Monthly Archive - 2002

Round-Up of Global News In Health and Complementary Medicine

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December 2002

Week Beginning 1 December 2002

• Analgesics And Possible BP Risk
• Childhood Asthma And Paracetamol Risk
• All Go For Free Health Food Vouchers
• Benefits Of Video Games Revealed
• Stomach Stapling A Lifesaver For Young Girl

November 2002

Week Beginning 25 November 2002

• Night Risk Of Acid Reflux
• Halloween Apples
• Stress And Health Ignored
• Inhaled Smoke Remains High Risk For Kids
• Infant Asthma And Heaters

Week Beginning 18 November 2002

• The Risk Of Child Lifestyles
• New Discoveries About Endometriosis And Infertility
• Vit E And Parkinson’s
• Beat Cancer With Sauerkraut
• Cure Heart Disease With Short Diet And Exercise Changes

Week Beginning 11 November 2002

• Alcohol And Increased Dementia Risk
• New Brain Find
• Perfect Sleep With Jasmine
• The End For Warts With Tape
• Thirtysomethings Lose Sperm Power

Week Beginning 4 November 2002

• Suicide A Family Risk
• Heart Disease Linked To Child Deprivation
• Youth Back Pain On The Increase
• Male Infertility Determined Young
• Foetuses Respond To Light

October 2002

Week Beginning 28 October 2002

• Solution For Radiation Burns In Curry
• New Discs Show Food Expiry
• Early Onset For Behaviour Problems
• Afternoon apathy down to stodgy lunches
• The End Of The Greasy Spoon?

Week Beginning 21 October 2002

• Mother Stress And Baby Weight
• Elderly Alcohol Problems Rising
• Poor Car Design Increases Whiplash Risk
• Childhood Learning Not Affected By Ear Infections
• Dust Mite Claims For Landlords

Week Beginning 14 October 2002

• Plant Solution To Brain Cancer
• Men With Poor Body Image
• Soy And Breast Cancer Reduction
• Women Control Aggression

Week Beginning 7 October 2002

• Agent Of Cancer Revealed In Food
• Health Risks Reduced By Delaying Pregnancy
• Chicken Antibiotics Fear
• Food Poisoning Worries Amongst Students
• Positive Outlook For Herbs

September 2002

Week Beginning 30 September 2002

• Cancer treatment from mushrooms
• Small-business people 'miss out on family life'
• Office rage 'drives workers to brink of violence'
• Work stress hard to leave behind
• Gene link to smoking risk
• Birthmarks 'fade naturally'
• Depression may worsen age-related vision loss
• Tremors linked to weight loss in the elderly
• Sweet news for pudding lovers

Week Beginning 23 September 2002

• Shared sleeping 'not harmful'
• Size matters
• Reasons to be cheerful
• Not in front of the children
• Fat 'affects sexes differently'
• Light smokers 'still at risk'
• Boiling corn longer 'can protect against heart disease'
• Alzheimer’s risk 'rises with unhealthy diet'

Week Beginning 16 September 2002

• Office worker fertility threat
• Truckers advised on diet
• Scientists weigh up risks and benefits of eating fish
• Asthma rates rise and fall with age
• Dietary potassium may reduce stroke danger
• Benefits of sleep
• Doctors warned over low-carbohydrate diets
• Call for withdrawal of meat substitute

Week Beginning 9 September 2002

• Hope for tooth decay
• Brain exercise 'wards off Alzheimer’s'
• Diabetes 'may be associated with pollution'
• Suncreams blamed for epidemic of skin rashes
• Drivers 'may be at DVT risk'
• Aromatherapy reduces agitation

Week Beginning 2 September 2002

• Caffeine may in crease 'stressed' feeling
• Britons fail in skin risk awareness
• Breakthrough in obesity struggle
• Low birth-weight becomes more widespread
• Over-confident may make poor partners
• Pesticides 'getting into food chain'

August 2002

Week Beginning 26 August 2002

• Discovery shows how cancer spreads
• Microwave cooking 'may be hazard'
• Cold risk for air passengers
• Farm sludge danger
• Fruit supplement may reduce heart risk
• Children’s ability to communicate getting worse
• Stressed men 'avoid sex'

