British doctors are trying to assess the effectiveness of using spray-on skin cell cultures to treat burn victims.

A medical team at Queen Victoria Hospital in East Grinstead, East Sussex has already used the technique to treat a man with burns over 90 percent of his body.

Researchers say a widely used pill can reduce the risk of death in elderly heart attack survivors by preventing their hearts from deteriorating through a process known as "remodeling."

Perindopril, part of a group of popular anti-hypertension drugs called ACE inhibitors, reduces remodeling by 46-percent over a period of one year, when compared to a placebo. The findings are in a study presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress.

Hypnosis is now being used as a tool to help dieters fight temptation against food cravings.

In a nation where two-thirds of the population is overweight or obese, hypnotherapists say they're seeing more patients desperate for a way to control their eating.

The world's best-selling drug is no more effective than similar drugs and in some cases has worse side effects, according to a study of the cardiovascular treatment drug Lipitor.

The results come from a survey of previous studies worldwide, rather than new clinical tests on patients. It was released Saturday by Institut fuer Qualitaet und Wirtschaftslichkeit im Gesundheitswesen.

Researchers say a widely used pill can reduce the risk of death in elderly heart attack survivors by preventing their hearts from deteriorating through a process known as "remodeling."

Perindopril, part of a group of popular anti-hypertension drugs called ACE inhibitors, reduces remodeling by 46 percent over a period of one year, when compared to a placebo. This according to a study presented at the European Society of Cardiology congress.