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Health News Headlines - Yahoo! News UKhttp://uk.news.yahoo.com/health/ The latest Health news headlines from Yahoo! News UK. Find videos, pictures and in-depth Health coverage from the UK and around the world.en-GBCopyright (c) 2013 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reservedSun, 28 Jul 2013 01:49:16 +01005Health News Headlines - Yahoo! News UKhttp://uk.news.yahoo.com/health/ http://l.yimg.com/os/mit/media/m/index/img/Yahoo_logo_en-GB.gifNew Michael J. Fox show highlights humour in Parkinson's fight<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/michael-j-fox-show-highlights-humour-parkinsons-fight-004916259.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/6gEPQrWSehlSIKfftk1EzA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-28T004916Z_1_CBRE96R02AE00_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Michael J. Fox participates in a panel for &quot;The Michael J. Fox Show&quot; during the NBC sessions at the Television Critics Association summer press tour in Beverly Hills, California" align="left" title="Michael J. Fox participates in a panel for &quot;The Michael J. Fox Show&quot; during the NBC sessions at the Television Critics Association summer press tour in Beverly Hills, California" border="0" /></a>By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor Michael J. Fox said he aimed to bring laughs and a dose of reality about day-to-day living with Parkinson&#039;s disease to a new NBC comedy loosely based on his life, his first lead role in a television show in 13 years. In the upcoming &quot;The Michael J. Fox Show,&quot; the actor plays a father with Parkinson&#039;s who returns to work as a local newscaster on an NBC TV station in New York. To his surprise, his fictional family reacts with relief that he will be getting out of the house. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://uk.news.yahoo.com/michael-j-fox-show-highlights-humour-parkinsons-fight-004916259.htmlSun, 28 Jul 2013 01:49:16 +0100Reutersmichael-j-fox-show-highlights-humour-parkinsons-fight-004916259<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/michael-j-fox-show-highlights-humour-parkinsons-fight-004916259.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/6gEPQrWSehlSIKfftk1EzA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-28T004916Z_1_CBRE96R02AE00_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Michael J. Fox participates in a panel for &quot;The Michael J. Fox Show&quot; during the NBC sessions at the Television Critics Association summer press tour in Beverly Hills, California" align="left" title="Michael J. Fox participates in a panel for &quot;The Michael J. Fox Show&quot; during the NBC sessions at the Television Critics Association summer press tour in Beverly Hills, California" border="0" /></a>By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor Michael J. Fox said he aimed to bring laughs and a dose of reality about day-to-day living with Parkinson&#039;s disease to a new NBC comedy loosely based on his life, his first lead role in a television show in 13 years. In the upcoming &quot;The Michael J. Fox Show,&quot; the actor plays a father with Parkinson&#039;s who returns to work as a local newscaster on an NBC TV station in New York. To his surprise, his fictional family reacts with relief that he will be getting out of the house. ...</p><br clear="all"/>China state media says 18 more detained in GSK probeBEIJING (Reuters) - At least 18 more people have been detained in China in connection with a corruption scandal involving British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline, state media reported, giving more details on an investigation that has rocked the company. China's state radio reported late on Friday on its website that police in the central city of Zhengzhou had "recently held, in accordance with the law, 18 GlaxoSmithKline (China) employees and some medical personnel". It provided no details of the detentions nor say exactly when they happened. ...http://uk.news.yahoo.com/china-state-media-says-18-more-detained-gsk-092546547.htmlSat, 27 Jul 2013 12:20:18 +0100Reuterschina-state-media-says-18-more-detained-gsk-092546547Famed hacker Barnaby Jack dies a week before hacking conventionBy Jim Finkle (Reuters) - Barnaby Jack, a celebrated computer hacker who forced bank ATMs to spit out cash and sparked safety improvements in medical devices, died in San Francisco, a week before he was due to make a high-profile presentation at a hacking conference. The New Zealand-born Jack, 35, was found dead on Thursday evening by "a loved one" at an apartment in San Francisco's Nob Hill neighbourhood, according to a police spokesman. He would not say what caused Jack's death but said police had ruled out foul play. ...http://uk.news.yahoo.com/famed-hacker-barnaby-jack-dies-week-hacking-convention-040226565.htmlSat, 27 Jul 2013 05:27:37 +0100Reutersfamed-hacker-barnaby-jack-dies-week-hacking-convention-040226565Obese South African 'too fat' for New Zealand<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/obese-south-african-too-fat-zealand-010315690.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ldpxG0eqEsZ8LuR5SxJv7Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_GB/News/AFP/photo_1374890494239-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="File illustration photo of an obese man standing at a bus stop, pictured in 2006" align="left" title="File illustration photo of an obese man standing at a bus stop, pictured in 2006" border="0" /></a>An obese South African man has been told he is too fat to live in New Zealand despite shedding 30 kilograms since he moved to the country six years ago, a report said on Saturday.