Archive for February, 2008
Ghanaian boy given life-saving op
A 14-year-old Ghanaian boy has a kidney transplant operation after being sponsored by a charity.
Vitamin E linked to lung cancer
Taking high doses of vitamin E supplements can increase the risk of lung cancer, research suggests.
Race variants in immune genes
Scientists find the way genes controlling the response of the immune system work varies from race to race.
Home HIV help ‘could save lives’
Treating African HIV patients at home could slash the number of deaths from the disease, say researchers.
Call for more half wine bottles
British wine lovers may be tempted to binge drink because they must buy larger bottles, it is claimed.