Behind the Headlines : Archive

All news stories for December 2016 are shown below.

• Behind the Headlines 2016 Quiz of the Year
• Brain tests may predict children at risk of becoming 'social burdens'
• Child 'more likely to use drugs if mum smoked when pregnant'
• Claim high-fat diets can prevent diabetes 'unproven'
• Could Parkinson's disease start in the gut?
• Diet rich in processed meat 'may worsen asthma symptoms'
• Grooming pubic hair linked to increased STI risk
• Gum disease bug linked to rheumatoid arthritis
• Handful of nuts 'cuts heart disease and cancer' risk
• Long-term painkiller use 'linked to hearing loss in women'
• Moderate exercise 'better for sperm' than high intensity exercise
• MRI scans in pregnancy improve diagnosis of brain defects
• New drug proves effective for both types of MS
• New laser therapy for low-risk prostate cancer shows promise
• 'No need to wait to try again after miscarriage' advice
• 'Not enough over-50s' taking aspirin to prevent heart disease
• Our news predictions for 2017
• Pokémon no-go: game's exercise effects short-lived in most players
• Report looks at the health of the 'baby boomer' generation
• Some psychotic episodes 'may be triggered by immune disorders'
• Sugar guidelines unreliable says study funded by sugar industry
• Sugar tax would 'cut childhood obesity'
• The 10 most popular stories from 2016 - as picked by you
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