</p><br clear="all"/>http://uk.news.yahoo.com/obese-south-african-too-fat-zealand-010315690.htmlSat, 27 Jul 2013 02:03:15 +0100AFPobese-south-african-too-fat-zealand-010315690<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/obese-south-african-too-fat-zealand-010315690.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ldpxG0eqEsZ8LuR5SxJv7Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_GB/News/AFP/photo_1374890494239-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="File illustration photo of an obese man standing at a bus stop, pictured in 2006" align="left" title="File illustration photo of an obese man standing at a bus stop, pictured in 2006" border="0" /></a>An obese South African man has been told he is too fat to live in New Zealand despite shedding 30 kilograms since he moved to the country six years ago, a report said on Saturday.</p><br clear="all"/>Judge delays conservatorship ruling for actress Amanda Bynes<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/judge-delays-conservatorship-ruling-actress-amanda-bynes-233212394.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/cuTpvOnPE.gUqt2RgYjwZQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-26T233212Z_1_CBRE96P1TDY00_RTROPTP_2_PEOPLE-BYNES.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Actress Amanda Bynes arrives for a court hearing at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York" align="left" title="Actress Amanda Bynes arrives for a court hearing at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A judge in Southern California on Friday has postponed ruling on whether the parents of troubled actress Amanda Bynes should be granted legal control over the former teenage star&#039;s affairs. Ventura County Superior Court Judge Glen Reiser pushed back the hearing to August 9 because Bynes, 27, is under court-ordered psychiatric care for the next two weeks, according to a court official. Her parents have asked the court to grant them conservatorship after Bynes allegedly started a small fire in the driveway of a home in the Los Angeles suburb of Thousand Oaks on Monday. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://uk.news.yahoo.com/judge-delays-conservatorship-ruling-actress-amanda-bynes-233212394.htmlSat, 27 Jul 2013 00:32:12 +0100Reutersjudge-delays-conservatorship-ruling-actress-amanda-bynes-233212394<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/judge-delays-conservatorship-ruling-actress-amanda-bynes-233212394.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/cuTpvOnPE.gUqt2RgYjwZQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-26T233212Z_1_CBRE96P1TDY00_RTROPTP_2_PEOPLE-BYNES.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Actress Amanda Bynes arrives for a court hearing at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York" align="left" title="Actress Amanda Bynes arrives for a court hearing at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A judge in Southern California on Friday has postponed ruling on whether the parents of troubled actress Amanda Bynes should be granted legal control over the former teenage star&#039;s affairs. Ventura County Superior Court Judge Glen Reiser pushed back the hearing to August 9 because Bynes, 27, is under court-ordered psychiatric care for the next two weeks, according to a court official. Her parents have asked the court to grant them conservatorship after Bynes allegedly started a small fire in the driveway of a home in the Los Angeles suburb of Thousand Oaks on Monday. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Bananas, pain killers do trick for world's oldest man<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/bananas-pain-killers-trick-worlds-oldest-man-205254370.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/e.PqwQ_vG6JLt__gClGUjA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_GB/News/AFP/photo_1374875537886-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="The world&#039;s oldest man attributed his longevity to bananas and the pain-reliever Anacin" align="left" title="The world&#039;s oldest man attributed his longevity to bananas and the pain-reliever Anacin" border="0" /></a>A US drug company said Friday it was considering a banana-flavored version of its pain reliever after the world&#039;s oldest man attributed his longevity to the fruit and the drug.</p><br clear="all"/>http://uk.news.yahoo.com/bananas-pain-killers-trick-worlds-oldest-man-205254370.htmlFri, 26 Jul 2013 21:52:54 +0100AFPbananas-pain-killers-trick-worlds-oldest-man-205254370<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/bananas-pain-killers-trick-worlds-oldest-man-205254370.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/e.PqwQ_vG6JLt__gClGUjA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_GB/News/AFP/photo_1374875537886-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="The world&#039;s oldest man attributed his longevity to bananas and the pain-reliever Anacin" align="left" title="The world&#039;s oldest man attributed his longevity to bananas and the pain-reliever Anacin" border="0" /></a>A US drug company said Friday it was considering a banana-flavored version of its pain reliever after the world&#039;s oldest man attributed his longevity to the fruit and the drug.