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Gum and heart link 'breakthrough'

9 hours 32 min ago
Scientists say they have established one reason why gum disease may increase the risk of heart disease.

Research into age-related illness

11 hours 28 min ago
Edinburgh scientists are attempting to find the trigger which leads older people to develop dementia.

Diabetes drug advice 'not heeded'

11 hours 56 min ago
A type two diabetes drug is still being prescribed in the UK two months after it was recommended for withdrawal, BBC Panorama learns.

Medieval munchies

Sun, 09/05/2010 - 10:13
How an ancient diet could aid healthy eating

Reading Arabic 'hard for brain'

Sat, 09/04/2010 - 10:56
Israeli scientists believe they have identified why Arabic is particularly hard to learn to read.

'No evidence' implants are toxic

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 22:36
Tests on a type of breast implant filled with an unapproved gel have shown no evidence they are unsafe, UK experts say.

'Big drop' in alcohol consumption

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 21:50
Alcohol consumption has fallen faster than ever, figures from the British Beer and Pub Association suggest.

Speaking the lingo

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 16:13
Does the NHS do enough for non-English speakers?

More than once bitten

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 10:42
Why bed-bugs are on the march again

Compost sparks Legionnaire's fear

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 10:03
Gardeners are being warned about the risk of Legionnaire's disease from compost after a pensioner developed the disease after handling compost.

Bone drug linked to cancer risk

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 10:03
Long-term use of bone-strengthening drugs may boost the risk of oesophageal cancer, a study suggests.

Clue to egg flaws in older women

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 03:59
British scientists say they are closer to knowing why older women trying to fall pregnant are more likely to produce abnormal eggs.

Hip fracture 'was excruciating'

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 23:56
Amy Brown, who fractured her hip four months ago, speaks to the BBC about her experience.

Just a prop

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 20:57
Does a Tony Blair-style drink habit do you any harm?

Long, slow goodbye

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 16:00
Husband speaks of the woman he lost over many years to dementia

North-South split in alcohol harm

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 00:47
Figures reveal stark geographical divisions in the toll alcohol takes on health in England.

Casualty of weight loss surgery

Wed, 09/01/2010 - 21:42
A man who lost 12 stone after a gastric bypass has to be fed by tube because his body cannot cope with solid food.

Phone app to monitor heartbeat

Wed, 09/01/2010 - 04:05
More than three million doctors have downloaded a phone application to monitor heartbeats through a phone.

Transplant boy says 'thank you'

Wed, 09/01/2010 - 00:44
A toddler who was just a month old when he had a heart transplant has been reunited with hospital staff who helped to save his life.

Garlic breath? Beat it with a glass of milk, say experts

Tue, 08/31/2010 - 22:58
Drinking a glass of milk can stop garlic breath, scientists discover.
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