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Editor's Choice (view all news in this section)
Staff 'too timid' on child abuse
(BBC 03/12/2008)
Professionals must not be too reluctant to remove children from abusive parents, a gr...(see more)
Britain spends just 14p per person on Alzheimer's research compared to '£1.03 in U.S.
(Daily Mail 03/12/2008)
Britain spends just 14p per person on Alzheim...(see more)
Surgeon saves boy's life by text
(BBC 03/12/2008)
A British doctor volunteering in DR Congo used text message instructions from a colle...(see more)
Medical Practice (view all news in this section)
Staff 'too timid' on child abuse
(BBC 03/12/2008)
Professionals must not be too reluctant to remove children from abusive parents, a gr...(see more)
Britain spends just 14p per person on Alzheimer's research compared to '£1.03 in U.S.
(Daily Mail 03/12/2008)
Britain spends just 14p per person on Alzheim...(see more)
Surgeon saves boy's life by text
(BBC 03/12/2008)
A British doctor volunteering in DR Congo used text message instructions from a colle...(see more)
Health Trends (view all news in this section)
Cervical cancer deprivation link
(BBC 02/12/2008)
Cervical cancer is more common among women living in the most deprived areas of Engla...(see more)
HIV cases in NI 'may double'
(BBC 01/12/2008)
65 new cases of HIV were diagnosed in Northern Ireland last year, according to figure...(see more)
40000 die every year after hospital blunders MPs are told
(Telegraph 30/11/2008)
Professor Richard Thomson, from Newcastle Uni...(see more)
Latest Developments (view all news in this section)
The miracle teabag: Stem cells in a pack help stroke victim to talk again
(Daily Mail 02/12/2008)
Doctors have used a revolutionary stem cell treatment to restore the power of speech ...(see more)
Caesareans and asthma
(NHS Choices 02/12/2008)
This study has suggested a possible link betw...(see more)
Caesarean increases asthma risk
(BBC 02/12/2008)
In a study of almost 3,000 children, birth by Caesarean was associated with a 80% inc...(see more)
Ongoing Research (view all news in this section)
The answer to jet lag?
(NHS Choices 02/12/2008)
The report is based on two randomised control...(see more)
'Time-bending drug' for jet lag
(BBC 02/12/2008)
A new cure for jet lag could be on the market in the next few years after trials show...(see more)
Gene 'may ward off lung cancer'
(BBC 02/12/2008)
Scientists have pinpointed a gene which protects against lung cancer. It is hoped the...(see more)
Life and Living (view all news in this section)
NHS pays to rectify cosmetic ops
(BBC 02/12/2008)
A poll of 203 NHS surgeons found that more than a third knew of cases where complicat...(see more)
Liver disease killing more Scots
(BBC 02/12/2008)
Scotland's top doctor has revealed that the number of deaths from alcoholic liver dis...(see more)
Is your bra making you ill?
(The Independent 02/12/2008)
Are you constantly pulling up your bra ...(see more)
Healthy Eating (view all news in this section)
We took up to '£20 of vitamins a month - then went cold turkey
(Daily Mail 29/11/2008)
Supplements are believed by millions to be an easy way to maintain health. 1/3 of UK ...(see more)
How to keep your gut in mint condition
(Daily Mail 29/11/2008)
As far back as ancient Greece, herbal practitioners have pointed towards the peppermi...(see more)
Dangerous chemical found in three leading brands of bottled water
(Daily Mail 28/11/2008)
Chemicals linked to genital abnormalities in babies have been found in 3 of Britain's...(see more)
Case Histories (view all news in this section)
Black and blue
(BBC 02/12/2008)
"I couldn't get undressed in front of my husband and our sex life was suffering," say...(see more)
'Healthy' baby died after MMR jab
(The Independent 02/12/2008)
A "healthy and robust" baby who died just te...(see more)
Celebrity cancer
(BBC 02/12/2008)
"You had three smear tests, and they didn't work, so what's the point of me going?" I...(see more)
Commentary (view all news in this section)
Patient suicide
(BBC 03/12/2008)
Physician assisted suicide has been legal for a decade in the US state of Oregon. But...(see more)
China melamine death toll rises
(BBC 02/12/2008)
China has increased to six the estimated number of children who died from drinking da...(see more)
Midwife units key to giving nature a hand
(The Scotsman 02/12/2008)
The new head of the RCM tells Lyndsay Moss th...(see more)