</p><br clear="all"/>Indonesia to seek compensation from US over tobacco<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/indonesia-seek-compensation-us-over-tobacco-075214442.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/RLRZzBdg1f08ClLaXp3TsQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_GB/News/AFP/photo_1374828572342-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Indonesian workers manufacture clove cigarettes in Malang, East Java province on January 29, 2013" align="left" title="Indonesian workers manufacture clove cigarettes in Malang, East Java province on January 29, 2013" border="0" /></a>Indonesia will seek compensation from the United States for pulling its clove cigarettes from shelves despite a World Trade Organisation (WTO) ruling that deemed the ban discriminatory.</p><br clear="all"/>http://uk.news.yahoo.com/indonesia-seek-compensation-us-over-tobacco-075214442.htmlFri, 26 Jul 2013 08:52:14 +0100AFPindonesia-seek-compensation-us-over-tobacco-075214442<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/indonesia-seek-compensation-us-over-tobacco-075214442.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/RLRZzBdg1f08ClLaXp3TsQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_GB/News/AFP/photo_1374828572342-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Indonesian workers manufacture clove cigarettes in Malang, East Java province on January 29, 2013" align="left" title="Indonesian workers manufacture clove cigarettes in Malang, East Java province on January 29, 2013" border="0" /></a>Indonesia will seek compensation from the United States for pulling its clove cigarettes from shelves despite a World Trade Organisation (WTO) ruling that deemed the ban discriminatory.</p><br clear="all"/>Renault lifts core profit despite European troubles<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/renault-lifts-core-profit-despite-europe-slump-064114833.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/IMAtECJD.w_0AS95yt3rwQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-26T064114Z_1_CBRE96P0IKT00_RTROPTP_2_FRANCE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="An employee inspects a Renault Zoe electric car at the Renault automobile factory in Flins" align="left" title="An employee inspects a Renault Zoe electric car at the Renault automobile factory in Flins" border="0" /></a>By Laurence Frost PARIS (Reuters) - French carmaker Renault said on Friday it had increased first-half profitability at its core manufacturing division despite falling sales, riding out Europe&#039;s sustained market slump with new models and a firm hand on costs. While the bottom line was weakened by lost business in sanctions-hit Iran, incurring a 512 million euro ($678 million) charge, operating profit before one-off expenses rose 15 percent to 583 million. Revenue fell 0.9 percent to 20.44 billion. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://uk.news.yahoo.com/renault-lifts-core-profit-despite-europe-slump-064114833.htmlFri, 26 Jul 2013 08:45:00 +0100Reutersrenault-lifts-core-profit-despite-europe-slump-064114833<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/renault-lifts-core-profit-despite-europe-slump-064114833.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/IMAtECJD.w_0AS95yt3rwQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-26T064114Z_1_CBRE96P0IKT00_RTROPTP_2_FRANCE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="An employee inspects a Renault Zoe electric car at the Renault automobile factory in Flins" align="left" title="An employee inspects a Renault Zoe electric car at the Renault automobile factory in Flins" border="0" /></a>By Laurence Frost PARIS (Reuters) - French carmaker Renault said on Friday it had increased first-half profitability at its core manufacturing division despite falling sales, riding out Europe&#039;s sustained market slump with new models and a firm hand on costs. While the bottom line was weakened by lost business in sanctions-hit Iran, incurring a 512 million euro ($678 million) charge, operating profit before one-off expenses rose 15 percent to 583 million. Revenue fell 0.9 percent to 20.44 billion. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Renault lifts core profit despite Europe slump<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/renault-lifts-core-profit-despite-europe-slump-054054585.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/tXHB8B8BwdY0RvEYvUq4UA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-26T054054Z_1_CBRE96P0FSB00_RTROPTP_2_FRANCE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="An employee inspects a Renault Zoe electric car at the Renault automobile factory in Flins" align="left" title="An employee inspects a Renault Zoe electric car at the Renault automobile factory in Flins" border="0" /></a>PARIS (Reuters) - French carmaker Renault said on Friday it had increased first-half profitability at its core manufacturing division despite falling sales, riding out Europe&#039;s sustained market slump with new models and a firm hand on costs. While the bottom line was weakened by lost business in sanctions-hit Iran, incurring a 512 million euro ($678 million) charge, operating profit before one-off expenses rose 15 percent to 583 million. Revenue fell 0.9 percent to 20.44 billion. