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Cheap dysentery drug 'promising'
Sun, 20 May 2012 18:26:49 GMT
A cheap drug, which is already prescribed for arthritis, could fight amoebic dysentery, according to researchers in the US.
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'Debt deterring would-be doctors'
Sat, 19 May 2012 12:12:52 GMT
The prospect of high student debt and increased pension contributions could discourage young people from entering medicine, a senior doctor warns.
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Dieting 'safe for pregnant women'
Fri, 18 May 2012 01:36:38 GMT
Dieting in pregnancy is safe and does not carry risks for the baby, a review of research has suggested.
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NHS hospital food 'will improve'
Sun, 20 May 2012 10:51:28 GMT
Health Secretary Andrew Lansley insists the quality of hospital food in England will improve, after criticism of the nutritional value of meals currently offered.
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Kids' cardiac service criticised
Fri, 18 May 2012 12:25:37 GMT
An independent panel says cardiac services at Glasgow's Sick Children's Hospital "may be unsafe if critical staffing problems are not addressed".
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Father wants 'donation' lessons
Fri, 18 May 2012 01:37:16 GMT
A father who lost his son to leukaemia is calling for schools and colleges to make a lesson on donating stem cells, blood and organs part of the curriculum.
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Parent classes 'not nanny state'
Fri, 18 May 2012 10:44:07 GMT
Prime Minister David Cameron defends free parenting classes in England, denying they are the policy of a "nanny state".
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Statins 'benefit healthy people'
Wed, 16 May 2012 23:34:17 GMT
Thousands of heart attacks and strokes could be prevented if the cholesterol-lowering drugs, statins, were more widely prescribed, research suggests.
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UK retains strict animal test law
Thu, 17 May 2012 13:23:22 GMT
The UK says it will retain stricter animal testing standards than required by a new European Union Directive.
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Dementia patient 'had 106 carers'
Fri, 18 May 2012 09:19:10 GMT
A woman claims her husband, who had dementia, was given 106 different carers in a single year.
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Oldest living kidney donor at 83
Wed, 16 May 2012 23:34:32 GMT
An 83-year-old man becomes the oldest person in the UK to donate a kidney while still alive, the NHS Blood and Transplant service says.
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Robotic arm controlled by thought
Wed, 16 May 2012 17:05:51 GMT
Two patients who are paralysed from the neck down are able to control a robotic arm using their thoughts.
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Old films to aid memory recovery
Thu, 17 May 2012 01:35:59 GMT
Old home movies are being used to help trigger the forgotten past of people with dementia and other memory loss.
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Baby's quick birth in bathroom
Tue, 15 May 2012 18:34:03 GMT
A young couple deliver their baby at home in Wakefield after a labour lasting just eight minutes.
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Why we should talk more about death
Fri, 18 May 2012 02:43:27 GMT
Why doctors should talk more about death
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VIDEO: Jamie: 'I've given up on politics'
Sat, 19 May 2012 15:39:41 GMT
TV chef Jamie Oliver says he has given up on trying to change governments' attitudes to healthy eating, as he visits New York in a bid to tackle obesity there.
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VIDEO: UK's oldest living kidney donor
Thu, 17 May 2012 08:30:16 GMT
Nicholas Crace, the 83-year-old who has become the oldest person in the UK to donate a kidney while still being alive, told BBC Breakfast why he decided to donate so late in life.
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VIDEO: 'I felt trapped' in female body
Fri, 18 May 2012 06:34:49 GMT
Music producer Thomas Dolby describes how one of his latest songs, Simone, was inspired by his son, Harper, who was born a girl but changed genders.
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VIDEO: Statins 'could benefit healthy people'
Thu, 17 May 2012 18:04:46 GMT
Thousands of heart attacks and strokes could be prevented if the cholesterol-lowering drugs, statins, were more widely prescribed, research suggests.
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VIDEO: Thoughts used to control robotic arm
Wed, 16 May 2012 17:59:10 GMT
Two patients in the United States who are paralysed from the neck down have been able to control a robotic arm using their thoughts.
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AUDIO: Should workers be tested for drugs?
Thu, 17 May 2012 12:19:33 GMT
BBC Radio 5 live's Victoria Derbyshire got reaction to the Metropolitan Police chief's suggestion that all workers should be screened.
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VIDEO: Ban chips on school menus, says Reid
Wed, 16 May 2012 09:51:58 GMT
Big businesses should sponsor compulsory school meals, and packed lunches should be banned, says the former cage fighter and Celebrity Big Brother winner Alex Reid.
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AUDIO: Should junk food be taxed?
Wed, 16 May 2012 14:50:30 GMT
BBC Radio 5 live's Tony Livesey discussed whether junk food should be taxed to help tackle obesity
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Concussion risk for rugby players
Sat, 19 May 2012 01:04:21 GMT
Do repeated concussions lead to brain damage?
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How village life can help the elderly
Thu, 17 May 2012 00:31:48 GMT
How retirement complexes could help tackle social care crisis
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'Champions' raise diabetes awareness
Fri, 18 May 2012 16:28:45 GMT
How ethinic minorities are being informed about diabetes
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Making dramatic impact on health
Thu, 17 May 2012 16:43:59 GMT
How dancers are making a dramatic impact on dementia
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Patients 'skip' cholesterol drugs
Thu, 17 May 2012 06:14:50 GMT
Why some people ignore blood pressure problems
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Epilepsy children in surgery plan
Tue, 15 May 2012 00:51:44 GMT
Helping children who do not respond to drugs
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Boy battled cancer twice in year
Sun, 13 May 2012 00:39:25 GMT
The genetic disorder that caused cancer twice
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