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UK is 'sick man of Europe' – and getting worse

Health

UK is 'sick man of Europe' – and getting worse

Ill health related to alcohol, drugs and dementia have set the UK back in a comparison of disease trends throughout Europe

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E-cigarettes may soon be sold as life-saving medicine

Technology

E-cigarettes may soon be sold as life-saving medicine

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Widespread high-tech doping blights Australian sport

Health

Widespread high-tech doping blights Australian sport

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The 10,000-year bender: Why humans love a tipple

Earth

The 10,000-year bender: Why humans love a tipple

Features

Battle of the bottle: How to curb overindulgers

Health

Battle of the bottle: How to curb overindulgers

Features

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Health

Time to get serious about curbing drinking

Opinion

Your consciousness is your affair, says drug crusader

Life

Your consciousness is your affair, says drug crusader

Opinion

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Health

UK government urged to consider relaxing drug rules

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Grapefruit makes drugs pack a stronger punch

Health

Grapefruit makes drugs pack a stronger punch

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Moderate drink during pregnancy can lower baby's IQ

Health

Moderate drink during pregnancy can lower baby's IQ

A study of genetic mutations which slow the body's breakdown of alcohol has teased out the true relationship between drinking and its effect on a fetus

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Life

Cannabis legalisation launches living laboratory

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Life

Experimenting with drugs in the US

Opinion

Health

US states vote to experiment with marijuana

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Humans

Oliver Sacks: I want to de-stigmatise hallucinations

Opinion

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