Diabetes 'ups birth defect risk'
The risk of birth defects increases four-fold if the pregnant mother has diabetes, a study of 400,000 pregnancies in England suggests....
POSTED 02/05/2012 at 09:10 PM -- 
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Campaign to cut smoking in cars
A campaign to stop people smoking in cars when children are present, and which could pave the way for a ban, is launched by the Welsh government....
POSTED 02/05/2012 at 09:17 PM --
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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....
POSTED 02/04/2012 at 07:39 PM --
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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....
POSTED 02/02/2012 at 07:07 PM --
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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....
POSTED 02/03/2012 at 10:23 AM --
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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....
POSTED 02/03/2012 at 05:37 AM --
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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....
POSTED 02/03/2012 at 11:32 AM --
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Brains may be wired for addiction
Abnormalities in the brain may make some people more likely to become drug addicts, according to scientists....
POSTED 02/02/2012 at 02:03 PM --
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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....
POSTED 02/03/2012 at 08:09 AM --
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Record 'legal highs detected'
A record number of potentially dangerous new legal highs were found in Europe last year, say doctors....
POSTED 02/03/2012 at 05:46 AM --
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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....
POSTED 02/03/2012 at 03:58 AM --
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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....
POSTED 01/31/2012 at 07:14 PM --
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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....
POSTED 01/31/2012 at 11:29 PM --
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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"...
POSTED 01/12/2012 at 08:31 PM --
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VIDEO: 'Just one more drink' alcohol warning
A new television advertising campaign in England is warning against the temptations of "just one more" drink....
POSTED 02/05/2012 at 04:18 AM --
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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....
POSTED 02/02/2012 at 12:23 PM --
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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....
POSTED 02/02/2012 at 06:23 AM --
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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....
POSTED 02/03/2012 at 01:55 AM --
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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....
POSTED 02/03/2012 at 06:57 AM --
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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....
POSTED 02/02/2012 at 03:40 PM --
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