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• Why this vaccine?

  Posted: August 31st, 2008, 7:27pm EDT

  'Cervical cancer robbed me of my daughter'

• Mother's tale

  Posted: August 31st, 2008, 7:27pm EDT

  'Cervical cancer robbed me of my daughter'

• Supermarkets 'push fatty foods'

  Posted: August 31st, 2008, 7:01pm EDT

  Shops are offering more promotions to beat the credit crunch - but many are for unhealthy foods, campaigners say.

• Hopes raised for block on cancer

  Posted: August 31st, 2008, 7:01pm EDT

  Scientists say they have taken a big step towards blocking a chemical vital to the growth of many cancers.

• Gene 'links food and fertility'

  Posted: August 31st, 2008, 7:00pm EDT

  A genetic link controlling both appetite and fertility has been found by US researchers.

• Perfume 'risk to unborn babies'

  Posted: August 31st, 2008, 8:48am EDT

  Pregnant women are told that using perfumes may increase the risk of unborn boys developing infertility in later life.

• Chemical 'risk' to future fertility

  Posted: August 31st, 2008, 8:48am EDT

  Chemical compounds could play a role in causing unborn boys to have fertility problems in later life.

• Walking game

  Posted: August 30th, 2008, 7:03pm EDT

  How virtual reality helps get patients walking again

• Farm pregnancy 'cuts asthma risk'

  Posted: August 30th, 2008, 6:58pm EDT

  Living on a farm while pregnant may help cut the chance of the child developing asthma, eczema and even hayfever, say scientists.

• Over-eating

  Posted: August 29th, 2008, 7:00pm EDT

  A bigger problem than anorexia or bulimia?

• Boy has shoulder made from elbow

  Posted: August 29th, 2008, 12:55pm EDT

  A teenage cancer patient has undergone successful surgery to rebuild his shoulder using his elbow.

• Boy's shoulder made from elbow

  Posted: August 29th, 2008, 12:55pm EDT

  A teenage cancer patient has undergone successful surgery to rebuild his shoulder using his elbow.

• Fit camp

  Posted: August 29th, 2008, 11:42am EDT

  Young people lose weight - and gain confidence

• Mothers' anguish over baby mix-up

  Posted: August 29th, 2008, 8:48am EDT

  Two South African mothers await DNA results after their babies were mixed up and one died, local media reports.

• Anguish over baby mix-up

  Posted: August 29th, 2008, 8:48am EDT

  Two South African mothers await DNA results after their babies were mixed up and one died, local media reports.

• Why the "sticks and stones" adage is wrong

  Posted: August 29th, 2008, 6:59am EDT

  The old adage "sticks and stones can break your bones, but words can never hurt you", simply is not true, a study finds.

• Hurt feelings 'worse than pain'

  Posted: August 29th, 2008, 6:59am EDT

  The old adage "sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt", simply is not true, according to researchers.

• From BBC Health

  Posted: August 29th, 2008, 6:30am EDT

  Brush up on your first aid skills online

• From BBC Health

  Posted: August 29th, 2008, 6:30am EDT

  Are you getting your five portions a day?

• From BBC Health

  Posted: August 29th, 2008, 6:30am EDT

  What causes IBS and can it be controlled?

• Cancer spread 'happens earlier'

  Posted: August 28th, 2008, 7:08pm EDT

  Apparently "normal" cells may carry cancer to new sites long before a tumour develops, scientists say.

• Antipsychotic drug 'stroke risk'

  Posted: August 28th, 2008, 7:06pm EDT

  More people than previously thought could be at higher risk of a stroke from antipsychotic drugs, a study claims.

• Happy talk

  Posted: August 28th, 2008, 1:45pm EDT

  Why Powys is the cheeriest part of the UK to live

• Man who lost 20 stone refused op

  Posted: August 28th, 2008, 7:00am EDT

  A 28-year-old man who lost 20 stone is told he is too overweight to have surgery to remove excess skin.

• Social factors key to ill health

  Posted: August 28th, 2008, 5:25am EDT

  Social factors - rather than genetics - are to blame for huge variations in ill health and life expectancy around the world, a report concludes.

• Britain's happiest places mapped

  Posted: August 27th, 2008, 9:06pm EDT

  The most sparsely populated county in Wales is Britain's happiest place - but Edinburgh the least happy, say researchers.

