20130813

Teenage drinking raises risk of early dementia, study suggests

Drinking a pint

Swedish study identifies heavy drinking as a teenager as the most serious of nine risk factors for  young onset dementia

Teenage drinking raises risk of early dementia, study suggests

Drinking a pint

Swedish study identifies heavy drinking as a teenager as the most serious of nine risk factors for  young onset dementia

20130812

A Year of Breast-Feeding

The longer a mother breast-feeds, the greater the benefit to the child’s brain development, a new study says.

A Year of Breast-Feeding

The longer a mother breast-feeds, the greater the benefit to the child’s brain development, a new study says.

A Glut of Antidepressants

Over the past two decades, the use of antidepressants has skyrocketed. One in 10 Americans now takes an antidepressant medication; among women in their 40s and 50s, the figure is one in four. Read more

A Glut of Antidepressants

Over the past two decades, the use of antidepressants has skyrocketed. One in 10 Americans now takes an antidepressant medication; among women in their 40s and 50s, the figure is one in four. Read more

20130808

Now we are 63.7m: UK has biggest annual population growth in whole of Europe

Crowds in central London - and it's getting more crowded

Growth of 419,900 means Britain is narrowing gap on France and is heading to become the second most populous country after Germany.
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