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July, 30Homeopathy will not be banned by NHS despite critical report.
July, 29SA surgeon's pioneering HIV surgery.
July, 28New Antibacterial Material for Bandages, Food Packaging, Shoes.
July, 27Tens of thousands of NHS jobs 'to be cut'.
July, 26'Bubble babies' benefit from gene therapy.
July, 25No Link Between Moderate Caffeine Consumption and Miscarriage .
July, 24Memories are made of this: How Alzheimer’s inspired an opera.
July, 23Second human madcow disease reported in Italy.
July, 22HIV rate rises among over-50s.
July, 21'Cuddle chemical' eases symptoms of schizophrenia.
July, 20The first malaria-proof mosquito.
July, 19Nestlé Will Drop Claims of Health Benefit in Drink.
July, 18'Significant advances' made towards AIDS vaccine.
July, 17Big head 'may protect against dementia'.
July, 16Surgeons amputate wrong leg.
July, 15Chilled genes are hot hope for new vaccines.
July, 14Study: All Kids Should Have Cholesterol Tests.
July, 13BMA declares that 'conversion therapy' for gays is harmful.
July, 12Scientists find antibodies that prevent most HIV strains from infecting human cells.
July, 11NRG 1 legal high drug 'to be banned'.
July, 10FDA clears first implantable telescope for vision.
July, 09Classical music moves the heart in vegetative patients.
July, 08`Big Brother’ school lunchbox scheme abandoned.
July, 07Britons are drinking more, getting fatter but living longer, official figures show.
July, 06Chronic fatigue findings were held back.
July, 05New formula gives first accurate peak heart rate for women.
July, 04Doctors call for homeopathy ban.
July, 03 UN forms team to look at impact of discriminatory AIDS laws.
July, 02Doctor tied to 68 overdose deaths found guilty.
July, 01Philippines' kidney register to fight trafficking.
June, 30Foetus 'cannot feel pain before 24 weeks'.
June, 29German court approves euthanasia with patient consent.
June, 28Stem cells reverse blindness caused by burns.
June, 27Test all pregnant women for smoking, says Nice.
June, 26Massachusetts town to rethink school condom policy.
June, 25Whooping Cough Epidemic in California Kills 5 Babies.
June, 24No link found between early childhood cancers and living near a mobile phone mast.
June, 23Forth Valley Royal Hospital to use robot 'workers'.
June, 22Ocala Doctor Removes Four-Pound Tumor From Haitian Woman's Mouth.
June, 21NHS watchdog NICE calls for trans-fats ban in foods.
June, 20Stem cell therapy 'damage' seen in kidney disease case.
June, 19Economic crisis 'must not disrupt vaccine programme'.
June, 18Chocolate milk can 'help athletes recover'.
June, 17Cannabis caravans fuel medical pot boom.
June, 16What are the odds? Gambling addiction can be inherited, twins study reveals.
June, 15Ban on gay blood donors upheld.
June, 14Hospitals making more than £1m from car parking.
June, 13New peanut 'could free millions from the fear of a allergic reaction'.
June, 12Knesset approves revolutionary law allowing domestic ova donations.
June, 1180 IVF foetuses are aborted a year, figures show.
June, 101 in 5 students abuses legal drugs.
June, 09Society 'should stop viewing holding hands as romantic and reach out to older people' .
June, 08Man 'banned' from using the NHS.
June, 07Parents reminded: 'Honey is not suitable for babies'.
June, 06Teenagers' deaths were not caused by "legal high" mephedrone.
June, 05Women may get vaccine to protect against breast cancer.
June, 04Women in north Italy to be paid not to have abortions.
June, 03Dengue fever strikes US.
June, 02Pregnant? Forget housework, it could harm your new baby.
June, 01Frozen, in vitro embryos don’t have rights: Court.
May, 31Heroin therapy call for 'chronic addicts'.
May, 30Patients with 'natural tolerance' to organ donations could help identify others .
May, 29MMR doctor struck off register.
May, 28Ancient origin for monkey version of HIV.
May, 27Taiwan doctor's speed diagnosis earns rebuke.
May, 26Britain's first abortion television advert in spite of ban.
May, 25One in six women 'have secretly put men on diets'.
May, 24Islamic nations say will tackle maternal deaths: U.S..
May, 23Study finds no brain cancer link to mobile phone use.
May, 22Pesticides in kids linked to ADHD.
May, 21Overtime work is bad for the heart.
May, 20Fears surround over-the-counter genetic tests.
May, 19Mystery Bullet Lodged In Gardener's Brain.
May, 18UNC researchers receive $100,000 Grand Challenges Exploration Grant to develop male contraceptive.
