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Vitamin B may reduce risk of Alzheimer's

A new study suggests high doses of vitamin B may halve the speed of brain shrinkage in older people.   Brain shrinkage is one of the symptoms of ......

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Vitamin D deficiency linked to autoimmune diseases and some cancers

Scientists have found that vitamin D deficiency plays a key role in causing autoimmune diseases, some cancers and type 1 diabetes, after scientists f......

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1,400 'Pressure Stations' set up for "Know Your Numbers Week"

1,400 'Pressure Stations' set up to support the Blood Pressure Associations "Know Your Numbers Week"   One in three UK adults have high blood press......

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New trials on existing medicine show potential to prevent heart failure

Trial results have shown that an existing £10 a week pill for chest pains has the potential to save the lives of thousands of heart failure patients ......

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Test could predict menopause

A number of newspapers have covered the story of a new blood test to predict when the menopause will occur which “could close the baby gap” by tel......

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A hearty cup of tea?

A hearty cup of tea? “People who drink several cups of tea or coffee a day could be at lower risk of heart disease,” according to reports.  Is ......

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Lifestyle Could Prevent Asthma

150 million people around the world suffer from asthma and prevention is better than cure, so they say. British researchers have found that it could b......

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Fish And Farm Life Ward Off Allergies

Eating fish and living on or near a farm could protect infants from allergies in later life, research teams in Germany and Sweden have found. The immu......