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• Dutch smoking ban goes into force

  Posted: June 30th, 2008, 9:09pm EDT

  A ban on the smoking of tobacco - but not marijuana - in cafes, bars and restaurants comes into force in the Netherlands.

• Dutch smoking ban enforced

  Posted: June 30th, 2008, 9:09pm EDT

  A ban on the smoking of tobacco - but not marijuana - in cafes, bars and restaurants comes into force in the Netherlands.

• Caffeine 'could help prevent MS'

  Posted: June 30th, 2008, 7:27pm EDT

  Animal research in several countries suggests caffeine may help reduce nerve damage associated with multiple sclerosis.

• Mother's junk food 'harms child'

  Posted: June 30th, 2008, 7:08pm EDT

  Eating a poor diet when pregnant or breastfeeding may cause long-lasting health damage to the child, animal studies suggest.

• 'Good' cholesterol dementia risk

  Posted: June 30th, 2008, 7:06pm EDT

  Too little of one type of cholesterol has been linked by research to memory loss and Alzheimer's disease.

• Quality ranking key to NHS funds

  Posted: June 30th, 2008, 11:38am EDT

  Patients' rating of the quality of their care will directly affect funding of NHS services in England, the government says.

• Rapid test for drug resistant TB

  Posted: June 30th, 2008, 7:41am EDT

  An international initiative aims to speed diagnosis and care of patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in developing countries.

• England smoking ban 'to save many'

  Posted: June 30th, 2008, 3:59am EDT

  The smoking ban in England has dramatically increased the number of people giving up the habit, a survey suggests.

• England smoking ban 'to save'

  Posted: June 30th, 2008, 3:59am EDT

  The smoking ban in England has dramatically increased the number of people giving up the habit, a survey suggests.

• Woman, 55, who advertised for an egg donor on a bus gives birth

  Posted: June 30th, 2008, 3:55am EDT

  A 55-year-old woman who advertised for an egg donor on London buses gives birth to a healthy baby girl.

• Long-term critic

  Posted: June 30th, 2008, 1:54am EDT

  Dr Alan Merson is still sceptical about the NHS

• Family history

  Posted: June 30th, 2008, 1:26am EDT

  The Fernausy have good reason to celebrate the NHS

• Infections 'the biggest NHS fear'

  Posted: June 30th, 2008, 1:01am EDT

  Picking up an infection is the concern about hospital care most often voiced by the public, a BBC poll shows.

• NHS overhaul plans to be laid out

  Posted: June 29th, 2008, 8:58pm EDT

  Health minister Lord Darzi is set to announce his plans for the next 10 years of the NHS in England.

• Call to rethink child BMI testing

  Posted: June 29th, 2008, 7:03pm EDT

  Using a child's body mass index (BMI) as a measure of the success of exercise targets may be misleading, say experts.

• Sex diseases 'double in over-45s'

  Posted: June 29th, 2008, 7:01pm EDT

  Sexually-transmitted infections double in under a decade in older people in the UK, research suggests.

• Still a threat

  Posted: June 28th, 2008, 5:16pm EDT

  The risk from a new deadly flu has not gone away

• Counting the cost

  Posted: June 28th, 2008, 7:10am EDT

  People hit hardest by China's fading health service

• 'My aim is to get a boyfriend'

  Posted: June 27th, 2008, 7:06pm EDT

  Jess Lee is undergoing a series of operations to correct facial disfigurement caused by a rare condition called Apert Syndrome.

• Hearing loss link to stroke risk

  Posted: June 27th, 2008, 7:03pm EDT

  Sudden hearing loss could be a warning sign of increased stroke risk, Taiwanese research suggests.

• First NHS baby

  Posted: June 27th, 2008, 12:41pm EDT

  Born just after midnight on 5 July 1948

• Romanian girl permitted abortion

  Posted: June 27th, 2008, 9:34am EDT

  An 11-year-old Romanian girl, raped by an uncle, is to be allowed a late abortion even though it is forbidden by law.

• From the archives

  Posted: June 27th, 2008, 4:30am EDT

  Learn about the birth of the National Health Service

• Antenatal blues 'hit development'

  Posted: June 26th, 2008, 7:22pm EDT

  Women who are depressed during pregnancy can have babies who develop more slowly than their peers, a UK study suggests.

