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Dysentery drug shows early promise
8:01pm Monday 21st May 2012
A cheap drug already prescribed for arthritis “could fight amoebic dysentery”, reported the BBC.
Snorers 'have higher cancer risk'
7:02pm Monday 21st May 2012
“Snoring 'can raise cancer risk five-fold'”, according to The Daily Telegraph. Its story reported that scientists believe low blood oxygen levels seen in some snorers may encourage the growth of tumours, and that stopping snoring could help people fight cancer.
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