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  Based on the same information your doctor reads, 'Best treatments' from the BMJ Group is the plain English guide that helps you make the right decisions about your health.

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• Childhood radiotherapy could harm chances of a healthy pregnancy

  BMJ Group, 23 Jul 2010:

  Having radiotherapy to the womb or ovaries as a child could cause problems when women later try to have a baby, researchers say

• 'Friendly bacteria' in pregnancy may prevent eczema in childhood

  BMJ Group, 23 Jul 2010:

  Mothers who drink milk containing 'friendly bacteria' (probiotics) while pregnant and breastfeeding may reduce their child's risk of developing eczema, reports a new study

• Air travel advice for people with heart disease

  BMJ Group, 21 Jul 2010:

  Most people with heart conditions can safely travel by air, according to a new report from the British Cardiovascular Society

• Better way of predicting IVF success

  BMJ Group, 20 Jul 2010:

  Mathematicians have devised a way of predicting how likely a couple is to have a baby as a result of IVF, if the first cycle of treatment didn't work

• Could your weight affect your memory?

  BMJ Group, 16 Jul 2010:

  Could carrying some extra pounds affect your memory? Yes, according to new research published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

• Common drugs may raise risk of memory problems in older people

  BMJ Group, 15 Jul 2010:

  Drugs taken for insomnia, bladder-control problems, allergies, and many other conditions may increase the risk of memory problems and other mental decline in older people, reports a new study on a class of drugs called anticholinergics

• Habit, not nicotine, prompts cigarette cravings

  BMJ Group, 15 Jul 2010:

  Are smokers hooked on nicotine, or on the habit of smoking itself? That's the question posed by an ingenious study on smokers who worked as flight attendants, which found cravings for the next cigarette were just as strong on short-haul as long-haul flights

• Support, not supplements, helps weight loss

  BMJ Group, 14 Jul 2010:

  Joining a support group that promotes simple messages – such as walking more, eating fruit and veg, and avoiding junk food – can help women avoid gaining weight, new research says

• Online monitoring helps blood pressure patients

  BMJ Group, 8 Jul 2010:

  People get better control of their blood pressure if they monitor it themselves and adjust their treatment accordingly

• Does anxiety disorder boost health risks for heart patients?

  BMJ Group, 7 Jul 2010:

  People with heart disease who worry a great deal may have a higher risk of strokes, heart attacks, and an early death, reports a new study

• Glucosamine won't help a bad back

  BMJ Group, 7 Jul 2010:

  Glucosamine supplements - widely used by people with arthritis or other joint problems - don't help the pain of a bad back, new research has found

• Lie-in before school cuts sleepiness and depression in teens

  BMJ Group, 6 Jul 2010:

  Delaying the start of the school day by just half an hour could improve the sleep patterns of teenagers, as well as reducing drowsiness during the day, lifting their mood and cutting depression

• Home birth 'triples risk of infant death'

  BMJ Group, 2 Jul 2010:

  Babies are three times more likely to die after planned home births than after hospital deliveries, a new review of the research says

• Hope and controversy over prostate cancer screening

  BMJ Group, 2 Jul 2010:

  Screening older men with the PSA blood test could cut prostate cancer deaths by around half, according to a new study

• Chronic fatigue syndrome

  BMJ Group, 2 Jul 2010: Chronic fatigue syndrome is a frustrating and distressing illness that affects people of all ages

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