• 'One egg' IVF strategy launched

  Posted: June 26th, 2008, 7:22pm EDT

  UK fertility experts have called for a dramatic cut in the number of twins being born after IVF treatment.

• Brown: 'How NHS saved my sight'

  Posted: June 26th, 2008, 7:19pm EDT

  UK prime minister Gordon Brown talks about how the health service performed pioneering eye surgery that saved his sight.

• Why men and women differ in their attitudes over one night stands

  Posted: June 26th, 2008, 9:43am EDT

  Many women are left unhappy in the aftermath of casual sexual encounters, a survey has revealed.

• Lawyers urge 'sofa rash' action

  Posted: June 26th, 2008, 8:49am EDT

  Lawyers for about 1,400 people who say they have been burned by fungicide in some leather sofas say trading standards authorities are failing them.

• Cancer gene test 'for all women'

  Posted: June 26th, 2008, 8:23am EDT

  A simple test for gene faults which increase the risk of breast cancer is getting nearer, UK scientists suggest.

• Health tragedy

  Posted: June 26th, 2008, 7:35am EDT

  How corruption is giving babies HIV in Central Asia

• Power struggle

  Posted: June 26th, 2008, 5:15am EDT

  The battle between doctors and MPs down the years

• Australia deaths doctor to return

  Posted: June 26th, 2008, 1:19am EDT

  Australian ex-patients of an Indian surgeon facing multiple charges welcome his decision not to fight extradition from the US.

• Aids epidemic a 'global disaster'

  Posted: June 25th, 2008, 10:05pm EDT

  The Aids epidemic is so severe that it should be classified as a disaster, the Red Cross and Red Crescent warns.

• Brain's adventure centre located

  Posted: June 25th, 2008, 7:58pm EDT

  Scientists say thay have located a region of the brain that encourages adventurous behaviour.

• High fat level found in takeaways

  Posted: June 25th, 2008, 7:05pm EDT

  Campaigners call for better labels on takeaway food after revealing huge levels of fat, salt and sugar in some dishes.

• Birth pains

  Posted: June 25th, 2008, 9:17am EDT

  The fraught founding of the NHS in 1948

• Tourist dies of 'food poisoning'

  Posted: June 25th, 2008, 8:09am EDT

  A British tourist dies of suspected salmonella poisoning at a luxury hotel at Lake Garda, northern Italy.

• Safety checklist for ops launched

  Posted: June 25th, 2008, 4:00am EDT

  A safety checklist designed to cut the risk of surgical complications is to be circulated to doctors world-wide.

• 'Hospital risk' from radio tags

  Posted: June 24th, 2008, 7:47pm EDT

  Lifesaving equipment in hospitals may be switched off by radio devices used to track people and machines, claim scientists.

• Gene fuels deadly prostate cancer

  Posted: June 24th, 2008, 7:43pm EDT

  A faulty gene linked to breast cancer is also responsible for a dangerous form of prostate cancer, research shows.

• Controversial diet drug approved

  Posted: June 24th, 2008, 7:02pm EDT

  An obesity drug has been approved for NHS use, despite links to an increased risk of depression and suicide.

• Tories promise NHS targets revamp

  Posted: June 24th, 2008, 8:04am EDT

  The Conservatives pledge to save thousands of lives by setting tough targets for survival rates for major diseases.

• Tories promise NHS revamp

  Posted: June 24th, 2008, 8:04am EDT

  The Conservatives pledge to save thousands of lives by setting tough targets for survival rates for major diseases.

• Free medical tool tackles disease

  Posted: June 24th, 2008, 7:31am EDT

  A free and simple piece of software is helping manage the spread of disease in developing countries.

• Trusts 'ignoring' IVF guidelines

  Posted: June 24th, 2008, 5:35am EDT

  Most NHS trusts in England refuse to fund the recommended three cycles of IVF for infertile couples, figures show.

• EU to tighten pesticide controls

  Posted: June 24th, 2008, 5:05am EDT

  EU agriculture ministers approve stricter controls on the use of pesticides, after two years of debate.

• Anaesthetics 'could worsen pain'

  Posted: June 24th, 2008, 3:55am EDT

  Some general anaesthetics could actually worsen the pain following surgery, a study by US scientists concludes.

• Pain 'missed' in premature babies

  Posted: June 24th, 2008, 2:59am EDT

  Premature babies undergoing medical procedures may be in pain even if there is no obvious sign, a study suggests.

