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Health news roundup
October 8: Catch up with this week's major health stories
Malaria experts warn of a global shortfall in funding, while study says that the occasional alcoholic drink during pregnancy does babies no harm.
Light drinking no risk to baby, say researchers
From the BBC: Drinking one or two units of alcohol a week during pregnancy does not raise the risk of developmental problems in the child, a study has suggested..
Read the full article on the BBC website
Malaria funding falling short, study shows
From Reuters: Global funding for malaria is less than half the $4.9 billion needed in 2010 to prevent and treat the disease that kills around 850,000 people a year, study shows..
Read the full article on the The Lancet
British IVF pioneer wins Nobel prize for medicine
From the Guardian: The Nobel prize for physiology or medicine for 2010 has been awarded to Robert Edwards, the British scientist who pioneered in-vitro fertilisation.
Read the full article on the Guardian's website
Red onion could be answer to reducing cholesterol
From the Daily Mail: Researchers say the vegetable - commonly used in Mediterranean and Indian cuisine - helps remove bad cholesterol from the body, which can cause heart attacks and strokes..
Read the full article on Mail Online
High blood pressure switch could one day be turned off
From the Telegraph: A mechanism in the body that causes high blood pressure has been uncovered by British scientists in breakthrough that could lead to new treatments.
Read the full article on the Telegraph's website
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