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Cholesterol Fighting Bug Found In Sewage

by Robert MacKay, Thursday, 28 May 2009 | Categories: Cholesterol

A bug that may hold the key to fighting heart disease has been discovered by Spanish scientists in the most unlikely of places - sewage...

Lack of Sleep and Childhood Obesity Linked in Study

by Robert MacKay, Wednesday, 27 May 2009 | Categories: Obesity

According to a new study it might be more beneficial to let our children enjoy a lie in than to force them on to the sports field...

Pfizer in US Drugs Giveaway

by Robert MacKay, Friday, 22 May 2009 | Categories: Viagra

Drugs company Pfizer has given a boost to American workers suffering in the economic downturn , promising that those who have lost their jobs and their health insurance since the start of 2009 can receive free medication, including the popular erectile dysfunction medication Viagra, for up to a year...

Hypnotised into losing Weight

by Robert MacKay, Thursday, 21 May 2009 | Categories: Weight Loss

Gastric banding is usually seen as the extreme end of the different solutions for weight management...

Rooney to go on Propecia

by Robert MacKay, Wednesday, 20 May 2009 | Categories: Propecia

The News of the World this week reported that England football star Wayne Rooney is planning to start taking the prescription-only hair loss medication Propecia after he got sick of teasing about his balding pate from teammates...