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Malaria death toll possibly twice as high

Headlines from the Associated Press  Thu, 02/02/2012 - 18:02

LONDON (AP) -- Malaria may be killing around twice as many people as experts previously thought, and it could also be hitting older children and adults - long considered the least susceptible - a new study suggests....


 

Britain OKs television ads for abortion clinics

Headlines from the Associated Press  Sat, 01/21/2012 - 12:21

LONDON (AP) -- Britain's broadcast advertising body has given the go-ahead for private abortion clinics to advertise their services on television, angering those who say that the move desensitizes the public to the practice....


 

Mixed advice in Europe over faulty breast implants

Headlines from the Associated Press  Fri, 01/06/2012 - 16:07

LONDON (AP) -- European health authorities issued widely different recommendations Friday in dealing with potentially faulty French-made breast implants, with Germany and the Czech Republic following France in recommending their removal, while Britain insisted there isn't enough evidence to suggest they should be taken out in all cases....


 

UK experts: Assisted suicide legally possible

Headlines from the Associated Press  Thu, 01/05/2012 - 06:00

LONDON (AP) -- An independent panel of experts in the U.K. says there is a strong case for changing British law to help terminally ill people die....


 

WHO sets new goal in fight against malaria

Headlines from the Associated Press  Wed, 12/14/2011 - 07:02

LONDON (AP) -- Health officials hope to virtually eliminate malaria deaths in the next few years - despite having failed to meet an earlier goal of cutting the disease's incidence in half by 2010....


 

UK doctors call for ban on smoking in cars

Headlines from the Associated Press  Wed, 11/16/2011 - 05:42

LONDON (AP) -- The British Medical Association is calling on the government to ban smoking at all times in cars, a step that would go beyond regulations elsewhere....


 

Largest study on cellphones, cancer finds no link

Headlines from the Associated Press  Thu, 10/20/2011 - 17:03

LONDON (AP) -- Danish researchers can offer some reassurance if you're concerned about your cellphone: Don't worry.

Your device is probably safe....


 

Soviet-era pill from Bulgaria helps smokers quit

Headlines from the Associated Press  Wed, 09/28/2011 - 16:21

LONDON (AP) -- A pill developed in Bulgaria during the Soviet era shows promise for helping millions of smokers cheaply and safely kick the habit, the first big study of it shows....


 

UK officials may take 4 obese kids into custody

Headlines from the Associated Press  Mon, 09/05/2011 - 08:57

LONDON (AP) -- Scottish officials say they may take four heavy children away from their parents after warnings to help their kids trim down have apparently failed....


 

For some, hypnosis eases pain, recovery of surgery

Headlines from the Associated Press  Wed, 07/27/2011 - 02:19

LONDON (AP) -- As the surgeons cut into her neck, Marianne Marquis was thinking of the beach....