• Lifelike dummy for medic training

  Posted: June 24th, 2008, 2:00am EDT

  Medical students train on a revolutionary dummy which moves and feels like a real patient.

• Cats 'spark eczema in vulnerable'

  Posted: June 23rd, 2008, 7:01pm EDT

  Being exposed to cat allergens early in life may spark eczema - if you carry a key gene fault, say scientists.

• Why having a pet cat may be bad news for some children's skin

  Posted: June 23rd, 2008, 7:01pm EDT

  Being exposed to cat allergens early in life may spark eczema - if you carry a key gene fault, say scientists.

• No pregnancy pact, says US mayor

  Posted: June 23rd, 2008, 4:48pm EDT

  There is no evidence that 17 Massachusetts schoolgirls became pregnant because of a "pregnancy pact", the town's mayor says.

• No pregnancy pact - US mayor

  Posted: June 23rd, 2008, 4:48pm EDT

  There is no evidence that 17 Massachusetts schoolgirls became pregnant because of a "pregnancy pact", the town's mayor says.

• Winehouse has emphysema

  Posted: June 23rd, 2008, 12:25pm EDT

  Singer Amy Winehouse has "traces" of lung disease emphysema and is "responding brilliantly to treatment" her father says.

• Trench foot

  Posted: June 23rd, 2008, 8:15am EDT

  Forget the Great War - I got it at Glastonbury

• Singer Winehouse has lung disease

  Posted: June 23rd, 2008, 7:34am EDT

  Singer Amy Winehouse has "traces" of lung disease emphysema and is "responding brilliantly to treatment" her father says.

• Pill on the web scheme concerns

  Posted: June 23rd, 2008, 7:07am EDT

  Experts criticise a UK-based online service which offers the contraceptive pill without the need to see a doctor.

• Singer Winehouse 'has emphysema'

  Posted: June 23rd, 2008, 5:05am EDT

  Singer Amy Winehouse has damaged her lungs by smoking crack cocaine and cigarettes, her father has said.

• A different war

  Posted: June 23rd, 2008, 4:48am EDT

  Afghans battle growing cases of drug addiction

• 'A sort of zest'

  Posted: June 22nd, 2008, 9:07pm EDT

  How simple H2O is keeping elderly folk fit and healthy

• Parents 'ignorant' on five-a-day

  Posted: June 22nd, 2008, 8:52pm EDT

  One in three parents say their children know more about healthy eating campaigns than they do, according to a poll.

• Hospital rise for child diabetes

  Posted: June 22nd, 2008, 8:36pm EDT

  The number of children who needed to be admitted to hospital as an emergency with complications of diabetes has risen sharply.

• Ex-minister backs assisted death

  Posted: June 22nd, 2008, 8:14pm EDT

  Former health minister, Lord Warner, backs calls for assisted death for terminally-ill patients to be legalised.

• Pupil sex health clinics defended

  Posted: June 22nd, 2008, 1:08pm EDT

  Parents are not being left in the dark about sexual health services available to pupils, professionals insist.

• Dentists abroad

  Posted: June 21st, 2008, 7:36pm EDT

  Taking tooth care to a remote part of Africa

• Chickens 'unlock allergy secrets'

  Posted: June 21st, 2008, 7:05pm EDT

  Scientists turn to chickens to help them understand why some people are struck down by severe allergies.

• Smokers offered money to give up

  Posted: June 21st, 2008, 1:35pm EDT

  Smokers in disadvantaged areas of Dundee will be offered money for groceries in return for giving up tobacco.

• India baby girl deaths 'increase'

  Posted: June 21st, 2008, 12:01am EDT

  Growing numbers of female foetuses are aborted and baby girls left to die in India, a UK charity says.

• Hidden menace

  Posted: June 20th, 2008, 9:44pm EDT

  Cancer of the foot can be a serious problem

• Treat knee pain with creams call

  Posted: June 20th, 2008, 9:21pm EDT

  Gels or creams containing painkillers are better than tablets for chronic knee pain, NHS research suggests.

• Men with HIV 'having unsafe sex'

  Posted: June 20th, 2008, 7:57pm EDT

  Some gay men who are HIV positive are still having unprotected sex, a study suggests.

• Media doctor hit with suspension

  Posted: June 20th, 2008, 1:14pm EDT

  Celebrity psychiatrist Dr Raj Persaud's has been suspended from practising for three months over plagiarism.

