Child Health

Obesity drug use rise in England

January 31, 2008 on 10:27 am | In Health | Comments Off More than 1m prescriptions are made for obesity drugs a year - eight times the number dispensed seven years ago.

Baby allergy fears ‘over the top’

January 31, 2008 on 8:07 am | In Health | Comments Off Mothers who fear their babies suffer from food allergies are largely wrong, research has found.

Warning over cannabis lung harm

January 31, 2008 on 1:34 am | In Health | Comments Off Heavy cannabis use may raise the risk of chronic lung disease more than smoking, two studies suggest.

Calls to lift child embryo ban

January 31, 2008 on 1:19 am | In UK Politics | Comments Off The government is looking into calls to lift a ban on creating embryos from dying children to aid key research.

Many over-50s ‘run risk of STI’

January 31, 2008 on 12:03 am | In Health | Comments Off More older people are risking sexually transmitted infections because they are not using condoms, research suggests.