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Fergus On Flu

BBC Health News - Thu, 05/11/2009 - 2:05pm
As a cat catches swine flu, what are risks to animals?

So... do men REALLY think about sex every seven seconds? We explode the medical myths that even doctors believe

Daily Mail Health Feed - Thu, 05/11/2009 - 1:55pm

Eating late at night makes you fat. Lifting heavy weights gives you a hernia. Never wake a sleepwalker. We explode the medical myths that even doctors believe.

New DNA fertility test warns women how long they have left to start a family

Daily Mail Health Feed - Thu, 05/11/2009 - 11:35am

By monitoring the speed of the biological clock, the test can reveal how many eggs a woman has left - and give early warning of declining fertility.

Shame of Britain's cancer death rates: Toll is 20% higher than Europe and getting worse

Daily Mail Health Feed - Thu, 05/11/2009 - 9:21am

Britain is among the four worst countries for deaths from breast cancer, while deaths from lung cancer are 25 per cent higher than the European average.

Want to lose weight? Then just eat a little slower

Daily Mail Health Feed - Thu, 05/11/2009 - 9:19am

Scientists believe eating quickly stops the release of a hormone that tells the brain when the stomach is full.

Woman discovers she's allergic to her husband... on their wedding night

Daily Mail Health Feed - Thu, 05/11/2009 - 3:31am

Mike and Julie Boyde had been going out for two years when they got married and decided to have unprotected sex for the first time that night.

NHS communication failure 'rife'

BBC Health News - Thu, 05/11/2009 - 1:52am
Poor communication between hospital staff and with their patients is far too common and deeply damaging, experts warn.

Parties clash over state of NHS

BBC Health News - Thu, 05/11/2009 - 1:45am
The Conservatives have clashed with the government over a report into the state of the NHS.

Tackle work stress, bosses told

BBC Health News - Thu, 05/11/2009 - 1:03am
Employers need to pay more attention to the levels of stress and anxiety in the workplace, key NHS advisers say.

Doctor admits baby 'may interact'

BBC Health News - Wed, 04/11/2009 - 6:52pm
A doctor admits a baby in a "right-to-life" row may be able to interact - but says his future remains tragic.

Make laser cancer treatments a mainstream alternative to surgery, demand experts

Daily Mail Health Feed - Wed, 04/11/2009 - 4:59pm

Cancer experts have called for more NHS patients to be given pioneering laser treatments as an alternative to surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy.

'Public backing'

BBC Health News - Wed, 04/11/2009 - 4:53pm
Professor David Nutt is sticking to his guns

Tributes paid to TB cure doctor

BBC Health News - Wed, 04/11/2009 - 2:56pm
The man who pioneered life-saving treatment for tuberculosis sufferers dies in Edinburgh at the age of 97.

Nutt vows to set up new drug body

BBC Health News - Wed, 04/11/2009 - 2:33pm
The drugs adviser controversially sacked by the government has vowed to establish a new scientific committee if the current advisory body disbands.

Sex jokes

BBC Health News - Wed, 04/11/2009 - 2:31pm
Vietnamese use humour to discuss a taboo subject

Botulism baby serious in hospital

BBC Health News - Wed, 04/11/2009 - 1:48pm
A baby from Fife is being treated in an Edinburgh hospital after contracting the rare paralytic illness, botulism.

Medics face 'awe-inspiring' task

BBC Health News - Wed, 04/11/2009 - 12:10pm
A Kent GP tells of the tough demands facing medics working to save the lives of soldiers injured serving in Afghanistan.

Mother says 'leave my son to die'

BBC Health News - Wed, 04/11/2009 - 10:17am
A mother has urged doctors to allow her severely disabled son to die naturally if he suffers further complications.

The greatest scientific invention? The X-ray machine

BBC Health News - Wed, 04/11/2009 - 10:10am
The public votes the X-ray machine as the best invention over the Apollo 10 space capsule and Stephenson's rocket.

Want to quit smoking? Switching to mild cigarettes will NOT improve your chances

Daily Mail Health Feed - Wed, 04/11/2009 - 10:09am

Smokers who hope to kick the habit by first switching to a low-tar or mild brand of cigarette may actually find it harder to quit, researchers said today.
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