CANCER Bone drug may cut cancer risk Bitter melon in cancer test Woman's fertility restored after chemo Gene 'blocks breast cancer drug' Genetic test to classify tumours Fumes from frying steak probed Cancer survival with aspirin explored Poverty link to cancer survival Concern over 'third-hand smoke' Genes 'affect cancer treatment'

DIABETES Small diabetes risk from statins Diabetes treatment trialled Quitting smoking and diabetes risk Tea, coffee and diabetes Diabetes drugs compared Stomach stapling and diabetes Is type 1 diabetes seasonal? Eye drops 'heal glaucoma' Obesity and diabetes link explored Diabetes drug and cancer

FOOD/DIET Wine and women's weight Do vitamin pills 'go off'? Juice 'tested for toxin' Bitter melon in cancer test Salty soups cause a stir Peanut allergy therapy tested Fumes from frying steak probed Coffee and blood flow Low-carb diets and blood pressure Health claims over copper in water

GENETICS/STEM CELLS Can genes predict drug response? Gene 'blocks breast cancer drug' 'Grounded' mozzies may halt dengue Genetic test to classify tumours Genetic link to stuttering Genetics behind ageing probed Genes 'affect cancer treatment' Stem cells 'restore sight' Parental DNA and disease risk 'Full genetics of cancer mapped'

HEART/LUNGS Daily aspirin 'not for the healthy' HRT linked to asthma risk Football for fighting fat Herbal medicines affect heart drugs Omega-3 tested on heart patients Stress and artery health studied Heart worry over plastic chemical Turn on, tune in, drop... dead? Poverty, height and lung disease Antidepressants and stroke

LIFESTYLE/EXERCISE Vitamin D immune system boost? Alzheimer's risk linked to outlook Concern over 'third-hand smoke' Football for fighting fat Wind turbine sound ‘needs research’ Rickets on the rise Concern over non-stick chemical Running stimulates mouse brains A big bottom 'is good for the heart' Turn on, tune in, drop... dead?

MEDICAL PRACTICE Care for baby brain bleeds Machine 'zaps migraines away' CBT sessions 'help' back pain Rise in deaths linked to obesity Push for more stable vaccines Infertility claims over IVF children Shingles vaccination proposed Ruling on doctor in MMR scare Tests to spot arthritis explored Biological clock studied

MEDICATION Regular painkillers and hearing loss Bone drug may cut cancer risk Daily aspirin 'not for the healthy' Gene 'blocks breast cancer drug' Push for more stable vaccines Small diabetes risk from statins Valium link to heroin is unfounded Proof of concept for 'new bone pill' Herbal medicines affect heart drugs Fish oil may ease psychosis

NEUROLOGY Machine 'zaps migraines away' Alzheimer's risk linked to outlook Awareness in vegetative patients Ambidextrous behaviour studied Protein could protect nerves Health claims over copper in water New pills for MS tested Eye scan could detect Alzheimer's Light’s effect on migraine studied Alzheimer's nutrient drink tested

OBESITY Wine and women's weight Rise in deaths linked to obesity Child care link to obesity BMI and survival in older people Obese may need larger drug doses Gene mutation for obesity 'rare' Yoghurt story 'hard to swallow' Weight loss pills vs anti-fat jab Middle-aged fat and life-span More children taking obesity drugs

OLDER PEOPLE Bone drug may cut cancer risk Alzheimer's risk linked to outlook Small diabetes risk from statins BMI and survival in older people Genetics behind ageing probed Shingles vaccination proposed Will pumping iron fight dementia? Health claims over copper in water Eye scan could detect Alzheimer's Blood pressure drugs and dementia

PREGNANCY/CHILD Care for baby brain bleeds Diet in pregnancy and baby gender Toddler eyes 'burnt by detergent' Baby DVDs effects questioned Woman's fertility restored after chemo IVF and risk of stillbirth IVF fertility issues discussed Child care link to obesity Infertility claims over IVF children Mother's age 'affects autism risk'

QA ARTICLES Toddler eyes 'burnt by detergent' Salty soups cause a stir Genetic test to classify tumours Ruling on doctor in MMR scare Slimming pill suspended over safety fears Womb transplant 'years away' Food poisoning bug in chicken HPV vaccine in the clear Facts about E. coli 'Common painkiller is addictive'

SWINE FLU Swine flu deaths examined Antivirals and swine flu Swine flu vaccine uptake Oxygen therapy in swine flu Seasonal jab and swine flu Swine flu science: overview Swine flu vaccine predictions First results from vaccine trial Epidemiology of swine flu deaths Suspected antiviral side effects