Metabolic syndrome: a game of consequences? (The Economist, 11 March 2010)

National Institutes of Health Exploratory/Developmental Clinical Research Grants in Obesity

Women on pill 'may live longer' (BBC News Online, 12 March 2010)

12 Mar 2010

A large scale, 39-year study of over 45,000 women has disputed reports that the oral contraceptive Pill can increase the risk of disease. Published in the British Medical Journal, the study has in fact found a slightly protective effect of long term use of the Pill against conditions such as cancer, heart disease and stroke.

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