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Warning over internet painkillers

BBC Health News - 1 hour 15 min ago
UK experts issue a warning after a study showed wide availability of strong painkillers over the internet.

Plan for £12m stroke ad campaign

BBC Health News - Fri, 05/12/2008 - 12:59am
A campaign will be launched by the government in the new year to help people remember what the first symptoms of stroke are.

Abortion is NOT linked to depression, scientists claim

Daily Mail Health Feed - Thu, 04/12/2008 - 6:05pm

It is widely believed to be a source of real suffering for women. But researchers now say there is actually no good evidence that having an abortion causes women psychological distress.

Baby Faith remains seriously ill

BBC Health News - Thu, 04/12/2008 - 4:31pm
A baby girl remains seriously ill after her conjoined twin died following emergency surgery to separate them.

Wartime diet of regular fasting slashes prostate cancer risk

Daily Mail Health Feed - Thu, 04/12/2008 - 2:54pm

Rationing food intake every few weeks could slash men's risk of prostate cancer, scientists believe. Men who halve the amount they normally eat for a week or two once a month could markedly lower their chances of a tumour at a young age.

Psychiatric drugs force queried

BBC Health News - Thu, 04/12/2008 - 1:26pm
The practice of forcing psychiatric patients to take medication is not backed by evidence, say researchers.

Zimbabwe cholera 'an emergency'

BBC Health News - Thu, 04/12/2008 - 12:00pm
Authorities in Zimbabwe declare a cholera outbreak that has killed more than 500 people a national emergency, state media reports.

It's not just the power of suggestion: 'Placebo effect' is in the genes

Daily Mail Health Feed - Thu, 04/12/2008 - 10:38am

Why some people miraculously get better when given a dummy drug called a placebo has baffled doctors for years. But scientists have now linked the mysterious phenomenon to a gene.

Surviving Siamese twin Faith clings on to life after death of sister Hope

Daily Mail Health Feed - Thu, 04/12/2008 - 10:30am

Siamese twin Faith Williams was today fighting for her life in intensive care as doctors gave her a 50 per cent chance of survival.

Health law services 'must change'

BBC Health News - Thu, 04/12/2008 - 8:17am
The way contracts for legal services are awarded in the health service must improve, a committee is to hear.

Chronic care need 'unsustainable'

BBC Health News - Thu, 04/12/2008 - 7:41am
The Welsh NHS needs to do more to help people with a long-term illness, says the public finance watchdog.

Women who exercise during pregnancy face risk of pre-eclampsia, researchers warn

Daily Mail Health Feed - Thu, 04/12/2008 - 2:42am

Women who exercise during pregnancy are at risk from a illness that can be fatal for themselves and their baby, it was claimed today.

Child obesity 'may harm thyroid'

BBC Health News - Thu, 04/12/2008 - 1:51am
Being obese as a child may actually alter the shape of a gland important to growth and metabolism, say Italian scientists.

Adverts warn of cocaine dangers

BBC Health News - Thu, 04/12/2008 - 1:48am
A hard-hitting £1m television and internet advertising campaign to warn teenagers of the dangers of cocaine use is being launched.

Single cancer cell 'poses danger'

BBC Health News - Thu, 04/12/2008 - 1:45am
Cancer researchers may have underestimated the power of some cancers to spread and cause new tumours, say US researchers.

The middle-aged sex time bomb: It's not just the young and single risking their health any more

Daily Mail Health Feed - Thu, 04/12/2008 - 1:41am

This week, Britain was named as the most promiscuous country in the West. But as a Harley St doctor reveals in this disturbing interview, it's not just the young and single who are risking their health in dangerous liaisons...

Siamese twin Hope dies and sister Faith is left critically ill after separation operation

Daily Mail Health Feed - Thu, 04/12/2008 - 1:35am

One of the Siamese twins born to a teenager last week has died - and doctors say her sister has just a 50 per cent chance of survival.

Concern over mentally ill inmates

BBC Health News - Thu, 04/12/2008 - 1:15am
Prison is inappropriate for people with severe mental health problems, says a report from the chief inspector of prisons.

How we can smell fear... and why it's catching

Daily Mail Health Feed - Thu, 04/12/2008 - 1:09am

Research has shown that the sweat we produce when we are scared gives off signals that are subconsciously picked up by others.

Zimbabwe 'asks for cholera help'

BBC Health News - Wed, 03/12/2008 - 11:21pm
Zimbabwe's government has asked for urgent help to tackle its cholera outbreak, the World Health Organisation says.



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