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• Vitiligo skin graft 'effective'

  Posted: March 10th, 2010, 7:13pm CST

  Skin transplant surgery can be an effective way of treating the skin disease vitiligo, say US researchers.

• GPs 'lax' on cholesterol targets

  Posted: March 10th, 2010, 7:08pm CST

  Many lives could be saved if GPs followed guidelines for reducing cholesterol in those at high risk of heart disease, a study suggests.

• Hospital rap over medicine errors

  Posted: March 10th, 2010, 7:01pm CST

  Too many patients in England and Wales are not getting their medicines in hospital, a safety watchdog says.

• India help for Sri Lanka amputees

  Posted: March 10th, 2010, 8:12am CST

  An Indian charity sends a team to Sri Lanka to provide 1,000 amputees in the war-ravaged north with artificial limbs.

• Sex drive 'lasts longer in men', research suggests

  Posted: March 10th, 2010, 6:18am CST

  Men are likelier than women to enjoy sex in old age, researchers find.

• Chickenpox row

  Posted: March 10th, 2010, 3:10am CST

  A vaccine is available - why not use it in the UK?

• Obesity risk

  Posted: March 9th, 2010, 11:18pm CST

  Why extra fat can turn you into a killer behind the wheel

• 'No proof' IVF aided by acupuncture

  Posted: March 9th, 2010, 6:17pm CST

  There is no evidence acupuncture or Chinese herbal medicine boost the chance of IVF success, fertility experts warn.

• 'Problem kids' risk future pain

  Posted: March 9th, 2010, 6:04pm CST

  Children with behavioural problems are twice as likely to suffer chronic pain as adults than others, say researchers.

• UK gives SA millions of condoms

  Posted: March 9th, 2010, 10:21am CST

  The UK donates £1m ($1.5m) to South Africa to buy 42m condoms, as the nation builds up to the football World Cup.

• Flu symptoms are 'of the brain rather than body', say experts

  Posted: March 9th, 2010, 8:44am CST

  Research by the University of Sussex suggests feeling lousy while ill may be down to reactions in the brain rather than physical symptoms.

• US school soda deal 'cuts sugar'

  Posted: March 9th, 2010, 5:36am CST

  The US soft drinks industry says it has dramatically cut full-calorie beverages available in schools as part of a drive to tackle obesity.

• EU adds month to parental leave

  Posted: March 9th, 2010, 4:48am CST

  The EU extends minimum parental leave from three to four months, but the specifics will vary across the 27-nation bloc.

• 'London bomb stress' recognised

  Posted: March 8th, 2010, 6:06pm CST

  Psychologists say they have treated hundreds of survivors of the 2005 London bombings for post-traumatic stress disorder.

• Illegal cord blood sample warning

  Posted: March 8th, 2010, 6:06pm CST

  Parents, hospitals and private firms are being warned over risky and illegal collections of umbilical cord blood

• Obama continues healthcare attack

  Posted: March 8th, 2010, 2:37pm CST

  US President Barack Obama attacks insurers for raising rates as he continues his push for healthcare reform.

• Drinkers 'may gain less weight'

  Posted: March 8th, 2010, 9:56am CST

  Women can enjoy a tipple and stay slim, according to a study showing moderate drinkers gain less weight than teetotallers.

• Women who drink wine in moderation stay slim, says study

  Posted: March 8th, 2010, 9:56am CST

  Women can enjoy a tipple and stay slim, according to a study showing moderate drinkers gain less weight than teetotallers.

• Three-way swap

  Posted: March 8th, 2010, 4:41am CST

  UK's first pooled kidney transplant hailed a success

• Action urged on pregnancy deaths

  Posted: March 7th, 2010, 6:59pm CST

  Pregnant women in developing countries face the same risk of death as women in the UK did 100 years ago, say campaigners.

• Premature brain 'wash out' hope

  Posted: March 7th, 2010, 6:19pm CST

  A technique that "washes out" the brains of severely ill premature babies may aid survival, a study suggests.

• Dying breed

  Posted: March 6th, 2010, 7:21pm CST

  Azeris in Talysh Mountains are no longer so long-lived

• US city hands out female condoms

  Posted: March 6th, 2010, 11:46am CST

  Washington DC will become the first city in the US to make female condoms available for free, local media say.

• US to distribute female condoms

  Posted: March 6th, 2010, 11:46am CST

  Washington DC will become the first city in the US to make female condoms available for free, local media say.

• Surgery on Mubarak 'successful'

  Posted: March 6th, 2010, 8:27am CST

  Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak undergoes successful surgery at a German clinic for an inflamed gall bladder, state media say.

• Africa in bid to wipe out polio

  Posted: March 6th, 2010, 4:48am CST

  A campaign is launched to eradicate polio in west and central Africa, targeting 85 million children.

• Charity urges 5% tobacco tax rise

  Posted: March 6th, 2010, 4:36am CST

  A 5% rise in tobacco tax would lead to a drop in thousands of smokers and save millions in health costs, an anti-smoking charity says.

• Surgery on joints

  Posted: March 5th, 2010, 6:25pm CST

  Patient benefits from rare ankle replacement

• Challenge to vCJD pay-outs fails

  Posted: March 5th, 2010, 6:20am CST

  The families of people who died from vCJD lose a High Court challenge over the government's compensation scheme.

• Mobile phones learn to lip read

  Posted: March 5th, 2010, 2:57am CST

  A device that could allow people to conduct phone conversations without uttering a word is shown off by researchers.