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Editor's Choice (view all news in this section)

'Unprecedented' rise in measles (BBC 09/01/2009) There is an "unprecedented increase" in measles cases in England and Wales, experts r...(see more)
Stay at home Britons sought medical advice online (Patient UK 09/01/2009) As cold and flu viruses spread across Britain...(see more)
Breast cancer gene-free baby born (BBC 09/01/2009) The first baby in the UK tested before conception for a genetic form of breast cancer...(see more)

Medical Practice (view all news in this section)

Stay at home Britons sought medical advice online (Patient UK 09/01/2009) As cold and flu viruses spread across Britain...(see more)
Breast cancer gene-free baby born (BBC 09/01/2009) The first baby in the UK tested before conception for a genetic form of breast cancer...(see more)
Salmonella outbreak - US Health officials Baffled - Justice News Flash (World health - EU Monitor 09/01/2009) The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is...(see more)

Health Trends (view all news in this section)

'Unprecedented' rise in measles (BBC 09/01/2009) There is an "unprecedented increase" in measles cases in England and Wales, experts r...(see more)
London sees large rise in measles (BBC 09/01/2009) A large rise in measles has been recorded in London, with 721 confirmed cases in 2008...(see more)
Dementia drug death risk warning (BBC 09/01/2009) Experts have condemned the commonplace prescribing of sedatives to people in the UK w...(see more)

Latest Developments (view all news in this section)

Super stethoscope (BBC 06/01/2009) The absence of early diagnosis of coronary disease can lead to sudden death. In the I...(see more)
Vaccinating older people against pneumonia is a 'waste of time' (Daily Mail 06/01/2009) Giving jabs to older people against an infection which causes pneumonia is a waste of...(see more)
From a machine that reads your thoughts to glasses that cure dry eyes: The breakthroughs that will change lives in 2009 (Daily Mail 06/01/2009) A round up of a few recent developments in lung and liver cancer treatment, chronic a...(see more)

Ongoing Research (view all news in this section)

Body repair 'could be ramped up' (BBC 09/01/2009) A combination of drugs could trick the body into sending its repair mechanisms into o...(see more)
British scientists develop nasal spray that could stop the flu virus from laying you low (Daily Mail 08/01/2009) A spray that might stop flu in its tracks is being developed. It would target the sug...(see more)
Men who don't find curvy women attractive 'could father children with autism' (Daily Mail 08/01/2009) Researchers showed 100 men with autistic children pictures of curvy women, women with...(see more)

Life and Living (view all news in this section)

Playing Tetris could help treat post traumatic stress disorder says scientists (Mirror 07/01/2009) Playing computer game Tetris can help reduce ...(see more)
Teenagers 'turn to alcohol and drugs to cope with school stress' (Telegraph 06/01/2009) The study quizzed 172 15- and 16-year-olds pr...(see more)
Skiers should treat the piste 'like a beach' for skin protection (Telegraph 06/01/2009) Skiers have been warned by doctors to protect...(see more)

Relationships (view all news in this section)

Taking back what's mine - man asks for kidney's return in divorce (BBC 08/01/2009) A US man divorcing his wife demands that she ...(see more)
Virginia Ironside's Dilemmas: I'm irritated by my boyfriend's behaviour (The Independent 05/01/2009) I'm 20, I love my boyfriend and we never have...(see more)
Ask Martha: I spent New Year's Eve at home. Does that make me a loser? (The Independent 04/01/2009) New Year at home - Accidentally sending phone...(see more)

Healthy Eating (view all news in this section)

Porridge boosts your sex life, claims firm (The Scotsman 08/01/2009) FORGET images of Scotsmen and Quakers, porrid...(see more)
Are you a carb addict? (Daily Mail 05/01/2009) Could it really be that sweets and chocolate are as addictive as cigarettes? 'Heavily...(see more)
Levels of sugar and salt in foods may be cut by law in attempt to reduce obesity (Daily Mail 03/01/2009) Levels of fat, sugar and salt in food could be restricted by law, the Government sign...(see more)

Case Histories (view all news in this section)

Triplets survive against the odds (BBC 08/01/2009) Martha, Evie and Harry Paciuszko were born at Derriford Hospital in Plymouth five wee...(see more)
Patrick Swayze: 'Cancer is putting me through hell' (Telegraph 07/01/2009) Actor Patrick Swayze says he is "going throug...(see more)
Rabies victim dies of infection (BBC 06/01/2009) A Northern Ireland woman who contracted the rabies virus while she was abroad dies, h...(see more)

Commentary (view all news in this section)

Many to mourn (BBC 09/01/2009) Mirzo Nosirov has lost 13 family members, inc...(see more)
OLPC has potential for health (eHealthInsider 09/01/2009) Computers provided to children in developing ...(see more)
More than half of GPs rate Labour's record on NHS as 'poor' (Telegraph 07/01/2009) More than half of GPs rate Labour's record on...(see more)

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