• Media doctor's future in balance

  Posted: June 20th, 2008, 7:11am EDT

  Celebrity psychiatrist Dr Raj Persaud's fitness to practise is impaired, a disciplinary hearing has ruled.

• Dummy use link to ear infections

  Posted: June 19th, 2008, 9:04pm EDT

  Parents should avoid using a dummy in infants who are prone to ear infections, research suggests.

• Promising trials for new MS pill

  Posted: June 19th, 2008, 8:59pm EDT

  A new oral drug for multiple sclerosis show signs of cutting brain damage associated with the disease.

• Ageing muscle 'given new vigour'

  Posted: June 19th, 2008, 12:25pm EDT

  Sciences have found a way to stimulate the ability of stem cells to give old, tired muscles a new lease of life.

• Out-of-body

  Posted: June 19th, 2008, 12:03pm EDT

  Research into near-death experiences published

• Media doctor guilty of disrepute

  Posted: June 19th, 2008, 11:45am EDT

  Celebrity psychiatrist Dr Raj Persaud's plagiarism brought his profession into disrepute, the General Medical Council rules.

• Indian baby 'back from the dead'

  Posted: June 19th, 2008, 7:57am EDT

  Hospital officials in India order an inquiry after a baby is declared dead only to make an apparently miraculous return to life.

• Elderly suicides surge in Japan

  Posted: June 19th, 2008, 6:24am EDT

  The number of elderly people who killed themselves in Japan rose sharply in 2007, government figures show.

• Abortion increase in young girls

  Posted: June 19th, 2008, 5:10am EDT

  The number of abortions among girls aged under 16 rose by 10% to 4,376 in 2007, official figures for England and Wales show.

• Family inheritance

  Posted: June 19th, 2008, 2:06am EDT

  Tough decisions for women with cancer gene

• Clone cell cancer 'cure' hailed

  Posted: June 18th, 2008, 7:42pm EDT

  Scientists claim they have cured advanced skin cancer for the first time using the patient's own cells cloned outside the body.

• Tests 'cut child asthma steroids'

  Posted: June 18th, 2008, 7:41pm EDT

  Testing the breath and phlegm of children with severe asthma might spare them oral steroid drugs, say scientists.

• Surnames by DNA

  Posted: June 18th, 2008, 7:02pm EDT

  Adopted men use genetic tests to find out fathers' names

• Row over cervical vaccine choice

  Posted: June 18th, 2008, 12:15pm EDT

  A UK vaccination programme to protect schoolgirls from cervical cancer will be using the wrong vaccine, say campaigners.

• Limb surgery stretches leg 23cm

  Posted: June 18th, 2008, 8:20am EDT

  A man who was born with a twisted leg has his limb stretched by 23cm during a lifetime of surgery.

• Eating a big breakfast may be a good way to lose weight

  Posted: June 18th, 2008, 5:23am EDT

  Breakfast really could be the most important meal of the day when it comes to losing weight, claims a researcher.

• Nurses to be rated on compassion

  Posted: June 18th, 2008, 5:08am EDT

  Nurses are to be rated according to the levels of care and empathy they give to patients under government plans.

• Nurses to get compassion rating

  Posted: June 18th, 2008, 5:08am EDT

  Nurses are to be rated according to the levels of care and empathy they give to patients under government plans.

• Wales heads young drinking list

  Posted: June 18th, 2008, 4:50am EDT

  Young people in Wales get drunk more often than those in anywhere else in the western world, a survey finds.

• Garden for girl who shuns the sun

  Posted: June 18th, 2008, 4:16am EDT

  A little girl forced to stay out of the sun because of a rare condition which could give her cancer is offered help.

• Children in Wales 'drunk younger'

  Posted: June 18th, 2008, 2:24am EDT

  Young people get drunk more frequently than those in other parts of the western world, a survey finds.

• PMT problems

  Posted: June 18th, 2008, 2:07am EDT

  Misdiagnosed as depression

• Cholesterol genes 'protect heart'

  Posted: June 17th, 2008, 9:27pm EDT

  A third of the population have genes that could help them in the fight against heart disease, say scientists.

• Lesbian health problems 'ignored'

  Posted: June 17th, 2008, 8:16pm EDT

  The long-term health of some lesbian and bisexual women is at risk because the NHS is not meeting their needs, say campaigners.

