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Editor's Choice (view all news in this section)
Repossession 'is mental threat'
(BBC 10/10/2008)
The fallout from the economic downturn could be a significant threat to mental health...(see more)
Complaints 'do not improve NHS'
(BBC 10/10/2008)
Vital lessons from complaints to the NHS are ...(see more)
Gut 'tasting' could beat poisons
(BBC 10/10/2008)
US researchers have found a link between rece...(see more)
Medical Practice (view all news in this section)
Repossession 'is mental threat'
(BBC 10/10/2008)
The fallout from the economic downturn could be a significant threat to mental health...(see more)
Complaints 'do not improve NHS'
(BBC 10/10/2008)
Vital lessons from complaints to the NHS are ...(see more)
Images show how thousands are at risk from untreated glaucoma
(BBC 09/10/2008)
Up to half a million people in England and Wa...(see more)
Health Trends (view all news in this section)
'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)
Caution urged as surgeons' death rates published
(The Scotsman 08/10/2008)
PATIENTS undergoing surgery in Scotland will ...(see more)
Latest Developments (view all news in this section)
Miscarriage hurts next pregnancy
(BBC 08/10/2008)
The University of Aberdeen study is the first...(see more)
Painkillers cut breast cancer risk
(NHS Choices 08/10/2008)
The possibility that anti-inflammatory drugs ...(see more)
'St John's Wort plant as effective as Prozac for treating depression', say scientists
(Daily Mail 08/10/2008)
The study's lead author, Dr Klaus Linde, from the Centre for Complementary Medicine i...(see more)
Life and Living (view all news in this section)
UV light fear over 'green' bulbs
(BBC 09/10/2008)
Being too close to energy-saving light bulbs could cause skin reddening because of ul...(see more)
Avon forced by advertising watchdog to withdraw claims its face cream fades away wrinkles
(Daily Mail 08/10/2008)
Avon has been forced to withdraw claims that its latest face cream can prevent ageing...(see more)
Women's voices get higher in pitch at most fertile point of monthly cycle, say researchers
(Daily Mail 08/10/2008)
Women speak in a higher tone of voice when at their most fertile, making them more at...(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)
Healthy fats and hunger
(NHS Choices 09/10/2008)
'A fat found in olive oil, nuts and avocados ...(see more)
Lung Cancer Less Likely in Smokers Who Drink Red Wine
(World health - EU Monitor 08/10/2008)
Drinking moderate amounts of red wine may off...(see more)
Snacking on nuts or avocado helps curb appetite with their healthy oils, finds study
(Daily Mail 08/10/2008)
A fat (oleic acid) found in olive oil, nuts and avocados could help naturally curb we...(see more)
Case Histories (view all news in this section)
'How I weaned my son off Ritalin and proved discipline is better then drugs'
(Daily Mail 08/10/2008)
Jake, who lives with Yvonne, 44, a nurse, and his stepfather John, a 44-year-old reta...(see more)
Young mother beats odds of 200 million to one to give birth to triplets - even though she was on the pill
(Daily Mail 08/10/2008)
The trio arrived 13 weeks early following an emergency caesarean.First was Gabriella ...(see more)
Parents voice concern over mutism
(BBC 07/10/2008)
Morys Gruffydd and Meleri Mcdonald's daughter Erin suffers from selective mutism whic...(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)
Top award for children's hospital
(BBC 09/10/2008)
The Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital, on Brighton seafront, in East Sussex, is one...(see more)
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