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Hospital drops fast food 'reward' - 09 Mar 2006 14:32:52 GMT
A reward scheme that gave child hospital patients in Inverness vouchers for McDonald's is withdrawn. |
Colour-coded food labelling urged - 09 Mar 2006 13:41:17 GMT
A front-of-pack food labelling traffic light system is recommended by the Food Standards Agency. |
Scots NHS contract criticised - 09 Mar 2006 12:05:31 GMT
A costly NHS pay agreement for consultants fails to produce clear benefits, according to a watchdog. |
Surgeon held over patient's death - 09 Mar 2006 11:13:14 GMT
A consultant surgeon is arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after a patient dies in hospital. |
Africa must fight bird flu itself - 09 Mar 2006 10:49:09 GMT
African countries should not rely on rich nations to help tackle bird flu, warns the World Health Organization. |
Breast milk 'won't halt obesity' - 09 Mar 2006 06:40:38 GMT
Childhood obesity is not related to whether a baby was breastfed in infancy, a US study suggests. |
MS vaccine testing to start in US - 08 Mar 2006 23:57:52 GMT
A US company is set to begin a trial of a vaccine which it claims halt the progress of multiple sclerosis. |
Nurse killed patient with drug - 08 Mar 2006 18:08:40 GMT
A nurse is found guilty of unlawfully killing a 79-year-old cancer patient with a lethal injection of sedative. |
Baby's dad says 'don't play God' - 08 Mar 2006 17:37:12 GMT
The father of a baby at the centre of a right-to-life case says it is up to God to "give life and take it away". |
'No admissions' at NHS hospital - 08 Mar 2006 15:20:35 GMT
NHS managers in Trafford stop admitting patients to an Altrincham hospital threatened with closure. |
Go-ahead for London hospital - 08 Mar 2006 14:49:43 GMT
The health secretary has given permission for the £1.2bn redevelopment of the St Bartholomew's and the Royal London hospitals. |
Genes determine coffee heart risk - 08 Mar 2006 12:54:09 GMT
Drinking a lot of coffee may boost heart attack risk in people with a certain gene, a study suggests. |
Blame shifted on NHS say Tories - 08 Mar 2006 12:53:04 GMT
Tory leader David Cameron accuses ministers of trying to avoid the blame for financial problems in the NHS. |
Cuts blamed on 'unfair' funding - 08 Mar 2006 11:56:41 GMT
Cuts of 300 jobs by the Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust are blamed on a government funding formula which leaves West Country hospitals out of pocket. |
Doctors' job site security fears - 08 Mar 2006 01:17:18 GMT
Medical students' references were accessible for others to edit on their job application website, the BBC learns. |
Lack of sleep 'worrying Britons' - 08 Mar 2006 00:32:12 GMT
A lack of sleep and too little exercise were singled out as top health concerns by Britons quizzed in a survey. |
Woman loses embryos battle - 07 Mar 2006 11:36:01 GMT
An infertile woman cannot use her frozen embryos to have a baby, the European Court of Human Rights rules. |
Pregnancy timeline - 23 Dec 2004 13:42:57 GMT
A week by week guide to pregnancy taking in how the baby develops, changes to the mother and key scan dates. |
Cancer: The facts - 30 Jan 2004 11:57:24 GMT
The disease tends to affect older people - but can strike at any time. |