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Page last updated at 16:03 GMT, Friday, 2 January 2009

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'Keep off dieting' to avoid flu
People should steer clear of New Year diets if they want to improve their chances of staving off flu, a study suggests.

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Humans could be protected from dengue fever by infecting the mosquitoes carrying it with a parasite, say researchers.

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