Obesity ‘increases risk of cancer’

The sedentary, screenwatching, fast food eating culture of our times, which leads to excess weight gain, is putting people at risk of cancer, according to a leading medical journal.

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Accidents, meningitis, depression: some misfortunes are more common among students. Jerome Monahan explains how to be prepared

Drug firm faces big fine over market tactics

A drug company whose treatment for a rare enzyme disease costs more than £60,000 a year for the average adult patient faces big fines for allegedly abusing its dominant position in the market.