May, 17Cholera deaths: PNG declares health emergency.
May, 16US anaesthesiologists are told not to take part in executions by lethal injection.
May, 15Sweden has first passive euthanasia since law relaxed .
May, 14WHO alerts visitors to SAfrica of fever outbreak.
May, 13US youngsters are too fat to fight, warn generals.
May, 12Conn. woman alleges genetic discrimination at work.
May, 11Flea infestation shuts down Ohio health department.
May, 10LA clinic begins giving free care to thousands.
May, 09New pill to tackle problem of men falling short in bed .
May, 08Paralysed woman has right to die: health board.
May, 07A therapy for cocaine toxicity.
May, 06Tracheostomy tubes recalled after 3 deaths.
May, 05Obesity gene, carried by more than a third of the US population, leads to brain tissue loss.
May, 04Emerging Northwest fungal disease develops virulent Oregon strain .
May, 03Miracle mother becomes first in the world to give birth to twins after a heart transplant .
May, 02Mothers-to-be who smoke 'can harm son's fertility' say scientists .
May, 01Vatican will finance adult stem cell research.
April, 30Conn. mayor donates kidney to Facebook friend.
April, 29AFFiRiS AG: Alzheimer's vaccine AD02 already in clinical phase II.
April, 28Study to probe mobile health risk .
April, 27Red Cross official admits multi-million kronor fraud.
April, 26Robot trainer benefits stroke patients - study .
April, 25A collapse in integrity of scientific advice in the UK.
April, 24Neb. governor signs landmark abortion bills.
April, 23Parkinson’s disease 'could be diagnosed by voice changes' .
April, 22Maternal deaths 'fall worldwide' .
April, 21Organ donor blunders 'could cost lives'.
April, 20Parents who worry too much about their diabetic child 'could be situation worse' .
April, 19Internet child health advice 'wrong'.
April, 18Scientists hail 'revolutionary' kidney gene find .
April, 17Counterintuitive Cure: A Nanovaccine That Stops Autoimmune Disease by Boosting the Immune System.
April, 16EU 'allows doctor language tests'.
April, 15Five-a-day has little impact on cancer, study finds .
April, 14Israel police uncovers organ trafficking ring in north.
April, 13Sex Education Could Mean Charges for Teachers.
April, 12Rx for health: Engineers design pill that signals it has been swallowed.
April, 11Austria to ban solariums for under-18s .
April, 10Doctors Perform C-Section, Only to Find No Baby.
April, 09Science writer's victory hailed by UK libel reformers.
April, 08Direct patient access to imaging test results could result in increased patient anxiety and physician overload.
April, 07Millions of H1N1 vaccine doses may have to be discarded.
April, 06French breast implant maker closes after fraud, leakage.
April, 05Bulgaria's Health Minister resigns after being charged by prosecutors.
April, 04Judge Rejects Patents on Genes .
April, 03Compulsive Eating Shares Addictive Biochemical Mechanism With Cocaine, Heroin Abuse, Study Shows.
April, 02Spoiler alert: TV medical dramas 'rife' with bioethical issues and breaches of professional conduct.
April, 01Florida Jury Awards $26.6 Million to Smoker's Widow.
March, 31Japan unveils willing dental patient -a robot.
March, 30WHO: Investigating reported smallpox outbreak in eastern Uganda .
March, 29Facebook 'linked to rise in syphilis'.
March, 28Riga hopes cosmetic surgery will improve image of tourist industry.
March, 27Kids help mother deliver baby.
March, 26Windpipe transplant success in UK child.
March, 25Triplet births on the rise, new study says.
March, 24$366m deal for roll-on testosterone .
March, 23Time you went to bed, grumpy teens told.
March, 22Doctor Teaches Do-It-Yourself Euthanasia Workshop .
March, 21Brazil's Silva quits smoking after 50 years.
March, 20USA urged to confront shocking maternal mortality rate.
March, 19Reovirus may be a novel approach to prostate cancer treatment.
March, 18'No evidence' acupuncture boosts chances of IVF baby.
March, 17Donating a Kidney Doesn't Shorten Donor's Life.
March, 16Dutch group backs right to suicide for elderly.
March, 15Britain sends South Africa 42m condoms in HIV fight before World Cup.
March, 14Doctor's widow refuses to sue NHS over his death.
March, 13Robots to rescue soldiers .
March, 12Cocaine-Related Deaths Rise in Warm Weather, Study Finds.
March, 11Happily married men 'much less likely to suffer stroke' than single or unhappily married friends.
March, 10Mouse With Human Liver: New Model for Treatment of Liver Disease.
