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• 'Kids grow out of autism' claim unfounded
  Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT

  Can some children simply “grow out” of autism? The Daily Mail certainly thinks so, and today reported that new research by a “prestigious American university” claims that “not only is this possible, it’s…

• Heart attack symptoms vary by gender
  Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:50:00 GMT

  “Heart symptoms differ in women,” BBC News has today reported. The broadcaster says that women having a heart attack are less likely to experience chest pain, compared with men.A heart attack can cause…

• Weight loss advice 'ignores body changes'
  Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:30:00 GMT

  Losing is weight “twice as hard as previously thought”, according to media reports. Government weight-loss guidelines “mislead” overweight people about the effort needed to lose weight and dieting rules “don’t take into account changes…

• Drug combo may fight pancreas cancer
  Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

  An experimental drug combination may provide “a new weapon against pancreatic cancer”, BBC News has reported.In a search for new ways to fight the aggressive cancer, scientists combined an existing chemotherapy drug called…

• Is immune system linked to the body clock?
  Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT

  “Not sleeping enough can damage your immune system and make you ill,” according to the Daily Mail.This somewhat sweeping statement is based purely on an animal study looking at how mice body clocks…

• Alcohol 'could kill 210,000 in next 20 years'
  Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:30:00 GMT

  Medical experts say “210,000 people could die from alcohol abuse in next 20 years”, according to the Daily Mirror.Several other newspapers have highlighted the estimate, based on the latest alcohol-related harm statistics released…

• Human test of implanted medicine chips
  Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:25:00 GMT

  BBC News says we are a step closer to microchips that can be “implanted under a patient’s skin to control the release of drugs”.The news was based on a study that tested the…

• Pregnant women with dogs walk more
  Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:35:00 GMT

  “Dogs are a woman’s best friend too!” according to the Daily Mail, which said that research has ‘proved’ that expectant mothers with a pet pooch are more physically active than those without one.The…

• Sweet breakfast cereals 'too sugary for kids'
  Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:19:00 GMT

  Children’s breakfast cereals are “so full of sugar they should be in the chocolate biscuit aisle of supermarkets,” the Daily Express has warned.Several newspapers have reported the findings of a survey into the…

• Does a daily dose of dhal dispel dementia?
  Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:10:00 GMT

  The Daily Mail reported today that “eating a curry once (or twice) a week could stave off dementia.”Sadly, this mouth-watering headline is not a good representation of the research. The study in question…