Smoking gene link in pregnancy

Painkiller ban has cut suicides
The controversial withdrawal of a common painkiller has dramatically cut suicides and accidental deaths, say UK researchers.

Alcohol reduces gallstone risk
Drinking a moderate amount of alcohol protects against the development of gallstones, say UK researchers.

Human noses too cold for bird flu
Bird flu may not have become the threat to humans that some predicted because our noses are too cold for the virus to thrive, say UK researchers.

UK swine flu genetics unravelled
The first genetic code of swine flu from European samples has been unravelled by UK researchers.

Smear tests important in over 50s
Cervical screening continues to pick up abnormalities in women over 50, say UK researchers, despite calls to cut the programme in older women.