June
2008
DAILY PODCAST
DAILY NEWS ROUND UP FRIDAY 20th June
In The news today:
Hypertension Traced to Childhood Researchers believe high blood pressure can be traced back to a person’s childhood. Analyses of blood pressure tracking studies over the past 40 years showed a consistent relationship between children’s blood pressure levels and their blood pressure as adults.
Drink and drugs fuel Scottish suicide and homicide rates Alcohol and drug misuse mean Scots are almost twice as likely to kill or take their own life compared to people living in England and Wales
Scientists in the U.S. are claiming they have cured advanced skin cancer by using the patient’s own cells. The pioneering research used the patient’s own cells which were cloned outside the body
A survey of gay men questioned at gay venues in cities across the UK has found that most of those with undiagnosed HIV infection assumed they were HIV negative.
The ability of scientists to clone hair cells in a laboratory means premature baldness could soon be a thing of the past.
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