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| Missed appointments cut by reminders
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Hospitals may be able to reduce their burden of missed appointments if they use SMS text messaging or phone calls as reminders, according to a recent Norwegian study....
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| ADHD linked to structural brain differences
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People who are diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in childhood appear to inherit differences in brain structure that persist in adulthood, according to a recent US study....
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| Aspirin link to age-related vision loss
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There is a statistical link between the type of age-related vision loss known as macular degeneration and daily aspirin use, according to a recent Dutch study....
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| Gut bacteria linked to food choices
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People's gut flora seem to polarise their eating habits, according to a recent US study....
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| Nutrition labels need to be more prominent
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People do not pay enough attention to nutrition labels, according to a recent US study....
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| Leprosy makes a comeback in India
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Leprosy seems to be gaining new ground in India, according to reports by the World Health Organisation (WHO)....
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| Children to get radiation counters
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The authorities in Japan have announced plans to hand out radiation detectors to schoolchildren to help measure their exposure levels to radiation from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant....
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| Teeth-cleaning cuts heart attack risk
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People who have their teeth cleaned regularly may lower their heart attack risk as a result, according to a recent Taiwanese study....
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| EU in emergency talks over E coli
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Farming ministers in the European Union are holding emergency talks 10 days earlier than planned, to discuss the E coli outbreak that has killed more than 20 people so far....
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| Fatty foods limit the effect of sadness
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Fatty food directly affects the brain, much like a psychoactive drug, according to a recent study from Belgium....
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