• 'I feel stupid'

  Posted: June 17th, 2008, 3:34pm EDT

  Remorse of a man paralysed after tombstoning

• Statins 'may cut C-section risk'

  Posted: June 17th, 2008, 11:17am EDT

  Cholesterol-lowering statins may help minimise the risk of an emergency Caesarean, researchers suspect.

• NHS top-up care ban under review

  Posted: June 17th, 2008, 9:41am EDT

  The policy of denying NHS services to patients who top up their care with private treatment is to be reviewed in England, the government says.

• NHS top-up care ban reviewed

  Posted: June 17th, 2008, 9:41am EDT

  The policy of denying NHS services to patients who top up their care with private treatment is to be reviewed in England, the government says.

• Review of NHS top-up care ban

  Posted: June 17th, 2008, 9:41am EDT

  The policy of denying NHS services to patients who top up their care with private treatment is to be reviewed in England, the government says.

• Fight worries

  Posted: June 17th, 2008, 9:03am EDT

  Medical concerns over caged martial art

• Egg-freezing technique 'is safe'

  Posted: June 17th, 2008, 6:59am EDT

  A method of storing human eggs to allow women to delay motherhood is found to be as safe as conventional IVF.

• From BBC Health

  Posted: June 17th, 2008, 6:24am EDT

  Prevent heart disease by upping your activity levels

• From BBC Health

  Posted: June 17th, 2008, 6:24am EDT

  How to avoid the common triggers for asthma

• From BBC Health

  Posted: June 17th, 2008, 6:24am EDT

  Treating heatstroke in a baby

• From BBC Health

  Posted: June 17th, 2008, 6:24am EDT

  What causes jaundice in newborns?

• From BBC Health

  Posted: June 17th, 2008, 6:24am EDT

  Finding the time for exercise

• From BBC Health

  Posted: June 17th, 2008, 6:24am EDT

  The immunisation jabs your child will be offered

• From BBC Health

  Posted: June 17th, 2008, 6:24am EDT

  How does patient choice affect your hospital treatment?

• From BBC Health

  Posted: June 17th, 2008, 6:23am EDT

  Do you have time for your baby between meetings?

• From BBC Health

  Posted: June 17th, 2008, 6:19am EDT

  Fertility experts tackle the issues

• From BBC Health

  Posted: June 17th, 2008, 6:19am EDT

  The aches and pains of fibromyalgia

• From BBC Health

  Posted: June 17th, 2008, 6:17am EDT

  What to do if you are diagnosed with diabetes

• Binge-drinking adverts launched

  Posted: June 17th, 2008, 5:15am EDT

  A campaign warning young people about the consequences of binge-drinking is launched by ministers.

• Cancer death variation in England

  Posted: June 17th, 2008, 5:14am EDT

  Death rates from cancer are higher among people living in the north than the rest of England, research shows.

• Doctors 'ignoring drugs warning'

  Posted: June 17th, 2008, 1:00am EDT

  GPs are prescribing anti-psychotic drugs to dementia patients despite a safety warning, the BBC learns.

• Scans see 'gay brain differences'

  Posted: June 16th, 2008, 7:28pm EDT

  The brains of gay people look like those found in heterosexual people of the opposite sex, research suggests.

• Cannabis 'can harm foetal brain'

  Posted: June 16th, 2008, 5:07pm EDT

  Smoking cannabis while pregnant could harm the developing brain in the womb, researchers in Scotland claim.

• Ginkgo 'does not treat dementia'

  Posted: June 16th, 2008, 12:49pm EDT

  Herbal extract ginkgo biloba is not an effective treatment for dementia, UK researchers warn.

• Medical notes

  Posted: June 16th, 2008, 11:57am EDT

  A comprehensive guide to clinical conditions

• Medical notes - DO NOT REMOVE

  Posted: June 16th, 2008, 11:57am EDT

  A comprehensive guide to clinical conditions

• Media doctor admits plagiarism

  Posted: June 16th, 2008, 8:04am EDT

  Psychiatrist and broadcaster Dr Raj Persaud admits charges of plagiarism at a General Medical Council hearing.

• Media doctor admits to plagiarism

  Posted: June 16th, 2008, 8:04am EDT

  Psychiatrist and broadcaster Dr Raj Persaud admits charges of plagiarism at a General Medical Council hearing.