Week Beginning 19 August 2002

• 'Veg cuts chest illness risk'
• Heart risk increased 'even for the slightly overweight'
• Passive smoking 'can kill your cat'
• Chemicals in everyday items 'present risk'
• Benefits of soya-rich diet
• Stammerers’ brains 'may be different'

Week Beginning 12 August 2002

• Watching television is helpful to children's development
• Safe drinking levels vary with age
• Deadly fish uncovers hidden human genes
• Workplace policy 'can help smokers'
• Law to control Scots’ enthusiasm for sunbeds

Week Beginning 5 August 2002

• Lifestyle 'sets in early'
• Men 'becoming pear-shaped'
• Weight stability 'key factor in older adults’ health'
• Acupuncture during labour reduces need for analgesia
• Personality trait may link smoking to panic attacks

July 2002

Week Beginning 29 July 2002

• Alzheimer’s linked to bad diet
• Breast-feeding for longer 'cuts risk of cancer'
• Research points to multivitamins to reduce birth defects
• Men in two minds over emotions
• Those who worship more often tend to smoke less

Week Beginning 22 July 2002

• Caffeine alert to parents
• Poor diets 'cost NHS over £2 billion'
• Why the obese do not feel full
• Study considers tomato’s role in fighting heart disease
• Cancer risk for obese women

Week Beginning 15 July 2002

• Call for tax on 'unhealthy' food
• 'Vile' food for children attacked
• Sleeping better helps women live longer
• Start early to beat heart disease
• Fish oil may help keep arteries clear after surgery

News Beginning Wk 8 July 2002

• Campaign For Alzheimer’s Launched
• Pets Source Of Food Bug
• Panic Due To Allegries?
• GP Boosts
• Stoke Risk In Women Linked To High Cholesterol
• Stoke-Causing Bugs Identified

News Beginning Wk 1 July 2002

• Surrogates Have Better Life
• Boost Old Age With Exercise
• Changing Personalities
• WHO Announces New Cancer Prediction
• Babies Boosted By Kangaroo Care

June 2002

News Beginning Wk 24 June 2002

• Mental Health Insight
• Early Signs Of 'Mad Cow'
• Dementia Beaten By Hobbies
• Too Many Drugs Used In The West
• Good News For New Organs

News Beginning Wk 17 June 2002

• Skin Cancer Key Revealed
• Kawasaki Rising
• Must Reduce Smoking Says EC
• Prescription Charges To Go?
• Fresh Evidence Of Mobile Safety

News Beginning Wk 10 June 2002

• New Survey Of Hygiene
• WHO & EC Team Up To Fight Health Threats
• Boost >From Special Drink After Chemo
• New Test >From Prostate Disease
• Wound Infection Reduced By new Antibiotic?
• Nut Caution Too Much?

News Beginning Wk 3 Jun 2002

• TV Too Much For Childhood Weight
• Link Between Smell & Memory Revealed
• Diet & Asthma Linked
• Obesity rise prompts health warning
• Left-handers Feel Neglected

May 2002

News Beginning Wk 27 May 2002

• Senses Disturbed By Modern Living
• Prostate Cancer Set To Rise
• A Little Nap Helps Our Working Lives
• Fruit & Veg For A Longer Life
• Diet Holds The Key To Cancer Treatment

News Beginning Wk 20 May 2002

• Health Affected By Domestic Violence
• Costly Gloves
• Cancer In Food
• Lung Health Linked To White Wine
• Soya Milk OK For Babies?

