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  • 'Economy class' DVT syndrome myth busted
    “Sitting in a window seat during a long flight can increase the risk of deep vein thrombosis,” according to The Daily Telegraph. It has long been known that flying is associated with an increased...
  • PIP breast implants – latest from the NHS
    Women concerned about French-made PIP breast implants can find all the latest NHS information about the issue on this page. Worries about the implants have emerged since news of a major investigation...
  • Difficult to see how C. diff spreads in hospital
    “We don't know what causes deadly hospital superbug to spread, admit scientists,” the Daily Mail has reported. “Hospitals may be adopting the wrong strategy for combating a notorious bug on the...
  • Spoon-feeding compared with 'baby-led' weaning
    “Spoon feeding makes babies fatter,” the BBC reported today. According to the broadcaster, babies weaned on pureed food tend to end up fatter than infants whose first tastes are finger foods. This...
  • Woman gets artificial jawbone transplant
    An 83-year-old woman has been implanted with the world's first “3D printer-created jaw”. Using cutting-edge laser manufacturing techniques, doctors and metal experts were able to build up layers of...
  • Diabetes 'increases birth defect risk'
    “Diabetic mothers-to-be have high risk of giving birth to children with congenital abnormality,” The Guardian said today. The news is based on UK research that compared the rates of birth defects in...
  • Mutation linked to 42% rise in stroke risk
    A “single genetic mutation can double your risk of stroke”, the Daily Mail has reported. The newspaper added that scientists hope the discovery could lead to tailored treatments for the...
  • Sunday hospital admissions 'a bigger risk'
    A new study has found that “patients are more likely to die in hospital if they are admitted at the weekend”, according to BBC News. The broadcaster said the research backs up previous studies...
  • Malaria deaths 'higher than expected'
    “Malaria deaths twice as high as was thought,” The Independent has reported today. Many newspapers have covered research that found that malaria claimed 1.2 million lives worldwide in 2010. The...
  • Should we really fear 'new flesh-eating bacteria'?
    Britain is in the grip of a new “flesh-eating bug spread by sneezes and coughs”, according to the front page of today's Metro. The newspaper says that the bacteria are spreading across Britain, as...