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"Robotic trousers" for paraplegics
A pioneering bionic device that acts as an exoskeleton for the user, with computerised motors helping keep the machine upright and allowing the wearer to walk and even climb stairs has been unveiled...Common anti-depressant drug prescribed 23 million times a year
Figures from the NHS prescription service were obtained by the BBC under the Freedon of Information Act and underline that depression is growing in Britain. In fact, anti-depressant drugs were prescri...East Surrey Hospital leaves patient on trolley for 17 hours
Mrs Kathy Ollis-Brown was taken to East Surrey Hospital, Redhill on Sunday at 10.30 pm after suffering an epileptic fit. She was left on a hospital trolley until 3.30 pm the following day when she was...Alcohol linked to cancer
13,000 cases of cancer cases a year in Britain are caused by alcohol according to a European study. The study published in the British Medical Journal claims that 9,000 men (8 per cent of all cancer c...Shopping is good for your health
Scientists believe that a daily trip to the shops could help you live longer – what a great excuse for some retail therapy! A 10-year study of almost 2,000 people found that those who went to th...Could human organs be grown on demand?
Professor Bernie Tuch, Director of the Stem Cell Network in New South Wales, Australia believes that discovery that embyonic retinas can be grown in the lab has opened up the possibility that organs c...Genes again – first alcohol and now coffee!
Researchers from Harvard School of Public Health and the University of North Carolina believe that if you have a coffee craving, it’s in your genes. Reporting in the journal PLoS Genetics, they...Dr Philipp Bonhoeffer suspended over child abuse claims
One of Britain’s most eminent paediatric surgeons, Dr Philipp Bonhoeffer, has been suspended from the medical register over allegations of abusing children. The “internationally renowned...Obesity in pregnancy doubles risk of foetal and infant death
Research published in Human Reproduction found that women who were obese in early pregnancy had nearly double the risk of the baby dying in the womb or up to a year after birth than women who were of ...
