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Editor's Choice (view all news in this section)
Toddler saved after pioneering op uses medical superglue to plug holes in her brain
(Daily Mail 21/11/2008)
Ella-Grace Honeyman was born with Vein of Galen Malformation, which causes tiny holes...(see more)
About face! How babies in their buggies benefit from eye contact.
(BBC 21/11/2008)
2,722 parent-child pairs were observed in various High Streets. Dr Zeedyk then studie...(see more)
Asbestos pay-out ruling due
(BBC 21/11/2008)
The High Court is due to give a verdict in a case between victims' families, employer...(see more)
Medical Practice (view all news in this section)
Asbestos pay-out ruling due
(BBC 21/11/2008)
The High Court is due to give a verdict in a case between victims' families, employer...(see more)
Hospital bug fine plan 'unfair'
(BBC 21/11/2008)
Ministers have set hospitals a target of reducing (Clostridium Difficile) infection r...(see more)
Detention units 'fail on health'
(BBC 21/11/2008)
Children held in UK detention centres are not getting the medical care they need, a l...(see more)
Health Trends (view all news in this section)
C.diff 'a factor in more deaths'
(BBC 19/11/2008)
General Register Office for Scotland statistics showed C.diff was a factor in 597 dea...(see more)
Drug-resistant ward bug concern
(BBC 18/11/2008)
Hospitals need to be vigilant against an emerging drug-resistant bacterium Acinetobac...(see more)
Periods of healthy old age vary
(BBC 17/11/2008)
Researchers collected data on life-expectancy, then surveyed older people from each c...(see more)
Latest Developments (view all news in this section)
The text nurse: Mobile phone 'diary' allows people with diabetes and asthma to monitor their own health
(Daily Mail 20/11/2008)
The patient spends a minute or so a day keying in data, such as blood-sugar levels an...(see more)
Rapid care 'cuts baby's HIV risk'
(BBC 19/11/2008)
A study, of 377 HIV-positive South African babies, found that babies given treatment ...(see more)
Ginkgo 'won't stop dementia'
(NHS Choices 19/11/2008)
This large, randomised, controlled trial prov...(see more)
Ongoing Research (view all news in this section)
About face! How babies in their buggies benefit from eye contact.
(BBC 21/11/2008)
2,722 parent-child pairs were observed in various High Streets. Dr Zeedyk then studie...(see more)
Scientists are a step closer to creating 'elixir of life'
(Daily Mail 20/11/2008)
Mice engineered to have extra-high levels of telomerase lived up to 50 per cent longe...(see more)
Cancer drug for diabetes
(NHS Choices 20/11/2008)
This study has added to previous animal studi...(see more)
Life and Living (view all news in this section)
Britons rate their happiness at 7.8 study shows
(Telegraph 19/11/2008)
The figures are revealed in a Quality of Life...(see more)
Fat chance: On the scales of injustice, overweight women always lose out
(Daily Mail 18/11/2008)
Overweight women, according to medical research, are far more likely to lose their jo...(see more)
Exercise cuts the risk of cancer - but only if you get at least seven hours sleep, study finds
(Daily Mail 18/11/2008)
A 10-year-study of thousands of women found significantly fewer cases of cancer, incl...(see more)
Healthy Eating (view all news in this section)
Big six fast-food chains pledge to slash fat and salt in historic anti-obesity shift
(Daily Mail 20/11/2008)
Six of the country's biggest restaurant chains have pledged to serve more salad and s...(see more)
EU pledges '£421m to get obese children to eat fruit
(Telegraph 18/11/2008)
22 million children in the EU are overweight,...(see more)
Is your Omega-3 fish oil supplement any good - or a load of old codswallop?
(Daily Mail 17/11/2008)
The best way to get nutrients is from food; for Omega 3s, this means everyone should ...(see more)
Case Histories (view all news in this section)
Toddler saved after pioneering op uses medical superglue to plug holes in her brain
(Daily Mail 21/11/2008)
Ella-Grace Honeyman was born with Vein of Galen Malformation, which causes tiny holes...(see more)
Hope for boy lost in 'own little world'
(The Scotsman 21/11/2008)
The autistic six-year-old suffers from hyper-...(see more)
Boy, 12, collapsed and died after 'using too much Lynx deodorant'
(Daily Mail 20/11/2008)
A boy of 12 collapsed and died after using 'copious' amounts of deodorant in a crampe...(see more)
Commentary (view all news in this section)
What a way to go. British toilet habits revealed
(BBC 19/11/2008)
Mari Williams of Tearfund, said: "It's scandalous that in the 21st Century, more than...(see more)
Pensioners to get free Viagra
(The Scotsman 17/11/2008)
Mexico City is giving out free Viagra and oth...(see more)
How scientists tracked down the origin of Aids
(The Scotsman 15/11/2008)
By following the trail of genetic changes HIV...(see more)