• Gene therapy 'may repair hearing'

  Posted: August 27th, 2008, 7:20pm EDT

  Scientists claim gene therapy has the potential to restore hearing in mice, offering hope for humans as well.

• Map highlights 'obesity hotspots'

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

  Shetland and parts of Wales and north England are Britain's obesity hotspots, according to a map compiled from GP records.

• DIY drugs

  Posted: August 27th, 2008, 7:52am EDT

  Home-grown cannabis on rise

• Indian herbal medicines queried

  Posted: August 27th, 2008, 7:33am EDT

  A fifth of Indian herbal medicines sold on the internet contain potentially lethal substances, says a new study in the US.

• Fake sick notes sold on internet

  Posted: August 27th, 2008, 7:01am EDT

  A website selling false sick notes written on official NHS notepaper says they are "guaranteed to get you out of work or school".

• Drug 'may slow down Parkinson's'

  Posted: August 27th, 2008, 5:05am EDT

  Early use of medication may be able to slow down progression of Parkinson's disease, preliminary research suggests.

• Unkindest cuts

  Posted: August 27th, 2008, 3:00am EDT

  Self-harmer tells of her 10-year battle against her body

• Robo-skeleton lets paralysed walk

  Posted: August 26th, 2008, 7:02pm EDT

  A human exoskeleton robotic suit is helping people paralysed from the waist down to stand, walk and climb stairs.

• Robo-skeleton 'reverses paralysis'

  Posted: August 26th, 2008, 7:02pm EDT

  A human exoskeleton robotic suit is helping people paralysed from the waist down to stand, walk and climb stairs.

• Woman diagnoses cancer via e-mail

  Posted: August 26th, 2008, 3:50pm EDT

  A toddler in Florida is diagnosed with cancer after a Manchester woman spotted the early warning signs in a picture.

• Toddler cancer spotted via e-mail

  Posted: August 26th, 2008, 3:50pm EDT

  A toddler in Florida is diagnosed with cancer after a Manchester woman spotted the early warning signs in a picture.

• Listeria fear after Canada deaths

  Posted: August 26th, 2008, 11:49am EDT

  Canadian health officials are investigating 12 deaths thought to be linked to contaminated meat products.

• Manchester 'worst for self-harm'

  Posted: August 26th, 2008, 10:33am EDT

  More people in Manchester self-harm than anywhere else in Europe, a new study claims.

• Treatment 'tricks' stroke victims

  Posted: August 26th, 2008, 6:40am EDT

  Stroke victims could be "tricked" into getting better with a new virtual reality physiotherapy treatment.

• Drugs 'slash' Malawi Aids deaths

  Posted: August 26th, 2008, 6:27am EDT

  Distributing Aids drugs in Malawi has massively cut the death rate, an official says.

• Why a daily fry-up may be bad news for your health

  Posted: August 26th, 2008, 6:12am EDT

  A breakfast fry-up every day raises the risk of bowel cancer by 63%, researchers have calculated.

• Magnets 'could cut NHS drug bill'

  Posted: August 25th, 2008, 8:26pm EDT

  A new technique involving magnets could cut the cost of making cancer and arthritis drugs.

• Mums 'accept natural birth risks'

  Posted: August 25th, 2008, 7:36pm EDT

  First-time mothers are prepared to accept greater risks than their clinicians to have a natural birth, report researchers.

• Caesarean babies' 'diabetes risk'

  Posted: August 25th, 2008, 7:26pm EDT

  Children born by Caesarean section have a 20% higher chance of developing type 1 diabetes, claim researchers.

• Warning of epilepsy drowning risk

  Posted: August 25th, 2008, 7:25pm EDT

  People with epilepsy are 19 times more likely to die from drowning than the general population, a UK study suggests.

• Slum medic diary

  Posted: August 25th, 2008, 4:22am EDT

  Hunger and hope for Sierra Leone's children

• Aggressive TB treatment 'success'

  Posted: August 24th, 2008, 7:21pm EDT

  Tuberculosis which is resistant to many treatments can be overcome with aggressive therapy, research suggests.

• Pensioner power

  Posted: August 23rd, 2008, 7:37pm EDT

  Exercises classes keeping Flo fit at age of 100

• Daily aspirin in middle-age call

  Posted: August 23rd, 2008, 7:33pm EDT

  Most men over 48 and women over 57 should take a daily aspirin pill to reduce the risk of heart attacks, UK researchers say.

