Medical Marijuana

Immune block tackles Alzheimer’s

May 31, 2008 on 11:24 pm | In Health | Comments Off The body's immune system could be harnessed to fight Alzheimer's disease, research suggests.

Lorenzo’s Oil boy is dead at 30

May 31, 2008 on 2:18 pm | In Americas | Comments Off Lorenzo Odone, whose parents' battle to save him from a nerve disorder was depicted in the film Lorenzo's Oil, dies.

Ovary baby survives against odds

May 31, 2008 on 11:33 am | In Health | Comments Off A woman in Australia has given birth to a healthy girl after a rare full-term ectopic pregnancy.

Call to ban all tobacco adverts

May 31, 2008 on 9:55 am | In Special Reports | Comments Off The World Health Organisation calls for a ban on all tobacco advertising on its World No Tobacco Day.

Breast cancer risk warning

May 30, 2008 on 9:17 am | In Manchester | Comments Off One in seven women could develop breast cancer if public health trends do not improve, experts warn.