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Editor's Choice (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)
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)
Services 'fail' cancer children
(BBC 02/12/2008)
Children with cancer are spending more time in hospital than they need to because com...(see more)
Medical Practice (view all news in this section)
Services 'fail' cancer children
(BBC 02/12/2008)
Children with cancer are spending more time in hospital than they need to because com...(see more)
Appeal for more platelet donors
(BBC 02/12/2008)
An appeal for more platelet donors has been made by the National Blood Service as sup...(see more)
Patients going 'private' on NHS
(BBC 02/12/2008)
Patients have the right to opt for any NHS hospital or private unit that can offer th...(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)
40000 die every year after hospital blunders MPs are told
(Telegraph 30/11/2008)
Professor Richard Thomson, from Newcastle Uni...(see more)
Britain is among casual sex capitals of the Western world research claims
(Telegraph 30/11/2008)
British men and women are the most promiscuou...(see more)
Latest Developments (view all news in this section)
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)
Group therapy 'beats depression'
(BBC 01/12/2008)
Compared to one-to-one sessions, or medication, "mindfulness-based cognitive therapy"...(see more)
Blood brothers
(BBC 01/12/2008)
Michael Wenman, 12, became the world's first child to have a bone marrow transplant f...(see more)
Ongoing Research (view all news in this section)
Antioxidants 'cannot slow ageing'
(BBC 01/12/2008)
Using Nematode worms, scientists found even those given enhanced antioxidant powers t...(see more)
Heart disease 'reversed in mice'
(BBC 30/11/2008)
Scientists have halted the advance of heart disease in mice. The study provides hard ...(see more)
Driving with a hangover 'four times more dangerous'
(Telegraph 30/11/2008)
Students were tested on a driving simulator w...(see more)
Life and Living (view all news in this section)
Cheap sex - the credit crunch is biting under the sheets
(BBC 01/12/2008)
A YouGov survey of 2,000 adults found sex was the most popular free activity, ahead o...(see more)
Why left-handed men earn five per cent more every HOUR than right-handers
(Daily Mail 28/11/2008)
Researchers from Bristol University and Imperial College London tracked 12,000 childr...(see more)
Jamie Oliver approach beats public health campaigns claims psychologist
(Telegraph 26/11/2008)
Shock tactics to warn people of the dangers o...(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)
Learning to live from dying son
(BBC 01/12/2008)
After Joshua was diagnosed with a very rare f...(see more)
Decision due on conjoined twins
(BBC 30/11/2008)
Doctors will decide on Tuesday whether to operate and separate a pair of newly-born c...(see more)
Bonnie Tyler: How I was saved from a total eclipse of my sight
(Daily Mail 29/11/2008)
Laser eye surgery can be used to treat myopia (short-sight), hyperopia (long-sight) a...(see more)
Commentary (view all news in this section)
Christmas cheer?
(BBC 01/12/2008)
Their names are Mary and Joseph and they have a newborn child. But for this Malawian ...(see more)
HIV legacy
(BBC 01/12/2008)
By the end of 2005, nearly one million Americans had been diagnosed with HIV-Aids sin...(see more)
World's oldest person dies at 115
(BBC 28/11/2008)
An American woman who was recognised as the world's oldest person for a year has died...(see more)