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14/11/2006 Watchdog rules against new treatment for lung cancer
Thousands of lung cancer sufferers are set to be denied the potentially life-extending drug Tarceva, under draft guidance from the UK government's health watchdog.
More...13/11/2006 The Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) announces major changes in its guidance for asthma management and prevention
The Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) today announced the release of a new Global Strategy for Asthma Management and Prevention.
More...09/11/2006 Smoking 'may block embryo's path'
Heavy smoking appears to cut the chances that an embryo will successfully imbed in the wall of the womb, research suggests.
More...09/11/2006 Bladder cancer early smoking link
Smoking while underage - or even being exposed to second-hand smoke as a child - increases the risk of bladder cancer in later life, a study suggests.
More...07/11/2006 Expert predicts end of lung cancer in 20 years
Lung cancer, one of the country's biggest killers, could be virtually eradicated from Scotland in the next two decades, the Chief Medical Officer said yesterday.
More...06/11/2006 Newly discovered proteins associated with cystic fibrosis
Researchers have found a highly unusual distribution of two proteins in the lungs and airways of people with cystic fibrosis, a discovery that could be a step in determining how the disease progresses.
More...03/11/2006 Risk of long-term damage from haze
Southeast Asia's annual haze is a health menace that affects millions of people and costs regional economies dearly.
03/11/2006 Tuberculosis returns with big jump in cases
Almost two centuries after the poet John Keats coughed, turned his pillow crimson and died, specialists have warned that the disease that killed him is on its way back.
More...03/11/2006 Susceptibility to bird flu may depend on your genes
The reason some of us get bird flu infection and others don't may be down to our genetic make up, say experts from the World Health Organization (WHO)
More...03/11/2006 Emissions of some airborne pollutants continue to fall in EU-15
Human activities have had, and still have, an important impact on air quality, which is essential for human health and the health of the environment. Air pollution has been one of Europe's main political concerns since the late 1970s.
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