure C. difficile Infection

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Talking About the ‘Battle’ Against Cancer

Are ‘fight’ metaphors useful for those in the last days of life?

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The Effect of Noise on Hearing

How exposure to loud noises can cause hearing loss

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Taking Notes by Hand for Better Long-term Comprehension

The advantages of longhand note-taking over using laptops in lectures

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The physiological challenges facing World Cup football players

How will teams be affected by the heat and humidity in Brazil?

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Higher Mortality for Weekend Hospital Admissions

A study of 55 million people shows more risk of death for patients admitted at weekends

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Using Favourite Sporting Memories Therapeutically

How remembering sporting events are an important way to trigger memories

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Recording Doctor-patient Consultations

Some patients are starting to record their medical consultations but many doctors oppose

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Anxiety

The historical and cultural development of anxiety as a condition and its treatment

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Would you Want to Find out About an Inherited Genetic Condition?

The impossibly difficult decisions after discovering a family history of genetic disorder

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Breast Milk, Ebola and Rehydration

Why breast milk may offer protection against HIV transmission.

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Ebola – Who’s to Blame?

Could more have been done in response to West Africa’s Ebola outbreak?

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Ebola's Impact

How the Ebola outbreak in West Africa is affecting health services throughout the region

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Cancer in Pregnancy

A woman’s experience of a diagnosis of colon cancer nearly half way into her pregnancy

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E-cigarette Debate

Are E-cigarettes helping people stop smoking or encouraging them to start?

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Airline Pilots and Skin Cancer

Why are airline pilots at increased risk of skin cancer?

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Ebola Vaccine Being Tested on Humans

An Ebola vaccine has been developed by the Jenner Institute in Oxford

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Health Messages by Radio in Burkina Faso

Delivering health messages by radio in Burkina Faso is helping to reduce child mortality

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Eating Bushmeat

The risks associated with eating bushmeat in Africa

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Ebola Outbreak

Can a vaccine for Ebola be developed successfully and what are the alternative therapies?

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Sanitation Programmes in India

How effective has the government of India's Total Sanitation Campaign been?

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Is a Picture Worth a Thousand Words?

Graphic images of diseases caused by smoking could be used on African cigarette packaging

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The Link Between Eating Protein and Blood Pressure

Why eating eggs, meat and nuts can help keep blood pressure low

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