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British healthcare retailer and chemist Boots today reported a drop in interim profits by almost 3 per cent to £279.6 million (€m) for the first six months ended 30 September 2002. Profits were impacted by a £40m investment in Boots the Chemist and...
A Hebrew University parasitologist claims to have shown that a natural head lice remedy is more effective than the commonly-used conventional medication. The study is published in the October issue of the Journal of the Israel Medical Association.
Yesterday we reported on a major study to investigate a potential cancer drug based on red wine compounds. However there is also evidence to show that wine can have harmful effects. Researchers in France report that heavy wine drinkers are just as...
A team of US and UK-based scientists presented research about an appetite-reducing hormone found naturally in the body this week. The findings are seen as an important step towards creating an obesity-fighting drug.