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The New Generation of Pacemaker
Scientists from the University of Michigan have invented a heartbeat-powered pacemaker, avoiding the need for surgery every five years to replace the battery. And what is the source of power for this ...Vitamin E pills make bones weaker
Research from Keio University in Tokyo suggests that vitamin E supplements intended to reduce the risk of heart disease could also cause thinning of the bones. Early findings indicate that the most co...Ice cream could be as addictive as cocaine
Everyone knows that the first spoon of ice cream is deadly, leaving you wanting more. New research, from the Oregon Research Institute, indicates that it may be genuinely addictive. The researchers co...Hip or Hip’ocrite Top 40 3 March 2012
Here’s this week’s top 40! The songs in bold contain bad language, and are also a link to the lyrics, courtesy of A-Z Lyrics. Somebody That I Used To Know – Gotye Ft Kimbra Next to M...Patients given kidneys from cancer victim
The NHS has admitted negligence after two transplant patients received kidneys from a donor with an aggressive form of cancer. Just days after their operations at Royal Liverpool University hospital, ...Rude staff could face the sack
According to Sir Keith Pearson, one of the authors of a landmark report, health workers should be sacked if they do not treat elderly patients with dignity. Sir Keith, co-chair of the Commission on Di...Older people get more sleep
Perhaps the phrase sleeping like a baby isn’t so accurate after all! Research from the Center for Sleep at Pennsylvania University found the quality of sleep improves greatly with age. A study o...Middle-aged savers hit by inflation
Middle-aged Britons who have spent their working lives saving up a nest egg could see their savings slashed by up to half due to rising prices. A study has shown that increasing costs and economic unc...Emmerdale’s Barton family loses home
Soaps are often accused of presenting us with unrealistic storylines, but Emmerdale’s latest corker is a reality too often faced by many. The recent revelation that John Barton cashed in early o...Doctors told dying man ‘pull yourself together’
A man died from an acute anaphylactic shock after a doctor told him to “pull himself together” and asked for his name and address as he struggled to breathe. John Haworth, a 58-year-old fa...
