Archive for the 'Health' Category

Parents ignore trampoline safety

Doctors say trampoline accidents are increasing among children and parents are ignoring safety advice.

C. diff rise due to ‘gene switch’

The rise in Clostridium difficile infections is due to genetic changes rather than dirty hospitals, say UK researchers.

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Gut worms protect against allergy

Parasitic gut worms, such as hookworm, might help aid the development of new treatments for asthma and other allergies.

Sensitivity to aspartame probed

Study will assess whether artificial sweetener aspartame causes health problems in people unusually sensitive to it.