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Friday, 9th January 2009

Medication

Malaria vaccine shows promise The Independent reported today that a vaccine for malaria could be available within five years. It said two extensive trials of a vaccine called RTS,S were carried out in Tanzania and Kenya. The studies found that the vaccine can be given as part of

Bone risk from diabetes drug The Daily Mail today reports that regular use of a group of diabetes drugs, "doubles the chances of fractures in female patients," and could "more than double the risk of heart failure".

Combined prostate treatment Prostate cancer patients should be treated with "radiotherapy as well as hormones" according to The Daily Telegraph. It reports that scientists recommend that using both treatments should be the standard for tackling the cancer, instead of t

Hot drinks ease cold and flu An old wives' tale remedy of taking hot fruit drinks "really does ease your sniffles", according to The Daily Mail. The newspaper says that researchers have found that symptoms of colds and flu can be relieved by drinking hot fruit cordia

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