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No proof that red hair raises skin cancer risk

19-May-2013

‘Redheads are at increased risk of skin cancer even if they don’t spend time in the sun,’ is the headline on the Mail Online website.

Young blood may help rejuvenate old hearts
Pollution may increase diabetes risk
US guidelines recommend CT scans for smokers
Call for improved safety data on medical implants
Antibiotics may help ease chronic back pain
No evidence of cure to prevent hair going grey
Breast cancer rates in under-50s at record high
Antibiotics may help ease chronic back pain
111 helpline is ‘struggling’, NHS board concedes
New bird flu strain requires vigilance researchers warn
Breast implants may make cancer harder to spot
Hormone drugs can cut breast cancer rates
Does fish in Mediterranean diet combat memory loss?
Parasite genes drive up antimalarial resistance
Sugary soft drinks linked to raised risk of diabetes
MMR catch-up campaign targets a million children
Even 'light' smoking may raise women's arthritis risk
Benefit of statins for impotence uncertain
No proof found that depression is 'contagious'
Don't take paracetamol for painful emotions
Gene that prevents heart regeneration discovered
Community treatment orders 'don't reduce psychiatric readmissions'
Prostate cancer screening for older men 'unlikely'
Benefits of brain training for dementia uncertain
Is exercise to blame for Andrew Marr's stroke?
'Lab-grown' rat kidney successfully transplanted
Report finds children's units lack 24/7 care
E-cigarette 'vapers' using them to quit smoking
Scientists map structure of brain disease molecule
No credible evidence that people are 'born lazy'
Does alcohol affect breast cancer survival?
'Red meat chemical' link to heart disease
Brain’s appetite circuits could be 'rewired'
Running and walking both good for your heart
Can potassium in bananas cut your stroke risk?
Balding on the crown linked to heart disease
Is mental health harmed by earlier emotional stress?
Bowel cancer up 30% for men in 35 years
Study adds little to tonsil surgery debate
Does eating fish really extend your life?
High UK child death rates unfairly blamed on GPs
Could new gene markers herald better cancer tests?
Can regular saunas harm sperm quality?
Social isolation increases death risk in older people
Brain protein may play role in Down's syndrome
Can Parkinson's drug help old people decide?
Women who stop taking breast cancer drugs risk early death
Are benefits of telehealth care worth the cost?
Older dads 'more likely' to have autistic grandkids
Survey finds 97% of GPs prescribe placebos
Low risk of kidney damage from high-dose statins
Can caffeine really cut crash risk?
Seven healthy lifestyle tips could 'halve cancer risk'
Early treatment may hold key to HIV 'functional cure'
Can drinking green tea or coffee cut stroke risk?
Military combat link to violent crime risk
Postnatal depression hits one in seven mothers
Waking under anaesthetic may be rarer than thought
Anti-ageing miracle pill claims are unfounded
Superbug threat is 'ticking time bomb'
Smoking and drinking down survey reveals
Diet high in processed meat 'threatens health'
Safety of brain implant for severe anorexia tested
Breath test could help spot stomach cancer early
ADHD can continue into adulthood, study finds
UK position worsens in 'early death league'
Five 'mental disorders' may have genetic links
Swine flu jab narcolepsy risk is very small
Binge drinking rates could be higher than thought
Lack of sleep not the killer it's made out to be
Light shed on how brain's stroke defences work
Low birthweight babies catch up by puberty
New antiviral may help in flu fight
New NICE guidelines for NHS fertility treatment
Worry over antipsychotic drugs in care homes
Brain implant offers hope for early-stage Parkinson's
Unsafe sex linked to rise in HIV rates in gay men
Could being kept in the dark cure lazy eye?
Smoking bans may help cut premature births
Horsemeat investigation: latest update
Could HRT stop dementia?
Women's lung cancer death rates set to rise
Study finds middle class kids more likely to be fat
Genes that cause short-sightedness discovered
Caesarean birth link to asthma lacks proof
Obesity may cause low vitamin D levels
Being generous linked with lower death risk
Mid Staffs inquiry calls care failings a 'disaster'
Disappointing results for new TB vaccine
Sperm count link to exercise still uncertain
Sharp decline in UK child epilepsy rates
Short bursts of exercise at home good for the heart
Charity calls for boys to get HPV jab
Antidepressant link to heart changes confirmed
Cancer death rates are a third higher in men
Does getting more sleep reduce memory loss?
