Health - Top Stories
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6 September 2010
More than a million people in the UK are dependent on medication to manage their risk of blood clots which can be fatal, and the number is rising rapidly
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1 September 2010
As the evenings begin to get darker and the weather takes a turn for the worse, many of us change the food that we eat
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1 September 2010
New research reveals that around a million children have an undetected vision problem
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25 August 2010
Up to 1.5 million children carry head lice at any one time and the latest research suggests that outbreaks are becoming more frequent
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17 August 2010
High cholesterol is a major risk factor for Coronary Heart Disease, the UK’s biggest killer, yet new research reveals that men are far less knowledgeable than women when it comes to cholesterol
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13 August 2010
New research reveals that parents who drive with arguing children in the car are putting the safety of the whole family at risk as reaction times slow by 13% and stopping distances increase
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12 August 2010
A simple plant can improve air quality by a third; cleaning the air of toxins and increasing oxygen levels, reducing stress and improving all-round health
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10 August 2010
In the last month alone, 64% of motorists admit to driving dangerously with 1 in 9 drivers using a non hands-free mobile phone and more than 1 in 20 sending text messages whilst at the wheel
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28 July 2010
Despite most Brits spending more than 2 hours a week cleaning their homes nearly a third have bacteria levels that are unacceptable, resulting in many houses becoming a potential health risk
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28 July 2010
Latest research reveals that 80% of women do not exercise enough leading to one in ten being terrified of wearing a bikini on holiday