• Noodle 'to stave off hunger pangs'

  Posted: August 23rd, 2008, 5:19am EDT

  North Korea has reportedly invented a noodle that delays hunger, amid UN warnings of possible famine.

• Noodle 'staves off hunger pangs'

  Posted: August 23rd, 2008, 5:19am EDT

  North Korea has reportedly invented a noodle that delays hunger, amid UN warnings of possible famine.

• Boy bodybuilders

  Posted: August 23rd, 2008, 1:01am EDT

  Why experts are worried about teens bulking up

• Hope over 'early arthritis test'

  Posted: August 22nd, 2008, 7:00pm EDT

  A new way of scanning joints which may reveal early warning signs of arthritis is being developed by US experts.

• Stem cells 'created from teeth'

  Posted: August 22nd, 2008, 6:45am EDT

  Japanese scientists say they have created human stem cells from tissue taken from discarded wisdom teeth.

• Positive thinkers 'avoid cancer'

  Posted: August 22nd, 2008, 6:10am EDT

  Women who have a positive outlook may decrease their chances of developing breast cancer, say Israeli researchers.

• Childhood pets linked to snoring

  Posted: August 21st, 2008, 7:17pm EDT

  Growing up with a pet dog could increase your chances of being a snorer later in life, claims a Swedish study.

• Bodybuilder scarred from steroids

  Posted: August 21st, 2008, 7:15pm EDT

  A German body-builder is permanently scarred from ulcers after steroid use.

• Face transplant 'double success'

  Posted: August 21st, 2008, 7:09pm EDT

  Successful results from face transplants will speed progress towards more operations, say experts.

• Stop smoking pill 'quit success'

  Posted: August 21st, 2008, 7:42am EDT

  A controversial drug is boosting the success of smokers in England in kicking the habit, NHS figures suggest.

• Pupil 'out to lunch' diet concern

  Posted: August 21st, 2008, 5:57am EDT

  More needs to be done to encourage children not to choose chips, pizzas or sweets for lunch, it is warned.

• 'Better' end of life care pledge

  Posted: August 21st, 2008, 5:41am EDT

  Moves to improve care for terminally ill patients will be made after concerns over access, the Scottish Government says.

• Dentists 'pull out more teeth'

  Posted: August 21st, 2008, 5:30am EDT

  Dentists working under a new contract are more likely to pull teeth out or fit false ones than before, NHS figures show.

• Machine 'sniffs out skin cancer'

  Posted: August 20th, 2008, 9:06pm EDT

  A common form of skin cancer could be diagnosed by the distinctive chemical "scent" it gives off, say US experts.

• Why the scent of skin could give vital clues about cancer

  Posted: August 20th, 2008, 9:06pm EDT

  A common form of skin cancer could be diagnosed by the distinctive chemical "scent" it gives off, say US experts.

• Parents helped to talk about sex

  Posted: August 20th, 2008, 7:25pm EDT

  A course helps parents to avoid feeling embarrassed when they discuss sex with their children.

• More teens surviving with cancer

  Posted: August 20th, 2008, 7:10pm EDT

  Cancer survival rates for teenagers and young adults in Britain are rising, figures show.

• Superdoctors

  Posted: August 20th, 2008, 10:37am EDT

  The amazing work of the "Indiana Jones of medicine"

• Fruit juice 'could affect drugs'

  Posted: August 20th, 2008, 8:39am EDT

  Fruit juices may not be as healthy as thought - they could reduce the effectiveness of some medicines, it is claimed.

• Spain holds wanted French surgeon

  Posted: August 20th, 2008, 6:20am EDT

  A French cosmetic surgeon accused of having mutilated dozens of patients is arrested in Spain.

• Spain holds French surgeon

  Posted: August 20th, 2008, 6:20am EDT

  A French cosmetic surgeon accused of having mutilated dozens of patients is arrested in Spain.

• Tag for aggressive bowel cancer

  Posted: August 19th, 2008, 7:57pm EDT

  UK scientists find a marker for aggressive bowel cancers needing the most treatment.

