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Editor's Choice (view all news in this section)
Bars to be banned from giving women free drinks in latest crackdown on binge Britain
(Daily Mail 13/10/2008)
Pubs could be banned from promotions such as offering free drinks to women as part of...(see more)
Health alert: Living until you are the ripe old age of 100 may cost you '£1million
(Daily Mail 13/10/2008)
The cost of retirement could top £1million for those living to the age of 100 - and m...(see more)
I have a brain tumour, golf legend Seve reveals
(The Scotsman 13/10/2008)
GOLFING legend Seve Ballesteros last night sa...(see more)
Medical Practice (view all news in this section)
Bars to be banned from giving women free drinks in latest crackdown on binge Britain
(Daily Mail 13/10/2008)
Pubs could be banned from promotions such as offering free drinks to women as part of...(see more)
Health alert: Living until you are the ripe old age of 100 may cost you '£1million
(Daily Mail 13/10/2008)
The cost of retirement could top £1million for those living to the age of 100 - and m...(see more)
Health insurers are rejecting 20% of illness plan claims due to lack of medical history provided
(Daily Mail 13/10/2008)
Insurers are routinely refusing to pay out on health policies because customers fail ...(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)
Ongoing Research (view all news in this section)
'Nanotech search' for antibiotics
(BBC 13/10/2008)
UK researchers are using microscopic "nanoprobes" to find new drugs to tackle antibio...(see more)
Gene scan to predict hair loss
(BBC 13/10/2008)
Genes that may increase by seven-fold the risk of early baldness amongst men have bee...(see more)
Life and Living (view all news in this section)
Music fans 'risk losing hearing'
(BBC 13/10/2008)
One in 10 people with personal MP3 or CD players could suffer permanent hearing loss ...(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)
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)
Relationships (view all news in this section)
Virginia Ironside's Dilemmas: I've recently learnt that my 11-year-old daughter sent a vile email to a boy at her school.
(The Independent 13/10/2008)
Dear Virginia,
I've recently learnt that my...(see more)
Life Support: How to make small talk
(The Independent 13/10/2008)
Don't be shy Small talk - about the traffic, ...(see more)
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)
Healthy Eating (view all news in this section)
Now school pupils are banned from eating tomato ketchup as part of healthy eating drive
(Daily Mail 12/10/2008)
Tomato ketchup has been banned from school canteens as part of a move towards healthi...(see more)
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)
Case Histories (view all news in this section)
I have a brain tumour, golf legend Seve reveals
(The Scotsman 13/10/2008)
GOLFING legend Seve Ballesteros last night sa...(see more)
My orangutans sensed I'd had cancer - they were so gentle with me when I was weak
(Daily Mail 12/10/2008)
Michelle Desilets wasn't surprised she was exhausted - she had just returned from a h...(see more)
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)
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