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1. New studies confirm PCOS heart and diabetes risk
   

   20th March 2012 - Two new studies, presented this week at the Society for Endocrinology annual meeting in Harrogate, confirm that women diagnosed with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) are more likely to develop cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Whilst the studies don’t show the root cause of this

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2. Painful periods: Can vitamin D mega-doses help?
   

   28th February 2012 - A single large dose of vitamin D may help women with painful periods feel more comfortable and be able to manage without painkillers, according to Italian researchers. However, two leading UK gynaecologists urge caution about the findings. Antonino Lasco, of the University of Me

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3. Elocution lessons on the increase
   

   19th January 2012 - The Only Way is Essex may make popular TV but the accent should be avoided if you want to get ahead. It seems a growing number of anxious Britons are turning to private elocution tutors to help them reduce their regional accents and improve the way they speak. Last year, thetutor

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4. The Pill found to relieve symptoms of painful periods
   

   18th January 2012 - Researchers say they have found convincing evidence to back the widely held belief that the oral contraceptive pill alleviates the symptoms of painful menstrual periods for some women. A number of previous studies, as well as anecdotal evidence, have suggested that the Pill could

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5. Government will pay for removal of breast implants provided by the NHS
   

   6th January 2012 - The Government has announced that it will pay for women fitted on the NHS with breast implants made by the French company PIP to have them removed. Ministers say they expect the private sector to do the same for their patients. However, an expert group asked by the Health Secretar

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6. UK rules out following France on breast implant removal
   

   23rd December 2011 - French authorities have recommended that around 30,000 women who received faulty breast implants that prompted health concerns should have them removed. The government also said that it would pay for the implants - made by the now defunct Poly Implant Prosthese (PIP) - to be tak

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7. Breast implant fears spread to the UK
   

   21st December 2011 - Thousands of British women with potentially faulty breast implants are being told there’s no evidence of any cancer risk. It’s thought up to 50 thousand women in the UK have had the French implants, supplied by Poly Implant Prothese (PIP). The French government is this week expe

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8. Endometriosis linked to inflammatory bowel disease
   

   20th December 2011 - The reproductive disorder, endometriosis, has been linked to an increased risk of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). According to a new, large scale observational Danish study, women with endometriosis are up to twice as likely to develop inflammatory bowel disease as those witho

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9. New abortion guidelines issued
   

   23rd November 2011 - New guidelines have been issued to help ensure women considering an abortion get better quality care. More than 200,000 abortion procedures are performed each year in Great Britain. At least a third of British women will have had an abortion by the time they are 45. Access to NH

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10. Number of Facebook friends linked to brain variations
    

    19th October 2011 - Scientists in the UK say they have found a strong link between the number of friends people have on Facebook and the amount of grey matter in particular regions of the brain. The researchers from University College London (UCL) also discovered that the more friends people have on

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