Children's asthma may be caused by air pollution - Air pollution could be a major cause of respiratory disease, including asthma in children. This finding, from the University of Groningen in the Neth...

Air pollution control reduces death rate - Irish researchers have found that measures to control air pollution have dramatically reduced the death rate from respiratory and cardiovascular disea...

Appendicitis - I’m 35 years old, and have had a recurring stomach pain, with nausea and bloating. I worry that it’s my appendix. If so, what are my options?—Mrs F.B....

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Doctors can't diagnose appendicitis - Think you've got appendicitis? Don't ask the doctor because, according to some recent findings, he won't have a clue. ...

Pre-eclampsia: Scientists discover what it really is - Scientists are beginning to suspect that pre-eclampsia – which affects 8 per cent of all pregnant women – is not a cardiovascular problem at all. Ins...

DVT: There’s another, unsuspected, cause - Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) may not be caused only by long-haul flights and lengthy inactivity – it could also be the result of air pollution.

Appendix: It’s not useless after all - It’s suddenly occurred to medicine that that “useless” appendage, the appendix, is nothing of the sort, and in fact plays a vital role in maintaining...