• Back pain eased by good posture

  Posted: August 19th, 2008, 7:56pm EDT

  Long-term back pain can be relieved through encouraging sufferers to adopt good posture through the Alexander technique, say researchers.

• Rise in free prescriptions issued

  Posted: August 19th, 2008, 12:07pm EDT

  Official figures show the first year of free prescriptions in Wales saw the number of items dispensed rise by 5%.

• Dead certain

  Posted: August 19th, 2008, 6:34am EDT

  Can your risk of dying really be as high as 114%?

• Teddy camera catches carer thief

  Posted: August 19th, 2008, 6:20am EDT

  A forensic science student and her father catch a carer stealing from an elderly relative by hiding a camera in a teddy bear's eye.

• Skin taboo

  Posted: August 19th, 2008, 3:51am EDT

  Elana Kelly bares all to raise awareness for vitiligo

• Headache woman's 'bionic' surgery

  Posted: August 19th, 2008, 1:59am EDT

  A cluster headache sufferer undergoes treatment after campaigning for funding for surgery.

• Headache woman's 'bionic' op

  Posted: August 19th, 2008, 1:59am EDT

  A cluster headache sufferer undergoes treatment after campaigning for funding for surgery.

• Families to get cholesterol tests

  Posted: August 18th, 2008, 8:50pm EDT

  The UK is expected to endorse the screening of families for an inherited cholesterol disorder.

• Chewing gum aids bowel recovery

  Posted: August 18th, 2008, 8:42pm EDT

  Chewing gum aids recovery from bowel surgery, mounting evidence suggests.

• Singer Sandi Thom is 'aged' to show the risk of using sunbeds

  Posted: August 18th, 2008, 8:30pm EDT

  An image of Sandi Thom with wrinkles and severe skin damage is being used to highlight the dangers of sunbeds.

• Brain's counting skill 'built-in'

  Posted: August 18th, 2008, 8:21pm EDT

  Humans have an innate ability to do maths even if they do not have the language to express it, research suggests.

• Depression link to poor driving

  Posted: August 18th, 2008, 9:07am EDT

  People on anti-depressants may have impaired driving skills, a small US study suggests.

• Depression link to poor driving

  Posted: August 18th, 2008, 9:07am EDT

  People on anti-depressants may have impaired driving skills, a small US study suggests.

• Bird flu hopes from 1918 victims

  Posted: August 17th, 2008, 7:38pm EDT

  Scientists say victims of the 1918 flu virus that killed 50m still have protection, which may help in new bird flu treatments.

• Pratchett criticises drugs ruling

  Posted: August 17th, 2008, 7:10pm EDT

  Renowned author and Alzheimer's patient Terry Pratchett criticises the decision to limit access to a drug.

• 'Bravest' students do not cheat

  Posted: August 17th, 2008, 7:08pm EDT

  The most courageous students are least likely to cheat in class, US researchers say.

• Shaping up

  Posted: August 16th, 2008, 7:01pm EDT

  'I've kept a steady weight, though I can't exercise'

• Credit-crunch 'isolation' warning

  Posted: August 16th, 2008, 7:00pm EDT

  A charity warns people not to risk their mental health by isolating themselves as they try to cope with the credit crunch.

• Brighter future

  Posted: August 15th, 2008, 7:01pm EDT

  How film producers helped a Ugandan boy get a new face

• Boys 'grow out of child asthma'

  Posted: August 15th, 2008, 7:00pm EDT

  Boys are more likely than girls to grow out of childhood asthma when they hit their teenage years, research shows.

• From BBC Health

  Posted: August 15th, 2008, 12:52pm EDT

  How to cope with embarrassment at the doctor's

• From BBC Health

  Posted: August 15th, 2008, 12:52pm EDT

  What are the causes and effects of a stroke?

• From BBC Health

  Posted: August 15th, 2008, 12:52pm EDT

  Reducing your risk of developing heart disease

• DIY Olympians told to 'ease off'

  Posted: August 15th, 2008, 7:38am EDT

  A helpline says it is getting calls from people trying to keep up with Olympians at home.

• 'Animal-free' pain research call

  Posted: August 14th, 2008, 7:39pm EDT

  Use of animals in pain research has "limited value" and should be replaced by newer technologies, a panel of UK experts says.

