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Last update: Wednesday 25th March




The global trade in counterfeit prescription drugs is rapidly expanding and putting customers in grave danger.
Health	The Sentinel – 1st March 2007



The number of Type 1 diabetes has risen dramatically in 20 years.
Health	The Sentinel – 16th March 2007



More men are worried about their pensions than about becoming impotent or getting prostate cancer, according to a poll today. In a survey of 1,000 men on behalf of the Prostate Cancer Charity, almost a third (32%) said their pension was a concern as they got older. Prostate cancer was a worry for 13% and 7% worried about their weight.
Health	The Sentinel - March 19th 2007



Children who snack among large groups of friends eat up to 30% more than those in smaller groups. Youngsters ate more when in a group of nine children than three.
Health	The Sentinel – 14th February 2007



An increasingly ageing population is causing a major rise in the number of cancer cases. Between 2004 and 2006, the number of new cases of cancer diagnosed each year in Europe rose by 300,000.
Health	The Sentinel – 7th February 2007



Most teenagers are unaware smoking can rob them of their sight – even though blindness is one of their biggest health worries. Youngsters fear blindness more than lung cancer or stroke, yet only about 5% know of the link with cigarettes.
Health	The Sentinel – 6th February 2007



The European Commission has stepped up a campaign against smoking, keeping up pressure to turn the entire EU into a smoke free zone by mid 2009.
Health	The Sentinel – 30th January 2007



An appetite suppressing chewing gum could one day be used to tackle Britain’s obesity epidemic. Scientists are developing a drug based on a natural gut hormone that mimics the body’s feeling full response. An injectable treatment could be available in 5 to 8 years.
Health	The Sentinel – 15th January 2007



Tea drinkers have been urged to give milk a miss if they want to help their hearts. Studies have shown that drinking tea can help protect against cardiovascular disease. But now researchers believe that adding milk to a favourite cuppa counteracts any beneficial effects.
Health	The Sentinel – 9th January 2007



A potential way of switching off cancer has been discovered by scientists investigating unexplored areas of genetics. The mechanism involves a form of RNA, a genetic molecule similar to DNA. An Oxford University team has identified a previously unknown form of RNA which regulates a gene and controls tumour growth.
Health	The Sentinel – 22nd January 2007



Children who date in their pre teens years more than double their chances of taking up smoking before leaving school. A Cancer Research study showed that pre teen children who had boyfriends or girlfriends were much more likely to become school smokers.
Health	The Sentinel – 1st December 2006



The traditional cuppa could help cancer patients recover from the after effects of radiation treatment. A study by scientists from California and Germany found that tea extracts could help skin damage from the treatment heal faster.
Health	The Sentinel – 30th November 2006



90% of deaf children are born to hearing parents.
Health	The Church of England Newspaper – 1st December 2006



In Africa, AIDS is at pandemic levels. 2005 figures reveal 3.2 million new infections, 2.4 million deaths and 25.8 million victims.
Health	Joy Magazine – December 2006



More than four out of five smokers who are planning to quit claim they have not being influenced by bans on lighting up in bars and restaurants.
Health	The Sentinel – 10th October 2006

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