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://uk.news.yahoo.com/renault-lifts-core-profit-despite-europe-slump-054054585.htmlFri, 26 Jul 2013 06:40:54 +0100Reutersrenault-lifts-core-profit-despite-europe-slump-054054585<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/renault-lifts-core-profit-despite-europe-slump-054054585.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/tXHB8B8BwdY0RvEYvUq4UA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-26T054054Z_1_CBRE96P0FSB00_RTROPTP_2_FRANCE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="An employee inspects a Renault Zoe electric car at the Renault automobile factory in Flins" align="left" title="An employee inspects a Renault Zoe electric car at the Renault automobile factory in Flins" border="0" /></a>PARIS (Reuters) - French carmaker Renault said on Friday it had increased first-half profitability at its core manufacturing division despite falling sales, riding out Europe&#039;s sustained market slump with new models and a firm hand on costs. While the bottom line was weakened by lost business in sanctions-hit Iran, incurring a 512 million euro ($678 million) charge, operating profit before one-off expenses rose 15 percent to 583 million. Revenue fell 0.9 percent to 20.44 billion. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Mexican President Pena Nieto's thyroid growth benign - official<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/mexican-president-pena-nietos-thyroid-growth-benign-official-024427529.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Uas372eVC21mo2egQuRlpQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-26T024427Z_1_CBRE96P07M500_RTROPTP_2_SUNVALLEY-CONFERENCE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto listens to an attendee at the annual Allen and Co. conference at the Sun Valley" align="left" title="Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto listens to an attendee at the annual Allen and Co. conference at the Sun Valley" border="0" /></a>MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A nodule on Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto&#039;s thyroid gland is benign, an official in the president&#039;s office said on Thursday. Pena Nieto is due to undergo surgery to remove the nodule next Wednesday, in a procedure that will last an hour and a half, the president&#039;s office said in a statement on Wednesday. The official said the operation was a simple one and that the nodule was being removed because doctors thought that was the best course of action. Pena Nieto will spend four days recovering after the operation. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://uk.news.yahoo.com/mexican-president-pena-nietos-thyroid-growth-benign-official-024427529.htmlFri, 26 Jul 2013 04:32:37 +0100Reutersmexican-president-pena-nietos-thyroid-growth-benign-official-024427529<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/mexican-president-pena-nietos-thyroid-growth-benign-official-024427529.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Uas372eVC21mo2egQuRlpQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-26T024427Z_1_CBRE96P07M500_RTROPTP_2_SUNVALLEY-CONFERENCE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto listens to an attendee at the annual Allen and Co. conference at the Sun Valley" align="left" title="Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto listens to an attendee at the annual Allen and Co. conference at the Sun Valley" border="0" /></a>MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A nodule on Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto&#039;s thyroid gland is benign, an official in the president&#039;s office said on Thursday. Pena Nieto is due to undergo surgery to remove the nodule next Wednesday, in a procedure that will last an hour and a half, the president&#039;s office said in a statement on Wednesday. The official said the operation was a simple one and that the nodule was being removed because doctors thought that was the best course of action. Pena Nieto will spend four days recovering after the operation. ...</p><br clear="all"/>NGO sounds alarm on rising hepatitis deaths in AsiaA Singapore-based group fighting the spread of viral hepatitis called for greater political will to combat the disease, as new data showed it killed one person every 30 seconds in Asia.http://uk.news.yahoo.com/ngo-sounds-alarm-rising-hepatitis-deaths-asia-023702752.htmlFri, 26 Jul 2013 03:37:02 +0100AFPngo-sounds-alarm-rising-hepatitis-deaths-asia-023702752Deadly Middle East virus unlikely to cause SARS-like epidemicBy Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - Despite its high current death rate, the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) that emerged in Saudi Arabia last year is unlikely to cause a SARS-like epidemic because it is not spreading as easily, scientists said on Friday. In the fullest clinical analysis yet of the new virus, British and Saudi researchers said that while there are many similarities between MERS and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) - which emerged in China in 2002 and killed around 800 people worldwide - there are also important differences. ...http://uk.news.yahoo.com/deadly-middle-east-virus-unlikely-cause-sars-epidemic-224505154.htmlThu, 25 Jul 2013 23:45:05 +0100Reutersdeadly-middle-east-virus-unlikely-cause-sars-epidemic-224505154Widest study highlights risks from MERS virus<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/widest-study-highlights-risks-mers-virus-221755026.