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Editor's Choice (view all news in this section)
Why obesity could hit your council tax: Crisis will mean '£6.3bn bill for public services
(Daily Mail 07/10/2008)
More children will be taken into care as Britain becomes the obesity capital of the w...(see more)
Dementia patients 'suffer stigma'
(BBC 07/10/2008)
A survey by the Alzheimer's Society found patients reported neighbours crossing the s...(see more)
Smoking 'costs the NHS billions'
(BBC 07/10/2008)
Treating smokers costs the NHS in England £2.7bn a year, compared with £1.7bn a decad...(see more)
Medical Practice (view all news in this section)
Why obesity could hit your council tax: Crisis will mean '£6.3bn bill for public services
(Daily Mail 07/10/2008)
More children will be taken into care as Britain becomes the obesity capital of the w...(see more)
Dementia patients 'suffer stigma'
(BBC 07/10/2008)
A survey by the Alzheimer's Society found patients reported neighbours crossing the s...(see more)
Smoking 'costs the NHS billions'
(BBC 07/10/2008)
Treating smokers costs the NHS in England £2.7bn a year, compared with £1.7bn a decad...(see more)
Health Trends (view all news in this section)
Ozone pollution 'killing hundreds'
(The Scotsman 06/10/2008)
GROUND-LEVEL ozone pollution is contributing ...(see more)
Parents 'under drugs suspicion'
(BBC 05/10/2008)
Some 90% of the 500 teenagers polled by charity Addaction said they were "against" dr...(see more)
China lung disease 'to kill 83m'
(BBC 04/10/2008)
A US study has suggested that more than 80 million people in China will die in the ne...(see more)
Latest Developments (view all news in this section)
'Safer' test developed for Down's
(BBC 06/10/2008)
Scientists say they have developed a safer blood test that can tell a women if her un...(see more)
Test that will spot prostate danger in ten minutes
(Daily Mail 06/10/2008)
A new test, called PSAWatch, makes it easier to screen men for prostate cancer - pote...(see more)
Hospital cleaning chemical fears
(BBC 06/10/2008)
Hospitals have been warned not to over-dilute cleaning chemicals amid fears that this...(see more)
Ongoing Research (view all news in this section)
Pollution linked to appendicitis
(BBC 06/10/2008)
Air pollution may increase the risk of appendicitis, research suggests. The Calgary t...(see more)
Inflammatory bowel gene uncovered
(BBC 05/10/2008)
It was known that ulcerative colitis, which affects around 100,000 people in the UK, ...(see more)
Life and Living (view all news in this section)
Reading a novel can help obese children to lose weight
(Daily Mail 06/10/2008)
In a study of 45 girls, those who read a book which promoted exercise and a healthy l...(see more)
Survey shows contraception myths
(BBC 05/10/2008)
The poll of 55 women, published in a family planning journal, found anxiety about wei...(see more)
'Drugs are bad'
(BBC 05/10/2008)
Eleven-year-old Ellie Stevens thinks drugs are disgusting and cannot understand why a...(see more)
Healthy Eating (view all news in this section)
Berry berry good for you... The superfruits that boost healing and help ward off disease
(Daily Mail 04/10/2008)
ANGELA EPSTEIN discovers why blackcurrants, gooseberries and their relatives are so g...(see more)
Scots infants 'to get free meals'
(BBC 02/10/2008)
All pupils will receive free meals in the first three years of primary school, the Sc...(see more)
California Restaurants Will Soon Count Calories
(World health - EU Monitor 01/10/2008)
Trend-setting, health-conscious California be...(see more)
Case Histories (view all news in this section)
Last wish for tragic Wendy: A wedding this week
(Daily Mail 06/10/2008)
Former EastEnders star Wendy Richard will marry her long-term partner this week befor...(see more)
It makes me sick: Actress Lysette Anthony falls foul of parking wardens while visiting son in hospital
(Daily Mail 05/10/2008)
Actress Lysette Anthony's son was diagnosed with juvenile arthritis - a childhood for...(see more)
I was Top Of The Pops but crippled by pain. Now, at 53, I finally feel fit and healthy, says 80's star Mari Wilson
(Daily Mail 04/10/2008)
Chart sensation Mari reveals how her years of success were blighted by a string of il...(see more)