AUGUST
2003
This section
features key science stories from The Daily Telegraph's
online news service at www.telegraph.co.uk.
Click on the links for the full story.
Women
ignore breast cancer symptoms for months, says study
Thousands of women with symptoms of breast
cancer are risking their health by waiting months before seeking
medical advice, new research shows
31
Aug 2003
Scottish
cancer survival rates improve
Survival rates for people diagnosed with
most types of common cancer in Scotland have improved, according
to figures published yesterday
30
Aug 2003
Prescribed
drugs to be available on internet
People will be able to order repeat prescriptions
on the internet, under proposals announced yesterday
30
Aug 2003
Cancer
on the increase in England
Cases of cancer in England continue to
rise, following the trend of recent years, official statistics
showed clearly yesterday
29
Aug 2003
Close
encounter with the stunning Red Planet
This is what you missed if clouds obscured
your view of the sky last night
28
Aug 2003
Plain
truth about healthy chocolate
Scientists have bad news for lovers of
milk chocolate: recently-identified chemicals in the treat that
help protect the heart are only effective in plain chocolate
28
Aug 2003
Go-ahead
on way for '3-minute hysterectomy'
Two surgical techniques which could save
thousands of women from having a hysterectomy have been deemed
safe by national treatment and drugs advisers
28
Aug 2003
Heatwave
death rate increased by 1,000
The record temperatures this summer saw
death rates in Britain rise by nearly 1,000 more than is usual
for August
27
Aug 2003
British
heart disease deaths fall by a third
Deaths from heart disease in Britain
have fallen by a third in a decade, largely due to new treatments
available, researchers claim
27
Aug 2003
Hospital
sent home DVT death mother
A man has described how his wife died
from deep vein thrombosis after being sent home from hospital
with "a handful of paracetamol"
27
Aug 2003
This
way, baldie
Scientists attempting to revive the fortunes
of a bird that died out from Europe more than 400 years ago
are using microlight aircraft to teach it how to migrate
27
Aug 2003
Clinics
'could be overwhelmed by free IVF clients'
Doctors fear that the NHS and private
clinics could be overwhelmed by demand from infertile couples
if IVF treatment becomes freely available
27
Aug 2003
