Archive for December, 2008
‘Clue’ to sexes’ pain difference
Experiments in rats may have revealed why some painkilling drugs are less effective in women compared with men.
Skipping sleep ‘hardens arteries’
People who scrimp on sleep are more likely to develop hardening of their arteries, a US study suggests.
Pill changes ‘not the answer’
Making the contraceptive pill available without prescription will not cut the UK's high teen pregnancy rate, a GP says.
Misery makers
Colds and flu viruses remain mysterious
Flu ‘heading for nine-year high’
The number of flu cases in England and Wales is heading for a nine-year high, figures suggest.