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Shamefully homeopaths have tried to claim that immunotherapy is based on similar principles - re nut allergy story

http://www.nhs.uk/news/2014/01January/Pages/Peanut-allergy-therapy-shows-promise.aspx

http://www.nhs.uk/news/2014/01January/Pages/Peanut-allergy-therapy-shows-promise...

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Japanese 'breakthrough' in stem cells / Send in the clones

Japanese researchers may have stumbled on a quick and easy way to create stem cells - expose adult (rodent) blood cells to a low-level acid bath....

Japanese researchers may have stumbled on a quick and easy way to create stem ce...

•11 years ago

The Paleo Diet: can it really be good for you?

Telegraph recently ran a piece looking at the fad Paleo diet...

Telegraph recently ran a piece looking at the fad Paleo diet...

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Conceiving in later life - breaking down common pregnancy statistics

Our latest blog post discusses some oft-quoted statistics on the supposed difficulties of conception for women in their mid-late thirties. You'll be amazed to...

Our latest blog post discusses some oft-quoted statistics on the supposed diffic...

ResearchTheHeadlines

ResearchtheHeadlines•11 years ago

Who decides on government priorities?

Thinking about the potential effect of banning smoking in cars that contain children has led me to... Does anyone brainstorm all potential interventions and...

Thinking about the potential effect of banning smoking in cars that contain chil...

•11 years ago

Potential Treatment for Peanut Allergy - BBC Article

Interesting article on the BBC this morning about research done at Addenbrooke Hospital attempting to desensitize those who suffer from peanut allergy....

Interesting article on the BBC this morning about research done at Addenbrooke H...

•11 years ago

Buzzfeed on "If Newspaper Headlines Were Scientifically Accurate"

I think it's good to see these points being made here, to an audience who weren't particularly after a dry story about how science and health news is......

I think it's good to see these points being made here, to an audience who weren'...

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•11 years ago

Think BUBONIC PLAGUE is history? Scientist says BLACK DEATH could return without warning, says the Daily Star....

...And for a slightly more reasoned look at some fascinating research into Yersinia pestis DNA from the teeth of 1500 year-old corpses, check out our latest...

...And for a slightly more reasoned look at some fascinating research into Yersi...

•11 years ago

Does Marriage Make Your Bones Stronger?

An interesting little article on NHS Behind The Headlines: http://www.nhs.uk/news/2014/01January/Pages/Does-marriage-make-your-bones-grow-stronger.aspx The...

An interesting little article on NHS Behind The Headlines: http://www.nhs.uk/ne...

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A Greenpeace campaign about “toxic chemicals in clothes” prompted us to ask some questions.

We contacted the Toxicology Department of Public Health England, Centre for Radiation, Chemical and Environmental Hazards to ask if this was something we...

We contacted the Toxicology Department of Public Health England, Centre for Radi...

Sense About Science•11 years ago

(Crazy) intermittent fasting of 16 hours everyday?

Hey, I have a friend that is starting this diet that tells him to do a long fasting of 16h. Basic biochemistry would tell me that most of the weight loss doing...

Hey, I have a friend that is starting this diet that tells him to do a long fast...

•11 years ago

Should patients be pushier with GPs to get important drugs?

Interesting article on the BBC Website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25890572 Notable Prof David Haslam, chairman of NICE has said that UK patients should...

Interesting article on the BBC Website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25890572 ...

•11 years ago

Are vitamin D pills 'pointless'?

In the news today - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-24473156 - a New Zealand research team conducted a meta-analysis of 23 trials examining the effects of...

In the news today - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-24473156 - a New Zealand re...

Sense About Science•11 years ago

Are home births 'unethical' ?

Controversial opinion piece http://www.nhs.uk/news/2014/01January/Pages/Are-home-births-unethical-and-dangerous.aspx In which the authors argue that home...

Controversial opinion piece http://www.nhs.uk/news/2014/01January/Pages/Are-hom...

•11 years ago

New NICE guidance recommends that all NHS hospitals and clinics become completely smoke-free: good idea or barbaric and cruel?

