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Editor's Choice (view all news in this section)
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)
Bournemouth bans 'Dr Death'
(The Independent 11/10/2008)
Dr Philip Nitschke, from Darwin, who has been...(see more)
Medical Practice (view all news in this section)
Bournemouth bans 'Dr Death'
(The Independent 11/10/2008)
Dr Philip Nitschke, from Darwin, who has been...(see more)
Deaths lead to transplants review
(BBC 10/10/2008)
Heart transplants at a London hospital are being reviewed after four people died with...(see more)
Northern Ireland nurse jobs threat
(BBC 10/10/2008)
More than 700 nursing posts are under threat in Northern Ireland as part of wider pla...(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)
Life and Living (view all news in this section)
Fears as women put cult of celebrity over health
(BBC 10/10/2008)
A Breast Cancer Campaign poll of 1,000 women found that nearly four out of five women...(see more)
NHS brings in exercise coaches to trim off fat of the land
(The Scotsman 10/10/2008)
HEALTH chiefs are set to allocate personal fi...(see more)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Case Histories (view all news in this section)
Glasgow bomb hero John Smeaton in intensive care
(The Scotsman 11/10/2008)
GLASGOW Airport car bomb hero John Smeaton wa...(see more)
Miracle of 13-year-old tennis ace who 'died' for 15 minutes after heart attack... and survived
(Daily Mail 10/10/2008)
An elite 13-year-old athlete who dreamed of becoming the next Andy Murray died for 15...(see more)
'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)
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