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What is the right age to lose your virginity?
More than a third of women and a quarter of men think they got it wrong, research suggests.
Breast cancer risk test 'game changer'
GPs would use the online calculator to tell women their risk of getting breast cancer, say scientists.
Becca Henderson: Transplant hope for rucksack heart woman
Scans show Becca Henderson has been clear of cancer for a year and is now eligible for a donor heart.
Contact lens recycling scheme launched across UK
The programme will give contact lens wearers the opportunity to recycle their lenses for free.
Lens replacement led to 'blind patches', says artist
Landscape painter Denise De Batista is considering legal action against lens manufacturer Oculentis
James Watson: Scientist loses titles after claims over race
Nobel Prize-winning scientist James Watson has repeated remarks about race and intelligence.
Family bids to get premature baby home to Wales from Vietnam
The mother of a baby girl born at 27 weeks says coming home is "the only thing keeping me going".
Clinical waste 'backlog' pictured at North Lanarkshire health centres
Photographs show piles of clinical waste following the collapse of processing firm HES in North Lanarkshire.
Ella Kissi-Debrah 'pollution' death: Backing for new inquest
Nine-year-old Ella died from asthma but her family believe air pollution caused her health to fail.
Wood burners and open fires face restrictions in new clean air plan
Ministers hail the UK's "world leading" pollution plan, but green groups call it a missed opportunity.

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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...