• Call to end animal pain-research

  Posted: August 14th, 2008, 7:39pm EDT

  The use of animals in pain research has "limited value" and should be replaced by newer technologies, a panel of UK experts says.

• Ear infections 'link' to obesity

  Posted: August 14th, 2008, 7:35pm EDT

  A history of severe ear infections or tonsil trouble may increase the chances of being obese later in life, scientists say.

• Gene 'clue' to colorectal cancer

  Posted: August 14th, 2008, 7:11pm EDT

  A gene difference in up to a third of patients with colorectal cancer could help solve how it passes between generations, scientists say.

• Hope for arthritis vaccine 'cure'

  Posted: August 14th, 2008, 7:12am EDT

  A single injection of modified cells could halt the advance of rheumatoid arthritis, say UK scientists.

• Hope over 'quick' bird flu test

  Posted: August 13th, 2008, 8:46pm EDT

  UK experts developing a testing machine for bird flu say it could save lives by cutting the time it takes to detect outbreaks.

• Obesity 'equal to terror threat'

  Posted: August 13th, 2008, 8:27pm EDT

  The threat to Britain and its health service from obesity is as grave as that posed by terrorism, a government adviser says.

• Rat-brain robot aids memory study

  Posted: August 13th, 2008, 1:25pm EDT

  A robot controlled by rat brain cells could help the study of diseases such as Alzheimer's that wipe out memories.

• Model health checks are abandoned

  Posted: August 13th, 2008, 12:14pm EDT

  An idea to force models to produce health certificates at London Fashion Week has been ruled out a year after being recommended.

• Model health checks scrapped

  Posted: August 13th, 2008, 12:14pm EDT

  An idea to force models to produce health certificates at London Fashion Week has been ruled out a year after being recommended.

• Why using the pill may put women off the scent of Mr Right

  Posted: August 13th, 2008, 9:31am EDT

  The contraceptive pill could lead to women choosing the wrong partners, scientists believe.

• Pill use 'affects partner choice'

  Posted: August 13th, 2008, 9:31am EDT

  The contraceptive pill could lead to women choosing the wrong partners, scientists believe.

• Super slimmer

  Posted: August 13th, 2008, 7:27am EDT

  Bullied teen loses over 44kg

• Heart tests for Scottish athletes

  Posted: August 13th, 2008, 7:03am EDT

  Scotland's first cardiac screening programme for young athletes will be opened at Hampden Park on Wednesday.

• Cheap drug hope for breast cancer

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

  A combination of two inexpensive existing drugs may offer a new way to treat breast cancer, a study suggests.

• Cheap breast cancer drug hope

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

  A combination of two inexpensive existing drugs may offer a new way to treat breast cancer, a study suggests.

• Black market drugs 'health risk'

  Posted: August 13th, 2008, 4:25am EDT

  People are risking their health by buying prescription tranquilisers on the black market, a Belfast GP warns.

• Prisons accused over elderly care

  Posted: August 12th, 2008, 7:47pm EDT

  Prisons in England and Wales are not doing enough to cater for the needs of elderly inmates, says the watchdog.

• Clumsy young 'face obesity risk'

  Posted: August 12th, 2008, 7:36pm EDT

  Clumsy and poorly coordinated children could be at higher risk of obesity in later life, a study says.

• Cancer costs

  Posted: August 12th, 2008, 7:32pm EDT

  'I have to skip my meals to pay for medication'

• Patients 'lack money for drugs'

  Posted: August 12th, 2008, 7:26pm EDT

  Nearly half of cancer patients in England are cutting back on basic essentials like food to pay for prescriptions, a poll suggests.

• Aids stories

  Posted: August 12th, 2008, 9:39am EDT

  Salman Rushdie and fellow writers on India's epidemic

• Hospitals facing superbug fines

  Posted: August 12th, 2008, 8:13am EDT

  Hospitals which breach hygiene rules could be fined up to £50,000, says the government.

• Probe into S Africa drugs recall

  Posted: August 12th, 2008, 6:44am EDT

  South Africa launches an investigation after two TB drugs were withdrawn days after an Aids drug recall.

• Probe into drugs in South Africa

  Posted: August 12th, 2008, 6:44am EDT

  South Africa's launches a probe after some batches of two TB drugs were removed from hospital to be tested.

