Health Report

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A betrayal of trust, or just bad luck? Mar 28, 2016

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Was nurse Benjamin Geen an "Angel of Death", preying on patients at their most vulnerable? Or was he the unluckiest guy in England?

A better death, and minimally disruptive medicine Mar 21, 2016

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Brown fat, testing the obesity paradox, and baseball's elbow surgery epidemic Mar 14, 2016

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What is brown fat? What is the relationship between body fat, BMI, and mortality? And why do upwards of 1 in 4 Major League Baseball pitchers have an identical scar on the inside of their elbow?

Preventing peanut allergies, problems with health professional regulation, and taxing sugary drinks Mar 07, 2016

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Can peanut allergies in kids be prevented? Is trouble brewing within the body that regulates health professionals? And does taxing sugary drinks work?

Chlamydia testing, a rare skin cancer, and genomic medicine Feb 29, 2016

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Encouraging people to test for sexually transmitted infections, Melanoma's nasty little brother, and sequencing genes to achieve better health outcomes.

Testosterone, reflux and dementia, high fat low carb diets in diabetic mice, and curing Hep C Feb 22, 2016

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Can testosterone make older men more virile? Does a common reflux med increase risk of dementia? Do diabetic mice do well on a low carb, high fat diet? And will a new treatment for Hepatitis C eradicate the disease in Australia?

Salmonella, broken waters, Mercury or Omega 3, and vaginal prolapse Feb 15, 2016

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Is it safe to eat lettuce again? Should you induce labour when waters break prematurely? Eating fish is protective against cognitive decline, but is Mercury content a valid concern? What's the best treatment for vaginal prolapse?

Is Zika responsible for Brazil's microcephaly outbreak? And detecting deafness in newborns. Feb 08, 2016

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Zika Virus, Lower Back Pain, and Scabies Feb 01, 2016

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Vitamin D tests, mystery illnesses and back pain Jan 25, 2016

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