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Are we eating at the wrong time for our body clocks?
Is when we eat clashing with our circadian rhythms and could changing our mealtime habits boost our health?
How likely is your e-cigarette to explode?
As a man dies from an exploding vape pen, we ask how dangerous are the devices?
Growing resistance to antifungal drugs 'a global issue'
Scientists warn this could lead to more outbreaks of disease and affect people who are already ill.
DR Congo Ebola outbreak 'not global emergency'
The World Health Organization says it believes the outbreak can be brought under control.
Patients 'could have been harmed' after Capita outsourcing
Support services run by Capita have been "well below" acceptable standards, a watchdog says.
Chorley and Royal Preston hospitals on high alert 169 times over winter
Chorley and Preston hospitals issued 169 high level alerts across the winter of 2017-18.
Dementia exercise programmes 'don't slow brain decline'
Gym exercise programmes for people with mild to moderate dementia "don't work", researchers say.
US birth rates drop to lowest since 1987
Births decreased among young women and teenagers but increased among those aged between 40 and 44.
Vape pen explosion pierces Florida man's cranium killing him
The Florida man's death is believed to be the first in the US caused by a vape pen.
Dementia patients 'abandoned' by system
Thousands of people with the condition are ending up in hospital unnecessarily because of inadequate support, a charity says.

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Could a blood test in middle age predict dementia risk?
"Tissue inflammation blood test points to dementia risk," is the headline in The Times. Researchers in...
Acid reflux drugs linked to increased stomach cancer risk
"A drug commonly used to treat acid reflux is linked to a more than doubled risk of developing stomach...
Nutrient drink for Alzheimer's has disappointing result in trial
A new study investigating the effects of a nutrient drink for Alzheimer's disease has led to very different...
Marriage may help lower dementia risk
"Marriage and having close friends may help protect against dementia, according to Loughborough University...
Afternoon open heart surgery 'leads to fewer complications'
"Afternoon heart surgery has lower risk of complications, study suggests," says The Guardian. Researchers...
Report calls for better mental health support in the workplace
"Up to 300,000 people with long-term mental health problems have to leave their jobs each year, a report...
Blood-thinning drugs may reduce dementia risk in people with irregular heartbeats
"Common blood thinning drugs halve the risk of dementia for patients who have an irregular heartbeat,"...
New genetic variants associated with breast cancer identified
"Do you have one of the 180 breast cancer genes? One in five women has a variant that raises her risk...