• NHS neglects elderly depression

  Posted: August 12th, 2008, 6:41am EDT

  Close to two million older people may be denied treatment because depression is wrongly seen as a natural part of getting older, says a charity.

• Harvest of death

  Posted: August 12th, 2008, 4:24am EDT

  Doctors struggle as millions die in remote DR Congo

• Running 'can slow ageing process'

  Posted: August 11th, 2008, 7:48pm EDT

  A jog round the park on a regular basis can slow the effects of ageing, research shows.

• Pain 'linked with low vitamin D'

  Posted: August 11th, 2008, 7:34pm EDT

  Low vitamin D levels may contribute to chronic pain among women, say scientists.

• Distant galaxies improve scanners

  Posted: August 11th, 2008, 7:33pm EDT

  Experts in Edinburgh use astronomy techniques to improve the reliability of MRI scans.

• Cancer patients 'left suicidal'

  Posted: August 11th, 2008, 7:30am EDT

  Cancer patients are more likely to think they would be "better off dead" than the rest of the population, a study shows.

• 'Scaredy-cat' gene makes some more prone to anxiety

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

  Variations in a gene may help explain why horror movies shock some people and entertain others, say scientists.

• 'Scaredy-cat' gene key to anxiety

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

  Variations in a gene may help explain why horror movies shock some people and entertain others, say scientists.

• New mouth bacteria species found

  Posted: August 11th, 2008, 5:27am EDT

  A new species of bacteria has been found by UK scientists among the hundreds which thrive in our mouths.

• Mouth bacteria species found

  Posted: August 11th, 2008, 5:27am EDT

  A new species of bacteria has been found by UK scientists among the hundreds which thrive in our mouths.

• Weather warning

  Posted: August 10th, 2008, 8:09pm EDT

  How the Met Office plays a stormer in keeping people well

• Weather alerts boost lung health

  Posted: August 10th, 2008, 7:57pm EDT

  A scheme warning people with lung problems about weather which could worsen symptoms has cut hospital admissions.

• Cell change 'keeps organs young'

  Posted: August 10th, 2008, 1:05pm EDT

  Researchers may have found a way to halt the biological clock which slows down our bodies over the decades.

• Shared stories

  Posted: August 9th, 2008, 7:37pm EDT

  'My epilepsy means I can surf but I can't have a bath'

• Low marks linked to schizophrenia

  Posted: August 9th, 2008, 7:03pm EDT

  Poor performance at school could indicate an increased risk of developing schizophrenia, a study says.

• Low marks schizophrenia link

  Posted: August 9th, 2008, 7:03pm EDT

  Poor performance at school could indicate an increased risk of developing schizophrenia, a study says.

• Gene hooks smokers at first puff

  Posted: August 8th, 2008, 7:06pm EDT

  Puffing on a first cigarette is a rite of passage for many, but whether it is enjoyable may be down to genes, research finds.

• Aids conference ends with warning

  Posted: August 8th, 2008, 6:59pm EDT

  An international Aids conference ends with a warning that funding commitments for treatment may not be met.

• Aids summit ends with warning

  Posted: August 8th, 2008, 6:59pm EDT

  An international Aids conference ends with a warning that funding commitments for treatment may not be met.

• Cash bonus

  Posted: August 8th, 2008, 6:48pm EDT

  Poor families get reward for sending children to school

• What next?

  Posted: August 8th, 2008, 1:36pm EDT

  The challenges ahead in HIV and Aids care

• Tackling taboos

  Posted: August 8th, 2008, 12:09pm EDT

  India's vulnerable find freedom in condoms

• Mexico prison

  Posted: August 8th, 2008, 5:56am EDT

  Tackling HIV ignorance behind bars

• HIV ignorance

  Posted: August 8th, 2008, 5:56am EDT

  Teaching health lessons in Mexico's largest prison

• Beijing heat 'could clear minds'

  Posted: August 8th, 2008, 5:27am EDT

  Hot, humid conditions may actually improve athletic performance at the Olympics, research suggests.

• Dachshunds gene 'blindness clue'

  Posted: August 7th, 2008, 10:04pm EDT

  A genetic mutation in dachshunds could help uncover the roots of some inherited forms of blindness in humans, say scientists.

• Dachshund gene 'blindness clue'

  Posted: August 7th, 2008, 10:04pm EDT

  A genetic mutation in dachshunds could help uncover the roots of some inherited forms of blindness in humans, say scientists.

