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Editor's Choice (view all news in this section)
Deal reached on NHS drug prices
(BBC 19/11/2008)
The government and the drugs industry have struck a deal which could save the NHS in ...(see more)
NHS staff regularly breach security rules, says survey
(The Independent 19/11/2008)
One in six GPs told Pulse magazine they were ...(see more)
Technology to eradicate malaria
(BBC 19/11/2008)
In the face of increasing parasite resistance to anti-malarial drugs there is now gre...(see more)
Medical Practice (view all news in this section)
Deal reached on NHS drug prices
(BBC 19/11/2008)
The government and the drugs industry have struck a deal which could save the NHS in ...(see more)
NHS staff regularly breach security rules, says survey
(The Independent 19/11/2008)
One in six GPs told Pulse magazine they were ...(see more)
GPs 'are focusing on patients who bring in bonuses', claims Civitas report
(Daily Mail 19/11/2008)
1,000 Quality and Outcomes Framework' points are available every year for a GP practi...(see more)
Health Trends (view all news in this section)
C.diff 'a factor in more deaths'
(BBC 19/11/2008)
General Register Office for Scotland statistics showed C.diff was a factor in 597 dea...(see more)
Drug-resistant ward bug concern
(BBC 18/11/2008)
Hospitals need to be vigilant against an emerging drug-resistant bacterium Acinetobac...(see more)
Periods of healthy old age vary
(BBC 17/11/2008)
Researchers collected data on life-expectancy, then surveyed older people from each c...(see more)
Latest Developments (view all news in this section)
Windpipe transplant breakthrough
(BBC 19/11/2008)
Scientists in Spain have carried out the world's first tissue-engineered whole organ ...(see more)
Ginkgo herb is 'no help' against Alzheimer's disease
(Daily Mail 18/11/2008)
Scientists tested the effect of ginkgo biloba on more than 3,000 volunteers for sever...(see more)
Cancer drugs 'can increase the risk of blood clots'
(Telegraph 18/11/2008)
Cancer sufferers want Avastin, or bevacizumab...(see more)
Ongoing Research (view all news in this section)
Technology to eradicate malaria
(BBC 19/11/2008)
In the face of increasing parasite resistance to anti-malarial drugs there is now gre...(see more)
New superbug version of E.coli found on British dairy farm
(Daily Mail 18/11/2008)
A new superbug version of E.coli which could trigger life-threatening infections has ...(see more)
Micro needles aid bionic advances
(BBC 18/11/2008)
Engineers in Wales have helped to develop micro technology which could lead to a bion...(see more)
Life and Living (view all news in this section)
Fat chance: On the scales of injustice, overweight women always lose out
(Daily Mail 18/11/2008)
Overweight women, according to medical research, are far more likely to lose their jo...(see more)
Exercise cuts the risk of cancer - but only if you get at least seven hours sleep, study finds
(Daily Mail 18/11/2008)
A 10-year-study of thousands of women found significantly fewer cases of cancer, incl...(see more)
10 minute brain training: On the way home from work
(Telegraph 17/11/2008)
Routine makes life easier - but less challeng...(see more)
Healthy Eating (view all news in this section)
EU pledges '£421m to get obese children to eat fruit
(Telegraph 18/11/2008)
22 million children in the EU are overweight,...(see more)
Is your Omega-3 fish oil supplement any good - or a load of old codswallop?
(Daily Mail 17/11/2008)
The best way to get nutrients is from food; for Omega 3s, this means everyone should ...(see more)
Vitamins A and E 'do not help prevent cancer'
(Telegraph 17/11/2008)
Antioxidant vitamins are known to help fight ...(see more)
Case Histories (view all news in this section)
'Right to die' girl granted final wish of Disneyworld trip
(Telegraph 18/11/2008)
A terminally ill girl who won the right to di...(see more)
Mark had bandy knees - so he went to stretch his legs (quite literally)
(Daily Mail 18/11/2008)
An X-ray confirmed I had severe osteoarthritis in my left knee. The cartilage cushion...(see more)
Thought meningitis only struck children? Read on...
(Daily Mail 18/11/2008)
Eighteen months ago Dee Waterton was feeling the healthiest she'd ever been.'On the S...(see more)
Commentary (view all news in this section)
What a way to go. British toilet habits revealed
(BBC 19/11/2008)
Mari Williams of Tearfund, said: "It's scandalous that in the 21st Century, more than...(see more)
Pensioners to get free Viagra
(The Scotsman 17/11/2008)
Mexico City is giving out free Viagra and oth...(see more)
How scientists tracked down the origin of Aids
(The Scotsman 15/11/2008)
By following the trail of genetic changes HIV...(see more)