• Research into new medical lasers

  Posted: June 16th, 2008, 7:07am EDT

  Researchers at Dundee University will lead an £8m European project to develop new biomedical lasers.

• Regulate unorthodox therapy call

  Posted: June 16th, 2008, 6:54am EDT

  Acupuncture, herbal medicines and other traditional Chinese treatments should be regulated in the UK "without delay", experts say.

• Media doctor plagiarism hearing

  Posted: June 16th, 2008, 4:06am EDT

  Former television psychiatrist Dr Raj Persaud will appear before the General Medical Council on Monday over allegations of plagiarism.

• 'Hunger hormone' depression link

  Posted: June 15th, 2008, 9:04pm EDT

  High levels of the "hunger hormone" ghrelin have an antidepressant effect, US researchers claim.

• NHS trusts 'failing on hygiene'

  Posted: June 15th, 2008, 7:40pm EDT

  A quarter of NHS trusts in England are failing to meet key standards in hygiene, a watchdog has revealed.

• Scotland is 'suicide blackspot'

  Posted: June 15th, 2008, 7:31pm EDT

  New research suggests alcohol and drug misuse means Scots are more likely to take their own lives.

• Study cracks amoeba attack tactic

  Posted: June 14th, 2008, 7:04pm EDT

  Researchers discover how the amoeba responsible for dysentery evades the human immune system.

• Dysentery amoeba tactic exposed

  Posted: June 14th, 2008, 7:04pm EDT

  Researchers discover how the amoeba responsible for dysentery evades the human immune system.

• 'Gender equality' of lung cancer

  Posted: June 13th, 2008, 7:22pm EDT

  Women who smoke are no more likely to develop lung cancer than men, US researchers conclude.

• S Africa bans Aids vitamin trials

  Posted: June 13th, 2008, 1:09pm EDT

  A South African court bans the unauthorised trials of vitamin therapies for Aids, which some say risk health.

• 'Daydreaming' brain is coma clue

  Posted: June 13th, 2008, 6:25am EDT

  A part of the brain which can stay active in severely brain-damaged patients could offer a clue about the chances of recovery, say scientists.

• From BBC Health

  Posted: June 13th, 2008, 6:21am EDT

  How to get yourself tested for STIs

• Spain treats child phone addicts

  Posted: June 13th, 2008, 5:35am EDT

  Two children in Spain are admitted to a mental health clinic to be treated for addiction to mobile phones.

• Bond doctor has a licence to save

  Posted: June 12th, 2008, 7:38pm EDT

  An Aberdeen doctor is the man trusted with saving James Bond's life after he is poisoned, BBC Scotland can reveal.

• 'New superbug' worries overhyped

  Posted: June 12th, 2008, 7:03pm EDT

  Warnings about a "new superbug" have been overhyped, say infection control experts.

• 'New superbug' fears 'hyped'

  Posted: June 12th, 2008, 7:03pm EDT

  Warnings about a "new superbug" have been overhyped, say infection control experts.

• Gardeners warned over wood mould

  Posted: June 12th, 2008, 7:03pm EDT

  Gardeners are warned about a mould that grows on compost and decaying wood following the death of a man.

• Gardeners wood mould warning

  Posted: June 12th, 2008, 7:03pm EDT

  Gardeners are warned about a mould that grows on compost and decaying wood, following the death of a man.

• Warnings over body piercing boom

  Posted: June 12th, 2008, 7:02pm EDT

  Botched body piercings could be a "substantial burden" on the NHS in the future, a report suggests.

• Body piercing boom warning

  Posted: June 12th, 2008, 7:02pm EDT

  Botched body piercings could be a "substantial burden" on the NHS in the future, a report suggests.

• MSPs pass under-18 sunbed ban

  Posted: June 12th, 2008, 1:34pm EDT

  A law that bans people younger than 18 from using tanning salons is passed by MSPs.

• Scots pass under-18 sunbed ban

  Posted: June 12th, 2008, 1:34pm EDT

  A law that bans people younger than 18 from using tanning salons is passed by MSPs.

• Woman's death following abortion

  Posted: June 12th, 2008, 12:36pm EDT

  A teenager died a fortnight after having an abortion because of delays in giving her a vital blood transfusion.

• Patch 'halts holiday diarrhoea'

  Posted: June 12th, 2008, 2:55am EDT

  Stomach bugs picked up during foreign travel may be prevented by wearing an E. coli toxin-impregnated patch.