Going bald by 40 'raises prostate cancer risk'
New meningitis B vaccine approved for UK use
Long-term aspirin use 'increases blindness risk'
DIY depression therapy - self-help books 'effective'
Eating your 5 A DAY 'could make you more optimistic'
Is it possible for children to 'grow out' of autism?
Women's smoking death risk 'highest ever'
Twitter diet? Tweeting can 'aid weight loss'
IVF pregnancies 'increase blood clot risk' in mothers
Breast cancer drugs set for preventative use
Does the 5:2 intermittent fasting diet work?
Pill-size camera may make cancer diagnosis easier
Secondhand smoke linked to dementia
New strain blamed for record norovirus outbreak
Jabs 'more upsetting' for babies of first-time mums
Claims ginseng is 'new Viagra' just don’t stand up
Is children's asthma made worse by inhalers?
Pollen in pregnancy could be linked to infant asthma
Do epilepsy and migraine share a genetic link?
Fatness in older women 'may not be their fault'
Are 'turbocharged' immune cells key to cancer cure?
Dubious claims that crying babies 'self-soothe'
No need for complicated diet plan – just eat less fat
Calls for cosmetic surgery shake-up
Overweight people 'live longer' study claims
Quitting smoking 'reduces anxiety levels'
'Little point taking antibiotics for coughs'
Spirituality 'link' to mental illness
Could sleeping pill effect be half placebo?
Just a single cigarette a day linked to sudden death
Four cups of coffee a day 'halves' mouth cancer risk
Winterbourne View failures lead to care system review
Diabetes increases heart attack risk by 48%
If 'drugs don’t work' for depression, CBT may
Ten years of tamoxifen ups cancer survival rates
Norovirus outbreak 2012
Premature birth survival rates on the rise
Asperger's not in DSM-5 mental health manual
'Worryingly high' hospital death rates reported
Whooping cough vaccine for pregnant women
HIV rates in gay men at record high
Tool to predict babies likely to become obese
Sugar substitute 'sparking global diabetes epidemic'
What is the Liverpool Care Pathway?
Prescription drugs and grapefruit a 'deadly mix'
Psoriasis drug could hold key to dementia treatment
Smoking 'rots brain’ causing mental decline
Charity report shows examples of bad NHS care
Claims flu jab is a 'waste of money' misleading
Yawning while in the womb may offer insight into baby’s health
'Weedy' teen boys have 'higher risk of early death'
Does losing your job up the risk of a heart attack?
Will pregnancy stress make your kid's life hard?
New meningitis B vaccine gets go-ahead
'Alarming' rise in antibiotic resistance
Research into patient feedback websites usage
Weekly glass of wine in pregnancy 'harms kids' IQ'
Schizophrenia care failings outlined
Baby paracetamol: asthma risk not proven
Lung cancer rates in women 'to soar' by 2040
Could illegal drug meth hold key to flu cure?
Rotavirus vaccine to be introduced for babies
Complaints about the NHS up by 8%
Pregnant women 'take two months sick leave'
How mum's menopause can affect your fertility
Changes to trends in disease-related deaths
Early-onset Alzheimer's gene explored in teens
Failings in diabetes care 'cost thousands of lives'
North-South divide in heart disease deaths
Tea cuts bowel cancer risk
Responsible prescribing for asthma and COPD
What is the Liverpool Care Pathway?
'100% accurate' eye test for schizophrenia claim
Weight loss 'skills training' shows promise
Fish 'may cut' stroke risk - supplements don’t
Exercise before breakfast 'leads to extra weight loss'
Does breast screening do more harm than good?
Effects of supplements on medicines 'dangerous'
Problems quitting smoking? 'Inhale less' advise NICE
Childhood brain injury 'link' to criminality
Sharp rise in children’s throat infections - is tonsillitis to blame?
Echinacea cold study claims analysed
Can tomatoes prevent a stroke?
Can drinking coffee make you go blind?
New drug to 'stop stroke surgery damage'
New fertility formula 'predicts pregnancy' chances
High blood pressure in pregnancy 'can lower' child’s IQ
Aspirin may curb memory loss in elderly women
'No evidence' that vitamin D protects against colds
Non-melanoma skin cancer sunbed risk
Could less sleep increase teen diabetes risk?
Huge rise in gout cases
Acrylamide in frozen chips 'cancer risk'
Childhood obesity may impact on heart health in later life
Miscarriage concerns over common BPA chemicals
New 'SARS-like' virus detected
Diet rich in antioxidants can cut heart attack risk
Walking to beat 'can help Parkinson’s symptoms'
Chocolate can 'trigger opium-like cravings'
Free bus pass is 'ticket to good health'
Many low-fat foods 'stuffed full of calories'
Claims of GM foods 'link to cancer' disputed by other researchers
Growing up in countryside 'doubles Alzheimer's risk'