• Big heart secrets 'aid athletes'

  Posted: August 7th, 2008, 10:04pm EDT

  A study of top rowers finds how a naturally-produced hormone can actually make their hearts bigger and more powerful.

• Fertility treatments 'no benefit'

  Posted: August 7th, 2008, 7:11pm EDT

  Two common treatments for fertility problems are no more effective than trying to get pregnant naturally, a study finds.

• Indian HIV parents kill children

  Posted: August 7th, 2008, 12:47pm EDT

  An Indian couple infected with HIV commit suicide after killing their three young children, police in Mumbai say.

• Scientists discover people who can 'hear' what they see

  Posted: August 7th, 2008, 5:30am EDT

  US scientists have discovered people who can "hear" what they see.

• Crystal clue in army brain injury

  Posted: August 7th, 2008, 3:19am EDT

  A colour-changing crystal attached to a soldier's uniform could help doctors decide if they might need treatment for a brain injury, researchers say.

• Hope for end to rejection drugs

  Posted: August 6th, 2008, 7:13pm EDT

  Scientists develop procedure which may help transplant patients avoid the need to take anti-rejection drugs.

• Clue to cause of womb condition

  Posted: August 6th, 2008, 5:38am EDT

  Scientists have identified a possible cause of the painful womb condition endometriosis.

• India-Japan baby in legal wrangle

  Posted: August 6th, 2008, 3:31am EDT

  The future of a Japanese baby born to a surrogate Indian mother is uncertain after her parents divorce.

• Hospitals 'infested with vermin'

  Posted: August 5th, 2008, 7:14pm EDT

  The cleanliness of most NHS hospitals in England is threatened by invasions of rats, fleas and cockroaches, claims a report.

• Broccoli may undo diabetes damage

  Posted: August 5th, 2008, 7:12pm EDT

  Eating broccoli could reverse the damage caused by diabetes to heart blood vessels, research suggests.

• Maggots could help in MRSA battle

  Posted: August 5th, 2008, 1:28pm EDT

  Scientists hope secretions from maggots can produce an antibiotic to tackle MRSA and other infections.

• Laughter threatens woman's health

  Posted: August 5th, 2008, 10:57am EDT

  A student aims to raise awareness of a condition which could paralyse her if she laughs.

• UN warning on India child health

  Posted: August 5th, 2008, 10:13am EDT

  The world will fail to reach millennium development goals unless India improves healthcare for children, the UN says.

• The sea creature giving Britain's olympic sailing squad a boost

  Posted: August 5th, 2008, 8:34am EDT

  Britain's sailing squad has an extra weapon going into the Olympics - an extract from a sea creature which could help keep them ready to race.

• Athletes aided by mollusc testing

  Posted: August 5th, 2008, 8:34am EDT

  Britain's sailing squad has an extra weapon going into the Olympics - an extract from a sea creature which could help keep them ready to race.

• Delta trauma

  Posted: August 5th, 2008, 6:16am EDT

  Inside an 'ER' clinic in Nigeria's violent oil-rich city

• Ethical dilemma

  Posted: August 5th, 2008, 6:15am EDT

  Should a baby be risked to save her sister?

• Protecting babies

  Posted: August 5th, 2008, 5:22am EDT

  Vital work of Clinton-backed HIV centre

• 'DIY' kidney machine saves girl

  Posted: August 5th, 2008, 5:06am EDT

  A baby dying from kidney failure was saved when her doctor built her a dialysis machine from scratch in his garage.

• 'Unfit care'

  Posted: August 5th, 2008, 3:09am EDT

  Former medic at main US jail in Iraq raises concerns

• Clinton wants Aids funding boost

  Posted: August 4th, 2008, 9:30pm EDT

  Former US President Bill Clinton calls for the cost of HIV drugs to be kept down, in a speech to Mexico conference.

• Hormone eases psychotic symptoms

  Posted: August 4th, 2008, 7:18pm EDT

  A hormone patch may protect women with schizophrenia or other severe mental illnesses from psychotic feelings.

• Human malaria jab tests nearing

  Posted: August 4th, 2008, 7:15pm EDT

  Successful animal experiments have given the green light for trials of a new type of malaria vaccine in humans.

