UK pinpointed for measles figures
The UK is named as one of the worst countries in Europe for measles, dashing global hopes to eradicate the disease by 2010....
POSTED 01/07/2009 at 12:15 AM -- 
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Bosses slam 'throw a sickie' ad
An advert for a cold and flu medicine is criticised by bosses for encouraging workers to "throw a sickie"....
POSTED 01/06/2009 at 08:25 PM --
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Radon gas action needed across UK
All new homes should be fitted with measures to prevent the build-up of the potentially harmful gas radon, say researchers....
POSTED 01/06/2009 at 07:31 PM --
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Appeal for research brain donors
More people need to donate their brains to medical research if cures for diseases like dementia are to be found, scientists say....
POSTED 01/06/2009 at 09:53 AM --
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Baby dies as bug strikes hospital
A baby dies and six others are in an isolation ward after an infection strikes at a neo-natal unit of a Birmingham hospital....
POSTED 01/06/2009 at 01:35 PM --
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Hospital mobile bans can be eased
Hospitals in England should consider allowing more liberal use of mobile phones, the Department of Health has announced....
POSTED 01/06/2009 at 02:28 AM --
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NHS patient error deaths 'rising'
More than 3,000 people have died as a result of patient safety incidents in just one year in England, figures show....
POSTED 01/06/2009 at 08:35 AM --
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Young woman told she had flu dies
A mother from Norfolk dies three days after a medical line said she had a bout of flu and should drink plenty of fluids....
POSTED 01/06/2009 at 03:33 PM --
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Females 'less physically active'
Females are less physically active at both ends of life than their male counterparts, two studies suggest....
POSTED 01/05/2009 at 07:26 PM --
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Blocking it out - why Tetris can help combat traumatic stress
Playing the computer puzzle game Tetris might help reduce the effects of traumatic stress, say UK researchers....
POSTED 01/06/2009 at 07:29 PM --
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Difficult decisions
A prenatal autism test could mean the loss of great minds...
POSTED 01/07/2009 at 12:03 AM --
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Super stethoscope
How FBI technology is driving a medical advance...
POSTED 01/06/2009 at 05:33 AM --
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Kiss of life
Brave doctors try to revive Nigeria's health system...
POSTED 12/22/2008 at 06:32 AM --
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Annus fabulous
Five ways to force yourself to be happy in '09...
POSTED 01/05/2009 at 06:29 AM --
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Medical notes
A comprehensive guide to clinical conditions...
POSTED 06/16/2008 at 11:57 AM --
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From BBC Health
Living with seasonal affective disorder...
POSTED 11/14/2008 at 06:07 AM --
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Warning over 'third-hand smoke'
Many people are unaware that even smoking away from babies or pregnant women presents a risk, according to US research....
POSTED 01/06/2009 at 06:24 AM --
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Man has hiccups for two years
Christopher Sands says he's keeping his sense of humour despite not being able to stop hiccupping for nearly two years....
POSTED 01/06/2009 at 07:28 AM --
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Stress hormone 'a marker for ME'
Low levels of the stress hormone cortisol in children linked to higher risk of chronic fatigue syndrome as adults....
POSTED 01/05/2009 at 07:29 PM --
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Ebola alert shuts Angolan border
Angola closes part of its border with the DR Congo to prevent the spread of the deadly virus Ebola....
POSTED 01/06/2009 at 12:05 AM --
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