• Fertility DNA checks discouraged

  Posted: June 11th, 2008, 7:02pm EDT

  Embryo chromosome screening should not be offered to women to improve chances of an IVF baby, guidelines say.

• Dual action Alzheimer's drug hope

  Posted: June 11th, 2008, 1:00pm EDT

  Experimental drugs are being hailed as a potentially exciting step forward in the treatment of Alzheimer's.

• Honour for biomaterials pioneer

  Posted: June 11th, 2008, 10:45am EDT

  Professor Robert Langer, one of the most prolific inventors in medicine, wins the Millennium Technology Prize.

• Lifespan cheer for breast cancer

  Posted: June 11th, 2008, 8:30am EDT

  Women whose breast cancer is diagnosed and treated an early stage can look forward to a normal life expectancy.

• UK must clarify right-to-die law

  Posted: June 11th, 2008, 7:49am EDT

  The High Court must clarify the law on assisted suicide following a challenge by a woman with multiple sclerosis.

• MS woman begins right-to-die bid

  Posted: June 11th, 2008, 1:49am EDT

  A multiple sclerosis sufferer from Bradford asks the High Court to clarify the law on assisted suicide.

• Light therapy 'can slow dementia'

  Posted: June 10th, 2008, 7:05pm EDT

  Dementia could be slowed significantly by treatments which reset the body's natural clock, research suggests.

• Gene chemicals 'cancer warning'

  Posted: June 10th, 2008, 7:05pm EDT

  People vulnerable to cancer may have subtle differences in cell chemicals that could be detected.

• Coil trial tests womb cancer hope

  Posted: June 10th, 2008, 11:44am EDT

  A form of the contraceptive coil could help protect women at high risk of womb cancer, researchers believe.

• US tomato salmonella scare

  Posted: June 10th, 2008, 10:27am EDT

  Restaurants and supermarkets in the US stop selling certain types of tomatoes after a salmonella outbreak.

• Oily fish 'cuts eye disease risk'

  Posted: June 9th, 2008, 7:16pm EDT

  Eating food rich in omega-3 oils could help some people avoid blindness, research suggests.

• Bionic hand wins top tech prize

  Posted: June 9th, 2008, 7:13pm EDT

  The world's most advanced commercially available bionic hand has won the UK's top engineering award.

• Alcohol craving reduced by drugs

  Posted: June 9th, 2008, 7:13pm EDT

  Twin research projects offer both present and future hope to people suffering from alcohol addiction.

• Smoking link to hearing loss risk

  Posted: June 9th, 2008, 7:09pm EDT

  Smoking and obesity could both cause permanent hearing damage, say scientists.

• Bumble-bee woman in shock birth

  Posted: June 9th, 2008, 2:53pm EDT

  A woman who gave birth during a friend's hen night says she did not know she was pregnant.

• Medics held in Italy murder probe

  Posted: June 9th, 2008, 11:27am EDT

  Italian police say doctors carried out needless operations to boost profits - sometimes with fatal results.

• Brain size 'not key to intellect'

  Posted: June 9th, 2008, 8:11am EDT

  The complexity of connections in the brain - and not simply its size - are key to intelligence, research suggests.

• Womb surgery 'saves baby's leg'

  Posted: June 9th, 2008, 6:48am EDT

  Australian surgeons saved the leg of an unborn baby by operating when her mother was just 22 weeks pregnant.

• Teen cancer diagnoses 'delayed'

  Posted: June 8th, 2008, 8:12pm EDT

  Teenagers with cancer often face significant delays in being initially diagnosed, researchers have warned.

• Fresh hurdle for stem cell hunt

  Posted: June 8th, 2008, 7:24pm EDT

  It may be tougher than first thought to pick effective stem cell treatments, a Nobel Prize-winning geneticist says.

• Big hearts 'have genetic problem'

  Posted: June 7th, 2008, 7:00pm EDT

  Scientists say they have found a new genetic basis for why some people develop a dangerously enlarged heart.

• 'No stillbirth link' to Caesarean

  Posted: June 6th, 2008, 7:10pm EDT

  Having a Caesarean does not raise the risk of a stillbirth in a subsequent pregnancy, a study has found.

• Yellow fever hits Congo deportees

  Posted: June 6th, 2008, 12:00pm EDT

  Yellow fever is sweeping through the thousands of Congolese expelled from Angola, an official says.

