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Health24.com | ‘Obesity gene’ doesn’t affect ability to lose weight
British researchers report that a person’s environment may play a bigger part in weight management than their DNA.
Read moreHealth24.com | Organ transplants linked to higher skin cancer risk
Research indicates that the risk of skin cancer increases over time with ongoing exposure to medications that suppress the immune system to prevent organ rejection.
Read moreHealth24.com | 7 dangerous medication mistakes
Making these 7 mistakes when taking prescription medication can be fatal . . .
Read moreHealth24.com | Early introduction of eggs and peanuts may cut kids’ allergy risk
Guidelines on food introduction have been relaxed in recent years and parents are no longer advised to delay introducing foods like eggs and peanuts to their children for fear of triggering allergies.
Read moreHealth24.com | Alcoholics may lack enzyme that controls impulse to drink
The finding that alcoholics may lack an enzyme that controls their desire to drink could lead to new ways to treat alcoholism in humans.
Read moreHealth24.com | We can thank our pre-mammalian ancestors for our sexy teeth
Researchers found that sabre-like canine teeth in pre-mammalian therapsids were not used for hunting, but for sexual display.
Read moreHealth24.com | Five-year-olds at risk of suicide
Although it’s rare for young children to die by suicide, adults need to realise that school-age children as young as five kill themselves, according to a startling new study.
Read moreHealth24.com | Healthy diet may be key to kids’ reading skills
Finnish researchers found that learners’ reading skills improved more if they avoided sugary foods and red meat and ate more vegetables, fruit, fish, whole grains and unsaturated fats.
Read moreHealth24.com | Drug shows promise against MS in mouse study
A new medication may benefit patients with multiple sclerosis. However, the research was performed on mice, and human studies are needed to confirm the effects.
Read moreHealth24.com | How to know if your child is misdiagnosed with ADHD
There’s been a 43% increase in the number of US children diagnosed with ADHD – but are all these children really suffering from the disorder?
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