News Beginning Wk 13 May 2002

• Tea’s Up
• Parental Stress Predicts Later Heart Disease For Offspring
• Modern Comforts Increase Eczema Risk
• Don’t Balls It!
• Veggies Beat Meaties

News Beginning Wk 6 May 2002

• Parents Fail To Understand Bedwetting
• Throw Out The Ovulation Timers – They Don’t Help
• Lots Of Pregnancies No Big Problem
• Good Ol’ Folate
• Pressure Rises With Age When Pregnant

April 2002

News Beginning Wk 29 Apr 2002

• Chatterbox Bacteria
• Hubby Knows You Know
• Sore Head Linked To Bacterium
• Longevity For Depressed Ladies
• Mother’s depression may affect infant’s learning

News Beginning Wk 22 Apr 2002

• Heart At Risk From Anger
• Your Good E-mail Health
• Once Bitten, Twice Shy
• Not Enough GP Trainees
• The NHS Is Insulting The Dead

News Beginning Wk 15 Apr 2002

• Hearted Aided By Regular Calcium
• Cholesterol Risk Reduced By Olive Oil
• Severe Risk To Brain Of Binge Drinking
• High hay fever predicted
• Spider Attack On Eurostar

News Beginning Wk 8 Apr 2002

• Safe Limits Of Fish Oils Exceeded?
• More Tomato Benefits
• Early Risks For Obesity Identified
• Happy Times In Late Middle Age
• Maggot Therapy Gaining Popularity

News Beginning Wk 1 Apr 2002

• Baby’s Pain Reduced By Breast-Feeding
• Asthma Exacerbated By Air Quality
• Sugar Not Big Problem For Heart Disease
• Increased Stroke Risk
• Quality Of Motherhood Linked To Amount Of Sleep

March 2002

News Beginning Wk 25 Mar 2002

• Food Allergy Prevalence Very Small
• The Evolving Thumb
• IQ Boosted By Breast-Feeding
• Signs Of Heart Disease Develop Early
• Heart Disease Exacerbated By Stress
• Fruit & Veg Advice Provokes Scorn

News Beginning Wk 18 Mar 2002

• Increasing Incidence Of Birth Defects
• Moderate Caffeine Has Little Effect On Birth Outcomes
• Hypertension Linked To Big Meals For Toddlers
• Brain Centre For Choosing Discovered
• New Test For Coeliac Disease

News Beginning Wk 11 Mar 2002

• Euro Plans To Stop Vitamins
• Small Benefits Of Alcohol For Women
• Further Advance In Understanding Of Memory
• Exercise To Prevent Cancer
• Ear Disorders Associated With Smoking

February 2002

News Beginning Wk 25 Feb 2002

• Overweight Mothers Put Babes At Risk
• Diabetes Assisted With Antioxidants
• Increased Risk Of Diabetes Amongst Obese Girls
• Needle Cure For Morning Sickness
• Cancer Thwarted By Red, Red Wine

News Beginning Wk 18 Feb 2002

• High Five For High-Fibre
• Health Threatened By Obesity Epidemic
• Asthma Associated With Car Fumes
• Hypnosis Revealed
• Veggie Nitrates Scare

News Beginning Wk 11 Feb 2002

• Vit C Against Pre-Eclampsia
• An Apple A Day Doesn’t Necessarily Keep The Doc Away (or Dentist!)
• New Twist To "Going Down With Something"
• Anorexia A Problem At The Olympics
• Rise In Food Poisoning In The UK

News Beginning Wk 4 Feb 2002

• What Causes Rheumatoid Arthritis?
• Nosey Women
• GM A Danger To Babes
• Slimming Pill In The Dock
• Preventing Fat Babies - Breastfeed

January 2002

News Beginning Wk 28 Jan 2002

• Fibromyalgia Aided By Group Treatment
• Marriage Is The Key To Long Life For Men
• The British Are Living Longer
• Asthma Helped By Yoga Meditation
• Tele-hypnosis Trial Successful

News Beginning Wk 21 Jan 2002

• Kids Lost About Nutrition
• For Women The Smell Is All
• Risk Of Disability Linked To Diabetes In Women
• Kick The TV Habit To Beat Kids’ Obesity
• Food Labels Cause Consternation

News Beginning Wk 14 Jan 2002

• Death Toll From Obesity At Record Levels
• UK Eggs Contain Toxin
• Boost Heart Power With Sex
• Teenage Behaviour Related To Family Feeding Habits
• Death Rates To Go Public

News Beginning Wk 7 Jan 2002

• Smoker’s Cough Not To be Ignored
• Genetics Referrals Are Of No Great Benefit
• £1Million Can Buy Happiness Oh Yeah!
• New Vision For The Blind
• Depression Growing In The US

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