Experts Warn of Misjudging Health Dangers
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Some public health experts watching the aftermath of the tsunami disaster fear the outpouring of emergency relief supplies and the rush to head off outbreaks of disease will prove misguided or wasteful in some respects.
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Plenty of evidence suggests that having trouble understanding medical information is bad for your health. Now new research says it could even be deadly.
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Air fresheners and aerosols can damage of the health of babies and their mothers, warn researchers.
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Exploring the reasons people swear by treatments that have no scientific evidence backing them.
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Patients with serious injuries are put at risk by untested and potentially dangerous treatments, experts say.
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Thousands of people taking vitamins could be at risk of premature death, according to research published today. A review of antioxidant vitamin supplements, such as Vitamin E
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Heart disease is the leading cause of death worldwide but not nearly enough is being done to educate people about how they can lessen their vulnerability, experts said Tuesday.
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Following health advice given on the Internet could leave people in worse health, a new study has warned. The research from University College London (UCL) has shown that many people would be in a better state
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A potentially fatal type of malaria is being commonly misdiagnosed as a more benign form of the disease, putting people at risk, researchers in Malaysia say.
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People swear by herbal supplements, but they may do more harm than good
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Warnings could be introduced after analysis confirms high levels of bacteria and viruses.
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A UK panel examining radiation risks says official estimates of the dangers to health may be wide of the mark.
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Screening tests sold by private health insurers may pose a risk to health, a specialist warns.
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Tens of thousands of people may have been seriously harmed by the painkiller Vioxx, and many more may be at risk from taking other popular drugs of the same class, two experts wrote in papers released Wednesday.
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Health experts are issuing a warning about measles after an unexpectedly high number of cases this summer.
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Patients will be put at risk by a new regulatory system being brought in for homeopathic medicine, experts say.
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Experts raise concerns that flawed analysis of drug levels in corpses could affect the outcomes of court cases and inquests.