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NHS '£750m in the red' this year - 11 Mar 2006 02:45:33 GMT
The NHS in England will be £750m in the red by the end of the financial year, BBC research finds. |
Wine 'can help treat gum disease' - 11 Mar 2006 00:13:54 GMT
Chemicals in red wine can help prevent and treat gum disease, Canadian research suggests. |
Transplants of two kidneys 'effective' - 11 Mar 2006 00:13:11 GMT
Transplanting two kidneys of limited quality can be as effective as one high-function organ, a study finds. |
Bird flu kills Indonesia children - 10 Mar 2006 17:59:49 GMT
Two Indonesian children are confirmed to have died from bird flu, bringing the country's toll to 22. |
Blears attacked on NHS wait claim - 10 Mar 2006 17:46:27 GMT
Minister Hazel Blears is attacked for claiming that nobody waits more than six months for anything on the NHS. |
Russia launches bird vaccinations - 10 Mar 2006 12:17:47 GMT
Russia begins the mass vaccination of poultry to try to stop the spread of the lethal H5N1 bird flu virus. |
Global measles deaths slashed - 10 Mar 2006 11:04:17 GMT
The number of people dying of measles across the world has fallen by almost half, the latest figures show. |
Medics attack Guantanamo policy - 10 Mar 2006 11:02:43 GMT
Some 250 medical experts condemn the US for force-feeding prisoners on hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay. |
'Living will' proposals revealed - 10 Mar 2006 10:34:58 GMT
Details of plans for "living wills" for people to implement if they become incapacitated are unveiled. |
Fears over private operations - 10 Mar 2006 00:29:43 GMT
The NHS is left to "pick up the pieces" after poor surgery in privately-run treatment centres, experts warn. |
New air travel clot risk theory - 10 Mar 2006 00:09:11 GMT
Low air pressure and oxygen levels on flights may raise the risk of deep vein thrombosis, research suggests. |
Poor handovers 'risking patients' - 10 Mar 2006 00:07:47 GMT
Patients are put at risk because hospital doctors are not receiving proper handovers, a study suggests. |
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A reward scheme that gave child hospital patients in Inverness vouchers for McDonald's is withdrawn.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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |