Behind the Headlines : Archive

All news stories for November 2016 are shown below.

• Bagged salads 'pose salmonella risk,' say researchers
• Can a high-tech treatment help combat some of our oldest fears?
• Common food additives 'linked' to bowel cancer
• Does vitamin D cut lung infection risk in older adults?
• Eating one egg a day may lower risk of stroke
• Expensive IVF add-ons 'not evidence based'
• Fat storage problems may increase diabetes risk
• First time flu infection may affect lifetime immunity
• Hopes raised that Zika virus could be treated in the womb
• Just a small cut in saturated fats reduces heart disease risk
• Lack of sleep may disrupt development of a child's brain
• Low social status 'damages immune function'
• Men's attitude towards fatherhood 'affects child behaviour'
• Mouthwash and disinfectant ingredient linked to 'superbug'
• Online calculator that tries to predict IVF success released
• Probiotics 'aid memory in people with Alzheimer's disease'
• Promising Alzheimer's drug 'clears early hurdle'
• Review questions recent official vitamin D guidance
• Scouts and Guides 'grow up to have better mental health'
• Smartphones and tablets 'disrupt children's sleep'
• Smoking causes hundreds of genetic mutations
• Study looks at nursing assistants’ effect on patient outcomes
• Teen vapers 'more likely to take up smoking'
• Testing sense of smell may give early warning of Alzheimer's risk
• 'Want to live longer? Try racquet sports', recommends study
• Worrying about health linked to heart disease