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BBC Health News

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:39:22 GMT

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.

Health bodies reject NHS reforms

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:23:39 GMT

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.

Malaria toll 'is twice as high'

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:07:13 GMT

The number of deaths worldwide from malaria has been underestimated, according to data published in the medical journal the Lancet.

Weekend hospital admission fears

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:37:17 GMT

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.

Poison arrest nurse loses appeal

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:32:55 GMT

A nurse arrested and later freed over the poisoning deaths of patients at Stepping Hill Hospital loses an appeal against her sacking.

Brains may be wired for addiction

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:03:24 GMT

Abnormalities in the brain may make some people more likely to become drug addicts, according to scientists.

PFI hospitals 'get bailout fund'

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:09:29 GMT

Seven English NHS hospital trusts with debts caused, in part, by PFI repayments are to have access to a £1.5bn government bailout fund.

Record 'legal highs detected'

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:46:35 GMT

A record number of potentially dangerous new legal highs were found in Europe last year, say doctors.

Legionella Britons die in Spain

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:58:01 GMT

Three British men die and three more people remain in hospital after contracting Legionnaires' disease while on holiday in Spain, a tour company says.

Watermelon 'is salmonella source'

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:12:35 GMT

A salmonella outbreak linked to watermelon has affected 35 people, killing one, in the UK since December, health experts have revealed.