Women who drink lots of coffee may cut their risk of developing one type of breast cancer, according to a new study, but experts are urging caution. The Karolinska Institute findings are based on nearly 6,000 women and suggest drinking more...
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Sex and coffee 'trigger stroke'
Coffee, sex and blowing your nose could increase the risk of a type of stroke, say researchers in the Netherlands. The study on 250 patients identified eight risk factors linked to bleeding on the brain. They all increase blood pressure...
Pfizer sets aside $772m for drug illness claims
The drugs giant Pfizer has put aside $772m (£476m) to resolve claims its hormone replacement drugs cause serious illness. Pfizer, which is the world's largest drugmaker, said the money provides "the minimum expected costs to resolve all of the...
US officials get access to Bin Laden wives in Pakistan
US officials have had access to three of Osama Bin Laden's widows in Pakistan, the White House has said. Spokesman Jay Carney gave no further details, but the US wants to obtain information about the al-Qaeda leader's life since he disappeared...
George Mitchell resigns as US envoy to Middle East
US envoy to the Middle East George Mitchell is resigning after two years in the role, the White House says. Mr Mitchell, a former senator and broker of the peace deal in Northern Ireland, is stepping down for personal reasons, the Associated...
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