Hi all, I blogged about the NICE public health guidance that was published at the end of November: PH48 Smoking cessation – acute, maternity and mental health...

Hi all, I blogged about the NICE public health guidance that was published at t...

•11 years ago

E-cigarettes and vaping: good thing or bad thing?

One of our most popular ever topics on Behind the Headlines (apart from advice on how to get Viagra without a prescription!) has been our coverage of...

One of our most popular ever topics on Behind the Headlines (apart from advice o...

•11 years ago

Can sunbathing cut heart attack and stroke risks?

Little proof sunbathing cuts heart attack risk. NHS Behind the Headlines has a neat summary showing the science behind the news stories this week....

Little proof sunbathing cuts heart attack risk. NHS Behind the Headlines has a n...

Sense About Science•11 years ago

Another useful healthy evidence resource

In my travels around the internet I often find useful items for people with an evidence in health, science and the media. Here's my find of the day today:...

In my travels around the internet I often find useful items for people with an e...

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What is Normal? Women’s Perception of Female Sex Organ.

We will discuss “What’s normal? Influencing women’s perceptions of normal genitalia: an experiment involving exposure to modified and nonmodified images”...

We will discuss “What’s normal? Influencing women’s perceptions of normal genita...

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Migraine magnet therapy - Behind the Headlines on today's story

A really good round up of the science behind the stories in today's papers on a new migraine magnet therapy....

A really good round up of the science behind the stories in today's papers on a ...

Sense About Science•11 years ago

Research The Headlines - a Blog from the Royal Society of Edinburgh Young Academy of Scotland

Hi everyone. We would like to invite you all to have a look at our blog, Research The Headlines, which discusses the portrayal of research in the media....

Hi everyone. We would like to invite you all to have a look at our blog, Researc...

ResearchTheHeadlines

ResearchtheHeadlines•11 years ago

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"Gastic balloon in a pill" news

Most of the media are covering the story that a leading group of private hospitals in the UK are going to start offering obesity treatment in the form of a...

Most of the media are covering the story that a leading group of private hospita...

•11 years ago

Are carbs "destroying your brain"?

Has anyone responded to this? Why carbs are destroying your brain (£) http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/health/mental-health/article3977568.ece In his new book,...

Has anyone responded to this? Why carbs are destroying your brain (£) http://ww...

Partner•11 years ago

Using Twitter to find out more from the Horse

A small point, perhaps, but a useful one is that many of the authors of health scare stories and claims and bad science in general do have twitter accounts....

A small point, perhaps, but a useful one is that many of the authors of health s...

•11 years ago

If sugar is bad for you, Is there any evidence to suggest low fat milk is healthier than full fat?

There is a lot of news regarding sugar in the press and it's health consequences. The NHS suggests we cut fat, such as switching to low fat milk which will...

There is a lot of news regarding sugar in the press and it's health consequences...

•11 years ago

Mole rats and cancer

Obviously the Express’s story on an universal cancer cure was totally misleading (...

Obviously the Express’s story on an universal cancer cure was totally misleading...

•11 years ago

The 15-minute test for dementia: too good to be true?

Today on Behind the Headlines, we'll be looking into the widespread news that there's a "15-minute test for dementia". We'll publish our analysis later this...

Today on Behind the Headlines, we'll be looking into the widespread news that th...

•11 years ago

Religion forms buffer against work stress - how to overstate a survey

The Telegraph and the Daily Mail (among many others) recently reported that religious people are less stressed, less anxious and take less sick days. This...

The Telegraph and the Daily Mail (among many others) recently reported that reli...

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How to read health news

Trying to make decisions about your health based on what you've seen in the media can be a very tricky business. Often contradictory claims can appear in the...

Trying to make decisions about your health based on what you've seen in the medi...

•11 years ago

Making Sense of Screening

Public expectations about screening don't match what screening programmes can deliver. By addressing misconceptions about how screening works, its limitations...

Public expectations about screening don't match what screening programmes can de...

Sense About Science•11 years ago

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