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US proposes to ease blood donor restrictions on gay and bisexual men

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US proposes to ease blood donor restrictions on gay and bisexual men

The US Food and Drug Administration has proposed changing the screening process for blood donations so that they measure an individual's risk, rather than exclude people based on their sexual orientation or gender

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Previous studies have produced different results on the weight-loss benefits of fasting

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Only eating between 7am and 3pm helps people with obesity lose weight

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US hospitals are facing critically low supplies of liquid ibuprofen

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US childhood obesity guidelines may rush the use of drugs or surgery

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Countries such as the UK, Mexico and South Africa have a tax on sugary drinks

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Taxing sugary drinks may not cut obesity as much as headlines claim

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The tiny hand of a preterm baby

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Preterm babies have a similar BMI at adolescence to peers born at term

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Cancer cells of different sizes

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The size of skin cancer cells may affect how they respond to treatment

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Polycystic ovary syndrome

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A better understanding of PCOS offers fresh hope for new treatments

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Why gene variant impairing alcohol breakdown raises heart disease risk

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Hormonal conditions like PCOS should no longer be neglected

Conditions like PCOS, endometriosis and PMS are notoriously hard to study, but recent advances in our understanding and in treatments are proving that is no longer the case

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Skin patch makes ultrasound images of your heart as you move

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A diet high in amino acids reduced diabetes-related nerve pain in mice

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The covid-19 virus gets into the brain – what does it do there?

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Type 2 diabetes linked with an increased risk of dying from cancer

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