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Patients 'skip' cholesterol drugs
published on May 17th, 2012 at 09:07 AM
Why some people ignore blood pressure problems
Cannabis laws 'need changing'
published on May 17th, 2012 at 09:07 AM
Growing small amounts of cannabis should be treated like a speeding ticket with a fine and no criminal record, according to a drugs charity.
Old films to aid memory recovery
published on May 16th, 2012 at 09:07 AM
Old home movies are being used to help trigger the forgotten past of people with dementia and other memory loss.
How village life can help the elderly
published on May 16th, 2012 at 09:07 AM
How retirement complexes could help tackle social care crisis
Oldest living kidney donor at 83
published on May 16th, 2012 at 09:07 AM
An 83-year-old man becomes the oldest person in the UK to donate a kidney while still alive, the NHS Blood and Transplant service says.
Statins 'benefit healthy people'
published on May 16th, 2012 at 09:07 AM
Thousands of heart attacks and strokes could be prevented if the cholesterol-lowering drugs, statins, were more widely prescribed, research suggests.
VIDEO: Thoughts used to control robotic arm
published on May 16th, 2012 at 09:07 AM
Two patients in the United States who are paralysed from the neck down have been able to control a robotic arm using their thoughts.
Robotic arm controlled by thought
published on May 16th, 2012 at 09:07 AM
Two patients who are paralysed from the neck down are able to control a robotic arm using their thoughts.
VIDEO: Jordan to probe 'children abuse'
published on May 16th, 2012 at 09:07 AM
King Abdullah II instructed Jordan's government to probe reports of cruelty at care homes for children with physical and mental disabilities in his country after a BBC Arabic documentary was broadcast.
Home HIV tests backed by US panel
published on May 16th, 2012 at 09:07 AM
Over-the-counter HIV tests, which would allow people in the US to check in the privacy of their homes if they have the virus, move a step closer.
US sets goal to tame Alzheimer's
published on May 15th, 2012 at 09:07 AM
The US launches a national plan to tackle Alzheimer's, as estimates show 16 million people will be affected by dementia by 2050.
Paralysed man moves hand after op
published on May 15th, 2012 at 09:07 AM
A paralysed man has regained limited use of his hand after pioneering surgery to bypass damage to his spinal cord.
'A&E fast-track' for Olympic VIPs
published on May 15th, 2012 at 09:07 AM
Senior trauma surgeons have raised concerns over a deal to give Olympic VIPs fast-track emergency care during the 2012 games.
Vogue calls for 'healthy' models
published on May 15th, 2012 at 09:07 AM
Editors of all 19 worldwide editions of the magazine jointly pledge not to use models younger than 16 or those they believe have an eating disorder.
Girl, 10, has 3kg tumour removed
published on May 14th, 2012 at 09:07 AM
A 10-year-old girl, Eliana Mann, has had a tumour weighing more than 3kg removed in an operation at Great Ormond Street Hospital.
Large city hospitals 'breed MRSA'
published on May 14th, 2012 at 09:07 AM
Hospitals in large cities are the breeding grounds of the superbug MRSA, researchers discover.
Middle-aged cancer deaths 'down'
published on May 14th, 2012 at 09:07 AM
The number of people in their 50s dying from cancer in the UK has fallen to its lowest recorded level, figures reveal.
Epilepsy children in surgery plan
published on May 14th, 2012 at 09:07 AM
Helping children who do not respond to drugs
Light-powered bionic eye invented
published on May 14th, 2012 at 09:07 AM
A retinal implant - or bionic eye - which is powered by light has been invented by scientists at Stanford University in California.
Should stillborn babies be given birth certificates?
published on May 14th, 2012 at 09:07 AM
Australian woman asks that stillborn baby be recognised
Boy battled cancer twice in year
published on May 12th, 2012 at 09:07 AM
The genetic disorder that caused cancer twice
Extreme breastfeeding
published on May 11th, 2012 at 09:07 AM
Does magazine cover exploit or promote debate on nursing?
Is India a dumping ground for drugs?
published on May 11th, 2012 at 09:07 AM
Warning about how drugs and tested and sold in India
VIDEO: World health charity targets Greece
published on May 8th, 2012 at 09:07 AM
Michael Portillo travels to Greece to find out how the Euro crisis has affected attitudes to the monetary union.
VIDEO: Tackling the trade in human flesh pills
published on May 8th, 2012 at 09:07 AM
South Korea has stepped up customs inspections to stop capsules filled with powdered human flesh being smuggled into the country from China.
AUDIO: Novartis defends eye drug cost
published on May 7th, 2012 at 09:07 AM
The maker's of a drug that treats age-related macular degeneration, a disease that can cause loss of sight, are taking the NHS to court to block them from using a drug that costs ten times less and is just as effective, according to tests.
VIDEO: Blind man 'excited' at eye implant
published on May 3rd, 2012 at 09:07 AM
A British man who has been totally blind for many years has had part of his vision restored after surgery to fit a pioneering eye implant.
VIDEO: One in 10 babies born premature
published on May 2nd, 2012 at 09:07 AM
Fifteen million babies, one in 10 births, are born prematurely every year, a global project suggests.
VIDEO: Brand urges drug treatment changes
published on April 24th, 2012 at 09:07 AM
Comedian and actor Russell Brand has told MPs taking drugs should not be seen as a "criminal or judicial matter" but a "health issue".
'Care gaps and funding gaps'
published on April 15th, 2012 at 09:07 AM
We need to find ways of not just meeting the basic needs of the elderly, but also improving wellbeing, reducing loneliness, and restoring some pleasure to their life