img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/10/07/article-1218810-06BBF85E000005DC-509_87x84.jpg" width="87" height="84" /br/Henry, a miniature dachsund, was unable to walk after discs ruptured in his spine last November. Now the six-year-old dog is walking and wagging his tail again.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/dailymail/health/~4/pTAbx8o6r_M" height="1" width="1"/

img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/10/07/article-1218698-06BC3E7E000005DC-823_87x84.jpg" width="87" height="84" /br/The poison killed thousands of fish on a stretch of the Trent in Staffordshire. The alarm was raised by anglers around Stone and Rugeley.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/dailymail/health/~4/S1KY1aILovk" height="1" width="1"/

img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/10/08/article-1218927-06BB9062000005DC-113_87x84.jpg" width="87" height="84" /br/Torron Eeles, 50, has been left unable to work since falling down the stairs and now fears he may lose his home after being denied incapacity benefit.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/dailymail/health/~4/riQ4a-IPv5I" height="1" width="1"/

img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/10/07/article-1218766-06BD0B83000005DC-580_87x84.jpg" width="87" height="84" /br/For millions of women it's a misery they cannot avoid. But now they might no longer have to soldier on stoically in the face of agonising period pains.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/dailymail/health/~4/APoaF7XqKiU" height="1" width="1"/

img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/10/07/article-1218687-06B80EC2000005DC-731_87x84.jpg" width="87" height="84" /br/Louise Jones, 24, developed a migraine, sore throat and flu-like symptoms while holidaying on Crete and died in hospital a fortnight later.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/dailymail/health/~4/4XFpcSPPoks" height="1" width="1"/

img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/10/07/article-0-0359ADEA0000044D-756_87x84.jpg" width="87" height="84" /br/Previously doctors stressed it was vital to develop specific swine flu jabs as they thought the seasonal vaccine offered little or no cross-over protection.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/dailymail/health/~4/sjFQbQw6pgM" height="1" width="1"/

img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/10/06/article-0-058F97AC000005DC-591_87x84.jpg" width="87" height="84" /br/Patients treated in clinical trials with the drug, glatiramer acetate, showed they cut the chance of getting MS by almost half over a three-year period.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/dailymail/health/~4/XuVuvIjo9gM" height="1" width="1"/

img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/10/06/article-0-0001072D00000258-939_87x84.jpg" width="87" height="84" /br/Driving a convertible can expose you to noise levels on a par with construction sites, says a new study.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/dailymail/health/~4/icIjBuzymG0" height="1" width="1"/

img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/10/07/article-0-000176200000238C-2_87x84.jpg" width="87" height="84" /br/It seems good posture is not the only reason we would have done well to heed the advice of our parents as scientists claim it could also make us more confident.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/dailymail/health/~4/82EMjAxk-w4" height="1" width="1"/

img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/10/05/article-1218249-05930128000005DC-188_87x84.jpg" width="87" height="84" /br/The Oscar winner may turn her back on theatre after chemotherapy and radiotherapy left her #8220;flattened#8221; with no energy or confidence.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/dailymail/health/~4/GR02pkXh6UM" height="1" width="1"/

img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/10/06/article-1218496-06BAD29D000005DC-876_87x84.jpg" width="87" height="84" /br/Three-quarters of fresh British chicken is contaminated with the potentially lethal food-poisoning bug campylobacter.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/dailymail/health/~4/2i2tlpADniY" height="1" width="1"/

img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/10/07/article-0-04BBE723000005DC-362_87x84.jpg" width="87" height="84" /br/Forty-one per cent said they would be reluctant to visit the surgery with a problem, compared with 36 per cent of men, according to the survey by Cancer Research UK.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/dailymail/health/~4/EwYPdhqvcak" height="1" width="1"/

img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/10/06/article-1218501-06B86A71000005DC-318_87x84.jpg" width="87" height="84" /br/Gordon Moore, 72, had worn a metal plate to protect his brain for more than 50 years after he was involved in a car crash.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/dailymail/health/~4/ePkHC5P-dFA" height="1" width="1"/

img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/10/06/article-1218551-00A3F1811000044C-920_87x84.jpg" width="87" height="84" /br/The most commonly used inhaler in Britain may fail to prevent asthma attacks in more than 100,000 children carrying a gene mutation, new research has revealed today.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/dailymail/health/~4/WcWQ1YXUcjk" height="1" width="1"/

img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/10/05/article-1218328-06B6A145000005DC-493_87x84.jpg" width="87" height="84" /br/There's a condition which disrupts women's lives, leading to severe depression and wreaking havoc on their work and relationships. Yet many GPs aren't aware it exists.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/dailymail/health/~4/QnIeerhNvD8" height="1" width="1"/

img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/10/06/article-1218381-068AB8E5000005DC-797_87x84.jpg" width="87" height="84" /br/Comedian Graeme Garden, who made his name as one of the Goodies, talks about his vices, ailments and the day he would like to re-live.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/dailymail/health/~4/zCKaSBjtXuY" height="1" width="1"/

img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/10/06/article-1218403-04E495D3000005DC-318_87x84.jpg" width="87" height="84" /br/Cellulitis is a serious bacterial infection of the skin. Left untreated, the bacteria can spread through the body and cause potentially fatal blood poisoning.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/dailymail/health/~4/46EEQDC5AEE" height="1" width="1"/

img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/10/05/article-0-06A0F1BF000005DC-880_87x84.jpg" width="87" height="84" /br/Liz has become something of a national treasure, recognised for her hilarious facial expressions and her deadpan delivery, but when she suffered three strokes in just two days, she thought she was dying.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/dailymail/health/~4/y2zYzoYe858" height="1" width="1"/

img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/10/05/article-1218341-06377ACC000005DC-428_87x84.jpg" width="87" height="84" /br/Health stories from around the world this week include a trial to test whether vodka can prevent heart disease, a new implant which may help anaemia sufferers and a drug which can boost the success of corneal transplants.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/dailymail/health/~4/q31nUPVHvuI" height="1" width="1"/

img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/10/05/article-0-06B666F1000005DC-395_87x84.jpg" width="87" height="84" /br/Dr Martin Scurr has been treating patients for more than 30 years and is one of the country's leading GPs. Here, he explains why taking an aspirin a day to stave off possible heart disease may not be the best option.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/dailymail/health/~4/zNLRkMuJUPk" height="1" width="1"/