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Progress 'too slow' after Shipman - 02 May 2006 17:30:32 GMT Ministers are attacked for failing to act on the findings of the inquiry into the Shipman murders.
Britons 'put fun before babies' - 02 May 2006 11:37:56 GMT A generation who would rather have fun and live comfortably is fuelling falling birth rates, a poll suggests.
NHS fears over immigration rules - 02 May 2006 00:25:21 GMT The SNP warns of the implications of new rules which may lead to many overseas doctors quitting the UK.
Children 'failed' over nutrition - 01 May 2006 23:49:37 GMT The number of young children who are underweight has remained almost unchanged since 1990, Unicef warns.
Spring babies 'face suicide risk' - 01 May 2006 23:38:50 GMT People born in the spring or early summer face an increased risk of suicide, research suggests.
Boys 'hit by body image pressure' - 01 May 2006 23:37:59 GMT Research suggests pressure from peers and the media to be thin is a major cause of eating disorders among boys.
IVF couple in race against time - 01 May 2006 17:02:19 GMT A couple face a six day countdown before their fertilised embryos are destroyed.
Genetic breast cancer drug hope - 01 May 2006 15:24:14 GMT Women with hereditary breast cancer who have seen the disease return are to take part in a ground-breaking study.
Boring dinners 'boost chip shops' - 01 May 2006 11:19:49 GMT Healthy school dinners, of the type devised by Jamie Oliver, could encourage children to eat chips.
Hope for brain tumour vaccine - 30 Apr 2006 23:24:36 GMT Scientists are hopeful for a new vaccine that could protect against an aggressive brain tumour.
Drug 'to cut heart attack damage' - 29 Apr 2006 23:09:48 GMT Scientists are designing a drug they hope will reduce tissue damage after a heart attack.
Nurse drug prescribing extended - 29 Apr 2006 23:06:51 GMT Nurses and pharmacists are to be given greater powers to prescribe drugs.
Two farms in bird flu infection - 29 Apr 2006 19:13:20 GMT Two more poultry farms have become infected by bird flu, causing the slaughter of more livestock.
Rally to fight hospital jobs cuts - 29 Apr 2006 15:04:13 GMT Thousands of people march in Stoke-on-Trent to protest at plans to axe 1,000 hospital jobs in the city.
Vaccine hope for deadly disease - 28 Apr 2006 23:35:28 GMT Scientists are hopeful a vaccine against the deadly tropical disease Marburg virus could be developed.
Europe heart care 'fails adults' - 28 Apr 2006 23:33:17 GMT The care available for adults in Europe with heart disease is inadequate, an expert analysis has concluded.
Murder charge nurse overdosed - 28 Apr 2006 17:28:08 GMT A nurse facing trial over the deaths of three patients accidentally overdosed on drugs, an inquest hears.
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.