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  • 'A little too much drink' warning
    Drinking "just a little more than they should" puts people at risk of serious illness including heart disease, stroke and cancer, the government is warning.More >>>

  • Health bodies reject NHS reforms
    Physiotherapist leaders have joined the Royal College of GPs in calling for the health bill in England to be scrapped, increasing pressure on the government.More >>>

  • Malaria toll 'is twice as high'
    The number of deaths worldwide from malaria has been underestimated, according to data published in the medical journal the Lancet.More >>>

  • Weekend hospital admission fears
    Research which suggests that patients are more likely to die in hospital if they are admitted at the weekend is backed up by a major study.More >>>

  • Poison arrest nurse loses appeal
    A nurse arrested and later freed over the poisoning deaths of patients at Stepping Hill Hospital loses an appeal against her sacking.More >>>

  • Brains may be wired for addiction
    Abnormalities in the brain may make some people more likely to become drug addicts, according to scientists.More >>>

  • PFI hospitals 'get bailout fund'
    Seven English NHS hospital trusts with debts caused, in part, by PFI repayments are to have access to a £1.5bn government bailout fund.More >>>

  • Record 'legal highs detected'
    A record number of potentially dangerous new legal highs were found in Europe last year, say doctors.More >>>

  • Legionella Britons die in Spain
    Three British men die and three more people remain in hospital after contracting Legionnaires' disease while on holiday in Spain, a tour company says.More >>>

  • Watermelon 'is salmonella source'
    A salmonella outbreak linked to watermelon has affected 35 people, killing one, in the UK since December, health experts have revealed.More >>>

  • Chairman quits troubled NHS trust
    The chairman of a hospital trust that closed an emergency department and considered bringing in army medics is to stand down.More >>>

  • UK workers 'richer but stressed'
    Britons are richer and more stressed than when the Queen came to the throne, a report by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development has found.More >>>

  • Science decodes 'internal voices'
    Researchers turn brain waves from thoughts of words into actual words, in a breakthrough that could benefit comatose and locked-in patients.More >>>

  • Foetus parties: Womb with a view?
    Prof Cathy Warwick, chief executive of the Royal College of Midwives, outlines her fears about the "commercialisation of childbirth"More >>>

  • VIDEO: 'Just one more drink' alcohol warning
    A new television advertising campaign in England is warning against the temptations of "just one more" drink.More >>>

  • VIDEO: MPs 'should admit mental health issues'
    Alastair Campbell reckons MPs are more likely to suffer from mental health issues than the one-in-four figure for the general population.More >>>

  • VIDEO: Newborns 'should receive vitamin D'
    Doctors are calling for newborn babies to be given vitamin D, to protect them from bone disease and other illnesses.More >>>

  • VIDEO: GP leaders turn back on NHS plans
    The Royal College of GPs calls for the health bill to be scrapped, heaping more pressure on the government's controversial reforms in England.More >>>

  • VIDEO: MPs and the stigma of mental illness
    Comedian Ruby Wax said depression was like "being in a coma, but awake" as the panel debated how politicians should discuss their issues.More >>>

  • VIDEO: Brains may be 'wired' for addiction
    Abnormalities in the brain may make some people more likely to become drug addicts, according to scientists at the University of Cambridge.More >>>

  • VIDEO: Private company takes over hospital
    Hinchingbrooke Hospital in Huntingdon has become the first NHS hospital in Britain to be managed by a private company.More >>>

  • VIDEO: Science converts thoughts into speech
    Scientists have unveiled a new technique for decoding human brainwaves and then converting them into speech.More >>>

  • The power of cooking skills
    How letting children cook helps them eat betterMore >>>

  • 'Cycling gave me my freedom back'
    'How cycling helped me fight my brain tumours'More >>>

  • How we can help children improve their health
    'The young should play a role in designing healthcare'More >>>

  • Designing out errors in hospital
    How wards could be made saferMore >>>

  • Analysis: Pharmaceutical woes
    Why the pharmaceutical industry is under pressureMore >>>

  • When was the real baby boom?
    Why 1920 was the biggest year for birthsMore >>>

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