Migraines linked with brain damage
People with migraines also may be suffering from some brain damage as brain cells swell and become starved of oxygen.
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Close kin of colorectal patients prone to tumours-study
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Children with asthma have more emotional problems
Children with asthma may be at increased risk of certain behavioral, emotional and developmental problems.
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Statin before bypass surgery may boost survival
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Teaching old sex drives new tricks
There's no age limit on libido, given the right factors and measures taken. A look at restoring that good old sex drive - without the help of drugs like Viagra.
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Dark urine a cause for concern?
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Calcium absorption inhibited by fibre?
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CT imaging cost-effective for colorectal cancer
Computed tomography (CT) imaging of the colon may be the most cost-effective option for colorectal cancer screening.
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May the Force be with you
You can fight bad breath.
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Antibiotics not advised before dental work
Patients undergoing dental procedures do not need antibiotics to prevent infective endocarditis, a potentially life-threatening infection of the heart.
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China experts identify cancer-preventing gene type
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Even moderate drinking raises sleep apnea risk
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No response to name by infant suggests autism
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Colonoscopy monitoring needed after polyp removal
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Be alert, time is muscle during a heart attack
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Flu triggers heart attacks, study shows
Report shows that the seasonal virus can worsen heart disease.
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Male births declining in the U.S. and Japan
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INTERNAL AFFAIRS
From rude sounds to having the runs. Khoo Bee Khim gets down to business with the experts about the goings-on in your bowels. |
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Growing up too fast
In children who suffer this condition, their bodies start the change to adulthood abnormally early. Gloria Chan reports.
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Precocious puberty
In children who suffer this condition, their bodies start the change to adulthood abnormally early. Gloria Chan reports.
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Surviving stroke
Rehabilitation should start as early as possible for best results.
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Fallacies of the heart
Many myths surround heart disease. Christl Li investigates the four most common. |
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Only 28 and I've got.... HYPERTENSION
I have been undergoing a lot of tests and this has increased my stress level tremendously.
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Treatment may fuel cancer's spread, study finds
Tests in mice show that using chemotherapy or radiation both raised levels of TGF-beta, which in turn helped breast cancer tumors spread to the lung.
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Survival rate with melanoma has improved
The overall survival of people diagnosed with melanoma, the most serious type of skin cancer, has improved over the past 25 years or so.
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Disrupted sleep may alter pain perception
Decisive, immediate action can reduce the most acute effects of a pandemic.
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Japan boy dies from "superbug" infection
MRSA occurs most frequently in patients with weakened immune systems in hospitals and nursing homes.
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Frequent long-haul flights hard on the body
Airplane crew and passengers who frequently fly between several time zones face a number of health problems.
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