Drop in new breast cancer cases in the US could be linked to millions of women gave up HRT following reports questioning its safety.
Journal "Heart" study -the number of deaths caused by SADS is 8 times higher than estimate, average age of death was 32 and 63% were men.
BMJ study - people with higher IQ were healthier as a vegetarian diet was linked to lower heart disease and obesity rates.
BMJ study - proposals to improve patient safety as many incidents were found unreported, with doctors being the worst culprits.
BMJ report - 1 in 5 adults are obese in the UK, if left unchecked, could bankcrupt the NHS.
NICE guidelines on obesity incuding helpline numbers attached to oversize clothes.
Journal "Archives of Internal Medicine" - Height loss in old age is associated with increased risk of heart attacks and death.
Fat scan could reveal hidden fat and the precise location of fat has more of a bearing on health than simply being overweight.
Women who have epidurals during childbirth have more breastfeeding difficulties.
Clinical trials for a new type of dissolving stents to unblock diseased arteries and to perform further surgery on the artery.
The government is to tell the NHS England to balance the books as its first target.
The American Journal of Epidemiology - taking aspirin and other NSAIDs may halve the risk of developing an enlarged prostate but with possible side effects.
A new study found the prescription painkiller, dihydrocodeine, cheaper and safer than methadone, but as effective at treating heroin addicts.
Pfizer, the US drug manufacturer dropped heart and cholesterol drug torcetrapib after tests linked it to increased deaths and heart disease among trial patients
Excess weight increases the risk of developing several types of cancer.
Journal "Clinical Cancer Research" - extra genes, FGFR1, found in lobular breast cancer cells suggesting that blocking FGFR1 activity may slow, stop or reverse tumour growth.
Doctors' dilemmas and the need for medical ethics training.
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