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/q01XcWwkxi9VbgtxZJSnCQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_GB/News/AFP/photo_1374794226920-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Saudi men walk to the King Fahad hospital in the city of Hofuf on June 16, 2013" align="left" title="Saudi men walk to the King Fahad hospital in the city of Hofuf on June 16, 2013" border="0" /></a>The broadest probe yet into the deadly MERS virus which erupted in Saudi Arabia last year says older patients, men, and people with underlying medical conditions are those particularly at risk.</p><br clear="all"/>http://uk.news.yahoo.com/widest-study-highlights-risks-mers-virus-221755026.htmlThu, 25 Jul 2013 23:17:55 +0100AFPwidest-study-highlights-risks-mers-virus-221755026<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/widest-study-highlights-risks-mers-virus-221755026.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/q01XcWwkxi9VbgtxZJSnCQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_GB/News/AFP/photo_1374794226920-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Saudi men walk to the King Fahad hospital in the city of Hofuf on June 16, 2013" align="left" title="Saudi men walk to the King Fahad hospital in the city of Hofuf on June 16, 2013" border="0" /></a>The broadest probe yet into the deadly MERS virus which erupted in Saudi Arabia last year says older patients, men, and people with underlying medical conditions are those particularly at risk.</p><br clear="all"/>Some blood pressure drugs found to slow dementia<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/blood-pressure-drugs-found-slow-dementia-215050132.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/mHwFTareISL.J4Rq6HNDSQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_GB/News/AFP/photo_1374792623912-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Some blood pressure drugs also slow the progression of dementia in the elderly, a study released Friday said" align="left" title="Some blood pressure drugs also slow the progression of dementia in the elderly, a study released Friday said" border="0" /></a>A class of drugs designed to lower blood pressure also slightly brakes the progression of dementia among the elderly and may even boost brain power marginally, a study published on Friday said.</p><br clear="all"/>http://uk.news.yahoo.com/blood-pressure-drugs-found-slow-dementia-215050132.htmlThu, 25 Jul 2013 22:50:50 +0100AFPblood-pressure-drugs-found-slow-dementia-215050132<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/blood-pressure-drugs-found-slow-dementia-215050132.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/mHwFTareISL.J4Rq6HNDSQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_GB/News/AFP/photo_1374792623912-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Some blood pressure drugs also slow the progression of dementia in the elderly, a study released Friday said" align="left" title="Some blood pressure drugs also slow the progression of dementia in the elderly, a study released Friday said" border="0" /></a>A class of drugs designed to lower blood pressure also slightly brakes the progression of dementia among the elderly and may even boost brain power marginally, a study published on Friday said.</p><br clear="all"/>The full moon may make it hard to sleep: study<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/full-moon-may-hard-sleep-study-211438374.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/tab78vn3LKM0Tlhk1TSWyw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_GB/News/AFP/photo_1374790453896-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Swiss researchers said Thursday that people really do have a hard time getting a good night&#039;s sleep during a full moon" align="left" title="Swiss researchers said Thursday that people really do have a hard time getting a good night&#039;s sleep during a full moon" border="0" /></a>Swiss researchers said Thursday that people really do have a hard time getting a good night&#039;s sleep when the moon is full, even when they can&#039;t see it.</p><br clear="all"/>http://uk.news.yahoo.com/full-moon-may-hard-sleep-study-211438374.htmlThu, 25 Jul 2013 22:14:38 +0100AFPfull-moon-may-hard-sleep-study-211438374<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/full-moon-may-hard-sleep-study-211438374.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/tab78vn3LKM0Tlhk1TSWyw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_GB/News/AFP/photo_1374790453896-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Swiss researchers said Thursday that people really do have a hard time getting a good night&#039;s sleep during a full moon" align="left" title="Swiss researchers said Thursday that people really do have a hard time getting a good night&#039;s sleep during a full moon" border="0" /></a>Swiss researchers said Thursday that people really do have a hard time getting a good night&#039;s sleep when the moon is full, even when they can&#039;t see it.</p><br clear="all"/>Dengue outbreak has killed 26 in Central America: officials<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/dengue-outbreak-killed-26-central-america-officials-202427080.