Health and Life
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Neuron growth in children 'leaves no room for memories'
The reason we struggle to recall memories from our early chi...
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Big rise in volunteers for medical trials
The number of patients taking part in clinical trials in Eng...
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Cancer cell enzymes shown to act as 'good cops'
Enzymes released by cancerous cells have a protective functi...
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Inquiry needed over NHS 111 'debacle'
An independent inquiry is needed into the NHS non-emergency ...
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Universal flu jab 'edges closer'
A way of creating more effective vaccines which could protec...
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Drop in district nurse numbers 'adds to NHS pressure'
The state of NHS community nursing in England is "lamen...
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Vitamin C kills drug-resistant TB in lab tests
Vitamin C can kill multidrug-resistant TB in the lab, scient...
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Why the writing was on the wall for Sir David
The moment the public inquiry into the Stafford Hospital sca...
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Tamiflu drug bill 'shocking waste of taxpayers' money'
The government spent £424m stockpiling a drug to treat flu d...
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Bipolar disorder woman in legal battle over abortion
The High Court in London is judging whether a pregnant woman...
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Bed-sharing 'raises cot death risk fivefold'
Sharing a bed with a newborn increases the risk of sudden in...
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Cancer risk gene testing announced
A pioneering programme to test cancer patients for nearly 10...
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Bunions - family not footwear to blame
The risk of developing bunions - bony growths on the big toe...
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US mental health 'bible' DSM-5 updated
An update to one of the most important manuals in mental hea...
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IVF 'may be boosted by time-lapse embryo imaging'
Time-lapse imaging which takes thousands of pictures of deve...
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Avoiding the pitfalls of texting and walking
Walking and texting is leading to a spate of collision-relat...
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Some statins 'raise diabetes risk'
Some drugs taken to protect the heart may increase the risk ...
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WHO urges information sharing over novel coronavirus
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has urged countries with...
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Is the NHS going to blow a gasket?
Too often we think of NHS services in isolation.Take the cur...
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NHS A&E departments 'left unsafe by political meddling'
Family doctors are not prepared to shore up an emergency hea...
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Feet home to more than 100 fungi
We all have nearly 200 different types of fungi colonising o...
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Iodine deficiency 'may lower children's IQ'
Mild iodine deficiency during pregnancy could be dimming the...
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NHS boss to step down next year
The head of the NHS in England Sir David Nicholson is stepping down from the post next year.Sir David has...
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A&E units on cliff edge, say NHS leaders
A&E is on a "cliff edge", NHS leaders say as M...
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Chief inspector of GPs to be created
A chief inspector of GPs is to be appointed as part of a pus...
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NHS patients on drips left dehydrated, says Nice
Hospital patients' lives are being put at risk by NHS s...
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What kind of NHS can Britain afford?
The next two years will see a fierce debate about immediate ...
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Sunshine vitamin 'may treat asthma'
The amount of time asthma patients spend soaking up the sun ...
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Revision techniques - the good, the OK and the useless
It's the time of year where students are poring over th...
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Brain stimulation promises 'long-lasting' maths boost
Applying high-frequency electrical noise to the brain can bo...





















