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Editor's Choice (view all news in this section)

Grandmother wins her battle for cancer drug (The Scotsman 12/10/2008) A GRANDMOTHER with terminal cancer who faced ...(see more)
Forget the gym, the office is the place to get fit (The Scotsman 12/10/2008) FORGET the gym: get fit in the office. That's...(see more)
Matron's back to bring NHS up to scratch (The Scotsman 12/10/2008) Now the first matron is to appear in a Scotti...(see more)

Medical Practice (view all news in this section)

Grandmother wins her battle for cancer drug (The Scotsman 12/10/2008) A GRANDMOTHER with terminal cancer who faced ...(see more)
Matron's back to bring NHS up to scratch (The Scotsman 12/10/2008) Now the first matron is to appear in a Scotti...(see more)
The price of life - it was £20,000. Now NHS drugs body recalculates (The Independent 12/10/2008) Under Nice's current rules, a year of quality...(see more)

Health Trends (view all news in this section)

Deaths linked to MRSA have risen by 300% in a decade (The Scotsman 11/10/2008) DEATHS linked to the MRSA superbug in Scotlan...(see more)
'End in sight' for elephantiasis (BBC 08/10/2008) A painful and disfiguring disease affecting more than 100 million people worldwide co...(see more)
IVF successes top 10,000 a year (BBC 08/10/2008) There were 10,242 births resulting in 12,596 babies in 2006, a 13% rise on the number...(see more)

Latest Developments (view all news in this section)

British cancer patient has her breast removed in revolutionary keyhole surgery (Daily Mail 11/10/2008) A British cancer patient has become the first in Europe to have her breast removed us...(see more)
Virtual healing (BBC 11/10/2008) "It's a bit like going to the Imax cinema," q...(see more)
Honey for burns (NHS Choices 10/10/2008) This review was carried out by the Cochrane C...(see more)

Ongoing Research (view all news in this section)

Space food (BBC 10/10/2008) Doctors are examining if food given to astron...(see more)
Can ginkgo protect you from strokes? (NHS Choices 10/10/2008) This study found that a particular extract of...(see more)
Gut 'tasting' could beat poisons (BBC 10/10/2008) US researchers have found a link between rece...(see more)

Life and Living (view all news in this section)

Forget the gym, the office is the place to get fit (The Scotsman 12/10/2008) FORGET the gym: get fit in the office. That's...(see more)
How to breathe more easily about asthma (Daily Mail 11/10/2008) Children who take paracetamol more than once a month may have a greater risk of devel...(see more)
How I trained for a half-marathon just after giving birth, by BBC newsreader Sophie Raworth (Daily Mail 11/10/2008) They say you do crazy things when you're pregnant. Mine was signing up to do the worl...(see more)

Relationships (view all news in this section)

Premature ejaculation may be a genetic problem (BBC 07/10/2008) Men who suffer from premature ejaculation may be able to blame their genes, work sugg...(see more)
Life Support: How to have a good break-up (The Independent 06/10/2008) So, the deed is done and the world is topsy-t...(see more)
Lifeclass: my husband won't let me have a life of my own (Telegraph 30/09/2008) My husband and I have been together for six y...(see more)

Healthy Eating (view all news in this section)

Common fibre a 'true superfood' (BBC 12/10/2008) An ongoing study by the Institute of Food Research suggested pectin, a fibre found in...(see more)
Call to ban junk food from NHS (BBC 11/10/2008) The British Dental Health Foundation (BDHF) called on the NHS to fill its vending mac...(see more)
Healthy fats and hunger (NHS Choices 09/10/2008) 'A fat found in olive oil, nuts and avocados ...(see more)

Case Histories (view all news in this section)

War legacy (BBC 12/10/2008) "I was taken prisoner by the Vichy French and my right leg was amputated, but they di...(see more)
How to tackle Crohn's Disease without the help of drugs (Daily Mail 11/10/2008) John was diagnosed with Crohn's disease after a colonoscopy and blood tests. Periods ...(see more)
Glasgow bomb hero John Smeaton in intensive care (The Scotsman 11/10/2008) GLASGOW Airport car bomb hero John Smeaton wa...(see more)

Commentary (view all news in this section)

World crisis may cause suicide rise: WHO (World health - EU Monitor 09/10/2008) The global economic crisis is likely to cause...(see more)
KENYA: Rising demand for male circumcision (World health - EU Monitor 09/10/2008) 09 Oct 2008 15:43:55 GMT Source: IRIN Health ...(see more)
Happy talk (BBC 09/10/2008) Nearly 50 MPs from all parties, including Lib...(see more)

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