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Thursday, 4th December 2008

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The answer to jet lag? The Daily Telegraph reported today on a "new pill that can combat jet lag". It said that the pill works by mimicking the effects of 'sleep hormone' melatonin and resets the body's natural sleep rhythm. Trials have shown that the d

Caesareans and asthma "The rise in asthma… over the past 30 years may have been driven by an increase in caesarean births", reports The Independent today.

Abortion and mental health "Women who have an abortion are 30 per cent more likely to develop a mental illness", reported the The Sunday Telegraph. It warns that, based on a recent study, women who have an abortion are also three times more likely to develop drug or al

Older minds distracted easily "Mental slowing down in old age can be blamed partly on being more easily distracted," BBC News has reported.

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