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  • Acupuncture transmitted infections
    “Infections spread by acupuncture needles are under-diagnosed worldwide,” BBC News reported. It said that doctors in Hong Kong have called for tighter infection controls and regulation of acupuncture...
  • Loneliness and high blood pressure
    “Lonely people are more likely to develop high blood pressure later in life,” the Daily Mail reported, saying that chronic feelings of loneliness push up blood pressure over time. This news story is...
  • Impotence 'a sign of heart problems'
    “Impotence is a strong predictor of heart attack and death among men who already have heart disease,” says the BBC. The news is based on a well-conducted international study of 1,519 men with...
  • Electricity therapy for epilepsy
    “Deep brain stimulation is a promising therapy for epilepsy,” reported the BBC. The article said that patients who had resistant epilepsy (a type of epilepsy that does not respond to drug treatment)...
  • Legal drug 'meow meow' probed
    The legal drug “meow meow” is being investigated in the wake of two teenagers’ deaths, says The Sun. The two boys from Scunthorpe are believed to have taken the stimulant, also known as mephedrone,...
  • Vitamin D supplements and flu
    “Vitamin D is better than vaccines at preventing flu,” reported The Times. The newspaper said that children’s risk of getting flu could be halved if they take vitamin D, a finding that has...
  • 'Regrow limbs' claim is premature
    A genetic discovery means that “damaged human limbs could one day regrow by themselves”, according to the Daily Mirror. The reported research found that switching off a particular gene in mice meant...
  • Baldness and prostate cancer risk
    “Hair loss 'almost halves the risk of prostate cancer',” the Daily Mail reported. The news is based on a study looking at hair loss in about 2,000 men aged between 35 and 74, about half of whom had...
  • Do quick workouts beat long ones?
    The secret of keeping fit is to “do less exercise”, says the Daily Express. The newspaper claims that new research shows that short bursts of intense activity are enough to keep most people fit,...
  • Drugs for halting diabetes tested
    “Two key treatments do not halt diabetes in people with early signs of the disease,” BBC News reported. The story is based on a large trial assessing the effects of two approved diabetes medications,...

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