• HIV vaccine 'allows drug breaks'

  Posted: August 4th, 2008, 7:09pm EDT

  Scientists are testing a vaccine designed to give HIV patients a prolonged break from their regular medication.

• Vitamin C 'slows cancer growth'

  Posted: August 4th, 2008, 7:03pm EDT

  An injection of a high dose of vitamin C may be able to hold back the advance of cancers, US scientists say.

• Kyrgyz medics jailed in HIV cases

  Posted: August 4th, 2008, 11:45am EDT

  A court in Kyrgyzstan convicts nine medical workers for infecting 24 children with HIV, local media report.

• Drug restriction 'hits patients'

  Posted: August 4th, 2008, 8:55am EDT

  Patients claim they have been left in pain following a decision to make it harder to get the drug coproxamol.

• India court in key abortion order

  Posted: August 4th, 2008, 8:52am EDT

  A court in the Indian city of Mumbai (Bombay) rejects a couple's plea to abort their 25-week foetus in a key test case.

• Dramatic portrayals of heart attacks might put people at risk

  Posted: August 4th, 2008, 3:25am EDT

  The overly dramatic way television and film portray heart attacks may be to blame for some people overlooking real life symptoms, says a charity.

• Drama 'over-eggs heart attacks'

  Posted: August 4th, 2008, 3:25am EDT

  The overly dramatic way television and film portray heart attacks may be to blame for some people overlooking real life symptoms, says a charity.

• HIV challenge

  Posted: August 4th, 2008, 2:36am EDT

  It's not just big cities that need services

• Child flu jabs 'protect everyone'

  Posted: August 4th, 2008, 12:59am EDT

  Vaccinating children against flu would prevent the spread of the virus and cut deaths in older people, research suggests.

• Global Aids forum opens in Mexico

  Posted: August 3rd, 2008, 10:30pm EDT

  Mexico City opens a global conference on HIV/Aids, 25 years after the syndrome first became widely known.

• UK Africans 'need more HIV help'

  Posted: August 3rd, 2008, 7:32pm EDT

  More effort is needed to spread HIV prevention messages among African men and women now living in the UK, claim researchers.

• TB hampers HIV treatment - study

  Posted: August 3rd, 2008, 11:30am EDT

  Some patients being treated for tuberculosis may not get the full benefits from HIV therapy, researchers say.

• Call for better chemo counselling

  Posted: August 2nd, 2008, 7:35pm EDT

  Doctors fail to give patients with terminal cancer information about the benefits of extra chemotherapy, say researchers.

• Qat spat

  Posted: August 2nd, 2008, 7:21pm EDT

  Why chewing leaves could harm Yemen's economy

• Battling Aids

  Posted: August 2nd, 2008, 7:09pm EDT

  Mixed results in the worldwide fight against HIV

• Olympic hopes

  Posted: August 2nd, 2008, 7:02pm EDT

  A public health legacy from the Beijing Games

• US HIV rate 'higher than thought'

  Posted: August 2nd, 2008, 4:35pm EDT

  The number of Americans infected with the HIV virus is much higher than current estimates, US health officials say.

• Medical morals

  Posted: August 1st, 2008, 7:14pm EDT

  How ethicists can help doctors deal with tricky cases

• In pictures

  Posted: August 1st, 2008, 12:45pm EDT

  Religious leaders tackle HIV stigma and fear in Ethiopia

• Farmer has double arm transplant

  Posted: August 1st, 2008, 12:12pm EDT

  A 54-year-old German farmer receives a complete double arm transplant in a 15-hour operation at a Munich clinic.

• Frankincense 'can ease arthritis'

  Posted: August 1st, 2008, 10:04am EDT

  A herb known as "Indian Frankincense" can reduce the symptoms of arthritis, US research suggests.

• One in five take drugs 'wrongly'

  Posted: August 1st, 2008, 6:00am EDT

  People often take their medicines wrongly - including one man who sprayed his asthma inhaler on his cat.

• Dodgy hair extensions on the up

  Posted: August 1st, 2008, 4:41am EDT

  People are being warned about salons offering poor hair extensions that end up damaging the scalp.

• Flu jabs 'can't stop pneumonia'

  Posted: August 1st, 2008, 4:03am EDT

  One of the main benefits of flu jabs for the elderly - protection against pneumonia - may not exist, US scientists claim.