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Editor's Choice (view all news in this section)
Aids epidemic rising in Russia
(World health - EU Monitor 22/11/2008)
GREATER investment in combatting Aids is fail...(see more)
Children 'risking liver disease'
(BBC 22/11/2008)
The British Liver Trust says it fears the amount children are drinking is rising desp...(see more)
Light-wave implant hope for deaf
(BBC 22/11/2008)
An implant which works by firing infrared light into the inner ear is being investiga...(see more)
Medical Practice (view all news in this section)
Landmark ruling for asbestos victims
(The Independent 22/11/2008)
The judge, Mr Justice Burton, ruled in 6 case...(see more)
Cure for cancer may be delayed by years after callous thieves stole top researcher's laptop
(Daily Mail 21/11/2008)
A top surgeon who has dedicated his career to discovering a cure for skin cancer has ...(see more)
Cholera outbreak strikes Zimbabwe
(BBC 21/11/2008)
Nearly 300 people have died in Zimbabwe in a cholera outbreak which has hit about 6,0...(see more)
Health Trends (view all news in this section)
Aids epidemic rising in Russia
(World health - EU Monitor 22/11/2008)
GREATER investment in combatting Aids is fail...(see more)
Children 'risking liver disease'
(BBC 22/11/2008)
The British Liver Trust says it fears the amount children are drinking is rising desp...(see more)
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)
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)
Light-wave implant hope for deaf
(BBC 22/11/2008)
An implant which works by firing infrared light into the inner ear is being investiga...(see more)
Revealed: Star Wars-style 'light sabre' to destroy cancer cells
(Daily Mail 21/11/2008)
A revolutionary laser which could fight cancer has been developed by British scientis...(see more)
Autumn babies more likely to develop asthma, say researchers
(Daily Mail 21/11/2008)
A US study looked at the records of more than 95,000 children. It found that the risk...(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)
Doctors warn schoolgirl addict to 'stop drinking Red Bull or you will die'
(Daily Mail 21/11/2008)
A girl of 13 who drank up to 50 energy drinks a week has been warned to beat her addi...(see more)
Girl, 5, now able to 'shine' after epilepsy surgery removes half her brain
(Daily Mail 21/11/2008)
For the first three years of life, Brooklyn suffered frequent seizures and her speech...(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)