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VIDEO: 'Just one more drink' alcohol warning

BBC Health - Sun, 02/05/2012 - 20:18
A new television advertising campaign in England is warning against the temptations of "just one more" drink.

The power of cooking skills

BBC Health - Sun, 02/05/2012 - 11:53
How letting children cook helps them eat better

'A little too much drink' warning

BBC Health - Sun, 02/05/2012 - 11:39
Drinking "just a little more than they should" puts people at risk of serious illness including heart disease, stroke and cancer, the government is warning.

'Cycling gave me my freedom back'

BBC Health - Sat, 02/04/2012 - 12:28
'How cycling helped me fight my brain tumours'

Poison arrest nurse loses appeal

BBC Health - Sat, 02/04/2012 - 03:32
A nurse arrested and later freed over the poisoning deaths of patients at Stepping Hill Hospital loses an appeal against her sacking.

Health bodies reject NHS reforms

BBC Health - Sat, 02/04/2012 - 02:23
Physiotherapist leaders have joined the Royal College of GPs in calling for the health bill in England to be scrapped, increasing pressure on the government.

PFI hospitals 'get bailout fund'

BBC Health - Sat, 02/04/2012 - 00:09
Seven English NHS hospital trusts with debts caused, in part, by PFI repayments are to have access to a £1.5bn government bailout fund.

VIDEO: MPs and the stigma of mental illness

BBC Health - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 22:57
Comedian Ruby Wax said depression was like "being in a coma, but awake" as the panel debated how politicians should discuss their issues.

Record 'legal highs detected'

BBC Health - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 21:46
A record number of potentially dangerous new legal highs were found in Europe last year, say doctors.

Weekend hospital admission fears

BBC Health - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 21:37
Research which suggests that patients are more likely to die in hospital if they are admitted at the weekend is backed up by a major study.

Legionella Britons die in Spain

BBC Health - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 19:58
Three British men die and three more people remain in hospital after contracting Legionnaires' disease while on holiday in Spain, a tour company says.

How we can help children improve their health

BBC Health - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 18:42
'The young should play a role in designing healthcare'

VIDEO: GP leaders turn back on NHS plans

BBC Health - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 17:55
The Royal College of GPs calls for the health bill to be scrapped, heaping more pressure on the government's controversial reforms in England.

Chairman quits troubled NHS trust

BBC Health - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 11:19
The chairman of a hospital trust that closed an emergency department and considered bringing in army medics is to stand down.

Malaria toll 'is twice as high'

BBC Health - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 11:07
The number of deaths worldwide from malaria has been underestimated, according to data published in the medical journal the Lancet.

VIDEO: Brains may be 'wired' for addiction

BBC Health - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 07:40
Abnormalities in the brain may make some people more likely to become drug addicts, according to scientists at the University of Cambridge.

NHS warns on nappy sack dangers

BBC Health - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 07:37
A Cornish campaign alerting parents to the risks of babies being suffocated by nappy sacks is adopted by the NHS nationally.

Brains may be wired for addiction

BBC Health - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 06:03
Abnormalities in the brain may make some people more likely to become drug addicts, according to scientists.

VIDEO: MPs 'should admit mental health issues'

BBC Health - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 04:23
Alastair Campbell reckons MPs are more likely to suffer from mental health issues than the one-in-four figure for the general population.

Euro MPs reject new food labels

BBC Health - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 04:10
Euro MPs block changes to food labels that would have allowed claims such as "now contains 15% less sugar".
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