| Adults as young as 25 could be screened for dementia People as young as 25 could be screened and treated for dementia years before any symptoms develop after Alzheimer's disease was linked to the way the brain uses sugar to make energy. telegraph.co.uk |
Cooking smoke 'kills two million' The US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will announce a plan to fight the scourge of toxic smoke from cooking which is believed to kill two million people a year in developing countries. bbc.co.uk |
Flu jab for pregnant women cuts virus in babies Vaccinating expectant mothers against flu almost halves the chance of their babies getting the virus in the first six months of life, according to research. telegraph.co.uk |
Insecticide 'should have been banned years ago' An independent fish expert has criticised the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority for taking so long to ban the toxic chemical endosulfan. abc.net.au |
Call for forceps birth training More training in techniques used during difficult births could help reduce the number of caesarean sections, says an expert. bbc.co.uk |