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/aFb5npWAJwOuXgDnY_X5dw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_GB/News/AFP/photo_1374787288329-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A woman affected by dengue fever is admitted at a hospital in Managua on July 24, 2013" align="left" title="A woman affected by dengue fever is admitted at a hospital in Managua on July 24, 2013" border="0" /></a>An unusually potent outbreak of dengue fever has killed 26 people and infected nearly 40,000 more so far this year in Central America, where the mosquito-born illness is endemic.</p><br clear="all"/>http://uk.news.yahoo.com/dengue-outbreak-killed-26-central-america-officials-202427080.htmlThu, 25 Jul 2013 21:24:27 +0100AFPdengue-outbreak-killed-26-central-america-officials-202427080<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/dengue-outbreak-killed-26-central-america-officials-202427080.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/aFb5npWAJwOuXgDnY_X5dw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_GB/News/AFP/photo_1374787288329-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A woman affected by dengue fever is admitted at a hospital in Managua on July 24, 2013" align="left" title="A woman affected by dengue fever is admitted at a hospital in Managua on July 24, 2013" border="0" /></a>An unusually potent outbreak of dengue fever has killed 26 people and infected nearly 40,000 more so far this year in Central America, where the mosquito-born illness is endemic.</p><br clear="all"/>Tall women face higher cancer risk: study<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/tall-women-face-higher-cancer-risk-study-201300569.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Nzbi7EbhcMI_FYBL9Dp.3g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_GB/News/AFP/photo_1374786752651-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Taller women may face a higher risk of many cancers than their shorter counterparts, according to a US study" align="left" title="Taller women may face a higher risk of many cancers than their shorter counterparts, according to a US study" border="0" /></a>Taller women may face a higher risk of many cancers than their shorter counterparts, according to a US study released Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>http://uk.news.yahoo.com/tall-women-face-higher-cancer-risk-study-201300569.htmlThu, 25 Jul 2013 21:13:00 +0100AFPtall-women-face-higher-cancer-risk-study-201300569<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/tall-women-face-higher-cancer-risk-study-201300569.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Nzbi7EbhcMI_FYBL9Dp.3g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_GB/News/AFP/photo_1374786752651-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Taller women may face a higher risk of many cancers than their shorter counterparts, according to a US study" align="left" title="Taller women may face a higher risk of many cancers than their shorter counterparts, according to a US study" border="0" /></a>Taller women may face a higher risk of many cancers than their shorter counterparts, according to a US study released Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>U.S. makes it easier to sell medical supplies to Iran<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/u-makes-easier-sell-medical-supplies-iran-180920997.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Hphrt7nHGrFpI6Ib_Okdkw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-25T180920Z_1_CBRE96O1EFS00_RTROPTP_2_HSBC-COMPLIANCE-SENATE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence of the U.S. Treasury Department David Cohen testifies before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee in Washington" align="left" title="Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence of the U.S. Treasury Department David Cohen testifies before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee in Washington" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday expanded the list of medical devices that can be exported to Iran without special permission, as it seeks to show support for humanitarian needs in a country that has been hit hard by Western sanctions. The United States and its European allies have tightened their economic sanctions on Iran to pressure the government to rein in its nuclear program, which the West suspects aims to produce a bomb. Iran says the program is for peaceful purposes such as generating electricity and making medical isotopes. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://uk.news.yahoo.com/u-makes-easier-sell-medical-supplies-iran-180920997.htmlThu, 25 Jul 2013 19:09:20 +0100Reutersu-makes-easier-sell-medical-supplies-iran-180920997<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/u-makes-easier-sell-medical-supplies-iran-180920997.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Hphrt7nHGrFpI6Ib_Okdkw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-25T180920Z_1_CBRE96O1EFS00_RTROPTP_2_HSBC-COMPLIANCE-SENATE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence of the U.S. Treasury Department David Cohen testifies before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee in Washington" align="left" title="Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence of the U.S. Treasury Department David Cohen testifies before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee in Washington" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday expanded the list of medical devices that can be exported to Iran without special permission, as it seeks to

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