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Obese women with diabetes should replace diet drinks with water to lose weight

Overweight and obese women with type 2 diabetes should replace diet beverages with water if...

Ultrasound after tibial fracture does not speed up healing

Receiving ultrasound after surgery to repair a fractured tibia does not accelerate healing...

Majority of stillbirth cases remain unexplained

In the majority of stillbirth cases the cause remains unknown despite a full post-mortem...

Hand-held respiratory training device improves physical activity in obese people

Obese people too breathless to become physically active could benefit from daily breathing...

Parental absence linked to smoking and drinking in children

Children with an absent parent as a result of death or relationship breakdown are more...

Fathers who embrace parenthood less likely to have pre-teens with behavioural issues

Children whose dads adjust well to parenthood and feel confident in their new role are less...

Don’t expect nurses to be role models for healthy behaviours

Expecting nurses to be role models for healthy behaviours is unrealistic, unhelpful and...

Women in deprived areas have increased risk of coronary heart disease

Women living in more deprived areas of the UK and with lower levels of education have a...

Parent-led early intervention in autism can reduce symptom severity

An early intervention in autism aimed at helping parents communicate with their child can...

Depression can shorten lung cancer survival rates

Worsening depression symptoms are associated with shorter survival rates for patients with...

Women catching up with men in alcohol consumption

Women are catching up with men in terms of alcohol consumption, researchers say.

Exercise could help ward off memory decline in older people

Older people who already have memory and thinking problems could benefit from exercise, say...

Urinary incontinence increases mortality risk in older people

Urinary incontinence is associated with an increased risk of mortality in older nursing home...

No link between breast cancer and working night shifts, researchers say

Working night shifts has little or no effect on a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer,...

Cut exposure to synthetic chemicals to ward off diabetes

Cutting exposure to common environmental synthetic chemicals by 25% could ward off more than...

Drinking coffee can cut dementia risk among women

Women who drink 2-3 cups of coffee a day could reduce their risk of developing dementia by...

Blood test can rule out serious infections in children

GPs can quickly detect serious infections in children using a simple decision rule and a...

Smartphone app could test for atrial fibrillation

A Smartphone app used in conjunction with a heart monitor could test for atrial fibrillation...

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