March, 09Women in the Armed Forces 'more likely to suffer mental problems'.
March, 08Untreated poor vision in elderly linked to dementia, University of Michigan study shows.
March, 07Decade of spending on health messages 'has had little effect'.
March, 0670-stone man 'in hospital after heart attack'.
March, 05New Method Makes Vaccines Stable at Tropical Temperatures.
March, 04Soccer Practice May Significantly Reduce Blood Pressure in Inactive People.
March, 03One in five Europeans buying fake drugs – Pfizer survey.
March, 02Frail boy-king Tut died from malaria, broken leg.
March, 01Men 'need better-fitting condoms' .
February, 28CDC Estimates of 2009 H1N1 Influenza Cases, Hospitalizations and Deaths in the United States, April 2009 – January 16, 2010.
February, 27Experts explore ways to circumcise men in Africa.
February, 26Grandparents who care for children 'boost obesity risk' .
February, 25Mumps outbreak reaches nearly 2,000 in New York and New Jersey .
February, 24Thirdhand Smoke Creates Indoor Cancer Risk.
February, 23'Anti-Energy' Soda Drinks to Help You Sleep Hit U.S. Stores .
February, 22False limbs expert struck off over 'wrong foot' .
February, 21Victims misdiagnosed by doctor paid £4m in compensation.
February, 20Health officials in London, Ont., are using comic-book-style superheroes to teach teens about safer sex.
February, 19You really can be bored to death, study shows.
February, 18Sperm sprint secrets 'may lead to new contraception'.
February, 17Morbidly obese 'may have missing genes' .
February, 16Heroin user infected with anthrax.
February, 15Melbourne medical breakthrough means pig lungs could be transplanted into humans.
February, 14Straight-A schoolchildren at higher risk of bipolar disorder, research claims.
February, 13Hospital staff allowed patient to die after error over his right to resuscitation.
February, 12Homeopathy: medicine that's hard to swallow?.
February, 11Gates pledges 10 billion dollars for 'miracle' vaccines.
February, 10Virus-like particle vaccine protects monkeys from chikungunya virus.
February, 09First lady Michelle Obama launches campaign against childhood obesity.
February, 08Mouse Skin Cells Turned Directly Into Neurons, Skipping IPS Stage.
February, 07After 150, Facebook friends are meaningless.
February, 06Antidepressants May Delay Lactation.
February, 05Suicidal tendencies 'may be genetic' .
February, 04Male breast op numbers 'growing fastest' .
February, 03Changes in Body Fluid Odors Indicate Presence of Lung Cancer Tumors.
February, 02Groundbreaking Research Shows Platelets Can Reproduce in Circulation.
February, 01Gates says malaria vaccine may be ready in three years .
January, 31Teen pregnancy, abortion rates rise.
January, 30More tainted milk products found in China shops.
January, 29Millions wrongly think they have food allergy.
January, 28U.S. newborns are weighing less, study finds.
January, 27When the Smoke Clears: Molecular Link Between Tobacco Carcinogen and Cancer.
January, 26Boots hit by mass homeopathy 'overdose'.
January, 25Draft Iraqi law to let doctors carry guns.
January, 24NJ medical marijuana bill is signed into law.
January, 23F.D.A. Can’t Regulate Electronic Cigarettes .
January, 22Cell Mixups Detour Cancer Research.
January, 21Novel technique gives woman a new windpipe.
January, 20Johnson & Johnson Accused of Kickbacks.
January, 19Seats of emotional intelligence found in the brain .
January, 18Surplus of serotonin receptors may explain failure of antidepressants in some patients.
January, 17Govt encourages people to Finnish smoking.
January, 16WHO official denies exaggeration about dangers of swine flu pandemic.
January, 15Thalidomide apology is 50 years too late, say campaigners.
January, 14Global Poll: A Look at Weight Around the World.
January, 13Diet May Protect Against Gene Changes in Smokers .
January, 12Under fire WHO to review handling of flu pandemic.
January, 11New Jersey Vote Backs Marijuana for Severely Ill .
January, 10Fake skin patches could deliver helpful genes .
January, 09Australian research says TV can kill.
January, 08Ultrasounds to be shown live to fathers via iPhone.
January, 07S.Korean dies over 200 days after life support cut.
January, 06Nationwide alert after anthrax-tainted heroin kills six addicts in Scotland.
January, 05Chopstick removed from boy's brain.
January, 04Heroin for dummies.
January, 03Engineer shows surgeons better way to fix his heart.
January, 02Free Mexican holidays offered to diarrhoea vaccine guinea pigs .
January, 01Doctors remove orange-sized tumour from baby in womb.
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