Behind the Headlines : Archive

All news stories for February 2011 are shown below.

• ‘No benefit’ of blood pressure pill for stroke
• ADHD children 'should have diets assessed'
• Alcohol deaths predicted to rise
• Alcohol in moderation 'cuts heart risk'
• Baldness prostate cancer link unclear
• Blood pressure device performs well
• Brain zapping and puzzle solving
• Cash incentives for weight loss studied
• Child diet 'linked to IQ'
• Children's diets 'still lack nutrition'
• Death shows risk of illegal silicone jabs
• Diabetes link to virus boosted
• Does exercise prevent dementia?
• Does milk fight bowel cancer?
• Dog that can 'sniff out bowel cancer'
• Ecstasy dangers 'unclear'
• Europe cancer deaths 'may fall in 2011'
• Fertility treatment 'unaffected' by stress
• Gene behind rare skin cancer found
• Hearing problems 'may signal dementia'
• Helmets may cut ski injuries
• 'Key' to cancer spread tested in mice
• Miracle foods: a special report
• Mobiles 'increase brain activity'
• New clues to sight loss from AMD
• New thinking on meningitis vaccines
• NHS failures in elderly care 'not typical'
• NICE to update blood pressure guide
• NICE warns of alternative allergy tests
• North-south health divide shown
• 'One in eight' will get breast cancer
• Pollution heart risk is unclear
• Prostate cancer mutations identified
• Protein 'may fight prostate cancer'
• Risks of energy drinks examined
• Sleep and heart risk link is uncertain
• Sleepwalking 'linked to genes'
• Spinach 'may boost exercise'
• Study examines peanut allergies in England
• Study looks at hot flushes and heart risk
• Symptoms of child infections studied
• Synthetic veins for heart bypass
• Therapies 'moderately improve' CFS
• Watching your injection 'eases the pain'
• Zinc for the common cold