• MS woman in right-to-die appeal

  Posted: June 6th, 2008, 11:51am EDT

  A woman with multiple sclerosis will ask the High Court to clarify the law on suicide.

• Baby hope for earthquake parents

  Posted: June 6th, 2008, 11:22am EDT

  China sends medics to offer reverse sterilisation operations to parents who lost their only child in the quake.

• Baby hope for quake parents

  Posted: June 6th, 2008, 11:22am EDT

  China sends medics to offer reverse sterilisation operations to parents who lost their only child in the quake.

• Toenails point to heart disease

  Posted: June 6th, 2008, 7:45am EDT

  Measuring nicotine content in toenail clippings can help predict a woman's heart disease risk, say researchers.

• New test to aid science of sleep

  Posted: June 6th, 2008, 2:45am EDT

  A new technique using mouth swabs is developed by researchers to identify a person's sleep pattern.

• Meningitis C jab concern

  Posted: June 5th, 2008, 8:20pm EDT

  Teenagers may need a booster dose of meningitis C vaccine, say researchers who found immunity can fall.

• 'Cooling' child therapy may harm

  Posted: June 5th, 2008, 11:23am EDT

  Bringing down the temperature of brain-injured children below normal may cause harm, say scientists.

• Alcohol 'cuts risk of arthritis'

  Posted: June 4th, 2008, 8:18pm EDT

  A regular tipple cuts the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis by up to half, research suggests.

• Rectal surgeons using 'wrong op'

  Posted: June 4th, 2008, 8:03pm EDT

  Claims that many rectal cancer patients receive an "inappropriate" operation are rejected by surgeons.

• Stem cells 'halt nerve disease'

  Posted: June 4th, 2008, 1:07pm EDT

  An injection of stem cells has been used to cure mice with a normally fatal nervous system condition.

• MS drug keeps people on the move

  Posted: June 4th, 2008, 11:32am EDT

  A drug which allows multiple sclerosis patients to walk more quickly has passed the next step in its testing.

• MS drug 'aids mobility'

  Posted: June 4th, 2008, 11:32am EDT

  A drug which allows multiple sclerosis patients to walk more quickly has passed the next step in its testing.

• Firms 'to run failing NHS trusts'

  Posted: June 4th, 2008, 3:39am EDT

  Plans to allow private firms to run struggling NHS hospitals and trusts in England are announced by ministers.

• Study boosts wine chemical hopes

  Posted: June 4th, 2008, 2:58am EDT

  A chemical derived from red wine could one day help keep the heart "genetically young", claim researchers.

• 'Care flawed' in many bypass ops

  Posted: June 4th, 2008, 2:57am EDT

  The care given to many patients having heart bypass surgery may be flawed, according to an expert report.

• Hospital wipes 'spreading MRSA'

  Posted: June 3rd, 2008, 1:02pm EDT

  Some anti-bacterial wipes used by hospital staff could be helping to spread bacteria, researchers say.

• Asbestos legal case begins

  Posted: June 3rd, 2008, 7:12am EDT

  A legal battle over compensation for asbestos victims is due to start in the High Court.

• Many children 'brush teeth alone'

  Posted: June 3rd, 2008, 6:04am EDT

  Too many parents fail to supervise the way their children brush their teeth, a UK survey finds.

• Talking 'helps dementia patients'

  Posted: June 2nd, 2008, 8:12pm EDT

  A watchdog says chats with care home staff can help dementia patients but warns not enough talking is done.

• Food on child cancer wards 'poor'

  Posted: June 2nd, 2008, 7:46pm EDT

  Many parents are critical of the meals served to their children in UK hospital cancer wards, a survey finds.

• Many still denied HIV drug access

  Posted: June 2nd, 2008, 7:12am EDT

  Millions of people with HIV/Aids in the world's poorer countries still fail to get drugs which could save their lives.

• Bottling it up 'can ease trauma'

  Posted: June 1st, 2008, 7:25pm EDT

  People who choose not to talk about traumatic experiences often fare better than those who do.

• Quadruped families evolution clue

  Posted: June 1st, 2008, 7:09pm EDT

  Scientists claim they have found gene variants which influence whether we walk upright or on all fours.

• Foetal screening 'misses defects'

  Posted: June 1st, 2008, 7:05pm EDT

  Tests used in pregnancy only pick up half of potential chromosomal abnormalities, Italian research warns.