| Bone drug linked to cancer risk |
| Long-term use of bone-strengthening drugs may boost the risk of oesophageal cancer, a study suggests. |
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| 02 Sep 2010 |
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| Compost sparks Legionnaire's fear |
| Gardeners are being warned about the risk of Legionnaire's disease from compost after a pensioner developed the disease after handling compost. |
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| 02 Sep 2010 |
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| Clue to egg flaws in older women |
| British scientists say they are closer to knowing why older women trying to fall pregnant are more likely to produce abnormal eggs. |
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| 02 Sep 2010 |
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| Elderly broken hip care concerns |
| One in five elderly people with broken hips do not get surgery quickly enough, a survey shows. |
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| 01 Sep 2010 |
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| Brain training may delay dementia |
| People who do puzzles and crosswords may stave off dementia longer but experience a more rapid decline once the disease sets in, a study suggests. |
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| 01 Sep 2010 |
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| School meals 'help fussy eaters' |
| School lunches can tempt fussy eaters to try new foods, a survey carried out in England for the School Food Trust suggests. |
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| 01 Sep 2010 |
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| Cosmetic surgery women 'not vain' |
| Many women having cosmetic surgery believe that it is other people having work done who are motivated by vanity, it is claimed. |
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| 01 Sep 2010 |
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| Ministers propose 45p drink price |
| The Scottish government says drinkers should be charged a minimum of 45p for every unit of alcohol as part of efforts to cut consumption. |
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| 02 Sep 2010 |
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| Arrests in assisted suicide probe |
| A man and woman are arrested on suspicion of helping a disabled man from South Tyneside take his own life. |
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| 02 Sep 2010 |
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| Hot UK summer 'gave half sunburn' |
| Nearly half of Britons got sunburnt this summer and many would be willing to do so again to get a tan, a survey reveals. |
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| 31 Aug 2010 |
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| Compensation case lasts 27 years |
| A Northern Ireland medical negligence case is still not been settled after 27 years while 55 others have been ongoing for longer than 15 years. |
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| 01 Sep 2010 |
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| M&S vouchers offered in exchange for urine to test odour device |
| Bristol researchers developing an odour detector to help incontinence sufferers offer volunteers vouchers in exchange for urine. |
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| 31 Aug 2010 |
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| Garlic breath? Beat it with a glass of milk, say experts |
| Drinking a glass of milk can stop garlic breath, scientists discover. |
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| 31 Aug 2010 |
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| Organic goods |
| Could allowing the sale of body parts be the way to encourage donors? |
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| 27 Aug 2010 |
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| 'Risking lives' |
| How some Muslims neglect their health during Ramadan |
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| 20 Aug 2010 |
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| Tough choices |
| Too fat for health - too thin for surgery |
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| 13 Aug 2010 |
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| Hip fracture 'was excruciating' |
| Amy Brown, who fractured her hip four months ago, speaks to the BBC about her experience. |
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| 02 Sep 2010 |
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| Casualty of weight loss surgery |
| A man who lost 12 stone after a gastric bypass has to be fed by tube because his body cannot cope with solid food. |
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| 01 Sep 2010 |
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| North-South split in alcohol harm |
| Figures reveal stark geographical divisions in the toll alcohol takes on health in England. |
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| 01 Sep 2010 |
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| Phone app to monitor heartbeat |
| More than three million doctors have downloaded a phone application to monitor heartbeats through a phone. |
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| 31 Aug 2010 |
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| Motion capture clue to human behaviour |
| The system of digitising actors to create characters in films like Avatar is being used to measure human behaviour in real life. |
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| 30 Aug 2010 |
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| Transplant dash driver faces ban |
| An ambulance driver delivering an organ for transplant could lose his licence and his job after being booked for speeding. |
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| 31 Aug 2010 |
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| How to spot and combat bedbugs |
| Clive Boase: "Education and awareness is key" in combating bed bug infestation. |
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| 31 Aug 2010 |
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| Transplant boy says 'thank you' |
| A toddler who was just a month old when he had a heart transplant has been reunited with hospital staff who helped to save his life. |
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| 31 Aug 2010 |
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| Long, slow goodbye |
| Husband speaks of the woman he lost over many years to dementia |
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| 02 Sep 2010 |
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| Just a prop |
| Does a Tony Blair-style drink habit do you any harm? |
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| 02 Sep 2010 |
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| Mental challenge |
| How will the Chilean miners deal with being trapped underground? |
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| 26 Aug 2010 |
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| Overload on Es |
| 'The day I ate as many additives as possible' |
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| 25 Aug 2010 |
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| Teenage therapy |
| Can therapy help teenagers avoid alcohol and drugs? |
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| 25 Aug 2010 |
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| Men at work |
| Do paternity laws undermine new dads? |
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| 26 Aug 2010 |
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| 100 portraits |
| The challenge one man with motor neurone disease has set himself |
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| 26 Aug 2010 |
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| Downing Street dad |
| The PM's newest challenge - sleepless nights and nappy changes. How will he fare? |
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| 24 Aug 2010 |
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